Vice Premier calls for more contributions to China's space program
Beijing (XNA) Oct 14, 2016 -
Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai on Wednesday called for more contributions to the country's space program.
During a seminar marking the 60th anniversary of China's space program, Ma said that with the leadership of the central authority and the contributions of scientists, China has established a full space innovation system and made a series of achievements.
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'Disaster' as residential blocks bombed in Syria's Aleppo
Aleppo, Syria (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 -
Dozens of civilians were killed as air strikes flattened residential buildings in rebel-held east Aleppo Monday, despite Western warnings of sanctions against Syria and Russia over attacks on the city.
Once Syria's thriving commercial hub, Aleppo has been ravaged by bombing raids and intensifying clashes as President Bashar al-Assad's forces fight to capture opposition-held parts of the city ...
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N. Korea missile exploded shortly after lift-off: Seoul
Seoul (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 -
An explosion almost immediately after launch was behind the failure of North Korea's latest test-firing of a powerful medium-range missile, the South Korean military confirmed Monday.
North Korea tested a Musudan missile - capable of hitting US bases as far away as Guam - shortly after midday Saturday near an air base in the northwestern city of Kusong.
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Russian Defense Ministry Can Soon Get Five New Reconnaissance Satellites
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 18, 2016 -
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with the Lavochkin Research and Production Association on the development of a radar reconnaissance satellite system, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reports.
Under the deal, the Defense Ministry will get five satellites that will need to be able to distinguish live objects on the ground under any weather conditions, the newspaper said citi ...
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Battle of Mosul: Anti-IS coalition to take stock on Oct 25
Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 -
Defence ministers from the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Mosul and elsewhere in Iraq and Syria will meet in Paris on October 25, France said on Monday.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will be among 13 ministers who will assess progress in the battle to drive IS jihadists from Iraq's second-biggest city, which Iraqi forces launched on Monday.
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Philippine leader open to war games with China, Russia
Manila (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 -
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to hold military exercises with China but not longtime ally the United States, Chinese media quoted him Monday as saying on the eve of a state visit.
Duterte heads to Beijing on Tuesday for a four-day trip that appears set to cement his dramatic foreign policy tilt away from United States, which he has railed against for criticising his deadly ...
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US Air Force's Space Plane Has Been in Orbit for 500 Days, But Why?
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 13, 2016 -
The US Air Force's unmanned X-37B space plane has now spent more than 500 days orbiting the Earth, without statement or explanation.The 29-foot unmanned plane is part of the Air Force's orbital program. Launched May 20, 2015, it is the program's fourth flight (hence its other name, OTV-4 for Orbital Test Vehicle-4). The first OTV took flight in 2010 and spent 224 days in orbit; two others brough ...
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