by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 1:03 pm on 22nd june 2011 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . the european space agency 's second automated transfer vehicle last night deliberately self-destructed in earth 's atmosphere . the world 's leading gold mining company has paid compensation to 11 women in remote papua new guinea after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police , it was revealed today . the us-based barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . one of the women was just a 14-year-old girl attending school in the northern enga province when she was raped in 2010 , the australian broadcasting corporation reported today . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . the ten-tonne atv johannes kepler ferry - otherwise known as atv-2 - burned up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific . it had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the international space station after spending almost four months docked in orbit . self-destruction : an artist 's impression of the atv johannes kepler ferry burning up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific last night . only a few hardy pieces of the craft survived and splashed into the uninhabited ocean at around 21.00 gmt . the area 's air and sea traffic were warned in advance and a no-fly zone was erected to prevent any accidents . atv-2 ad delivered about seven tonnes of much-needed supplies to the iss , including 1170kg of dry cargo , 100kg of oxygen , 851kg of propellants to replenish the station tanks , and 4535kg of fuel for the ferry itself to boost the outpost 's altitude and make other adjustments . during the hectic mission , two nasa space shuttles and japan 's htv cargo carrier visited the station , along with two progress and soyuz spacecraft . these required several changes of station altitude , mostly controlled by the atv 's thrusters . atv-2 's last important task was to give the station 's orbit a big boost . one important sequence was performed on 12 june , another on 15 june and the last one on friday . the combined effect of these manoeuvres was to raise the station 's orbit to around 235 miles . an american gold mining company has paid what is beleived to be a six-figure compensation to 11 women after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police patrolling porgera gold mine in papua new guinea . she and her classmates had made string bags for police officers who had been moved into the area to increase security around the company 's porgera gold mine . several police officers offered to pay her for her bags and offered to take her to an atm to draw out the money . but she was taken , instead , to the mine site where she claims one of the armed policemen raped her . barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . she told the abc 's pacific beat programme before the settlement was reached that as a result of the rape ` i am now suffering - i would have been somebody if i completed my education . ` i was the best student in my class . because of the rape my future is ruined . ' a second woman , identified as jane doe 4 , has revealed how she was collecting firewood when she was surrounded by security guards from the mine . victims include a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was raped by police patrolling mine in 2010 . ` they hit me . they pushed me and i fell on some of the sharp rocks . ` two of the guards , they took turns in raping me . i suffered very badly . ' the abc said allegations of brutality had surrounded the mine even before barrick gold took it over in 2006 . in 2011 the allegations were exposed when a human rights watch report documented six alleges cases of gang rape by the mine 's security guards . mid-mission : atv-2 docked at the international space station , where it stayed for four months . responding to the report , barrick set up a ` remedial framework ' to provide compensation to victims of brutality and more than 130 women accepted payments of around $ 10,000 , as long as they agreed not to take any future legal action . atv-2 had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the iss . it had delivered seven tonnes of much-needed supplies to the orbiting outpost . the craft had undocked from the iss on monday afternoon , when its thrusters gently increased the distance from the outpost . on tuesday afternoon , the atv fired its engines twice to descend from orbit . the first burn dropped it towards earth while the second directed it precisely towards its pacific target . hitting the upper atmosphere , the vehicle tumbled , disintegrated and burned . the remains struck the ocean at around 21.00 gmt . confident : mission directors kris capelle -lrb- left -rrb- and mike steinkopf photographed just before atv-2 burned up on re-entry . some aspects of a controlled destructive entry are still not well known , so atv-2 's last moments will be recorded by a prototype ` black box ' . the re-entry break-up recorder gathered measurements on the location , temperature , pressure and altitude of the vehicle 's break-up before ejecting . once it reached an altitude of about 11miles , it transmitted the information via the iridium sat-phone system . with this last phone call home , johannes kepler - dubbed ` johannes kepler ' in honour of the visionary 17th . century german astronomer and mathematician - would have been productive right to the very end of a fruitful mission . but 11 women rejected the offer as being grossly inadequate and planned a lawsuit in nevada , where barrick gold has a number of mining operations . now , after mediation , the mining company and the women have reached a confidential settlement and are said by earth rights international to be ` pleased with the results they are getting at this point . ' in a joint statement between barrick gold and earth rights international , it was announced that ` the women will receive compensation under the porgera remedy framework and a payment in connection with their participation in the mediation process . '
barrick gold reached an out-of-court settlement with the 11 rape victims . includes a 14-year-old schoolgirl raped by police patrolling mine in 2010 . the us gold mining giant offered $ 10,000 but was rejected as ` inadequate ' women are thought to have been offered compensation in the six figures .
