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Of late, Chinese military observers have been increasingly concerned about the potential of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network in helping the US military dominate space, especially so, in the wake of the Ukraine war, where Elon Musk activated Starlink satellites to restore communications that had stopped because of shelling by the Russian troops. A recent commentary in the official newspaper of the Chinese armed forces suggested that the international community should be on high alert for the risks associated with the Starlink satellite internet system, as the US military could potentially use it for dominating outer space. The commentary came one...

"Unbelievable", "embarrassing" even "dangerous" are some of the words the financial elite gathered at the World Economic Forum conference in the Swiss resort of Davos have been using to describe U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Although some said they still expected his campaign to founder before his party picks its nominee for the November election many said it was no longer unthinkable that he could be the Republican candidate. Some noted that whatever the outcome, a heated campaign, which has also seen self-proclaimed Socialist Bernie Sanders provide a tough challenge to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the...

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned Israel’s decision to declare 4,000 dunams (988 acres) of land in Judea as state land, AFP reports. Ban’s spokesman said that the UN chief is "alarmed" by the Israeli plans and feared they could lead to more “settlement activity”. "The Secretary General is alarmed by yesterday's announcement by Israeli authorities to declare as so-called 'state land' nearly 1,000 acres of land in the Bethlehem area of the West Bank," the spokesman said, according to AFP. "The seizure of such a large swath of land risks paving the way for further...

Scientists Alarmed At Rate Of Bird FluPosted at 8:49pm on 06 Jul 2007 A New Zealand virologist says international scientists are very concerned about the strain of bird flu currently affecting people in Indonesia. Lance Jennings told a veterinary conference in Christchurch it has a higher mortality rate than any other strain before it. Dr Jennings says that previously, bird flu has had a 60% mortality rate but in Indonesia 80% of people infected were dying. He says if that strain takes hold in more humans, thousands would die. "What we're concerned about is if this virus does adapt to...

AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION, Canada (Dec. 18) - Growing up with smokestacks on the horizon, Ada Lockridge never thought much about the pollution that came out of them. She never worried about the oil slicks in Talfourd Creek, the acrid odors that wafted in on the shifting winds or even the air-raid siren behind her house whose shrill wail meant "go inside and shut the windows." Now Lockridge worries all the time. A budding environmental activist, she recently made a simple but shocking discovery: There are two girls born in her small community for every boy. A sex ratio so out...

Gov. Bush 'alarmed' as Broward County's election woes deepen By Scott Wyman, Linda Kleindienst and Buddy Nevins Staff Writers Posted October 22 2003 Gov. Jeb Bush expressed alarm Tuesday over the growing crisis in Broward County's elections office and refused to rule out the possibility that he might try to wrest control from Elections Supervisor Miriam Oliphant. Bush acknowledged that his legal team is again reviewing what authority he has to intervene and ensure fair and accurate elections. He said the state's top election official, Secretary of State Glenda Hood, will brief him Friday about the findings of a task...