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28 December 2014 Military News

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  • NSA released spying data in holidays to minimize press coverage: ACLU Iran Press TV 28 Dec 2014 -- The National Security Agency has used the Christmas holiday to 'minimize the impact' of releasing a report on 12 years of privacy violations, the American Civil Liberties Union says.
  • Mainland China's Trade Growth Falls Far Below Target Sputnik 28 Dec 2014 -- Mainland China's economy has presumably suffered another serious blow as its foreign trade growth has slowed dramatically in 2014 to an estimated 3.5%, far below the 7.5% target, according to a report by the nation's Ministry of Commerce.
  • DPRK Internet, 3G mobile network suffer 2nd outage People's Daily 28 Dec 2014 -- Internet and 3G mobile network of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were paralyzed again Saturday evening amid bickering between the United States and the Asian country over an earlier cyber attack on Sony Pictures.
  • South Korea Proposes Talks with North VOA 28 Dec 2014 -- South Korea on Monday proposed restarting a dialogue with North Korea on issues of mutual concern, such as reuniting families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. This outreach to the North comes at a time of growing antagonism between Pyongyang and the West over issues of cyberattacks and human rights abuses.
  • Tough Iran Talks to Resume in 2015 VOA 28 Dec 2014 -- Talks aimed at ensuring that Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon, and ending international sanctions against it, missed a self-imposed deadline in 2014 and will resume next year. Experts say reaching an agreement is essential for both sides but will not be any easier in the new year.
  • Russia Launches European Communications Satellite Atop Proton-M Rocket Sputnik 28 Dec 2014 -- A Russian Proton-M space rocket carrying a European Astra-2G communications satellite lifted off Sunday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for Russia's space agency Roscosmos said.



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