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NKorea agrees to give key nuclear complex records: report
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2008North Korea has tentatively agreed to give the United States voluminous records from its key nuclear complex to back an expected declaration of its atomic program, a US newspaper reported Thursday. But the White House said it had no new information from the hardline communist nation on when it might provide the declaration, which was due by December 31, 2007 as part of a six-nation, aid-for ... more Iraq war jolts US presidential campaign 
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2008Five years after President George W. Bush stood on a warship deck in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished," the Iraq war has again thrust to the forefront of the US presidential campaign. A new Democratic Party ad highlighting Republican candidate John McCain's suggestion that US troops could be in Iraq for 100 years is a bitter reminder that the war is anything but over, despite ... more Iran months away from mastering nuclear technology: Israel 
Jerusalem (AFP) May 1, 2008Iran could be just months away from fully mastering nuclear technology, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Thursday, citing intelligence estimates. "The Iranians could cross the technological line within a relatively short time, within months, before the end of the year," he told army radio. "We have to prepare for that scenario," said Mofaz, who was speaking while on an ... more Czechs Back US ABM Radar Plans 
Washington, April 30, 2008 The Czech government's decision to approve the building of a U.S. ballistic missile defense radar base on its territory is an important strategic victory for the Bush administration. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told reporters in Prague Monday that the Czech Republic and the United States would formally sign both the necessary treaties to build the strategically crucial base on ... more Work Continues On New Satellite Communications Antenna System For B-2 Bomber 
Atlanta GA (SPX) May 02, 2008EMS Technologies has announced its latest contract, valued at $13 million, from Northrop Grumman for the new extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber. Under a planned upgrade program, the new EHF system will allow the B-2 to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current ultra-high frequency (UHF) ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) May 1, 2008 More and more extremists from Germany are traveling to Pakistan and Afghanistan to plot terror attacks; a new video shows a German convert to Islam who calls on Islamists back home to follow his example. The video that appeared Tuesday on a Turkish-language Web site threw German security experts into a frenzy: It showed a German Islamist from Neuenkirchen in the Saarland, whose "wanted" ... more Subsystems Of Cartosat-2A, IMS-1 Functioning Satisfactorily 
Bangalore, India (PTI) May 02, 2008The subsystems of Cartosat-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) are functioning satisfactorily, telemetry data received from the satellites has revealed. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched the two satellites along with eight nanosatellites successfully on Monday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. On Tuesday, the multi-spectral camera onboard ... more RADARSAT-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial Operation 
Richmond, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 14, 2007, RADARSAT-2 delivered its first sample high-resolution radar images on December 18, 2007. MDA President and CEO Daniel Friedman ... more Taiwan's new China policymaker pledges harmony 
Taipei (AFP) May 1, 2008Taiwan's incoming China policy coordinator Lai Shin-yuan on Thursday backed away from her previous pro-independence stance and pledged to promote cross-strait harmony under the new government. Lai's appointment had alarmed business leaders as she was previously a lawmaker from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) which used to advocate declaring the island a country independent of China. ... more 4D Ionosphere 
Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2008NASA-funded researchers have released to the general public a new "4D" live model of Earth's ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the layer of ionized gas that encircles Earth at the edge of space itself. All that's required is a connection to the Internet. "This is an exciting development," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA headquarters in Washington, DC. ... more |
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Melville NY (SPX) May 02, 2008With consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting growing rapidly, the next wave of mass-market residential and business lighting could be coming from LEDs - light-emitting diodes, also known as solid-state lighting. That's the key finding of a new consumer survey commissioned by Arrow Electronics. The survey was conducted for Arrow by Harris Interactive. Commonly used today in flashlight ... more Clean Energy Brings Natural Gas To The Golden Gate 
Seal Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2008Clean Energy Fuels has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for the CNG fueling station located near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Presidio. The station currently provides fuel for shuttle buses serving residents of and tourists at the Presidio, adjacent to the city's Marina District. The agreement calls ... more China inspects 3,600 factories in child labour scandal: report 
Beijing (AFP) May 1, 2008Chinese authorities inspected more than 3,600 businesses in a major export city at the centre of a child labour scandal, state press reported Thursday, after children were found working in factories. The children, aged from nine to 16, worked long hours in factories in the city of Dongguan for about 35 cents an hour, reports said on Wednesday, in echoes of a brick kiln slavery ring that ... more Analysis: ExxonMobil strike rolls on 
Talks between Nigeria's leading petroleum workers' union and officials with ExxonMobil failed Wednesday to produce a solution that would end the seven-day strike that is reportedly costing the American energy firm some 800,000 barrels of production per day. While earlier reports in the Nigerian media said the country's largest oil union, PENGASSAN, agreed to return to work during the ... more Khrunichev And ILS Announce Quality Initiative 
Moscow (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services have announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors. "This will reinforce our dedication to quality across the board, ensure we improve our performance and enhance our position as a leading space company," said Vladimir Nesterov, Khrunichev General Director. Key elements of the ... more
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