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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007It is not surprising that military developments in one country make its opponents take similar steps. Many examples of this exist, but instances of the West's civilian industry placing orders in the Russian defense sector and helping it back to its feet are hard to remember. Yet this is what is currently taking place: Russian aircraft builders are negotiating with an unnamed Western firm about t ... more Russian Tankers Heading For The Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007Sovcomflot and Novoship, Russia's largest shipping companies, have estimated their total worth at $3.37 billion. Experts think that after the companies' merger happening by the end of this year, the new mega-company may become the world's third largest shipping company according to its assets and the second largest in terms of gross tonnage. The decision to create a powerful shipping holdi ... more China To Rule The World Economy 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007The China-Russia Friendship Year is finishing early this month with great pageantry. Economic contacts underlying the galas are asymmetrical-Russia has silently accepted the role of China's sales outlet and raw material supplier. The two countries' political and business leaders are gathering in Moscow, November 6, for a second bilateral economic forum to take stock of mutual interests. Chinese ... more Deal On Oil Pipeline Leg To China Won't Be Reached In Moscow 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007A deal to build a leg of a major Russian oil pipeline to China will not be signed during Prime Minister Wen Jibao's visit to Moscow on Tuesday, a Russian government source said on Monday. In Moscow, the final destination in Jibao's tour of former Soviet states which comprised Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Belarus, the Chinese premier with meet with his Russian counterpart, Viktor Zubkov. Ru ... more Russian Air Space For Sale 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007The fact that German Lufthansa's Russia-based subsidiary has stopped using Russian air corridors for transit flights may aggravate tensions between Russia and the European Union. It is clear that we are in for a "transit war." Germany's air traffic regulator has issued a temporary ban for Aeroflot-Cargo's freight jets to land in the cargo hub near Frankfurt; this followed a hike in transit tarif ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2007A Russian Cosmos 3M carrier rocket will launch on November 1 a German SAR-Lupe satellite from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The German satellite is designed to provide high-resolution radar images to NATO military commanders in Europe. It offers spatial resolution of less than 1 meter, and allows imaging at night and through clouds. "The launch ... more China Eyes The Moon 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007What is most appealing about Oriental martial arts is the precise manner in which a set mission is accomplished, with an almost total lack of publicity. On October 4, with Russia and the U.S. apparently unable to do more than talk about flights to the Moon, China, strictly on schedule, launched a Long March 3A rocket carrying the satellite Chang-e 1 on a mission to map the Moon's surface. The sp ... more Protecting Earth Against Asteroids 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Anatoly Perminov, the Russian Space Agency chief, announced at a recent news conference that there were plans to develop a space system that could protect the Earth from a potential asteroid impact by 2040. Members of the scientific community are unanimous in that the asteroid danger is real and that some measures should be taken to prevent it. The discovery of Apophis three years ago made them ... more Russia Plans To Test Fire 2 Ballistic Missiles 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007A missile brigade from the Siberian military district will test fire two SS-21 Scarab short-range ballistic missiles during Nov. 13-17 exercise at a test site in south Russia, a Ground Forces spokesman said Thursday. The SS-21, or Tochka, is a road-mobile single-warhead ballistic missile designed for tactical deployment. It has been in service with missile units of the Russian Ground Forces sinc ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources." This is how it is defined in A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, a unified United States' maritime strategy that explains the comprehensive role of the sea services in an era marked by increased globalization and change, presented on October 17. U.S. Senate was also urged to approv ... more Sakhalin II Operator Vows To Fix Environmental Damage In Year 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast, said Friday it would rectify violations, identified by Russia's environmental watchdog, within a year. Sakhalin Energy CEO Ian Craig said at a meeting with Russian Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev that the program, including the reinforcement of landslide-prone river banks and reforestation, would ... more Russia, EU To Create Energy Supply Early Warning System 
Mafra, Portugal (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Russia and the European Union agreed to establish an early warning system to keep track of possible problems with energy supplies from Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "During the meeting, stress was placed on the further consolidation of Europe's energy security... We agreed to continue work to establish an early warning mechanism in relation to deliveries and demand for energy ... more Russia To Develop New Uranium Deposit In East Siberia 
Neryungi, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007A large uranium field will be developed in Yakutia in East Siberia, a first deputy prime minister said on Friday. "A large uranium ore deposit will be developed here," Sergei Ivanov told journalists. According to Russia's Federal Agency for Nuclear Power (Rosatom), the country has 870,000 metric tons of natural uranium, the world's third-largest reserves behind Australia and Kazakhstan. Iv ... more
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