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Further UK case of novel coronavirus

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February 15, 2013

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a family member of the case announced on Monday 11 February. The patient, who is a UK resident, does not have any recent travel history and is...

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Second Lt. William Page, a member of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., interacts with a member of a team from the Science and Discovery Center in Panama City during a First Lego League robotics competition here Dec. 8, 2012. Page, a civil engineer, was a judge for the robot design portion of the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Muller)

Mentoring tomorrow's STEM professionals more important than ever

Education
February 16, 2013

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- For many years, various organizations and reports have sounded the alarm when it comes to the United States and its educational standing among other nations in the areas of science, technology,...

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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – The Commander’s Inspection Program has been operational at RAF Lakenheath since November 2012. The program is intended to ensure a continued state of readiness and is slated to save resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)

Inspection program ensures continued compliance, readiness

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February 17, 2013

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- The Commander's Inspection Program has been in full swing at RAF Lakenheath since November 2012.

The program changes the way the 48th Fighter Wing ensures readiness from inspections by mass external...

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In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, photo provided by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) and released Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, a crowd cheers the arrival of French soldiers in Timbuktu, in northern Mali. Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for nearly 10 months fled into the desert, setting fire to a library.Arnaud Roine/French Army Communications Audiovisual

Early French pullout could put Mali gains at risk

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February 15, 2013

 If France pulls out of Mali too soon, insurgents routed from the country’s north could be back on the march in the face of an ill-equipped African-led force attempting to hold gains made by French and Malian forces, officials cautioned Thursday...

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