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Boeing picks Atlas 5 rocket for space taxis

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Boeing Co (BA.N) announced plans to launch its seven-seat spaceship on a test run to the International Space Station in 2015 using Atlas 5 rockets built by its United Launch Alliance venture.
Josh Mayeux, network defender, works at the Air Force Space Command Network Operations & Security Center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs

"State actor" behind slew of cyber attacks

Security experts have discovered an unprecedented series of cyber attacks on the networks of 72 organizations globally, including the United Nations, governments and corporations, over a five-year period.
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Russian PM Putin Denounces US as a ?Parasite? on Global Economy

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday gave a speech to pro-Kremlin youth in which he accused the United States of acting like a "parasite" on the global economy by massing up uncontrollable debts that threaten the financial system of the world.
A view shows the smoke rising in the city of Hama in this still image taken from video

Syria toll rises, Russia opens way to U.N. resolution

The death toll in Syria's bloody crackdown on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Hama and elsewhere climbed on Tuesday and Russia said it would not oppose a U.N. resolution to condemn the violence.
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SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station

Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday.
Russian Prime Minister Putin answers questions from the audience during his visit to the summer camp of the pro-Kremlin youth group "Nashi" at lake Seliger

Putin says U.S. is a "parasite" on global economy

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets.
A North Korean soldier holds a red flag as he walks on the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong

North Korea says agrees more U.S. talks

Isolated North Korea said on Monday it had agreed to further dialogue with the United States, and repeated it was willing to resume regional nuclear disarmament talks at an early date, without preconditions.
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Swimming-World championship medallists

Collated medallists after the eighth day of pool competition on day 16 of the world swimming championships in Shanghai on Sunday (* indicates medal winners on Sunday):

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