Archive for July, 2009
Endeavour to Land Friday in Florida
Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts are expected to land back in Florida.
Israeli Government Releases Report on Gaza War
An Israeli government report released Thursday insisted that “incessant” Hamas rocket attacks forced Israel to hit Gaza hard earlier this year, countering charges of war crimes but acknowledging that more than a dozen criminal inquiries are underway.
South Korean Fishermen under Investigation
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s military said Friday that it has begun an investigation on the South Korean fishermen that they seized Thursday, the South Korean Unification Ministry said.
Older People Having Less Strength at Greater Risk for Being Hospitalized
Exercise programs designed to increase muscle density in the elderly could help reduce rates of disability and hospitalization, new research suggests
Russian leader unveils Tajikistan’s power plant
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a huge hydropower plant Friday in the impoverished ex-Soviet nation of Tajikistan that Moscow hopes will help further boost its econ…
10. Business in Brief
The Moscow Times was the only newspaper represented at the Russian-American Business Summit where Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama spoke July 7