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Norway delays order of F-35sOslo, Norway (UPI) Oct 1, 2010 The Norwegian government says it will delay its purchase of 16 of 20 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters as part of its bid to slash spending. The Norwegian Defense Ministry said the order would be pushed back by two years to 2018, reaffirming, however, its commitment as a "serious and credible partner" to the Joint Strike Fighters program. Defense Minister Grete Faremo said the delay signaled Norway's desire to buy a "more mature" aircraft at an optimum production cost, not any weakening of con ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2010French Internet providers have begun sending email warnings to users caught illegally dowloading films and music under a new anti-piracy law, authorities said on Monday. The High Authority for Dissemination of Works and Protection of Rights on the Internet (Hadopi) said the first warning emails had been sent on Friday warning suspects that they will face legal action if the piracy continues. ... more  
Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2010 It was at the officers club in the military garrison town of Rawalpindi, a short drive from the capital of Islamabad. The one-star brigadier general, holding a glass of mango juice, asked for permission to speak to the three-star corps commander. They spoke in English as Pakistani generals are prone to do when speaking among themselves. "Sir," began the one star, "I can't help but concl ... more  
Badaling, China (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Empty gin and whisky bottles, crumpled beer cans and tattered food boxes are piled up after a rave in China - perhaps not so unusual, except that the garbage is on the fabled Great Wall. The filthy remains of the full-moon techno party, which drew several hundred foreigners to one of the sections of the wall at Badaling, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) from Beijing, left Colombian tourist Fr ... more |
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China urges EU to cede IMF power, S.Korea welcomes offerBrussels (AFP) Oct 4, 2010 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged Europe on Monday to cede more power to emerging markets in international financial institutions, as South Korea welcomed an EU offer to give up some IMF seats. Wen made his appeal in a speech at the opening of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) amid complaints by emerging economies that Europe is over-represented at the International Monetary Fund. "We need to improve the decision-making process and mechanisms of the international financial insitutions," Wen told fel ... read more |
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