 China, U.N.'s Ban worried by North Korea launch
 12.04.2012 19:58  6 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: General, Secretary, Well, North, Korea, Security, North Korea
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) - A long-range rocket launch by North Korea would heighten tensions in the region and lead world powers to put Pyongyang back in the dock at the U.N. Security Council, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Thursday. In New York, China's envoy urged that everything possible should be done to defuse tension over North Korea's plan to conduct a launch that has drawn international criticism. North Korea's neighbors and the West say the launch - which could blast off within days - is a disguised ballistic missile test. ... Czytaj więcej »
| No sign of North Korean rocket launch
12.04.2012 19:56 20 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: North, Korea, North Korea
The first opportunity for North Korea to launch its controversial rocket passed uneventfully Thursday, keeping the region on tenterhooks for at least another day. Czytaj więcej »
| Is North Korea serious about its race to space?
12.04.2012 15:44 4 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Three, North, FIVE, Korea, Star, April, North Korea
 According to North Korea's official version of things, commemorated on postage stamps and re-enacted in mass performances, the country's first venture into space was 14 years ago, when the "Bright Shining Star 1" satellite roared into orbit and began broadcasting marching music praising Kim Il Sung.
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| UK North Sea decommissioning heightens risk of leaks
12.04.2012 13:14 5 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: French, International, Energy, North
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK North Sea's dwindling oil and gas reserves will make abandoning wells increasingly common, exposing operators to similar challenges facing French major Total when decommissioning work triggered a blowout, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. "The problem that Total encountered as it decommissioned an old well at the field is likely to portend difficulties at other mature fields in the medium term," the IEA said in its latest oil market report. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Panthers' Smith agrees to three-year extension
10.04.2012 20:21 5 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: League, Steve, National, Atlanta, Smith, Gets, North, Frays, Carolina
 (Reuters) - Steve Smith, the Carolina Panthers' all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, agreed to a three-year contract extension, the National Football League team said on Tuesday. Benefitting from the passing of rookie quarterback Cam Newton, the 32-year-old All-Pro receiver caught 79 passes for 1,394 yards and seven touchdowns last season. The 32-year-old now has 699 career receptions for 10,278 yards and 67 total touchdowns, 59 of them receiving. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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