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March 12, 2013

Musk: 'I'd like to die on Mars'
Austin, Texas (UPI) Mar 9, 2013
SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Texas Saturday said he'd like to fly to Mars before he dies. "I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact," he said. The 41-year-old, South African-born American entrepreneur, who also co-founded Tesla Motors and PayPal, said it would be his life's biggest disappointment if someone doesn't make it to the Red Planet before he dies, the Los Angeles Times reported. Musk revealed to the crowd of several thou ... read more

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Algeria's military goes on an arms spree Algeria's powerful armed forces, which operate Africa's largest defense budget, are seeking a 14 percent hike in defense spending as they awaits delivery of two German A200 frigates and 19 Russian T-90 tanks. ... more		Disgruntled Mali soldiers desert posts demanding bonus A group of Malian troops briefly abandoned their posts this week and fired shots in the air to demand a deployment bonus, soldiers and officials said Sunday. ... more		Gunmen kill protest organiser in north Iraq Gunmen killed an anti-government protest organiser in north Iraq on Sunday, while a city council member and a farmer were shot dead in other attacks, police and doctors said. ... more
				Iraq minister quits after protester killed Iraqi Agriculture Minister Ezzedine al-Dawleh resigned on Friday after a protester was killed in the north, the second minister from the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc to quit this month. ... more		Chad joins African force in Mali Chad's 2,000-strong contingent in Mali, which has played a leading part in the fight against jihadist militants, on Saturday officially joined the regional African force deployed there. ... more

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China looks to Russia, Africa after transition China's new president will pay a state visit to Russia and three African countries, the foreign minister said Saturday, with Beijing looking to step up diplomacy after a protracted leadership transition. ... more		French defence minister visits troops in Mali French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday visited French troops in northern Mali, where the military says they have killed 150 Islamist rebels over the past month. ... 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		For a little-known primate, a new understanding of why females outlive males Researchers studying aging in an endangered lemur known as the Milne-Edwards' sifaka report that in old age, females are the safer sex. After observing these animals for more than two decades in the ... more
				Defeated Kenyan leader prepares vote challenge Kenya's outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga, defeated in last week's presidential polls by Uhuru Kenyatta, was preparing his Supreme Court appeal alleging fraud, officials said Monday. ... more		South Sudan, Sudan say pulling troops from tense border The armies of South Sudan and Sudan on Monday said they were pulling troops from contested border areas, in the latest attempt to set up a buffer zone after fighting last year. ... more

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Poll leaves Kenya still bitterly divided Kenya is on a knife-edge following the hair's-breadth victory of Uhuru Kenyatta, son of the nation's founder, in a presidential election that leaves the East African nation, once a model of post-colonial democracy, bitterly divided. ... more		China congratulates Kenyatta over election win China on Monday offered Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's new leader who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, its congratulations after he was elected president. ... 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		Debate flares on 'Twitter revolutions,' Arab Spring How important were Twitter, Facebook and other social media in toppling regimes in the Arab Spring uprisings? ... more
				Chinese railway in Ethiopia to replace historic French line Camels rather than locomotives lumber over the railway tracks in this remote desert, famously traversed by storied French adventurers Arthur Rimbaud and Henry de Monfreid in the early 20th century. ... more		Britain, Italy, Greece say hostages killed in Nigeria Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday said that a claim by a Nigerian Islamist group that it had killed seven foreign hostages appeared to be true, while London denied it had sought to stage a rescue. ... more

Thousands of dead pigs found in Shanghai river

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Tokyo's sale of Japan Tobacco stake worth $7.8 bn: company

It's only natural: Lawrence Livermore helps find link to arsenic-contaminated groundwater

Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection

Four shark species win international trade protection

Earth Is Warmer Today Than During 70 to 80 Percent of the Past 11,300 Years

Reconstruction of climate shows significance of recent temps

'Climate-smart strategies' proposed for spectacular US-Canadian landscape

Court battle looms over Chile power plant

The household carbon emission per capita in Northwestern China is only 2.05 tons CO2 per year

California Ranked First in the US for Green Jobs Last Year

	Trojan Batteries Power "City of Joy" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Trojan Battery has provided deep-cycle AGM batteries to support a solar-powered village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called the City of Joy. The City of Joy, located in city of Bukavu in ... more		Poaching pushing South African rhino towards edge South Africa's white rhino population will begin to decline by 2016 if the current rate of poaching continues, authorities warned on Friday, following the killing of scores of the creatures this year. ... more		Three man-eating lions killed in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe wildlife authorities on Friday said rangers killed three lions that attacked and killed two people this week in a resort town. ... more		Report raises concern over Europe's land-use footprint Imports to meet Europe's ever-growing food demand require it using land beyond its borders roughly the size of Scandinavia, according to a new study that urges belt-tightening. ... 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

France believes French hostages in Sahel still alive		Ancient micro-continent under the Indian Ocean identified		Target Israel: Jihadists gather in Sinai		China's Xi to visit S.Africa this month		Marauding lions kill two in Zimbabwe
Iraq parliament approves $119.1 billion budget		New marine species discovered in Pacific Ocean		UN eases oldest arms embargo to help Somali government		'Mad Max' accused of destroying Namib desert		Russia arms firms bag Iraq, chase Libya

Daily-dose HIV prevention fails for African women: study

50 rebels, French soldier killed in 'heavy' Mali fighting

Mauritania says could join UN force in Mali

Baghdad to resist spread of Syria conflict to Iraq

Iraq intervening in Syria: opposition

Hostage fears grow over al-Qaida 'deaths'

Independence won, freedom yet to come for South Sudan

Outside View: Kenyan democracy

Iraq finance minister announces resignation at demo

Namibias Roessing uranium mine to slash jobs

Troops target Islamists hiding on Mali island: military

Ancient Egyptian pigment points to new security ink technology

A police colonel vows justice for all in Mali's Gao

Libya to ask UN to lift arms embargo

World biology team returns with haul of Papuan species

Poachers turned gamekeepers protect Kenya's elephants

S.Africa to introduce carbon tax from 2015

Canadian Solar Announces New Sales Agreement for Solar PV Projects in Tanzania

Fragments of continents hidden under lava in the Indian Ocean

Amnesty International accuses I. Coast army of abuses

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