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PARIS (Sputnik) – The launch took place at 9.47 p.m. local time on Tuesday (00:47 GMT on Wednesday) and was broadcasted on the website of the space center’s operator Arianespace. MetOp-C is the third and last satellite of the European Organisation…
PARIS (Sputnik) – The satellite separated from the rocket and went into orbit at about 10.47 p.m. local time on Tuesday (01:47 GMT on Wednesday). “#Arianespace orbits #METOPC in its third successful launch for @EUMETSAT’s Metop meteorological satellite program,” it said…
At least 365 reports of YouTube being offline were registered within a short period of time, at around 22 p.m Eastern Standard Time. It looks like YouTube, the world’s largest video hosting service, has crumbled under the burden of US Midterm Elections; at least…
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Russia and China can sign an agreement on settlements in national currencies by the end of the year, the head of the Russian state development bank Vnesheconombank, Igor Shuvalov, told reporters on Wednesday. “We are interested [in…
While China is not a signatory to the INF treaty, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas certainly hopes he will be able to drag Beijing into new agreements that will curb military development. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told Die Welt…
Late last year, the European Commission expressed its concern over the rule of law in Poland after a total of 13 controversial pieces of legislation seriously affecting the judicial system were adopted in the country. European Council President Donald Tusk…
