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January 14, 2013

'Doomsday asteroid' poses no threat: NASA
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2013
A space rock popularly dubbed the "doomsday asteroid" because of fears it could smash into Earth a couple of decades from now poses no risk, NASA said after new observations of the object. Asteroid 99942 Apophis was scanned by optical telescopes and deep-space radars as it made a flyby this week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a press release. Named after the god of evil and darkness in Egyptian mythology, Apophis sparked a scare when it was first detected in 20 ... read more

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France extends airstrikes to Islamist heartlands in Mali French forces on Sunday carried out airstrikes in Mali for a third straight day and extended their bombing campaign to the northern strongholds of Islamist forces they are trying to drive out of the centre of the country. ... more		Hundreds back Maliki amid calls for Iraq PM to quit Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in central Baghdad on Saturday to back Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, as the latest in weeks of anti-government rallies in Sunni areas of Iraq called for him to quit. ... more		Nigerian sends air force technical team, commander to Mali Nigeria has sent an air force technical team and the commander of a planned African-led force to Mali to assist the country's military as it battles Islamists, a presidency spokesman said Saturday. ... more
				Thousands of Iraq Sunnis in angry anti-Maliki demos Thousands of Sunni Muslims took to the streets of Baghdad and other parts of Iraq on Friday to decry the alleged targeting of their minority, in rallies hardening opposition to the country's Shiite leader. ... more		African forces face daunting task in Mali intervention African nations rushed on Sunday to deploy a 3,300-strong force aimed at helping Mali retake its Islamist-controlled north, but questions remained over how they aimed to succeed in the daunting task. ... more

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Central African PM dismissed after ceasefire deal Central African President Francois Bozize on Saturday sacked his prime minister to comply with the terms of a ceasefire deal reached with a rebel coalition during talks in Libreville. ... more		Several killed in failed French raid to free Somalia hostage At least one French soldier died and 17 Islamists were killed in a failed bid to free a French hostage held in southern Somalia since 2009, the French defence minister said Saturday. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Sudanese army claims it killed more than 50 rebels Sudan's army claims to have killed more than 50 rebels in clashes in South Kordofan state, the official Sudanese news agency SUNA reported late Friday. ... more
				S.Africa poachers hack baby rhino with axe, machete A two-month old rhino was hacked at least 18 times with axes and machetes when she got too close to poachers cutting off her slain mother's horn in South Africa, a conservation NGO said Friday. ... more		Malawi floods kill three, displace thousands Three people have died, and nearly 5,000 households have been ruined as floods swept through parts of Malawi, officials told AFP on Friday. ... more

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Argentina: Hedge funds to blame for woes Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says economic predators and hedge funds are to blame for the country's financial troubles. ... more		Foreign troops arrive in Mali: witnesses Foreign troops and weapons were flown into an army base in Mali Thursday, witnesses told AFP, as the country's president asked France for help to fight Al-Qaeda linked Islamists. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Pride of Argentine navy back home after debt tussle Argentina greeted with pomp and politicking Wednesday a navy frigate released after being swept up in a debt tussle stemming from the country's economic collapse a decade ago. ... more
				No C.Africa deal in sight as rebels demand president quit Peace talks to resolve the Centrafrican rebel crisis were suspended until Thursday, with no settlement in sight after the rebels demanded that President Francois Bozize resign and be brought before the International Criminal Court for war crimes. ... more		Zambia bans lion, leopard hunting Zambia on Thursday banned lion and leopard hunting to protect rapidly decreasing feline numbers for a burgeoning safari industry, despite criticism that it will drive tourists away. ... more

KFC parent company sorry over China chicken scare

Report: World wastes half of its food

Making whole wheat bread taste and smell more appetizing

Taiwan mulls shipping water from China as ties improve

Interagency Report Published on Information Required for Short-Term Water Management Decisions

Living cells behave like fluid-filled sponges

U.K. forecasters revise warming estimates

US study warns of extreme heat, more severe storms

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First world atlas on renewable energy launched

Major cuts to surging CO2 emissions are needed now, not down the road

Three new state-of-the-art power plants improve efficiency, reduce emissions

	Pride of Argentine navy back home after debt tussle With pomp worthy of a nation welcoming returning war heroes, Argentina greeted the arrival Wednesday of a three-masted navy sailing frigate that had been caught up in a debt tussle stemming from the country's economic collapse a decade ago. ... more		Zarqawi's legacy: Jihadist rebels in Syria The ghost of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, the notorious jihadist leader killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq in June 2006, pervades the operations of Jabhat al-Nusrah, the Islamist group that spearheads rebels fighting the Damascus regime in Syria. ... more		Rainfall, brain infection linked in sub-Saharan Africa The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are ... more		Zimbabwe safari grabs could harm tourism, warns Germany Germany warned Wednesday that takeovers of foreign-owned safari ranches by Zimbabwean politicians could jeopardise the country's co-hosting this year of a UN tourism conference. ... more

DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins

ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms

Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection

Kenyan premier appeals for aid in poaching menace		Central Africa peace talks begin in Gabon		NATO says no Mali plans, Compaore urges talks		Shiites hold counter-demos in southern Iraq		'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets
Nigeria to prosecute Russian sailors over arms transport		Poachers slaughter Kenyan elephant family		Liberia starts troop pullout from I.Coast border: minister		A World of Troubles: 2013		Celestial flybys set to thrill

Algerian forces train to fight jihadists

Iraqi PM warns of regional polarisation

Thousands rally for Iraqi prisoners' release

Egypt seizes US-made missiles destined for Gaza

Seven killed as Nigerian soldiers clash with Islamists

Floods hit southeast Niger

Long-beaked echidna may not be a thing of the past

Poachers kill four rhinos in Zimbabwe

U.S. 'seeks to sell Algeria spy satellite'

Governor blames Iraq PM-linked unit for shooting

Angola detains nine exiled DR Congo officers over 'plot'

Dozens killed, wounded in air strike on Syria fuel station

Iraq PM offers prisoner release as demos continue

AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa

Canada mulls joining Mali training effort

Even in same vineyard, different microbes may create variations in wine grapes

U.N. changes hottest-day-on-record date

China firm to acquire major African iron ore mine: Xinhua

C.Africa army routed trying to recapture rebel-held city

Entrepreneur launches first Africa-designed smartphone

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