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05 December 2014 Military News

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  • NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test NASA 05 Dec 2014-- NASA marked a major milestone Friday on its journey to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, traveling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years.
  • NASA Space Probe to 'Wake Up' for Pluto Encounter VOA 04 Dec 2014 -- On Saturday, the U.S. spacecraft New Horizons is set to 'wake up' in preparation for a six-month encounter with the dwarf planet Pluto, on the outer edge of the solar system.

  • EU Says South Stream Could Be Saved If Russia Follows Rules RFE/RL 05 Dec 2014 -- The European Commission's new energy chief says that Russia could revive the South Stream natural-gas pipeline project if it follows EU rules.
  • Putin Orders to Cut Budget Expenditures by 5% in 2015-2017 Sputnik 05 Dec 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Russian government to cut budget expenditures by at least five percent in the next three years, the Kremlin said on its website Friday.

  • World must do 'whatever it takes' to ensure recovery of Ebola-affected countries - Ban UN News Centre 05 Dec 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed today to members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) "to do whatever it takes" to help the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola grow back stronger and more resilient, while the head of the UN health agency noted that the "fear of Ebola is moving faster than the virus" itself.
  • UN peacekeeper trooper tests positive for Ebola Iran Press TV 05 Dec 2014 -- A United Nations peacekeeper has tested positive for the deadly Ebola infection in Liberia and is to be transferred to the Netherlands for treatment.
  • Is Ebola Taking a Heavier Toll on Women? VOA 05 Dec 2014 -- The Ebola virus, indiscriminate and opportunistic, has infected more than 17,000 people in West Africa, the World Health Organization reports. But some observers fear the epidemic may be exacting an especially heavy toll on women and girls.

  • Zhou Yongkang arrested, expelled from CPC Xinhua 06 Dec 2014 -- Zhou Yongkang has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and prosecutors have opened an investigation into his suspected crimes and decided to arrest him, authorities announced Saturday.
  • China forges ahead with nuclear development People's Daily 05 Dec 2014 -- China's central authorities have signed off a major nuclear power development scheme despite the lingering shadow cast by Japan's Fukushima disaster.
  • China Approves Major New Scheme to Boost Nuclear Power: Reports Sputnik 05 Dec 2014 -- China has approved a major development scheme for offshore nuclear power projects, the scheme is aimed at optimizing power generation in the country, which at present largely depends on thermal power for electricity.

  • China, Japan take step to soothe relations People's Daily 05 Dec 2014 -- The Chinese government hopes China and Japan can overcome political barriers, take history as guidance and look into the future to promote bilateral relations, Premier Li Keqiang told a visiting Japanese delegation on Thursday.

  • Nazarbaev Urges Europe, Russia To Seek Compromise On Ukraine RFE/RL 05 Dec 2014 -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has said sanctions are having little effect on Russia and that the West should seek compromise with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.



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