Tokyo Mars mission aims for two-year unmanned voyage
Kyodo News reports Japan will launch the Planet-B unmanned spacecraft from the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura using an M-5 rocket. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science developed the craft for a July launch, a ten to twelve month Earth to Mars transit, carrying 15 instruments to study Mars upper atmosphere and solar wind interactions.
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Kyodo
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Cyanide Spill in Kyrgyzstan Sickers Hundreds Near Lake Issyk Kul
A truck carrying 20 tons of sodium cyanide crashed into a river feeding Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan on May 20. The leak killed fish and cattle while about 600 people sought medical care for poisoning, with six in serious condition according to Interfax.
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Burma activists mark annulled elections
In Rangoon hundreds of dissidents were detained to prevent attendance at the National League for Democracy gathering marking the annulled 1990 election victory. A dissident was beaten to death amid protests, while Aung San Suu Kyi urged honoring the election results and Parliament.
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Nuclear waste leak shakes Kohl government in Germany
Chancellor Kohl's coalition faces turmoil as leaks in radioactive waste transports trigger an election year scandal. Merkel defends leadership and calls for full disclosure while the government halts all waste shipments amid growing anti nuclear protests and scrutiny of industry cooperation.
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