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US Space Development Agency places $3.5 billion order for 72 satellites

Friday, December 19 by SRN News

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Space Development Agency, part of the U.S. Space Force, said on Friday it has reached agreements with four defense suppliers to build 72 satellites, worth about $3.5 billion collectively. The agency said Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, and... Read More.

How will the EU’s $105 billion loan to Ukraine work without frozen Russian assets?

Friday, December 19 by SRN News

(Refiles to add dropped word will in the headline) By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to lend 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to Ukraine to fund its defence against Russia for the next two years,... Read More.

What to know about the EU’s new $106 billion loan to Ukraine

Friday, December 19 by SRN News

BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years. The 27-nation bloc's heads of state had planned to use some of the 210 billion euros... Read More.

US appeals Harvard court victory on $2 billion funding freeze

Friday, December 19 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has appealed a court ruling that President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school. The Trump administration... Read More.

Union Pacific, Norfolk submit papers for regulatory review of $85 billion merger

Friday, December 19 by SRN News

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday filed an application with the U.S. transport regulator to review their $85 billion proposed merger, which would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. The merger, announced in July, is set to face intense... Read More.