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Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to work on alternative GPS ground system

The U.S. Air Force will continue work on an alternative ground control program and explore outside options to hedge against further cost spikes and delays on Raytheon troubled ground control system for next-generation GPS satellites.

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Credit-asset pledged relending expansion not QE

The expansion of a credit-asset pledged relending program should not be misinterpreted as a Chinese version of quantitative easing (QE), a senior economist of the central bank told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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Only "four or five" U.S.-trained Syrian rebels remain in fight

​Only "four or five" U.S. -trained Syrian rebels are currently in Syria to fight against the extremist group the Islamic State (IS), a top U.S. general acknowledged Wednesday.

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Pentagon to overhaul its flawed Syrian training program: report

​The Pentagon is considering an overhaul of its botched training program for Syrian rebels against the extremist group the Islamic State (IS), a New York Times report said on Monday.

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Kerry defends Iran nuclear deal, challenges skeptical critics in Congress

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday defended the recently negotiated nuclear deal with Iran, saying the accord is the only chance to curb Tehran's nuclear program.

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Brazil launches job protection program amid stagnation

The Brazilian government launched on Tuesday a new Job Protection Program (PPE) to ensure job security amid economic stagnation.

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White House says "genuine progress" made in Iran nuclear talks

​Negotiators have made "genuine progress" in ongoing talks on Iran's nuclear program, but some sticking points remain unsolved, the White House said Monday.

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Nuclear talks may go beyond deadline for good deal: Iran's president

​Iran is not bound by the self-imposed deadline in a run for a comprehensive deal with the world powers on the country's nuclear program, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Saturday.

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ECB economic support program appears successful: OeNB governor

​The current positive economic growth trends in Austria and the wider eurozone are in large part due to successful emergency measures implemented by the European Central Bank (ECB), an Austrian member of its governing council claimed Monday.

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U.S. spy agency secretly expands warrantless Internet surveillance: report

​The U.S. government has secretly expanded the National Security Agency's warrantless Internet surveillance to search for evidence of what it called "malicious cyberactivity," The New York Times reported Thursday, citing classified documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

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U.S. appeals court rules against Obama's immigration program

A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to allow President Barack Obama's immigration program to take effect immediately, putting his immigration policy legacy in jeopardy.

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Expiration of NSA's spying program looms as GOP infighting continues

​As the Capitol Hill is stumbling towards the imminent deadline on a reform bill on the U. S. spy agency's bulk phone metadata collection program, Republican infighting again steals the limelight.

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U.S. House passes surveillance reform bill aimed to stop massive phone call harvests

​U.S. House on Wednesday passed a surveillance reform bill that would terminate a controversial National Security Agency (NSA) program harvesting information on millions of American phone calls.

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U.S. court says NSA phone record collection illegal

A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday said a National Security Agency (NSA) program that collected the records of millions of Americans' phone calls was not authorized by Congress.

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Animal reality show starts debate on animal rights

China's first animal reality show has sparked debate over whether appearing on television puts zoo animals in distress.

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Australia's Victorian gov't says to support kangaroo pet food

​A radical plan to process the meat from culled kangaroos into pet food will be supported by Australia's Victoria's Labor government, it announced on Monday.

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Iran in tight schedule to tackle key nuclear issues with powers

​The Iranian foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state will meet to further their bilateral attempts to settle differences over Tehran's nuclear program, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.