A full moon 'supermoon' rises behind Fort Ricasoli in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A lunar eclipse of a full "Blue Moon" is seen over the building of India's Ministry of Finance in New Delhi, India, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

A lunar eclipse of a full "Blue Moon" is seen in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

A lunar eclipse is shown over the business centre in Pasay City, metro Manila, Philippines January 31, 2018.REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

A lunar eclipse of a full "Blue Moon" is seen in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Media work near television transmission trucks seen at Place de la Republique near the deadly attack sites in Paris, November 16, 2015. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

An Uber driver's smartphone app is shown in this Uber vehicle en route to Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia September 8, 2015. Picture taken September 8, 2015. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

Anagog, an Israeli parking app, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv February 18, 2015. When it comes to helping drivers, there's no shortage of in-car technology from GPS navigation to collision-warning systems. But now start-ups are tackling a perennial source of frustration -- finding a parking space. Picture taken February 18, 2015. To march TECH-ISRAEL/PARKING REUTERS/Nir Elias (ISRAEL - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Oil fire fighters from Boots and Coots try to put out an oil well fire in Al-Ahmadi where retreating Saddam Hussein forces had set fire to the oil wells, in this March 30, 1991 file photo.

Russell Boyce: The workers were trying to contain the flames with a shield and tube when a blast of heat blew off the helmet of one of the workers.

The flames seem to dwarf the workers, who look almost helpless as they struggle against what looks like the very flames of hell.

To get access to the fires we had to drive through a lake of oil created from the wells. Once we got there, the heat was so intense that you we could not get close. A slight change of wind and we'd be covered in choking fumes.

It was 1991, the pre-digital age, and I was using Nikon F3P to transmit the picture. I had to return to my hotel room, process film, make a colour print, stick a paper-typed caption on the print and use a drum transmitter to send the picture. Initially we transmitted pictures on our satellite phone - which was as big as a large trunk suitcase that two people had to carry as it was so heavy.

We had a generator running in my room as there was no power in Kuwait City so my room always smelt of fumes from the generator, photographic chemicals and fumes from the oil fires.

There was no water, except for about an hour a day, so processing film was difficult: I would fill the bath with water when it was on so that I always had a way to process film.

Eventually, the telephone lines were reconnected so it might have been transmitted over them. The picture took 21 minutes to transmit, each separation, magenta, cyan and yellow, taking seven minutes. REUTERS/Russell Boyce/Files (IRAQ - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)

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Waze, an Israeli mobile satellite navigation application, is seen on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tel Aviv May 9, 2013. Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Nir Elias (ISRAEL - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

The Jamesburg Earth Station is seen in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A cow grazes the property surrounding the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS ANIMALS SOCIETY)

The Jamesburg Earth Station sits above a red barn situated on the installation's property in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A water well sits near the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

The Jamesburg Earth Station is seen in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A red light is seen in a darkened hall at the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

The empty operations room is seen at the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A basketball court in seen inside the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A map showing satellite networks is seen inside the Jamesburg Earth Station in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

The Jamesburg Earth Station is seen in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Jamesburg Earth Station is seen in Cachagua Valley, near Carmel, California, February 23, 2012. The earth station, which helped bring Apollo 11's first images from the moon, was an important link for the nation's television, telephone and military networks from 1968 to 2002. Current owner Jeff Bullis, a Silicon Valley businessman, is selling the 97-foot satellite receiver and a 21,718 square foot bunker-like support building on 161 acres of land for close to $3 million. REUTERS/Michael Fiala (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS SOCIETY)

A Cambodian soldier talks on a phone from his position at the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 9, 2011. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure on Wednesday to end an armed standoff on a stretch of border surrounding the 900-year-old clifftop temple as guns held silent for a second day. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

A general view shows the museum of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite channel in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

The logo of Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel is seen in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

An employee walks in front of the logo of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

An employee walks in front of the logo of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

News anchor Shiulie Ghosh of English-language satellite news channel Al Jazzera is seen in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

