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May 8, 2002
UK Eases TV Ownership Rules
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London (AFP) May 7, 2002
Britain on Tuesday unveiled plans to overhaul media ownership rules in a move that could pave the way for Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's empire to take over terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5. The reform of ownership regulations will also enable a single company to take control of ITV, the country's largest independently-owned television network.
Have Space Suit Have Souvenir
Star City (AFP) May 7, 2002
"Afronaut" Mark Shuttleworth, the world's second space tourist, will be returning to his native South Africa with his spacesuit but not the capsule in which he returned to earth, he told a press conference in Moscow Tuesday.
Iridium Signs Deal With Telstra In Bid To Win Aussie Outback Market
Arlington - May 6, 2002
Iridium Satellite has signed a service partner agreement with Australia's largest telco Telstra Corp to market and sell Iridium services. The multi-year deal enables Telstra to retail Iridium services and equipment to strengthen rural and remote communications throughout Australia.
Is It Time To Vaccinate Everyone Under 30 Against Smallpox?
Baltimore - May 07, 2002
Immunizing young Americans against smallpox before a bioterrorist attack might save many more lives than a strategy focused exclusively on isolating and vaccinating those at risk after an attack. But a mass-vaccination approach would cost more up front and would have to be done cautiously because of illnesses and deaths the vaccine itself could cause.
Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Examined As Potential Bioweapons
Baltimore - May 08, 2002
Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, and other viruses that cause deadly hemorrhagic fever illnesses could be used as biological weapons, according to a report from the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense, a panel of 26 experts convened by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Ocean Cores May Give Clues On Climate Change
Edinburgh - May 07, 2002
Core samples taken from far below the ocean floor are helping a University of Edinburgh geologist to form a picture of dramatic climate changes which took place 30 to 40 million years ago.
South Korea Calls North Back To Talks While Working On Dam
Seoul (AFP) - May 07, 2002
South Korea on Tuesday demanded that North Korea return to the negotiating table, while a dispute deepened over a dam in the North that the South says is dangerous.
China Rolls Out Barbed Wire To Keep N.Koreans From Foreign Embassies
Beijing (AFP) - May 05, 2002
China's paramilitary police Sunday fenced in foreign embassies with barbed wire in what officials and diplomats said were attempts to keep out North Korean asylum seekers.
New Research Could Spearhead Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage
West Lafayette - May 07, 2002
Researchers armed with a laser are closer to knowing how to prepare millions of gallons of highly radioactive nuclear waste for permanent storage. The study is the first to describe the chemistry of waste formed by aluminum and alkaline, or caustic sodium compounds, mixing with high-level radioactive material.
US Threatens Iraq, Denies Specific Invasion Plans
Washington (AFP) - May 05, 2002
US officials Sunday continued to express their belief that Iraq would be better off without President Saddam Hussein amid reports specific attack plans have been produced.
Theory Asserts The Existence Of Mirror Matter
Melbourne - May 06, 2002
Invisible asteroids and other cosmic bodies made of a new form of matter may pose a threat to Earth, asserts Australian Physicist Dr. Robert Foot. In a revolutionary new theory, Dr. Robert Foot of the University of Melbourne argues that meteorites composed of `mirror matter' -- a candidate for the invisible dark matter that astronomers say is necessary to explain their observations -- could impact with the Earth without leaving any ordinary fragments.
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Arianespace In Trouble As Satellite Demand Falters Kourou (AFP) May 8, 2002
Arianespace satellite launchers are running into trouble with a reduced market for putting satellites into space and increased competition.
Lawyer Claims The Sun Los Angeles - May 06, 2002
They used to say - only the Sun rises for free. Not anymore following a move intended to expose the phony extraterrestrial real estate industry, a space lawyer has "claimed" ownership of the Sun.
Scientists Make Long Nanotubes Troy - May 07, 2002
For the first time, researchers have created a simplified method for making long, continuous, hair-like strands of carbon nanotubes that are as much as eight inches in length.
MGS Aging Gracefully In Mars Orbit Pasadena - May 8, 2002
As an automobile ages, it usually requires more trips to a mechanic. Spacecraft are designed for a primary mission; when all is going well, the mission is often extended to obtain more data for other research objectives.

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