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U.S. Black Friday online spending hits record 11.8 bln USD: report
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. consumers spent a record 11.8 billion U.S. dollars online on Black Friday, up from 10.8 billion dollars a year ago, according to data […]
US approves potential sale of helicopter support, training to Saudi Arabia for $1 billion
Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of support and training for military helicopters and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost […]
Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages
HAVANA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of […]
Russia’s Putin: Capture of Pokrovsk will enable military to advance further
Dec 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the capture of the key Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk would enable the military to proceed with its tasks in its offensive […]
Sudan’s RSF paramilitary says it took control of Babanusa in West Kordofan
CAIRO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country’s oil-producing South. Read […]
Canada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending
OTTAWA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Canada has reached an agreement to join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defense companies expanded access to […]
US approves potential $455 million sale of F-16 sustainment to Bahrain
Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of sustainment for F-16 jets and related equipment to Bahrain for an estimated cost of $455 million, […]
Guardsman who survived Washington shooting gives thumbs up, still in serious condition
Dec 1 (Reuters) – The surviving National Guardsman shot by a gunman last week near the White House gave medical personnel a thumbs up when asked if he could hear […]
Russia’s Putin told of frontline liberation of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk, Kremlin says
Dec 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military command post on Sunday and heard reports from top commanders of the capture of the towns of Pokrovsk and […]
New “electronic nose” sensor distinguishes mirror-image odor molecules
JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Israeli and German scientists have developed a highly sensitive gas sensor that can distinguish between mirror-image versions of the same odor molecule, the Hebrew University […]