The 30-satellite network is meant to challenge the dominance of the US-built Global Positioning System (GPS), which is widely used in navigation devices in vehicles and ships.
The EU aims to have it up in space by 2013. Galileo’s 3.4-billion euro (5.4-billion dollar) budget has been divided into six segments with contracts for satellites, launchers, computer programmes, ground stations, control stations and the system’s operation. Read more: EU opens bidding for Galileo satnav network
Gold prices have basically been down, but gold is not out
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Gold bullion COGwriter Gold hit record highs in many currencies last year.
But gold prices in US dollars have mainly dropped in the past few weeks.
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