SIPRI notes arms spending exceed 210 billion dollars
The SIPRI yearbook reports arms outlays last year surpassed 210 billion dollars, nearly equaling the income of the world’s poorest half. It warns of vast weapon growth with weak arms control, and cites grotesque nuclear arsenals in Russia and the U.S. while flagging shifts in European tech markets and film direction in Poland.
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Space boss Adrienne Timothy leads US solar mission team
CAPE CANAVERAL Adrienne Timothy 32 chief of solar physics for NASA coordinates the orbiting solar observatory program. She aims for a space flight in the coming years and notes easier career paths for women in Britain than the United States. The report links her role to evolving gender barriers in space work despite national origins.
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Royal Shakespeare Company faces closure threat at Aldwych
Trevor Nunn, artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company, warns that its London home at the Aldwych Theatre could close at the end of the year as centenary celebrations near in Stratford on Avon.
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Lao Pathet Lao tighten grip amid civil unrest in Vientiane
Pro-communist Pathet Lao leaders consolidate power after the collapse of their rivals in Laos Vientiane with strikers and protesters demanding removal of a civil servant tied to hardline elements. West Germany pushes a 4.3 billion dollar nuclear equipment sale to Brazil despite US concerns over nuclear weapons risk.
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