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Astronomers Find Planetary Disk With Opposing Rotations
Socorro, NM (SPX) Feb 13, 2006Astronomers studying a disk of material circling a still-forming star in the Milky Way have discovered the inner part of the disk is rotating in the opposite direction of the outer part of the disk. China's Economic Support Of NKorea Undermines US-led Sanctions 
Seoul, SKorea (UPI) Feb 13, 2006U.S.-led financial sanctions against North Korea can hardly bear fruit without China's participation and will only make the closed economy further depend on its robust neighbor, South Korean officials said Monday. Japan To Reinforce Castles Against Earthquakes 
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Feb 13, 2006Japanese authorities said Monday they would begin planning restoration work to reinforce two famous castles due to fears they could collapse in one of the country's frequent earthquakes. |
L-3 Comms Completes Trials Of US Army Warfighter Information Network
New York NY (SPX) Feb 13, 2006L-3 Communications has announced that its Microwave Group (L-3 Microwave Group) successfully completed demonstration and trials of several L-3 Communications products designed to support the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) initiative. Outside View: The Future's Nuclear 
Moscow, Russia (UPI) Feb 13, 2006I am an optimist, and I don't think that natural energy resources will be depleted anytime soon. At any rate, oil and gas, rather than nuclear power, will continue to be the main source of energy, which will be sufficient to ensure the world's steady development until the middle of this century. QDR, Budget Mesh For Air Force Future 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2006Air Force officials announced Feb. 6 how the service's budget will mesh with the Department of Defense quadrennial defense review, creating an overall financial plan for the service's future. |
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Alliant Techsystems Demonstrates Advanced GPS Mortar Round
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 13, 2006In a series of flight tests conducted at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Alliant Techsystems successfully demonstrated the ballistic characteristics of the most advanced mortar round ever developed for the U.S. Army - ATK's precision guided mortar munition (PGMM). A total of 49 rounds were shot over three days from a 120mm mortar, achieving all test objectives. Bird Flu Hits Western Europe 
Oxford, England (UPI) Feb 13, 2006Reports of avian-influenza outbreaks in poultry came from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, Greece and Italy this weekend, marking the disease's arrival in Western Europe. China May Use Wolves To Rein In No-Longer-So-Endangered Blue Sheep 
Beijing, China (AFP) Feb 13, 2006China's effort to protect its wild blue sheep has been so successful that it now plans to employ wolves to preempt a looming population explosion, state media said Monday. |
China Unicom Selects Gilat Broadband Satellite Equipment
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Feb 14, 2006Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by China Unicom to provide a 1,500-site, high-speed satellite communication network. China Unicom, with 2004 revenues of more than US$9.5 billion, is one of the world's largest telecommunications operators. Chinese Come To Russia 
Tallinn, Estonia (UPI) Feb 10, 2006Moscow should act quickly and decisively to limit Chinese immigration into the Russian Far East lest the growing number of Chinese there "polarize" the country, weaken Russian national identity, and give Beijing a lever over Russia in the future, according to a Sakhalin native who works for an international consulting group. Company Accused Of Releasing Chemicals Into Chinese River 
Beijing, China (AFP) Feb 13, 2006A chemical company in northwest China's Shaanxi province leaked thousands of tonnes of potentially toxic waste into a river without telling the authorities, state media and officials said Monday. |
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