An employee walks past stacks of tapes in the studio of Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

Employees walk past stacks of tapes in the studio of Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

Employees of the English-language satellite news channel Al Jazeera work in the control room in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

The logo of Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel is seen in Doha February 7, 2011. As much as CNN capitalized on its coverage of the 1990-91 Gulf War, Al Jazeera English has won praise for its on-the-spot reporting and context about the Egyptian protests. It will be talking to U.S. cable operators about deals "in the coming days and weeks," Al Anstey, managing director of Al Jazeera's English-language service said in a telephone interview from Qatar. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR - Tags: MEDIA BUSINESS)

Satellite dishes are seen next to a mosque as the sun sets in Djemaa El Fna square in Marrakesh July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (MOROCCO - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams speaks over a satellite telephone after the landing of the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule near the town of Arkalyk, in northern Kazakhstan March 18, 2010. The capsule ferrying Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev landed in the vast steppe near Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan as planned, Russia's Mission Control said. REUTERS/Sergei Remezov/Pool (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT SCI TECH)

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) satellite dishes are seen at the Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station in Singapore February 9, 2009. Singtel will announce is quarterly results on Tuesday. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (SINGAPORE)

Haitians use satellite phones provided by Telecoms Sans Frontiers to ask relatives for help and money three weeks after flooding in the town of Gonaives September 21, 2008. Haiti has been blasted by four storms - Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna - since mid-August, killing hundreds and destroying homes and crops. REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

Technicians work on the Star Oone C2 satellite in Kourou, French Guiana April 5, 2008. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket successfully placed on April 18, 2008 the Brazilian Star One C2 and Vietnamese VINASAT-1 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace officials said. VINASAT-1, a 2.6-tonne craft built by US firm Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, will be the country's first telecommunications satellite, providing radio, television and telephone services across the country. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the 4.1-tonne Star One C2 will be used by Brazilian telecommunications operator Star One to provide telecommunications, multimedia and Internet services over South America. REUTERS/Handout/CNES/CSG (FRENCH GUIANA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

Technicians work on the VINASAT-1 satellite in Kourou, French Guiana April 8, 2008. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket successfully placed on April 18, 2008 the Brazilian Star One C2 and Vietnamese VINASAT-1 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace officials said. VINASAT-1, a 2.6-tonne craft built by US firm Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, will be the country's first telecommunications satellite, providing radio, television and telephone services across the country. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the 4.1-tonne Star One C2 will be used by Brazilian telecommunications operator Star One to provide telecommunications, multimedia and Internet services over South America. REUTERSHandout/ CNES/CSG (FRENCH GUIANA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

An Ariane 5 rocket blasts off in Kourou, French Guiana April 18, 2008. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA successfully placed the Brazilian Star One C2 and Vietnamese VINASAT-1 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace officials said. VINASAT-1, a 2.6-tonne craft built by US firm Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, will be the country's first telecommunications satellite, providing radio, television and telephone services across the country. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the 4.1-tonne Star One C2 will be used by Brazilian telecommunications operator Star One to provide telecommunications, multimedia and Internet services over South America. REUTERS/Handout/CNES/CSG (FRENCH GUIANA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

