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BAE Systems Rocked By US Anti-Corruption Probe
London (AFP) Jun 26, 2007The US Department of Justice on Tuesday launched an anti-corruption probe into BAE Systems amid allegations the British arms maker paid bribes to secure contracts in Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. Shares in BAE, which makes about 40 percent of its sales in the United States, plunged 7.80 percent to close at 407.75 pence on London's falling FTSE 100 index. It earlier plumbed as low as 392 pence. ... more Iraq Onslaught Aimed At DC 
Washington (UPI) June 26, 2007Top U.S. commanders are closely watching the moves of al-Qaida in Iraq, puzzling about what seems to be a counterproductive strategy of massive bombings. Spectacular attacks across the country are deepening the rifts within the Sunni population that AQIz -- as it is known in U.S. military parlance -- depends on for both active and passive support. Those rifts are already deep divides in parts of ... more Stress Hits US Workers In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) June 25, 2007More than 70 percent of civilian workers returning from service in Iraq may be suffering from symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, Congress has been told. "I think its fair to say based on the anecdotal reports and from our survey ... that it appears most people -- let's say 70 or 80 percent of those who leave Iraq -- have some sort of emotional problem at least temporarily w ... more Russia Warns NATO Over European Security As Topol Nuke Production Ramps Up 
Moscow (AFP) June 26, 2007Russia warned NATO on Tuesday against policies that could destabilise security in Europe, but both sides agreed to continue talks on deep divisions between the former Cold War foes. After meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in turn said Russia's threatened pull-out from a key arms control pact would be "a very negative development."< ... more Raytheon Ships Second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Radar To Missile Defense Agency 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 27, 2007Raytheon has completed all factory acceptance testing on its second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar. The company shipped it ahead of schedule and under budget to the Missile Defense Agency at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., for final testing and acceptance. "Completing this key milestone in the THAAD radar program moves us one step closer to providing an effective termin ... more |
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Washington (UPI) June 25, 2007Controlling tuberculosis requires a massive effort, and although many communities effectively track and treat the disease, success relies heavily on patient cooperation, experts say. In the aftermath of the highly publicized Andrew Speaker incident -- an Atlanta attorney who traveled across the Atlantic and back while infected with a rare strain of TB -- leaving compliance largely in the patient ... more MIT Tool Determines Landslide Risk In Tropics 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jun 27, 2007Engineers at MIT have devised a simple yet effective system for determining an area's landslide risk, a tool that could help planners improve building codes, determine zoning and strengthen mitigation measures in mountainous tropical regions frequently hit by typhoons. Devised originally for Baguio City, Philippines--a city that averages five typhoons annually and holds the world record fo ... more Canadian Oil Sands Going Nuclear 
Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) June 26, 2007Petroleum companies are eyeing nuclear power to feed burgeoning oil production in Canada's oil patch, pitting ecologists against ecologists unable to agree on its climate change impact. Squeezing one barrel of oil from the Athabasca, Peace River and Cold Lake Oil Sands in western Canada requires twice as much energy as pumping it from a conventional well, according to the industry, or three time ... more Russian Authorities Promise Prosperity By 2020 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2007The Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade spent nearly a year working on President Vladimir Putin's instructions to elaborate a socioeconomic development strategy for the period until 2020. According to the press, the strategy is ready and has been forwarded to the government. It includes three development scenarios: the inertial scenario (which is the least desirable, as it involve ... more Japan And China Struggle To Resolve Gas Dispute 
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 26, 2007Japan and China on Tuesday failed to break the deadlock in a longstanding dispute over drilling rights in the energy-rich East China Sea in their latest round of talks, officials said. The Asian rivals' one-day meeting in Tokyo, the ninth round of talks since the dialogue began in 2004, ended without tangible results and with no fresh formal proposals from either side, Japanese officials said. more |
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Delft, Holland (SPX) Jun 27, 2007New technology can do much to improve certain aspects of aviation in terms of sustainable development over the next fifty years, but this will be nowhere near enough to compensate for the expected growth in air travel. This is the view of researcher Alexander de Haan, who will receive a Ph.D. at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands on Wednesday, June 27 for his research on this subj ... more Arianespace Orders 35 Ariane 5 ECA Rockets 
Le Bourget, France (AFP) Jun 24, 2007The European satellite launcher Arianespace signed an order for 35 top-range Ariane 5 ECA rockets from EADS Astrium Saturday at the Paris Air Show, for an undisclosed sum. The order was signed by Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall and Francois Auque, head of Astrium, the space arm of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space company, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy attending. Accord ... more Spacehab Subsidiary Wins New NASA Launch Processing Contract At Vandenberg 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2007Spacehab reports that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded a new contract by NASA for payload processing services for expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) at the Western Range in California. With a value not to exceed $35 million, this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quality (IDIQ) contract is for payload processing support on several upco ... more Vizada Launches SkyFile Access For Better Mobile Satellite Data Transfer 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2007Vizada (formerly France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications) launches SkyFile Access, a simple, secure and cost-effective solution enabling users of Inmarsat mobile satellite terminals to optimize data transfer. On land or at sea, SkyFile Access provides a direct, seamless Internet connection for end-users operating in areas with limited access to terrestrial telecoms infrastructure. V ... more YES2 Given Green Light For Launch 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 26, 2007Paris, France (ESA) Jun 26, 2007 After 5 years of design and development work and preparation of the flight model, the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment has passed its Final Acceptance Review and been given the green light by ESA for launch in September. Following four and a half months of assembly, integration and testing at ESTEC, the groundbreaking student experiment was shi ... more
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