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BERLIN, March 16 (UPI) -- A new treaty will enable German scientists to gain access to top-secret U.S. anti-terrorism technologies, officials said Monday.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and German Research Minister Annette Schavan signed an agreement Monday in Berlin pledging scientific and technological cooperation in the anti-terrorism security field, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported.
"This is an important contribution to the strengthening of trans-Atlantic cooperation with the new U.S. government," Schavan said ahead of the meeting.
The United States has jealously guarded its efforts to develop new security technologies but that has apparently changed with the new treaty, which envisions up to $25 million being made available for four major projects until 2012, the officials said.
While the sum is modest, the symbolic value is significant because it represents a new beginning in science policy and greater openness between the United States and its allies, Der Spiegel reported.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.
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MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greek workers went on strike Friday, the second time this week they walked off their jobs to protest the country's new austerity programs.
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