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China Plans Space Station By 2020

China unveiled plans for its own space station, to be completed by 2020, along with a cargo ship to ferry supplies to and from orbit.
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Which sovereign is the most risk-free?

US Treasuries are called the “risk-free assets” of the financial world. However, the moniker of “risk-free asset” may actually belong to another country.
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Far from dying, nuclear power sector is thriving despite safety concerns

There are many people who think the Fukushima nuclear crisis has signaled the demise of the nuclear power industry, or at least that it will soon run into a ditch. But certain facts speak otherwise. Rising scepticism about the industry's future, especially in Europe, notwithstanding, the nuclear power sector is more likely to thrive than not.

25 years after, Chernobyl then and now (PHOTOS)

Here's a combination of images taken in 1982 and on March 31, 2011, showing before and 25 years after view of the abandoned city of Prypiat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in North Ukraine.
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Deschert advising Norma group AG on IPO

International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Syria lifts ban on veils to appease conservatives

In moves to appease the country’s conservatives, the Syrian government has dropped a rule that banned teachers from wearing a niqab (a veil that covers a woman’s face, except for her eyes) and closed the nation’s lone casino.

Ozone Hole Appears Over Arctic

A European Space Agency satellite has measured record low levels of ozone over the Arctic, creating a situation similar to the ozone hole over the Antarctic.

Egypt urges US to ease travel ban

Most of the countries have withdrawn their travel restriction recommendations against Egypt, which went through a phase of political turmoil and social unrest early this year that ousted Hosni Mubarak.

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