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Russia jails military officer for spying for CIA
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian military district court Friday sentenced an engineer of the country's Plesetsk Space Centre to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The Plesetsk Space Centre is the only space launch facility on Russian territory and is mainly used for launches of military satellites and tests of ballistic missiles. Lt.

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In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years — a pristine body of

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Antrix case against Devas' arbitration adjourned
A local court Thursday adjourned the case of the Indian space agency's commercial arm, Antrix Corporation, seeking injunction against Devas Multimedia Services Ltd. proceeding in the International Court of Arbitration over its annulled S-band spectrum deal.

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Documentation of temple treasure could take time: Travancore ex-royals
The documentation of the treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple last year could take a very long time according to Travancore's erstwhile royal family, the temple's current custodian.

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Antrix moves court to stall Devas' arbitration bid
Antrix Corp, the Indian space agency's commercial arm, has moved a court here to restrain Devas Multimedia Services Corp Ltd. from proceeding ahead with its case in the Paris-based International Court of Arbitration against the $300-million scrapped S-band spectrum deal, an official said Thursday.

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