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Russia To Start Testing New Angara Rocket In 2013Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 16, 2010 Test launches of Russia's new booster rocket, the Angara, are to start in 2013, the rocket designer said on Thursday. Vladimir Nesterov, head of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, said the rocket assembly would be completed in the first quarter of 2011, adding that the first-stage engine was "99% ready" and the second-stage engine had already been tested three times. He said the only problem that could affect the schedule of tests was delays in the purchase of ground- ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) July 15, 2010Taiwan's Acer and Asus and China's Lenovo posted strong growth as personal computer sales surged more than 20 percent in the second quarter over a year ago, market research company Gartner said. Gartner said worldwide PC sales increased 20.7 percent in the quarter to 82.9 million units. Another research group, the International Data Corporation (IDC), said they rose 22.4 percent over a year ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2010China said Thursday its economic growth had slowed in the second quarter, as massive stimulus spending was scaled back and moves to rein in soaring property prices started to bite. Gross domestic product maintained its double-digit growth for the third quarter in a row, expanding 10.3 percent in the three months to June, according to the national statistics bureau. The second quarter fig ... more  
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2010China had submitted an improved offer to join a WTO pact that could open up the Asian giant's multi-billion-dollar government contracts to foreign bidders, US officials said Thursday. Beijing submitted its revised offer last week to participate in the World Trade Organization's agreement on government procurement, or GPA, which regulates trade in public-sector purchases, the officials said. ... more |
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Argentina slaps tariffs on Brazilian goodsBuenos Aires (UPI) Jul 15, 2010 Argentina slapped new anti-dumping tariffs on neighbor and Mercosur partner Brazil as the government faced Chinese retaliation on similar measures to curb cheap imports from China. The anti-dumping tariff targeted Brazilian gas compressions and would remain in force for six months, officials said, giving a new twist to talks on forging a trade pact between the European Union and Mercosur trade pact partners that include Argentina and Brazil. Brazil has been leading the talks to give Merc ... read more |
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