An Ariane 5 rocket blasts off in Kourou, French Guiana April 18, 2008. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA successfully placed the Brazilian Star One C2 and Vietnamese VINASAT-1 satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace officials said. VINASAT-1, a 2.6-tonne craft built by US firm Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, will be the country's first telecommunications satellite, providing radio, television and telephone services across the country. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the 4.1-tonne Star One C2 will be used by Brazilian telecommunications operator Star One to provide telecommunications, multimedia and Internet services over South America. REUTERS/Handout/CNES/CSG. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest outside the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More than 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest outside the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest in front of the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest as they march to the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest as they march to the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets, such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest as they march to the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets, such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest as they march to the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets, such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. More then 2,000 people marched on the last day of Temasek's mandatory tender offer to buy the remaining 1.5 billion shares in Shin Corp after it bought a 49.6 percent stake from Thaksin's relatives in January. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Campaigners trying to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest outside the Singapore embassy in Bangkok March 9, 2006. Campaigners trying to oust Thaksin marched on the Singapore embassy on Thursday demanding the tax-free $1.9 billion sale of the business empire he founded to the city state be scrapped. The protesters, accusing Thaksin of selling Singapore state investment firm Temasek vital national security assets such as satellites and telephone networks, threatened to boycott Singapore goods and services if their demands were not met. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Telecommunication satellite dishes surround a church in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of [Munich] March 15, 2005. [Germany's interior minister Otto Schily intends to set up a central data base for all internet and telephone exchanges in an effort to combat terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of the CeBIT computer fair in Hannover, Schily said telecommunication activities should be stored for up to one year.]

Telecommunication satellite dishes surround a church in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of [Munich] March 15, 2005. [Germany's interior minister Otto Schily intends to set up a central data base for all internet and telephone exchanges in an effort to combat terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of the CeBIT computer fair in Hannover, Schily said telecommunication activities should be stored for up to one year.]

Telecommunication satellite dishes surround a church in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Munich March 15, 2005. Germany's interior minister Otto Schily intends to set up a central data base for all internet and telephone exchanges in an effort to combat terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of the CeBIT computer fair in Hannover, Schily said telecommunication activities should be stored for up to one year. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle MR/MAD

Telecommunication satellite dishes are pictured in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Munich March 15, 2005. Germany's interior minister Otto Schily intends to set up a central data base for all internet and telephone exchanges in an effort to combat terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of the CeBIT computer fair in Hannover, Schily said telecommunication activities should be stored for up to one year. TECOM REUTERS/Michaela Rehle MR/MAD

Telecommunication satellite dishes surround a church in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Munich March 15, 2005. Germany's interior minister Otto Schily intends to set up a central data base for all internet and telephone exchanges in an effort to combat terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of the CeBIT computer fair in Hannover, Schily said telecommunication activities should be stored for up to one year. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle MR/MAD

Supporters of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr, acting as volunteer human shields, wait in line to make a satellite telephone call home to their loved ones in Najaf's Imam Ali shrine August 21, 2004. Rebel Shi'ite fighters were firmly in control of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf, but the whereabouts of their leader, the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, were unknown on Saturday. REUTERS/Chris Helgren CLH/GB

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri speaks to his family on a satellite
phone after training at Baikonur cosmodrome October 15, 2003. The
satellite telephone would enable the crew to get in touch with rescuers
after landing. The crew comprising U.S. astronaut Mike Foale, Kaleri
and their Spanish colleague Pedro Duque is due to blast off to the
International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome on October 18,
2003. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov REUTERS

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- FILE PHOTO TAKEN 02NOV02 - Mullah Mohammad Hasan Rehmani, former Taliban governer of the province of Kandahar, is seen in Kandahar, Afghanistan in this photo taken November 2, 2001. [One of the most senior leaders of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime vowed on May 4, 2003 to continue a jihad, or holy war, against the United States and its Afghan allies. Rehmani, a close associate of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, was speaking to Reuters by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location in his first interview since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. Picture taken November 2, 2001.]

A U.S. B-1 bomber that tried to kill Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in
Baghdad dropped four satellite-guided bombs only 12 minutes after
receiving orders that "this is the big one," the plane's weapons
officer said on April 8, 2003. "We used four weapons on the target,"
Air Force Lt. Col. Fred Swan, told Pentagon reporters of Monday's
attack in a telephone interview from the region. "From the time we got
the coordinates, it took 12 minutes to get the bombs on target." A B-1B
Lancer from the U.S. Air Force 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads out on
a combat mission in support of strikes on Afghanistan in this file
picture released December 7, 2001. REUTERS/Cedric H.
Rudisill/USAF/Handout

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