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LIBYA’S FOREIGN MINISTER has announced that his country will be calling an immediate ceasefire to its military campaign, following the United Nations’ Security Council resolution seeking an end to armed hostilities in the country.
The Guardian reported that foreign minister Moussa Koussa said his country had accepted the resolution and would halt all military activity immediately – just hours after the UN’s heavyweight committee voted without opposition to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
As Libya was a member state of the United Nations, it was bound to respect the UN’s decisions, Koussa explained, adding that Libya encouraged the “opening of all dialogue channels” with the wider world.
The resolution was criticised nonetheless, saying the use of military force was both a breach of Libya’s sovereignty and of the UN’s charter.
Such a move meant UN forces would take pre-emptive military action to disable Libya’s own airborne capabilities.
It was not immediately clear whether the government’s decision had been backed by the country’s de facto leader Muammar Gaddafi, who had yesterday warned foreign forces he would turn his country into “another Vietnam”.
Foreign troops entering his country would “be entering Hell”, he said, adding that they would ultimately “drown in blood”.
Though the resolution of the Security Council was not unanimous, permanent members Russia and China – who both wield vetoes on the committee – both chose not to use them, meaning a 10-0 passage for the resolution.
The announcement of Libya’s ceasefire came shortly after British prime minister David Cameron revealed that the UK would send RAF planes to Libya “in the coming hours” to help enforce the no-fly zone.
Cameron told the House of Commons this morning that Britain would join a UN-authorized operation to stop Muammar Gaddafi from launching “a brutal attack using air, land and sea forces” on the rebel-held city of Benghazi.
RAF Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets would be involved in the operation, which Cameron said was ‘about saving lives’ and protecting people in Libya – insisting it was “not about choosing the government of Libya.”
The Commons speech came as Britain, France and NATO held emergency meetings following the overnight vote of the UN Security Council approved a no-fly zone over Libya.
Additional reporting by AP
But will it leave empty red bull cans and crisp packets in the cavity?
Ten years and 4.6 million is good going to make a cartoon.
Jesus that will do away with alot of construction jobs great invention tho but bad for skilled block laying trade so i am against would put more people out of work.
They’ll need more than 4.6 million to persuade the CFMEU. It would want to be a lot faster than the cartoon to keep up with some of the Aussie crews, 2 months me hole, 2 weeks more like.
I think it even whistles, when a leggy blonde walks by.
Wonder if it’s powered by tea or diesel., and will it turn up two weeks late.
its powered by jumbo breakfast rolls of course..
They built this city. They built this city on breakfast rolls!
Will it charge €2 a block and have a swelled head as well?
10 years and they can’t show a live demonstration. Maybe their €4.8 million cartoon might give The Minions a run for its money…
That and the fact that it’s probably obsolete before it gets going.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2014/apr/29/3d-printer-builds-houses-china-video
No more builders crack taking the eye outoya and putting you off your breakfast.
Roll.
Why are you eating your breakfast in front of builders arses?
Bricklaying is an art when building arches,Flemish garden bonds and feature work,no machine can take away the skill involved when built by a craftsman,no more bricklayers training simply because it’s hard work outside in all types of weather,young people want the money not the trade,I’m a bricklayer and proud.
That’s bull everything is handed to a bricklayer and there scared of bad weather lol
What would you know about anything.
I’d say the “no more bricklayers training” bit is probably down to a massive collapse in the construction industry no?
At the corner of that wall it seems to have placed a full brick where a half one was needed, just saying………..
Like a lot of the rubbish built in the boom so. 2 blocks n a cardboard box for insulation. You can hear next door having a piss and all yours for just 400k.
Why do people keep making things that take away someone’s job, can they not see the damage they are doing?
Profit margin – that’s it and nothing more.
@john that’s called the Luddite fallacy. Why should anyone be against progress? This is a good thing.
back to 1 euro 40 a block so.
In what world does it take 2 months to build the brick frame of a house?
I didn’t see any mortar in the cartoon either, so what we basically have is a machine that stacks blocks, brilliant
There is a compound of some sort been sprayed onto brick before its layed
Yup, it can make the house in two days but will break a lot of homes forever…..
There is a nozzle spraying mortar on the brick just before it gets laid.
My nozzle normally sprays it’s loads while I get laid and not before. Just saying
It can even lay blocks without mortar. Now that’s a feat I’d like to see.!!
That’s the breakfast roll goosed so …!
Why is it a good thing Graham Galvin. Does it free up more would be tradesmen to fulfil their dream of creating another start up that either goes nowhere or kills off more employees.
Capitalism fallacy.
The most likely advance will be 3D printing. using new alloys etc they can now simply printout full size buildings. this had already been done, along with a a bridge which was basically made on the go.
Omg wot a load of shit
what about the butt joints?
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