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Five Year Plan to Scrap Paper Tickets on Public Transport in England’s Major Urban Areas
Within the next five years passengers on public transport in England’s major urban areas will be able to travel without a paper ticket, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced. England’s nine largest urban areas will receive £20m...
U.K. Children Between the Ages of Six Months And Five Years to be Vaccinated Against Swine Flu in the Run Up to Christmas
Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine...
U.S. Think Tank Ranks the British NHS As Having One of the Best Primary Health Care Systems in the World
The NHS has been ranked as having one of the best primary health care systems in the world in a survey by the US think tank the Commonwealth Fund, published today. In a survey of more than 10,000 primary care physicians in 11 developed countries, the...
Mauritanian Authorities Launch “cloud Seeding” Operation
The Mauritanian authorities have launched a “cloud seeding” operation to induce artificial rains. Several areas invaded by sand dunes in Nouakchott, Trarza in Inchiri, Adrar and Nouadhibou are targeted by the operation, in order to rehabilitate the...JCSAT-12 Satellite Launched Successfully for SKY Perfect JSAT
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
‘First UK Bus’ to Use New Technology That Will Constantly Monitor Its Drivers’ Performance
The UK’s largest bus operator First UK Bus, is to use new technology within its entire fleet of 9,000 vehicles that will constantly monitor its drivers’ performance in order to improve driving style. The move follows the successful trial of the ‘DriveGreen’...Flying Contest Combines the Real And the ‘virtual’ At 250 Miles Per Hour
Stunt pilots have raced against computer-generated opponents for the first time — in a contest that combines the real and the ‘virtual’ at 250 miles per hour.Cuba And Venezuela Negotiating with Russia on the Joint Use of Russia’s Glonass Navigation Satellite System
Russia is holding talks with Cuba and Venezuela on the joint use of Russia’s Glonass navigation satellites, the head of the federal space agency said on Tuesday. “I have just returned from a working visit to Cuba. They are very interested...
