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SpaceX adds two DragonLab missions to manifest
Published December 2, 2008, 6:29 pm, Spaceflight Now
HAWTHORNE, CA - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces the addition of two DragonLab missions to its manifest, as a result of demand from a successful workshop held at SpaceX headquarters on November 6 to introduce the new DragonLab product.
Cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe
Published December 2, 2008, 3:21 pm, News-Medical-Net
As of 1 December 2008, the Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe has reported a total of 11 735 cholera cases with 484 deaths since August 2008, affecting all provinces in the country. The overall case fatality rate is 4% but has reached up to 20¨C30% in remote areas. Out of the total number of cases, 50% have been reported from Budiriro, a high density suburb of the capital city, Harare.
ITF Comment on UN Resolution 1848
Published December 2, 2008, 2:07 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Responding to the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous passing of Resolution 1848 on piracy today, ITF General Secretary David Cockroft commented: “This is a very welcome response to the efforts we’ve all made to get this resolution and the action it legitimises approved.”
DOHA Outcome Not Bold Enough
Published December 2, 2008, 1:53 pm, Scoop.co.nz
"What we need urgently is leadership and daring solutions to install a new economic global governance deal that redistributes wealth and justice, a deal which is within our grasp should our leaders choose to reach for it.
Top Scoops
Published December 2, 2008, 1:53 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Although the steps between President-elect Obama's November 13 meeting with Senator Clinton in Chicago and the December 1 nomination of the latter for Secretary of State did not exactly embody the "no drama" brand of the former (and, behind the scenes, today's result almost didn't happen in ways that neither can ever now admit), all that is now officially water over the dam.
Deadly Inter-Communal Clashes In Nigerian City
Published December 2, 2008, 1:08 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep sadness at the inter-communal violence in the Nigerian city of Jos which has resulted in the loss of life, the displacement of people and the destruction of property over the past several days.
Zimbabwe: UN Agency Calls For $2 Million Aid
Published December 2, 2008, 1:07 pm, Scoop.co.nz
The United Nations health agency today called for $2 million for a three-month assault on Zimbabwe’s worst cholera epidemic in over 15 years, including emergency health supplies, water purification equipment, portable diagnostic kits and trained personnel.
USDA's Discovery Award honors rice research
Published December 2, 2008, 11:36 am, SeedQuest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conferring one of its highest research awards this week upon UC Davis rice geneticist Pamela Ronald and two other scientists, in recognition of their work on developing new rice varieties that can withstand flooding.
SpaceX Adds Two DragonLab™ Missions to Manifest
Published December 2, 2008, 10:32 am, Centre Daily Times
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ( SpaceX ) announces the addition of two DragonLab missions to its manifest as a result of demand from a successful workshop held at SpaceX headquarters on November 6 to introduce the new DragonLab product. The first two flights are scheduled for 2010 and 2011 respectively from SpaceX’s launch complex (SLC40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX is currently ...
Tories, Grits hurl insults during political showdown
Published December 2, 2008, 9:46 am, CTV Winnipeg
The political showdown in Ottawa reached a fever pitch in Parliament Tuesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused his foes of "betraying" voters while the opposition said the Tories have been misleading the country with doublespeak.
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