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Google Co-Founder May Become Space Tourist Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 07, 2009 
Russian-born American billionaire and Google co-founder Sergey Brin may become a space tourist in 2012, the president of Space Adventures announced at a press conference. Eric Anderson said on Sunday that Sergey Brin was among the potential candidates to fly into space, and added that Space Adventures would continue to send tourists into space despite the fact that the ISS crew is to incre ... read more
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Russia buys unmanned drones from Israel: report
Moscow (AFP) April 7, 2009Russia has purchased its first unmanned drones from Israel after its own manufacturers turned out to be ineffective at making the high-tech reconnaissance aircraft, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The deal for an initial purchase of 50 million dollars' (37 million euros') worth of drones was concluded in early April with Israel Aerospace Industries, the Kommersant daily said, citing a Russian ... more NKorea's Kim 'weeps' as US urges response on rocket 
Seoul (AFP) April 7, 2009North Korea hailed its controversial rocket launch as a famous victory Tuesday but said reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il wept tears of regret that the money could not have been used to help his people. As world powers struggled to agree on a response, with China and Russia both urging restraint, the North's media boasted of the "historic" achievement of putting a satellite into orbit that was no ... more Russia's Growing Arctic Power Play 
Washington, April 6, 2009 Russia has launched a long-term program for the next 12 years to boost its security forces and military presence in the resource-rich Arctic Ocean. The Kremlin has plans to slowly assemble a collection of military and security units in the arctic region, but it has no intention of militarizing the arctic, a spokesman for the Russian Security Council told RIA Novosti March 27. ... more Analysis: No business as usual with Russia 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 06, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants closer working relations with Russia but did not shy away from criticizing the old Cold War foe, saying there is a need for a change in relations. Speaking Friday from Strasbourg, France, on the occasion of NATO's 60th anniversary, Obama did not hesitate to criticize Moscow. "We have to send a very clear message to Russia that we want to ... more US wants UN to condemn NKorea, open on format 
Washington (AFP) April 6, 2009The United States said Monday it wanted a strong response from the United Nations condemning North Korea's rocket test but hinted it need not come through a Security Council resolution. Diplomats in New York said that China and Russia, which have veto power on the Security Council, have been pushing for a more muted response after Pyongyang fired a rocket Sunday over Japan. "We are activ ... more |
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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 |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 03, 2009The mysterious Tunguska blast in 1908 that flattened millions of trees in Siberia was due to the explosion of a hydrogen-saturated part of a comet in Earth's atmosphere, a Russian scientist said Monday. Eduard Drobyshevsky, a doctor of physical and mathematical science and chief researcher at the Ioffe physics and technology institute of the Russian Academy of Science, said his new theory ... more Russia Urges North Korea To Show Restraint In Rocket Launch 
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
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