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British astronaut swaps family Christmas for space mission
(From left) Britain’s astronaut Tim Peake, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Tim Kopra walk after their space suits were tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS), on December 15, 2015. Photo: AFP BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: Astronaut Timothy Peake, set to...
Russia doubles power supplies to Crimea with second line launch
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw on Tuesday the launch of the second line of Russia’s power link to Crimea which will allow to double Russian power supplies to the peninsula to 400 megawatts. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry in Moscow to push Syria peace plan
by Dave Clark Moscow, Russia | AFP — US Secretary of State John Kerry brought his campaign to end the Syrian civil war to Moscow on Tuesday, where a meeting with President Vladimir Putin could decide the fate of peace talks. Kerry first held talks with his usual sparring partner Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but the success of his trip will...
Kerry in Moscow for talks on Syria, Ukraine
MOSCOW: US Secretary of State John Kerry opened talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russia’s foreign minister to try to narrow broad gaps on ways to end Syria’s civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine. Kerry was meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov before seeing Russian President Vladimir Putin in what are expected to be...
Fukushima chief says ‘no textbook’ for cleanup
TOKYO: The man leading the daunting task of dealing with the Fukushima nuclear plant that sank into meltdowns in northeastern Japan warns with surprising candor: Nothing can be promised. How long will it take to decommission the three breached reactors, and how will it be accomplished, when not even robots have been able to enter the main...
Russia doubles power supplies to Crimea with second line launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw on Tuesday the launch of the second line of Russia’s power link to Crimea which will allow to double Russian power supplies to the peninsula to 400 megawatts. …read more Source: The...
“Turkey cannot give these guarantees to Azerbaijan”
Political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told in an interview with “Aravot” that he does not give great importance to the statements by Turkey, with which the brotherly state assures that will it will be always next to Azerbaijan and calls on Armenia to return “the territories of Azerbaijan.” “Turkey’s such approach is not new. Such...
Beeline opens new offices in Davtashen and Southwestern districts of Yerevan
Beeline announces about opening of 2 new sells and service offices in Davtashen and Southwestern districts of Yerevan. Sells and service office in Davtashen is located in the third district, 25/1. The office works without breaks -Monday-Friday, 9.00am to 8:00 pm and 9:00am to 18:00pm on Saturday. Sells and service office in South- West District...
Want to buy an iPhone 6? Delhiites need to work 360 hours, Mumbaikars 350 hours
If you are a Delhiite, you will have to work for over 360 hours to make enough money to buy an iPhone 6. However, a person working in Zurich, on the other hand, will only have to put in 20 hours of work, a new study shows. According to UBS’ Prices and Earnings 2015 report, which compares the purchasing power in 71 cities across the globe,...
EU looks to postpone release of Georgia visa-free progress report
The release of visa liberalisation progress reports for Georgia and Ukraine could be postponed. …read more Source:...
