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Russian Meteor Impact Shows Need for Asteroid Sentries

Originally Published by Earth Today

– The impact in Russia and the near miss by asteroid 2012 DA14 should shock the world into creating a sentry line of spacecraft circling the Earth to intercept and evaluate incoming threats, Deep Space Industries proposed.

European Mammals Make Like Gérard Depardieu, Flee to Russia

  John Kent/FlickrOriginally Published by Mother Jones - New research shows that climate change will expand habitats across Northern Europe for many mammals.

Erupting Fissure at Tolbachik As Seen From Space

Originally Published by Earth Today

– After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik, one of many active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

Continuing Eruption of Shiveluch

Satellite photo of the erupting volcano Shiveluch. Credit NASA Earth Observatory.Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Brief bursts of activity leave streaks of ash on the snows surrounding a volcano on Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula.

BRICS Ministers Say New Trade Narrative Sinks Development

Trade ministers of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, China, India and
South Africa – say that at the G20 trade ministerial summit later this month in
Mexico they will try to ensure that attempts by industrialised countries to frame
a new trade agenda do not drown development-led trade liberalisation and the
World Trade Organization talks.

Russian space probe heading down

Originally Published by BBC News

– Russia’s failed Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, is likely to fall back to Earth this Sunday, to be torn apart high in the atmosphere.

Another Soyuz rocket launch fails

Originally Published by BBC News

– Russia’s recent poor launch record continues with yet another Soyuz rocket failing to get its satellite payload into orbit.

Can BRICS Make a Difference at Busan? - Part 2

While experts are hopeful that blocs of emerging market
economies like BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa – will play a major role in the upcoming aid
effectiveness conference in Busan, South Korea, others fear
that the new players do not yet have the fiscal power to make
a serious intervention in fora generally dominated by rich
donor states.

Songhua River

The Songhua River forms the biggest river system in North East China.

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