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January 23, 2013

SES partners with O3b NETWORKS to provide internet capacity to Digicel
Jersey UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2013
SES and O3b Networks have contracted Digicel to lease capacity on SES' NSS-9 satellite and O3b's Medium Earth Orbit fleet to provide high quality internet bandwidth for their cellular network in Papua New Guinea. Under the multi-year agreement, the fast growing mobile phone network provider will use the C-band capacity on the NSS-9 satellite at 183 degrees East and the O3bTrunk service to continue to deliver high-quality voice and high-speed mobile data services to its customers across Papua New G ... read more

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US support to French forces is free of charge: Pentagon The United States will not demand payment from France for the use of US transport planes ferrying French forces and equipment to Mali, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more		Spate of Iraq attacks kill 26 A wave of attacks in and around Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed 26 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, shattering a relative calm after a spate of deadly violence last week. ... more		Further Chad troops assemble for Mali deployment Chad has doubled its troops arriving in Niger to help local forces mount a new front to battle Islamists in the northern Malian city of Gao, from 200 to 400, a Chadian military source said Tuesday. ... more
				Le Pouvoir and Algeria's war on terror The Algerian military's take-no-prisoners response to the jihadist seizure of a major natural gas complex in the southern desert and the bloodbath that ensued underlines how the military controls the energy-rich North African state and will brook no challenge. ... more		North Africa: Is this al-Qaida resurgent? U.S. terrorism specialist Bruce Reidel, a former CIA officer, says the battles against jihadists in Mali and Algeria mark "the emergence of the third generation" of al-Qaida that "could prove to be the most deadly al-Qaida yet." ... more

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Behaviour of death-masked French soldier 'unacceptable': army The French army regards a photograph of one of its soldiers in Mali shown posing in a skeleton mask as "unacceptable" behaviour, a military spokesman said Monday. ... more		France uses Mali war to boost Rafale jet France is exploiting the deployment of Dassault Rafale combat jets against Islamic militants in Mali to boost efforts to clinch a $10 billion deal for 60 of the multirole aircraft with the United Arab Emirates. ... 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		Mozambique begins evacuating 55,000 people hit by floods Mozambique authorities on Tuesday started emergency evacuations in the flood-struck south where 55,000 people are said to be in immediate danger from rising water levels. ... more
				Mugabe calls for peace as VP Nkomo buried Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used the funeral of his vice president on Monday to again call for peace and calm at upcoming elections. ... more		Eritrean troops besiege mutineers in Asmara Eritrean army tanks besieged the information ministry in central Asmara on Monday after some 200 mutineers seized the building to call for political reform, diplomatic and diaspora sources said Monday. ... more

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Savanna study highlights African fuelwood crisis The dwindling reserves of fuelwood in Africa have been illuminated in a new study, which shows a bleak outlook for supplies across savannas in South Africa. Presenting their findings in IOP Publishi ... more		Europe hit by blizzards, air traffic havoc, deaths Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe on Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London's main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal, Scotland and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers. ... 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		Iraq PM holds rare talks with Exxon chief Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks with ExxonMobil's chief on Monday, a rare meeting with the US energy giant whose disputed deal with the autonomous Kurdish region has drawn Baghdad's ire. ... more
				After Amenas, risk of energy raids grows The attack at a major natural gas complex in Algeria has raised concerns that other key energy centers across the Middle East could become targets for militants. ... more		Foreigners can now take own phones to N. Korea Foreigners visiting North Korea can now take their own mobile phones into the country, Chinese state media reported Sunday, citing an employee with the operator of the country's mobile network. ... more

USDA Studies Confirm Plant Water Demands Shift with Water Availability

First Global Assessment of Land and Water 'Grabbing'

EU freezes approval of GM crops to 2014

Water shut off to Chilean capital: official

Cotton with special coating collects water from fogs in desert

Antibacterial agent used in common soaps found in increasing amounts in freshwater lakes

China, Australia top 'carbon bomb' ranking

Obama in forceful call to address climate change

Climate: 'Rock' fix for oceans is badly flawed: study

Doubling down on energy efficiency

United States lags in clean energy: study

Renewable energy on increase but 2030 target in doubt

	Iraq PM trades blame with Kurd leader in row Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the leader of the Kurdish region traded barbs on Sunday, each blaming the other for an ongoing political crisis amid weeks of anti-government protests. ... more		Libya defence minister caught in firefight, unhurt Libya's defence minister was unhurt Saturday after being caught in a firefight between his bodyguards and ex-rebels at an airbase in the east of the country, his deputy told AFP. ... more		Egypt announces uranium discoveries Egypt's Nuclear Materials Authority says the discovery of huge amounts of uranium ore could help improve the country's flagging economy. ... more		South Sudan signs oil deal with Israel South Sudan says it has signed an agreement with several Israeli oil companies, a potentially significant strategic move that will consolidate the Jewish state's relations with the fledgling, oil-rich East African state. ... 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

Russia offers to help French troop transport to Mali: Fabius		French launches 'total reconquest' of Mali's north		Mali operation another burden for French budget		Mali army claims 'total control' of Konna		Algeria will decide 'in its interests' on airspace: minister
Earliest sea cow ancestors originated in Africa, lived in fresh water		Gene flow from India to Australia about 4,000 years ago		French nuclear firm tightens safety at Niger mine		Nigeria grapples with growing oil theft		U.K. under pressure to stay in EU

Mali war triggers fears of wider conflict

Outside View: Word on the Benghazi street

Many dead as Algeria hostage crisis ends in turmoil

Escaped lion terrorises South African town

BAE extends pilot training deal in Papua

Four Chinese abducted in Sudan's Darfur freed: UNAMID

France battles Mali Islamists as hostage crisis unfolds

Wave of Iraq attacks kills 42

Mali: Hostages seen as Islamists' revenge

Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way

New 'Moby Dick' lizard species found in Madagascar

Four children die in Mozambique floods

Trophy hunts mean most S. African lions are farm-raised

Kenyan officials impound two tonnes of ivory: police

Islamists seize 41 hostages at Algeria gas plant

Libyans file suit against French tech firm over torture

France strikes new Mali town, boosts troop numbers

In Mali, an old war on terror reignites

Mozambique floods kill 2, destroy homes

French marines in Mali wait for orders to join the fight

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