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SpaceX poised to launch resurrected space weather satellite

SpaceX poised to launch resurrected space weather satellite

A US$340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US Vice President Al Gore is finally poised…
Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria

Reports: Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria

Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports

Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports

Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Western powers say Libya risks bankruptcy as oil slumps

Western powers say Libya risks bankruptcy as oil slumps

The United States and five of its European allies on Saturday warned that Libya could face bankruptcy if its oil…
Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election

Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election

Britain's opposition Labour party will demand that British tax havens are put on an international blacklist unless they clamp down…
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad

Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad

A series of bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least 37 people in attacks targeting busy…
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs

Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he…
UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, Islamic State oil, ransoms

UN sets sights on Syria antiquities, Islamic State oil, ransoms

The United Nations Security Council appears set to ban all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threaten sanctions on anyone buying oil…
KCNA: North Korea test-fires ‘intelligent’ anti-ship rocket

KCNA: North Korea test-fires ‘intelligent’ anti-ship rocket

North Korea has test-fired a new "ultra-precision" intelligent rocket to be deployed across its navy, state media said Saturday, in…
US contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped

US contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped

A US defense contractor that provided interrogators to Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq sought to have a federal judge dismiss…
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