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NASA Deep-Space Missions In Jeopardy Unless Plutonium Production Rises

The future of NASA’s deep-space program depends on a dwindling supply of plutonium caused by the lack of manufacturing nuclear weapons, a Popular Science report says. The space agency uses

Whale Deaths On German Coast Bring North Sea Toll To 26

Eight more dead sperm whales have been found along the coast of Germany, with a possible ninth on the north coast of France, bringing to 26 the total number of marine mammals found washed up along the North Sea in the past month, IFL Science reports. According to the Schleswig-Holstein regional environmental authority, the carcasses were discovered in the

03 Feb 2016
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EU referendum: PM to defend reforms package

Media captionPrime minister responds to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg's question David Cameron is to attempt to persuade Conservative MPs to back a package of reforms he hopes will keep Britain in the European Union. The PM will field questions in the Commons about the draft deal paving the way for the UK's EU in-out referendum. He said it would deliver the "substantial

Yahoo to cut 1,700 workers as CEO tries to save her own job

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees and shedding some of its excess baggage in a shake-up likely to determine whether CEO Marissa Mayer can save her own job. The long-anticipated purge, announced Tuesday, will jettison about 15 percent of Yahoo's workforce along with an assortment of services that Mayer decided aren't worth the time and money

Recently detained Afghan asylum seekers sit inside a cell at a detention house in Medan, North Sumatra.

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Australia court: Imprisoning refugees offshore is legal

Australia's High Court has ruled the government's offshore detention of refugees is legal, sparking an outcry from the UN and human rights groups. The verdict, announced on Wednesday, paves the way for 267 asylum-seekers currently in Australia to be deported to the Pacific island of Nauru. The group includes 39 children as well as 33 babies who were born in Australia. The legal

Libya new focus in fight against IS

ISLAMIC State is being pushed back but a global coalition's efforts to destroy it must continue "relentlessly", US Secretary of State John Kerry says. ...

A boy carries blankets after his arrival along with hundreds of other migrants and refugees at the port of Piraeus near Athens, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016.

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UN says one third of refugees sailing to Europe are children

For the first time since the crisis began, women and children make up the majority of refugees undertaking the perilous journey to Greece

In this Jan. 16, 2016 file photo, Tera Lecuona, resident of the heavily-impacted Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, holds a protest sign during a hearing in Granada Hiulls over a gas leak at Southern California Gas Company's Aliso Canyon Storage Facility.

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California firm sued over gas leak

California Attorney General Kamala Harris files a lawsuit against SoCal, the company responsible for a huge gas leak near Los Angeles. ...

File - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the participants of the East-West Center International Media Conference at a special pre-conference luncheon and announced the launch of the Suu Foundation, a humanitarian organization dedicated to advancing the health and education of the people of Myanmar (Burma).

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Myanmar Parliament Elects Suu Kyi Ally as Upper House Chairman

Myanmar’s new popularly elected upper house of parliament voted Wednesday in its opening session for an ally of Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as its chairman, bringing the legislature closer to naming a new president. Suu Kyi’s National League for

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A third of asylum seekers sailing to Europe are children: UNICEF

A third of the Europe-bound refugees making perilous sea crossings from Turkey to Greece are now children, the United Nations (UN) says, adding that there are more children and women on the move than adult males. “Children currently account for 36 percent of those risking the treacherous sea

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Japan puts military on alert to shoot down North Korean rocket

Defence minister deploys warships in Sea of Japan and Patriot interceptors on land, saying missile will be destroyed if it threatens Japanese territory

This is an artist's concept of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft preparing to take a sample from asteroid Bennu.

Luxembourg is going to mine asteroids for minerals with the help of Google's Larry Page

Underneath the surface of some asteroids is a treasure trove of a type of mineral, called platinum, that is rare on Earth but extremely lucrative — 1,000 cubic centimeters of platinum

File - U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Jason S. Hall (right) watches as FBI Agent Duback (left) tags the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir Flight 990 on the deck of the USS Grapple (ARS 53) at the crash site, 13 November, 1999.

Osama bin Laden 'inspired to plan 9/11 terror attacks by EgyptAir flight 990 crash', al-Qaeda claims

Osama bin Laden planned the September 11 attacks after being “inspired” by a chance

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with attendees during a campaign stop Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Milford, N.H.

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Trump says skipping debate might have cost him in Iowa

Milford, New Hampshire (CNN)Donald Trump on Tuesday said his decision to skip the last Republican debate before the Iowa caucuses may have led to his second-place finish in the Hawkeye State. "That could've been with the debate," Trump acknowledged to reporters in Milford, New Hampshire, where he was introduced and endorsed by former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. "I think

Iranian, Germany FMs Hold a Joint Press Conference (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of IR of ...

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of IR of Iran) Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran is the major power of the region and wants reasonable and constructive relations with all of its neighboring countries. Talking to reporters following a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier here on Tuesday, he said that public and private sectors

The Foreign Ministry to fund Study seeking to establish whether business contributes to peace

Jan 3, Oslo: The Peace Research Institute in Oslo in collaboration with Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement (ACDS) and Learning Projects is undertaking a research project with international partners to assist in filling the evidence gap regarding the effectiveness of business’ efforts for peace, which is being funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

This June 28, 2014, artist's rendering shows United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khatallah, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington.

Judge Denies Libyan Militant's Request To Be Returned To Country, Be Spared Death Penalty

A Libyan militant’s request to be returned to his country and spared the death penalty on murder charges because his defense claimed was the unlawful seizure and interrogation by American authorities was denied late Tuesday by a U.S. federal judge, a Washington Post report on Stars and Stripes said. Ahmed Abu Khattala, 44, pleaded not guilty in Oct. 2014

Sergei Lavrov Russian Minister Foreign Affairs addresses during Desarmement Conference.

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Russia will continue Syria airstrikes until it defeats terrorists: Lavrov

Here is a round-up of global news developments:Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for efforts to block financial and military support for terrorists. In a meeting with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Rouhani said the terrorist incidents in recent months showed terrorism is a threat to all, including Europe.Russia’s Foreign

Developer Donald Trump delivers remarks during his announcement that he will run for president of the United States, in the lobby of Trump Tower, New York

Cruz won Iowa caucuses through fraud: Trump

NEW YORK: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday accused rival Ted Cruz of stealing a victory in the Iowa caucuses and called for another vote or nullification of Cruz's win. Trump, who finished second behind Cruz, lit up Twitter on Wednesday with a series of posts saying the outcome was tainted because the Cruz campaign had deliberately spread

Rand Paul speaking to Tea Party Express supporters at a rally in Austin, Texas. USA

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Rand Paul quits presidential race following lackluster Iowa Caucus performance

As expected, some of the presidential candidates have dropped out of the 2016 race for the White House following the Iowa Caucus on Monday evening. Following Democrat candidate Martin O’Malley and Republican candidate Mike Huckabee’s lead, United States Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has

Friends star Matt LeBlanc to be new Top Gear presenter

Do Silica Deposits Finally Prove That There Is Life On Mars?

Leaders seek funds for Syria, elusive stability for region

Julian Assange: UN rules in favour of WikiLeaks founder over 'unlawful detention' in UK

Twisty fusion reactor goes online after 19 years of work

Anonymous US politician nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

French police 'abuse' Muslims under emergency laws

Body of mystic monk in crystal coffin goes on the road for Holy Year