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Russia to increase missiles unless shield agreed: PutinMoscow (AFP) Dec 1, 2010 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Moscow will build up its "striking forces" including nuclear weapons to ensure security if a joint decision on missile defence fails. Putin's remarks came shortly after President Dmitry Medvedev warned in his annual address of a possible new round of the arms race if the sides do not agree on the European missile defence shield. If Russia's proposals on the European system "are met with negative answers only" while additional threats appear, "Russia wil ... read more |
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  US private rocket readies key demonstration launch American firm SpaceX readied Tuesday the first demonstration launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program next week. ... more | .. |
  HYLAS Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite), which was launched successfully on November 27, 2010 by the European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle, has reached the geostationary orbit. It may be recalled t ... more | .. |
  To Boldly Go - But On A Tight Budget Britain's space experts are keeping their fingers crossed that their Pounds 250m a year budget won't fall victim to the public spending cuts. Dr David Williams, chief executive of the UK Space Agen ... more | .. |
  Astronauts drink tea in Moscow before December blast-off Three Russian and NASA astronauts drank tea Wednesday with the head of the Russian space agency in Moscow as they prepared to blast off later this month to the International Space Station (ISS). ... more |
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 Russia 'political grandstanding' on shield: NATO official Russia's bid to build up its "striking forces", including nuclear weapons, if it fails to agree on missile defence with NATO is "political grandstanding", a senior NATO official said Thursday in Vilnius. ... more | .. |
 Russia not moving missiles near NATO allies: Putin Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia was not moving tactical nuclear weapons near NATO allies, and pointed the finger back at the West for escalating tensions on the issue. ... more | .. |
  US defense chiefs clash with senators over gay ban US defense leaders pushed back Thursday against Republican senators opposed to allowing gays to serve openly in the military, saying troops are ready for the change. ... more | .. |
  Australia worried over missile delays Australia has placed its acquisition of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles on the "projects of concern" list because of procurement delays. ... more |
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  Google to pay couple one dollar for trespassing Google has agreed to pay a Pennsylvania couple one dollar for trespassing on their property while taking photographs for its "Street View" online mapping service. ... more | .. |
 ESA Attending UN Climate Conference Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change. ESA is attending 'COP16' to up ... more | .. |
 Mapping Mangroves By Satellite Mangroves are among the most biologically important ecosystems on the planet, and a common feature of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines. But ground-based evidence suggests these vital coastal for ... more | .. |
 Forest Imaging In Gabon For UN How much forest cover remains? What is the land like - is it forest, bush, water or some other type of landscape? Has forest cover been destroyed by human beings to make way for other uses? Fo ... more |
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  Nissan hopes zero-emission Leaf will electrify drivers Billed as the world's first mass-produced electric car, this month's launch of the Nissan Leaf is expected to send a jolt through an auto industry racing to build greener vehicles. ... more | .. |
  China charges Australian with embezzlement: Canberra The Australian boss of a travel company based in southern China has been charged with embezzlement, foreign ministry officials in Canberra said Thursday, stressing their "strong interest" in his case. ... more | .. |
Visa rules hold back US tourism: Hawaiian Airlines The head of growing Hawaiian Airlines says that easier US visas would spur lucrative tourism from China, pointing to strong growth after the United States relaxed rules for South Korean visitors. ... more | .. |
Sarkozy eyes defence, nuclear contracts in India trip President Nicolas Sarkozy heads to India Saturday to try to sell French fighter jets and nuclear technology to the Asian giant while his pop star wife Carla Bruni pursues her AIDS charity work. ... more |
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Lula's flawed leadership laid bare by leaks Outgoing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, lionized at home and abroad through eight years of leadership, has had his reputation questioned in leaked cables that cited corruption, cronyism and weakness on crime. ... more | .. |
  Young S.Koreans face midnight ban for online games South Korea's government is close to adopting a "Cinderella" law to ban youngsters from playing online games past midnight amid growing concerns about Internet addiction, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
US congressman plans 'Do Not Track' bill for children A US congressman unveiled plans on Thursday to introduce legislation that would bar companies from tracking the behavior of children online. ... more | .. |
China's Baidu expands as Google contracts The name of the search engine "Baidu" means "hundreds of times", and comes from an ancient Chinese verse often cited today to refer to the continuous search for one's dreams. ... more |
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  Triplet Superconductivity Proven For First Time The results achieved by this research team headed by Prof. Kurt Westerholt and Prof. Hartmut Zabel (Department of Physics and Astronomy at RUB) could contribute to new, power saving components in th ... more | .. |
 Psychology Theory Enables Computers To Mimic Human Creativity A dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date "544 B.C." stamped on the other. The dealer examines the coin, but ins ... more | .. |
 FuelCell Energy To Build Small Scale Direct FuelCell Power Plant FuelCell Energy will jointly develop a small-scale Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant with its South Korean partner, POSCO Power. The power plant will target the fast-growing commercial applica ... more | .. |
 China secures the lead in renewable energy China is now the leader in the global renewable energy market, a report by Ernst & Young says. ... more |
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