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Germany Wants New Strategic Partnership With Russia
Berlin (AFP) March 4, 2008German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday he wants to make Russia a central ally following Dmitry Medvedev's sweeping presidential win. "Russia is and remains an indispensable strategic partner if we want to secure peace in Europe," Steinmeier said. "But it's not only us who need Russia -- Russia also needs us." German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet Medvedev ... more US cautious about Ukraine, Georgia NATO aspirations 
Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed caution Wednesday on the hopes of Georgia and Ukraine moving closer towards membership of NATO, ahead of alliance talks on their aspiration. Speaking to reporters travelling with her to Brussels, Rice underlined that NATO "is a consensus organisation", and that its 26 member nations must decide unanimously when it comes to admitting new partner ... more New Method to Estimate Sea Ice Thickness 
Anchorage AK (SPX) Mar 06, 2008Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations. The model was developed by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Using this new technique, the thickness of Arctic sea ice was estimated from 1982 to 2003. Results showed that average ice this ... more Reality Glooms High Over Russian GLONASS GPS Plans Part One 
Moscow (UPI) 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 magazine he positively assessed the results of Russia's space exploration in ... more 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 |
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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 Criticism, arrests overshadow Medvedev landslide 
Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2008Western criticism and dozens of opposition arrests in Moscow on Monday overshadowed Dmitry Medvedev's triumph in a presidential election to replace Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Medvedev won 70.2 percent of Sunday's vote, crushing his nearest rival, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, who got 17.8 percent, the central elections commission said. Medvedev, the first deputy prime ... more Space Station Orbit Raised Five Clicks 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 03, 2008The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) has been increased by 5 kilometers (3 miles), a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Thursday. "The correction of the orbit of the ISS started at 8:16 a.m. Moscow time [5:16 a.m. GMT] by using thrusters on the Russian module Zvezda," the spokesman said, adding that the procedure had lasted 123 seconds. ... more Analysis: Iraq-Turkey-U.S. gas talks begin 
Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008The third official energy meeting involving Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. officials began Friday in Istanbul, and though a top State Department official doesn't expect "huge breakthroughs," he hopes to see progress in developing a gas pipeline that will eventually feed Europe's demand after edging out Russia and excluding Iran. "The overall goal is to figure out how best to attract investment ... more |
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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 Analysis: Russia's northern oil exports 
Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2007 The good news for Russia is that energy prices are at a world record, and that Russia is now tied neck and neck with Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer, producing around 9 million barrels per day to a world consuming about 84 million bpd. Russia is the largest non-OPEC oil producer and now generates 12 percent of global production. The bad news is that Russia's major ... more Russia's Proton-M To Orbit Another UAE Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 28, 2008A Russian-American joint venture has signed a contract to orbit another satellite for the United Arab Emirates by a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said on Tuesday. Proton-M launch services are provided by Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS), owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm ... more US, Czech on cusp of missile shield deal 
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2008US President George W. Bush and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Wednesday they were on the cusp of reaching agreement on a radar for a planned US missile shield that has angered Russia. "There are only three words remaining to resolve," Topolanek said through an interpreter as they met in the Oval Office. He later explained the hold-up related to environmental guidelines for any US ... more
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