Oct 18 (Reuters) - Here is a look at a new generation of telescopes which scientists hope will help answer fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of the universe and whether there is life beyond our planet. * SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY (SKA) RADIO TELESCOPE: Earlier this month, the Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) started peering into the … [Read more...] about FACTBOX-Is anyone out there? New telescopes aim to find out
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COLUMN-Africa: the next economic tiger?-Chrystia Freeland
By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK Oct 18 (Reuters) - If you are looking for some good cheer in a pretty gloomy world, consider the growing consensus among some of the world's smartest money that the next big emerging market may be Africa. Above all, that is great news for Africans: As we have seen across so much of Asia, economic growth has accomplished what decades of … [Read more...] about COLUMN-Africa: the next economic tiger?-Chrystia Freeland
UPDATE 3-Under fire over Congo rebels, Rwanda wins Security Council seat
* Congo objects to Rwanda's election to Security Council * Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, South Korea also elected * Rwanda's foreign minister warns against cutting off aid By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Rwanda won a seat on the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, despite accusations by a U.N. panel that … [Read more...] about UPDATE 3-Under fire over Congo rebels, Rwanda wins Security Council seat
TEXT-S&P revises various South Africa national scale ratings
Oct 18 - Standard Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has revised its South Africa national scale ratings on various companies (see list below). The rating actions follow the publication of revised mapping guidance for the South Africa national credit rating scale (see "Standard Poor's Revises Mapping Guidance For South Africa National Credit Rating Scale Following … [Read more...] about TEXT-S&P revises various South Africa national scale ratings
Asia Coal-Australia falls to $80/tonne on weak demand
* Weak demand drives coal prices to $80/tonne and below * China adequately supplied with coal * Australian coal producers struggle to cut costs PERTH, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australia's thermal coal price benchmark dropped to around $80 per tonne this week, falling as strengthening freight prices into China dampened already tepid demand from the world's largest coal … [Read more...] about Asia Coal-Australia falls to $80/tonne on weak demand
