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Russian launcher puts European telecoms satellite in orbit Moscow (AFP) April 3, 2009 
A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday to put into orbit a European telecommunications satellite, the Krunichev space centre announced. The Eutelsat W2A satellite is designed to transmit multimedia services, including television, to mobile phones and receivers fitted in vehicles. The launching took place at the planned time of 8:24 pm ... read more
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North Korea launch called 'reckless', 'provocative'
Tokyo (AFP) April 5, 2009North Korea's rocket launch Sunday rattled all of East Asia and US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of what he called an attempt to provoke trouble. Obama said North Korea had tested a ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolutions. South Korea, which called the act "reckless", and Japan put their militaries on heightened alert. China and Russia pleaded for restraint while the ... more UN boss hails US-Russian accord on nuclear arms talks 
United Nations (AFP) April 3, 2009UN boss Ban Ki-moon on Friday hailed an agreement by US and Russian leaders to hold talks on further cuts in their nuclear arsenals to replace a key arms control pact that expires late this year. "The Secretary-General welcomes the joint statement by (Russian) President (Dmitry) Medvedev and (US) President (Barack) Obama," said a statement issued by the UN press office. It added that Ba ... more Old Russia, role tenions still haunt NATO: experts 
Strasbourg (AFP) April 3, 2009NATO leaders were keen to show unity Friday at NATO's 60th anniversary summit, but divisions linger over the future role of the military alliance and ties with Russia, officials and experts said. The issues were touched on by the 28 NATO heads of state and government during an evening dinner. But they will be treated in depth in the new "strategic concept" -- essentially a new mission st ... more Italy quake kills 40, devastates historic town 
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) April 6, 2009A powerful earthquake tore through central Italy on Monday devastating historic mountain towns and killing at least 40 people, authorities said. Many remained unaccounted for as emergency services scrambled to find victims trapped under collapsed buildings in L'Aquila, which bore the brunt of the quake, and officials warned that the toll would rise. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared a state of emergency and cancelled a trip to Russia so he could go to L'Aquila, capital of Abruzzo region, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of Rome. ... more Analysis: Russian-Turkish energy ties 
Washington, April 2, 2009 The reverberations of January's natural gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine continue to resound throughout European energy markets. Europe, alarmed by the vulnerability of its supplies, is sounding out new possibilities for transmission of natural gas, including the proposed Nabucco pipeline. Russia, in its turn, is seeking bypass routes around its increasingly nationalist southern neighbor ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009Russia urges North Korea to show restraint with its upcoming rocket launch and related activities, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman's comments came soon after reports emerged that the North had deployed fighter planes to fend off any attempts to intercept the rocket, which it says will be putting a satellite into orbit. "Restraint in rocket activities wo ... more Soyuz Spacecraft Return To Earth Postponed Until April 8 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 04, 2009The landing of a Soyuz spacecraft with members of the 18th Expedition to the International Space Station and a U.S. tourist has been delayed by one day, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. A landing capsule from the Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke, Russian Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov and U.S. space tourist Charles Simonyi, was originally schedu ... more Russia To Launch Another 3 Soyuz Spacecraft To ISS In 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz piloted spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The first Soyuz TMA vehicle this year, the TMA-14, was launched on March 26 and delivered members of the 19th Expedition to the ISS. "In line with international agreements, Russia will launch the Soyuz TMA-15 on May ... more Russia's Medvedev hails 'comrade' Obama 
London (AFP) April 2, 2009Russia's Dmitry Medvedev hailed Barack Obama as "my new comrade" Thursday after their first face-to-face talks, saying the US president "can listen" -- even if little progress was made on substance. The Russian president contrasted Obama as "totally different" to his predecessor George W. Bush, whom he blamed for the "mistake" of US missile shield plans fiercely opposed by Moscow. Obama ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) March 31, 2009The hatch slammed shut Tuesday behind six volunteers from Europe and Russia who will spend three months isolated in a capsule in Moscow to simulate conditions for a manned mission to Mars. The two Europeans and four Russians must now live in the cramped facility until the experiment ends 105 days later, allowing scientists to assess the effects of long duration space flight on their minds ... more Obama, Medvedev seek huge nuclear weapons cuts 
London (AFP) April 1, 2009US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev launched a milestone quest Wednesday to slash their nuclear arsenals, hoping to reverse the worst slump in the former foes' ties since the Cold War. In their first face-to-face talks, Obama and Medvedev also upped pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme and agreed the US leader would go to Moscow in July for a high-stakes summit as h ... more Analysis: New terror-group tactics in Iraq 
Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Mar 31, 2009 A previously less visible terror group has replaced al-Qaida in spearheading attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. Armor-piercing hand grenades have appeared in the Diyala provincial capital of Baquba, disrupting the relative calm that has held in the key Iraqi city for months. he RKG-3 - a Russian acronym for handheld shaped charge grenade - weighs just a bit more than 2 pounds and ... more Russia, China cooperate on new currency proposals: Kremlin 
Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2009Russia and China are coordinating proposals on a new global currency that could replace the US dollar as a reserve currency to prevent a repeat of the global economic crisis, the Kremlin said on Monday. "We have received proposals from our colleagues in China, detailed proposals," President Dmitry Medvedev's top economic adviser Arkady Dvorkovich said. "Our positions are very similar. "W ... more
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