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NASA Outlines Big Plans For Humanoid RobotHuntsville AL (SPX) May 03, 2010 Astronauts on board the International Space Station will soon have a new roommate--and it's not human. It's a humanoid. In Sept. 2010, space shuttle Discovery will deliver Robonaut 2--"R2" for short--to the ISS, where it will become the first humanoid robot to travel and work in space. Developed jointly by NASA and General Motors, R2 looks a bit like C-3PO of Star Wars fame but lacks the chatty robot's gift of gab. That's okay, because the humans on board need a worker that can wield more useful t ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) April 29, 2010The US Navy's long-standing ban on women serving in submarines came to an end on Thursday, with commanders saying female officers would bolster the underwater fleet. "Maintaining the best submarine force in the world requires us to recruit from the largest possible talent pool," said Vice Admiral John Donnelly, commander of naval submarine forces. The Navy said up to 19 female officers ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2010French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday called for "confident and friendly" relations with China as he wrapped up a state visit aimed at putting past tensions over Tibet to rest. Sarkozy, who finished his trip in Shanghai for the opening gala of the World Expo, said Paris wanted to expand cooperation with Beijing on a number of fronts, but would remain "attentive" to problems faced by bus ... more  
Beirut (AFP) May 1, 2010The chief of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement said on Saturday it had a "legal" right to own any weapon it wishes, but would not confirm or deny Israeli allegations it was stockpiling Scud missiles. "The Scud (issue) emerged a while ago... and it created a lot of fuss," Hassan Nasrallah said in his first public reaction to the controversy, according to a statement from Hezbollah's press o ... more |
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N.Korean leader believed to be visiting China: reportSeoul (AFP) May 3, 2010 North Korea's secretive leader Kim Jong-Il is believed to have begun a much-anticipated trip to ally China aboard a special train on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. The agency, quoting sources in Seoul and Beijing, said a 17-carriage train crossed the Yalu border river to Dandong at 5:20 am Monday Chinese time (2120 GMT Sunday) amid tight security. It was thought likely to be headed to the eastern Chinese port city of Dalian en route to Beijing, Yonhap said. A South Korea ... read more |
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