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March 22, 2013

First Light At SAAO For Third 1-Meter Node Of Global Telescope
Sutherland, South Africa (SPX) Mar 21, 2013
The first truly global telescope came a significant step closer to completion this month with the installation and first light on three new 1-meter telescopes at the South Africa Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) near Sutherland, South Africa. A team of five Las Cumbres engineers, technicians, and a postdoc, convened at Sutherland for three weeks during late February and early March to achieve this feat. "The South African Astronomical Observatory is pleased to collaborate with the Las Cumbres Obser ... read more

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Xi trip highlights China's Africa influence China's new president Xi Jinping heads to Africa this weekend as his resource-hungry country's influence on the continent soars, but with its torrents of money starting to provoke resentment. ... more		French troops to pull out of Mali 'from end' of April: PM French troops will begin pulling out of troubled Mali "from the end of April", French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament on Wednesday. ... more		In Syrian shadow, Iraq jihadists resurgent A recent surge in bombings by al-Qaida in Iraq against the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is starting to look like an extension of the Sunni-led war in neighboring Syria against the regime of Iranian ally Bashar Assad. ... more
				Mali media to continue strike over journalist jailing Mali's media announced on Tuesday they would continue a boycott of government coverage in protest over the detention of a journalist who published a letter criticising the former military junta chief. ... more		Madagascar's hungry eat grasshoppers after deadly cyclone With small, silent steps, 10-year-old Borikely carefully picks her way through the tall grass of a Madagascar field in search of her dinner. She's hunting for grasshoppers, which she'll catch with a stick. ... more

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Outside View: Can North Africa be saved? The Jan. 16 attack on the natural-gas installation at In Amenas, Algeria, like the Sept. 11, 2012, raid on the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, was the work of al-Qaida affiliates operating in the Sahel, a region in North Africa defined by both the Sahara desert and centuries of tribal warfare. ... more		Zimbabweans approve new constitution by landslide Almost 95 percent of Zimbabweans have voted in favour of a new constitution that would trim President Robert Mugabe's powers and pave the way for new elections, results showed Tuesday. ... 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		Overfishing of small species causes jellyfish curse Marine biologists say they have proof that excessive trawling of small fish species leads to proliferation of jellyfish, a worsening phenomenon whose causes have been unclear. ... more
				Poachers massacre 89 elephants in Chad: WWF A group of poachers last week massacred 89 elephants in one night near the town of Ganba in southern Chad, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a statement Tuesday. ... more		Solar energy at the BEC schools in Mauritius Spread across the island, the Bureau de l'Education Catholique's (BEC) mission is to offer quality education to all students by helping them develop advanced educational, cultural and social skills. ... more

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Uranium mine workers in Niger stage 'indefinite' strike More than 600 people working at a Chinese-operated uranium mine in northern Niger on Thursday began an "indefinite" strike action to protest their working conditions, a union official said. ... more		German defence minister urges Mali troops to ensure security German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere on a visit to Mali Monday stressed that it was up to the Malian army to ensure security in the nation, after French and African troops have driven Islamist rebels out of their northern strongholds. ... 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		'Bonobo heaven': life at a DR Congo ape sanctuary Claudine Andre, a 67-year-old Belgian living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has spent the last twenty years dedicated to the protection of the bonobo, an extraordinary species of ape threatened by trafficking and poachers. ... more
				The Malian army's 'iron fist': no African GI Jane Dressed in sunglasses and a beige headscarf during a tour of the war-torn northern city of Gao, the Malian army's "iron fist" would not welcome the inevitable comparisons with GI Jane. ... more		Tunisia president says new govt has no 'magic wand' President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday swore in a new government to pull Tunisia out of its political and economic crisis, urging patience and saying there was no "magic wand" to solve the country's problems. ... more

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UEA research reveals catastrophic loss of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands

New details of atomic structure of water under extreme conditions found

Great white sharks bite off far more than believed: study

Natural climate swings contribute more to increased monsoon rainfall than global warming

Guiding responsible research in geoengineering

Earth's Interior Cycles a Contributor to Long-Term Sea-Level and Climate Change

Dinosaur-era climate change study suggests reasons for turtle disappearance

'Earth Hour' evolves into springboard for wider action

India is fourth largest energy consumer

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	Army, police shadow looms over Zimbabwe polls Zimbabweans go to the polls Saturday to vote on a new constitution that would pave the way for elections, but many believe the army and police, not voters, may ultimately decide the country's fate. ... more		Battling AIDS stigma in Morocco's religious heartlands "I don't have anything," said Asmaa with a sigh as she stepped out of the mobile clinic offering free AIDS tests in Sale, a conservative city in Morocco where the veiled young woman lives. ... more		Fertilizers could help tackle nutritional deficiency in African country Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country of Malawi, researchers have said. ... more		ENI sells Mozambique stake to CNPC for $4.21bn Italian energy group Eni said Thursday it has sold a 20 percent stake in an offshore energy field known as Area 4 in Mozambique to China's state-owned giant CNPC for $4.21 billion. ... 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

South Africa Signs MoU For Local Nuclear Fuel Development		Remote clouds responsible for climate models' glitch in tropical rainfall		Syria: West moves toward arming rebels		Canada extends Mali airlift but cool on peacekeeping		I. Coast attack kills six, including two soldiers: army
Ivory trade 'Gang of Eight' escape sanctions		Oilmen see security problems in Africa		Musk: 'I'd like to die on Mars'		For a little-known primate, a new understanding of why females outlive males		Over quarter of S.African schoolgirls HIV positive: minister

Sudan, South Sudan agree new timeline to restart oil

Satellite underpins Libyan redevelopment

In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children

Disgruntled Mali soldiers desert posts demanding bonus

Nations boost efforts to curb illegal logging

Iraq minister quits after protester killed

Chad joins African force in Mali

Gunmen kill protest organiser in north Iraq

Algeria's military goes on an arms spree

Poaching pushing South African rhino towards edge

Three man-eating lions killed in Zimbabwe

Defeated Kenyan leader prepares vote challenge

China congratulates Kenyatta over election win

South Sudan, Sudan say pulling troops from tense border

Debate flares on 'Twitter revolutions,' Arab Spring

Poll leaves Kenya still bitterly divided

Trojan Batteries Power "City of Joy" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chinese railway in Ethiopia to replace historic French line

Britain, Italy, Greece say hostages killed in Nigeria

China looks to Russia, Africa after transition

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