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Mars rover Opportunity breaks longest off-Earth driving record, finally beating the speed freak Russians
2014-07-29 16:28:14| Extremetech
NASA's Opportunity rover, Curiosity's diminutive forebear that has been trundling across Mars for over 10 years, has finally broken the world record for the longest distance driven on another planet. Since landing on the Red Planet in January 2004, Opportunity has now driven a grand total of 25 miles (40 kilometers), breaking the previous off-Earth distance record of 24.2 miles, which was held by the Russian lunar rover Lunokhod 2.
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Russians Say Nyet to Chobani Yogurt
2014-02-10 22:13:00| Food Processing
Dairy trade dispute keeps 5,000 cups of Chobani yogurt in Newark, N.J., rather than feeding U.S. Olympians in Sochi.
'Tolerated' Syrian opposition leader arrested ahead of meeting with Russians
2013-11-21 17:28:15| IT Services - Topix.net
Rajaa Nasser, pictured right, was arrested Thursday prior to his scheduled trip to Moscow on Nov. 26 to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Agence France-Presse reported Thursday that Syrian opposition leader Rajaa Nasser was arrested by government police days before he was scheduled to leave for talks in Moscow.
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Russians thirsty for Super Tuscans
2013-10-09 08:19:06| Beverages - Topix.net
Rich Russians are developing a thirst for high-end Italian wines, according to Marchesi de' Frescobaldi's new president, Lamberto Frescobaldi.
Australian among 28 arrested after armed Russians storm Greenpeace ship
2013-09-20 06:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An Australian man is among 30 crew members being held at gunpoint on a Greenpeace ship in the Arctic after it was stormed by Russian security forces. Members of the Russian coastguard boarded the Arctic Sunrise in the Pechora Sea via helicopter and ropes on Thursday. Greenpeace says the vessel was in international waters at the time of boarding. A spokeswoman for Greenpeace in Australia said all but two of the activists were rounded up at gunpoint and held in the ship's mess. Two crew members,...
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