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May 17, 2013

1000mph land speed attempt relies on DMCii eye in the sky
Guildford, UK (SPX) May 16, 2013
Bloodhound product sponsor DMCii has provided regular imagery to monitor test track conditions on the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape of South Africa. During the rainy season (from October to March) the desert pan floods regularly, making it extremely flat and smooth and therefore an ideal surface to run BLOODHOUND's supersonic car at speeds up to 1,050 mph. However, the track must be completely dry before use, as only then does the surface have the right load-bearing capacity to support the car ... read more

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Nigeria set for air strikes against Islamists Nigeria's military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops moved to the remote northeast to retake territory seized by the insurgents. ... more		Iraq threatens Turkey peace plan with PKK Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is threatening to sabotage a peace process between Turkey and Kurdish separatist rebels, a plan that could end a 29-year insurgency and transform the region's politics, by refusing to let them into Iraqi Kurdistan. ... more		Iraq violence kills 25 as PM blames sectarianism A suicide bomber attacked Shiite mourners in north Iraq Thursday, killing 12 people, and 13 died in other violence, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed sectarianism for unrest plaguing the country. ... more
				Nigera declares war on Islamist insurgents Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared war on Muslim militants seeking to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, acknowledging after months of worsening bloodshed that the troubled oil-rich African state is battling a full-blown insurgency. ... more		SLeone, China sign huge infrastructure deal China has signed $6 billion mining and construction deal with Sierra Leone, which the west African nation said Thursday would boost an economy still recovering from an 11-year civil war. ... more

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Australia pushes for ocean 'fertilisation' ban Australia said it was pushing for a ban Thursday of any commercial use of a pioneering technique to reduce the impacts of climate change by "fertilising" the world's oceans with iron, warning of significant risks. ... more		'Massive' troop deployment in Nigeria's northeast Nigeria's military has announced a "massive" deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory. ... 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		Libyan oil industry hit by legacy of violence Protesters closed the Zueitina oil refinery in eastern Libya for the second time in six months this week, the latest setback for the North African country's troubled efforts to develop its crucial energy industry in the violent aftermath of the 2011 civil war. ... more
				Oilmen ready for risky push into Somalia Foreign companies are getting ready to undertake the risky business of exploring for oil in war-torn Somalia, a quest that could trigger new conflict as the Western-backed government struggles to stop die-hard Islamist insurgents. ... more		Guinea-Bissau announces first solar plant An American utility company has begun the construction of the first solar power plant in electricity-starved Guinea-Bissau, officials said on Wednesday. ... more

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				One in 10 South Africans HIV positive One in ten South Africans is HIV positive but AIDS-related deaths are falling as ramped-up treatment begins to have an impact, the country's official statistics agency said Tuesday. ... more		UN warns violence in South Sudan's Jonglei 'deteriorating' United Nation peacekeepers warned Tuesday violence and looting in South Sudan's conflict-wracked Pibor region of Jonglei state were growing worse amid rebel and army clashes. ... more

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Tanzanian troops head for UN mission to fight Congo rebels

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Tunisia links two wanted jihadist groups to Al-Qaeda

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Deadly bombings hit drive to save Somalia

Iraq took steps on fake bomb detectors: PM

Egypt says Arab peace proposal to Israel unchanged

Iraq PM's coalition leads in 7 of 12 provinces

Nigeria fighter jet crashes in Niger, two killed

Zimbabwe defence chief refuses to meet PM: report

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