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Siberian Shepherd Seeks A Million Rubles Over Rocket Fragment Fall
Novosibirsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2008A shepherd in Russia's southwestern Siberian Altai Republic is to seek over $40,000 in damages from the Russian space agency Roscosmos over a fragment of rocket that fell into his yard on February 5. "Boris Urmatov [the shepherd] is preparing to file a lawsuit demanding compensation to the sum of about 1 million rubles [over $40,000]," a local administration official told RIA Novosti. ... more Russian Space Program Still Plagued By Numerous Problems 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 04, 2008The development of Russia's high-tech sector, primarily the national space program, resembles a Camel Trophy race, while official reports do not always reflect the real situation. In late February, Anatoly Perminov, director of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), told the respected Novosti Kosmonavtiki (Space News) magazine that he positively assessed the results of Russia's space exploration ... more Outside View: Hornets for India? -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2008The $1.5 billion contract signed by Russia's Sevmash Corp. to refit the aircraft carrier or air capable cruiser Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian navy hugely underestimated the true costs of modernization.The plunge of the dollar and the subsequent surge in prices of equipment and skilled labor, as well as high requirements set by the Indian navy, made the project unrealizable. ... more Walker's World: After Russia's election 
Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Hillary Clinton, in what may turn out to have been one of her last appearances as a serious contender for her party's presidential nomination, was asked during last week's TV debate if she could name Vladimir Putin's successor as president of Russia. To her credit she gave the name, Medvedev, and described him as "a handpicked successor, that he is someone who is obviously being ... more Kremlin transition key for Russia future: analysts 
Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2008With presidential elections behind it, Russia now enters a transition period that will provide important clues on the future direction of the nuclear-armed energy powerhouse, analysts said Monday. No one expects president-elect Dmitry Medvedev to make any abrupt departures from the main policies of his mentor President Vladimir Putin, and indeed the incoming Kremlin chief has made clear that ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2008On Feb. 25 Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a one-day working visit to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The presence of the foreign minister and his deputy shows the international importance of the visit in the context of Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence on Feb. 17. "In the near future, we will also sign other oil-related agreements. This will create a firm ... more Outside View: Gazprom grabs coal, power 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Russian energy majors Gazprom and Suek said Feb. 26 they had agreed on the main terms for merging their power and coal assets. The merger will create a $16 billion holding company, Russia's largest so far. The controlling stake (50 percent plus one share) will be held by Gazprom. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who heads the gas monopoly's board of directors, has already ... more Hi-G-Tek And INTA Provide Wireless Trade Lane Security Solution For Lithuania 
Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Hi-G-Tek has partnered with INTA, a Lithuania-based systems integrator. Hi-G-Tek and INTA have installed an electronic seal and sensor RFID monitoring system along the trade routes of eight major borders, four on the Belorussia frontier and four on the Russian Federation frontier (Kaliningrad area), for the Lithuanian Customs Authority. This specific application is used by the LCA to ... more Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007 The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies and Internet Jihadis. But perhaps his most immediately dangerous adversary is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The two men will be face to face Thursday, when Charbo, the deputy ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Feb 26, 2007 Algeria will return 15 MiG-29SMT -- Fulcrum -- fighters purchased from the MiG Corp. in 2006-2007 to Russia. The deal on the return was signed shortly before Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visited the Russian Federation. The ensuing scandal was picked up by the Russian press. This is an unpleasant incident not only because Algeria has thereby expressed its dissatisfaction ... more Toyota expects to produce 11.3 mln cars by 2012: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday. Toyota forecasts that its annual output, excluding affiliates Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., will continue to grow by 600,000 vehicles a year, the Nikkei business daily reported ... more ILS Proton To Launch S2M Satellite For Mobile TV Service In Middle East And North Africa 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) have announced a contract with S2M to use a Proton Breeze M vehicle to launch the first dedicated mobile television satellite for the MENA region. The companies made the announcement during the Satellite 2008 industry conference in Washington, D.C. The Proton Breeze M is Russia's leading heavy-lift vehicle, which launches from facilities at the Baikonur ... more US, Russia should disarm more nukes, says UN atomic watchdog 
Oslo (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals. "There is no reason why the two largest nuclear-weapon states cannot slash the number of warheads they hold, without diminishing their security or that of their allies," the director general of the UN atomic watchdog told a nuclear ... more
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