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Arianespace Focusing On Launch Campaign Processing IssuesParis, France (SPX) Apr 19, 2010 Quality is focus of Arianespace following Ariane 5's launch postponement Arianespace has initiated a multi-phase effort to pinpoint and resolve the technical issue that postponed its initial Ariane 5 flight of 2010, as well as revalidate quality control procedures for the company's workhorse heavy-lift launch vehicle. A pressurization anomaly of the main cryogenic stage (EPC) during final countdown operations for Flight 194 led to the postponement on Friday, April 9 at the Spaceport in French Guia ... read more |
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Jiegu, China (AFP) April 19, 2010Relief supplies poured into China's quake zone in a remote Tibetan region Monday as the disaster response ramped up, but authorities warned icy weather could bring more misery in days ahead. An AFP journalist saw roads leading into the earthquake-shattered town of Jiegu in northwestern China clogged with ambulances and trucks carrying food, tents and quilts for victims of a disaster that kil ... more
Jiegu, China (AFP) April 19, 2010Chinese President Hu Jintao called on rescuers Sunday to keep searching for survivors as he visited victims of a powerful quake in the country's northwest that left more than 1,700 dead. The Chinese leader promised new homes and schools as he reached out to victims on a visit to the region hit four days ago by a 6.9-magnitude quake that killed 1,706 people and left 256 missing. Just befo ... more
London (AFP) April 18, 2010Airlines urged an re-think of flight restrictions as a volcanic ash cloud made Europe a virtual no-fly zone for a fourth straight day Sunday with nearly seven million passengers affected. However, the European Union presidency offered a glimmer of hope for stranded passengers, saying half of the flights scheduled for Monday in Europe could likely go ahead. Several European carriers launc ... more |
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China slices US debt holdings amid currency rowWashington (AFP) April 15, 2010 China has cut its massive US Treasury bond holdings to the lowest level in at least nine months, data showed Thursday as Beijing resisted persistent US pressure to revalue its currency. Beijing sliced its holdings to 877.5 billion dollars in February, down 11.5 billion dollars from January, but remained the top holder of American government debt, according to the Treasury Department's latest figures on international capital flows. It was the fourth consecutive monthly drop in Chinese holdings an ... read more |
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