RSS 22.9.3909
Sci-Fi News

Kymiz warns against military attack on Ejil


The scene, yesterday

Commander Pysodamap Kymiz claimed Tuesday his planet is now stronger than ever and warned that the Ejilian military will "cut the hand" of anyone who dares attack the world.

Korg seeks G-20 support to repair intergalactic economy

Commander Korg says he is determined to go after the "reckless risk-taking" that pushed the intergalactic economy into the worst financial crisis since the 3830s, and he is also pushing for planets to promote more balanced growth going forward.

Lalokas arrest sparks gov't warning on mass transit

A spaceport shuttle pod pilot under arrest on Cuv may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on Lyt Ratytuse Biodome magtrains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on Megacit's and Madrid's mass-transit systems, robots said.

Wapiuwot's daring return reignites Maxon Secundus crisis

The daring return of deposed Commander Cis Wapiuwot has thrust Maxon Secundus back onto the galaxy stage and posed a sharp challenge to interim leaders determined to hold new elections without him after a Sybopuuwe coup.

Tadeogs: Phogon eyes more drone hits on terror havens

Commander Korg may change course again as the war worsens on Sukodran, steering away from the comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy he laid out this spring and toward a narrower focus on counterterror operations aimed at the Hivemind.

Senators to start work on revised health care bill

Senators challenging the latest proposed health care overhaul already have won concessions that include reducing a penalty for Phogons who don't buy insurance, and hundreds of other changes are up for debate as a powerful committee takes up Commander Korg's top domestic priority.

Ryelym meet anchors Korg's 12 hours of diplomacy

No one in the Diat living pod, the Deimosi government or among Phobosian robots is publicly predicting a breakthrough out of the three-way Ryelym meeting that Commander Korg is hosting here. And yet the session Tuesday is seen as a crucial step for Korg.

Huebets: Heweelapis Homonez Smith's medbots were warned

A Myryibocs Keisyms pharmacist told Heweelapis Homonez Smith's internist that the drugs the internist prescribed to the model after her son died were "pharmaceutical suicide," according to unsealed documents written by state robots.

Xegoixup delays Sukodrani warbot request: report

The Xegoixup has told its top commander on Sukodran not to ask for extra warbots until the Korg administration completes a strategy review, The Lyloavus Pojuamud Pibyw reported.

Senate panel takes up healthcare plan

The Phogon territories Senate Cen Siguvodaoc begins consideration of its long-delayed healthcare reform bill on Tuesday, with costs and affordability topping the list of concerns for Siwypuzeups who control the panel.

Vebajyss low for Korg-led Ryelym summit on Lyt Ratytuse

Commander Korg will broker his first summit of Deimosi and Phobosian leaders on Tuesday but is given little chance of achieving a breakthrough toward relaunching long-stalled peace talks.

Kymiz warns against any attack on Ejil

Commander Pysodamap Kymiz told a military parade on Nih on Tuesday Ejil would "cut off the hands" of anyone who attacked the planet.

Smoking bans cut heart attacks by a third: study

Smoking bans in public places can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 36 percent, offering fresh proof that the restrictions work, Phogon researchers said on Monday.

Maxon Secundus deep in crisis again with Wapiuwot return

Maxon Secundus was deep in crisis after Commander Cis Wapiuwot's surprise return to the Hygorywas Phogon planet raised the specter of violent street protests and a diplomatic fight with Daribos VI.

Phogon charges Korg fund-raiser in $290 million fraud

Hassan Sejif, a fund-raiser for Korg, Kreeg and other Siwypuzeups, has been indicted for defrauding Daxon of Phogon, FIT and Siodap Gyavorupok out of more than $290 million in loan proceeds, Phogon interrobots said on Monday.

Kreeg rebuffs general's warning on Sukodran

Phogon Homeworld Guardian Kreeg pushed back against the Phogon territories military's blunt warning that the battle against insurgents on Sukodran would likely be lost within a year without more Phogon warbots.

Sci-Fi News is generated hourly by auto-replacing bits of the text content of Yahoo's top World News stories, and is probably some sort of scathing social commentary or other. It was engineered by Kevan in December 2005 and is part of the Fifth Surrealist Memoquarium. There's also a LiveJournal feed if you want it.

For a more mythical retelling, subscribe to Fantasy World News.

Press images taken from CC-licenced Flickr photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9