Mali govt, rebels begin tough peace talks in Algiers
Algiers (AFP) July 17, 2014 -
The Bamako government and armed groups from northern Mali launched tough talks in Algiers on Wednesday for an elusive peace deal, with parts of the country still mired in conflict.
The closed-door negotiations were to take place in the presence of six rebel groups, but they refused to meet simultaneously, according to an Algerian official.
Instead, the three groups that signed the "Algie ...
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Fear grips Israel-hit Gaza hospital
Shejaiya, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 16, 2014 -
At Al-Wafa rehabilitation hospital near Gaza City, a handful of doctors and nurses hover over paralysed patients, wondering how to protect them from more air strikes as threatened by Israel.
The patients lie mostly inert in beds lined up in the hospital's reception, where staff moved them after an Israeli rocket crashed into the fourth floor.
The staff have appealed to international agen ...
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Typhoon fighter program a boon for British companies
London (UPI) Jul 16, 2013 -
The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium is touting the benefits of the plane's production to supply chain companies in Britain.
According to data disclosed, the Typhoon program spent more than $1.1 billion with British supply chain companies last year.
Nearly $368 million made its way to the East Midlands region, where supplier Selex is located, while an equal amount was spent in the ...
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Patriot getting enhanced radar capabilities
London (UPI) Jul 16, 2013 -
Raytheon is enhancing the Patriot air defense system for the U.S. Army and two allied countries through the supply of radar digital processor kits.
The kits provide improved target detection and identification, a 40 percent improvement in overall radar reliability and decreased need for spare batteries for the system.
"These RDP upgrades are yet another example of how we continue ...
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Hyperspec Sensors Target Vegetation Fluorescence
Fitchburg MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 -
Headwall is announcing the availability of a new hyperspectral imager targeting very high resolution spectral measurements of 0.1 nm over specific spectral ranges which yield indicators of vegetative fluorescence to measure plant health.
The ability of the new High Resolution Hyperspec instrument to analyze chlorophyll fluorescence emissions at extremely high resolution and high throughput ...
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Drones take flight into a world of possibilities
Montreal (AFP) July 17, 2014 -
Like a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk besides you - it's airborne.
Developed by a French start-up, Squadrone System, the six-rotor HEXO+ - which handily totes a GoPro video camera - is billed as the first autonomous small drone for the mass market.
It's also a prime example of the many ways in which automation will take to the ...
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S. Korea-US naval drill begins in face of North's anger
Seoul (AFP) July 16, 2014 -
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday launched a five-day joint naval exercise in the face of angry North Korean protests and warnings backed by missile tests.
Two separate drills began simultaneously in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and off the southern port of Mokpo, South Korean military officials said.
The drill off Mokpo was led by the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, ...
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