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Uruguay agriculture gets a Singapore slingMontevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Sep 23, 2010 Uruguay's dairy farming received a major boost after Singapore's Olam International gained control of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay in a move that would make Uruguayan dairy products accessible in Asia. The acquisition was announced at the same time as Mercosur, Latin America's largest trade pact incorporating Uruguay, received renewed overtures from the European Union for an early signing of a new trade deal. Both Singapore's entry and an expected Mercosur trade accord are a boon to Urugua ... read more |
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Drought shrinks Amazon River to lowest level in 47 years
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 15, 2010A severe drought parching northern Brazil this year has shrunk the mighty Amazon River - the world's longest river - to its lowest level in 47 years, officials said Wednesday. The waterway's depth at Manaus, the main city in the Amazon region, was just 19.34 meters (63.45 feet) - well below its average of 23.25 meters (76.28 feet), the country's Geological Service told AFP. The last t ... more ISRO To Launch Four Satellites In December
Chennai, India (PTI) Sep 15, 2010The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch four satellites within a span of one week in December, a top space scientist said Tuesday. 'We will be launching the satellites this December. Currently the two rockets are being assembled,' Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director P.S. Veeraghavan told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. The two roc ... more GOES-13's Family of Tropical Cyclones: Karl, Igor And Julia
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 16, 2010On September 15, three tropical cyclones were active in the Atlantic Ocean basin, two of them powerful Category Four hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Karl and Hurricanes Igor and Julia in one image on Sept. 15 at 1445 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT). At that time, Tropical S ... more |
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Astrium And ScanEx Sign An Exclusive Deal On New Spot BirdsParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2010 Astrium Services has signed a ten-year partnership with the Russian research and development centre ScanEx for the reception and distribution rights on the upcoming SPOT 6 and 7 satellites. This partnership, which also provides ScanEx the exclusive reception and distribution rights on the SPOT 5 satellite, is part of a long term cooperation programme between Astrium and Russian industry. ScanEx is a remote sensing company offering a complete set of services ranging from the acquisition to the proc ... read more |
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