by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 1:03 pm on 22nd june 2011 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . the european space agency 's second automated transfer vehicle last night deliberately self-destructed in earth 's atmosphere . the world 's leading gold mining company has paid compensation to 11 women in remote papua new guinea after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police , it was revealed today . the us-based barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . one of the women was just a 14-year-old girl attending school in the northern enga province when she was raped in 2010 , the australian broadcasting corporation reported today . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . the ten-tonne atv johannes kepler ferry - otherwise known as atv-2 - burned up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific . it had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the international space station after spending almost four months docked in orbit . self-destruction : an artist 's impression of the atv johannes kepler ferry burning up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific last night . only a few hardy pieces of the craft survived and splashed into the uninhabited ocean at around 21.00 gmt . the area 's air and sea traffic were warned in advance and a no-fly zone was erected to prevent any accidents . atv-2 ad delivered about seven tonnes of much-needed supplies to the iss , including 1170kg of dry cargo , 100kg of oxygen , 851kg of propellants to replenish the station tanks , and 4535kg of fuel for the ferry itself to boost the outpost 's altitude and make other adjustments . during the hectic mission , two nasa space shuttles and japan 's htv cargo carrier visited the station , along with two progress and soyuz spacecraft . these required several changes of station altitude , mostly controlled by the atv 's thrusters . atv-2 's last important task was to give the station 's orbit a big boost . one important sequence was performed on 12 june , another on 15 june and the last one on friday . the combined effect of these manoeuvres was to raise the station 's orbit to around 235 miles . an american gold mining company has paid what is beleived to be a six-figure compensation to 11 women after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police patrolling porgera gold mine in papua new guinea . she and her classmates had made string bags for police officers who had been moved into the area to increase security around the company 's porgera gold mine . several police officers offered to pay her for her bags and offered to take her to an atm to draw out the money . but she was taken , instead , to the mine site where she claims one of the armed policemen raped her . barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . she told the abc 's pacific beat have reached a confidential settlement and are said by earth rights international to be ` pleased with the results they are getting at this point . ' in a joint statement between barrick gold and earth rights international , it was announced that ` the women will receive compensation under the porgera remedy framework and a payment in connection with their participation in the mediation process . '
by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 1:03 pm on 22nd june 2011 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . the european space agency 's second automated transfer vehicle last night deliberately self-destructed in earth 's atmosphere . the world 's leading gold mining company has paid compensation to 11 women in remote papua new guinea after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police , it was revealed today . the us-based barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . one of the women was just a 14-year-old girl attending school in the northern enga province when she was raped in 2010 , the australian broadcasting corporation reported today . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . the ten-tonne atv johannes kepler ferry - otherwise known as atv-2 - burned up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific . it had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the international space station after spending almost four months docked in orbit . self-destruction : an artist 's impression of the atv johannes kepler ferry burning up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific last night . only a few hardy pieces of the craft survived and splashed into the uninhabited ocean at around 21.00 gmt . the area 's air and sea traffic were warned in advance and a no-fly zone was erected to prevent any accidents . atv-2 ad delivered about seven tonnes of much-needed supplies to the iss , including 1170kg of dry cargo , 100kg of oxygen , 851kg of propellants to replenish the station tanks , and 4535kg of fuel for the ferry itself to boost the outpost 's altitude and make other adjustments . during the hectic mission , two nasa space shuttles and japan 's htv cargo carrier visited the station , along with two progress and soyuz spacecraft . these required several changes of station altitude , mostly controlled by the atv 's thrusters . atv-2 's last important task was to give the station 's orbit a big boost . one important sequence was performed on 12 june , another on 15 june and the last one on friday . the combined effect of these manoeuvres was to raise the station 's orbit to around 235 miles . an american gold mining company has paid what is beleived to be a six-figure compensation to 11 women after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police patrolling porgera gold mine in papua new guinea . she and her classmates had made string bags for police officers who had been moved into the area to increase security around the company 's porgera gold mine . several police officers offered to pay her for her bags and offered to take her to an atm to draw out the money . but she was taken , instead , to the mine site where she claims one of the armed policemen raped her . barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . she told the abc 's pacific beat . ' the abc said allegations of brutality had surrounded the mine even before barrick gold took it over in 2006 . in 2011 the allegations were exposed when a human rights watch report documented six alleges cases of gang rape by the mine 's security guards . mid-mission : atv-2 docked at the international space station , where it stayed for four months . responding to the report , barrick set up a ` remedial framework ' to provide compensation to victims of brutality and more than 130 women accepted payments of around $ 10,000 , as long as they agreed not to take any future legal action . atv-2 had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the iss . it had delivered seven tonnes of much-needed have reached a confidential settlement and are said by earth rights international to be ` pleased with the results they are getting at this point . ' in a joint statement between barrick gold and earth rights international , it was announced that ` the women will receive compensation under the porgera remedy framework and a payment in connection with their participation in the mediation process . '
by. daily mail reporter. last at on 22nd june 2011. -lrb- cnn remember knut, the adorable polar bear who captured hearts 2006? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn. officials at the rostock zoo say the polar bear born december 3 but cuddling, vilma the zoo 's birth den this week, he made his first acquaintance the snow, zookeepers expect make his public debut march. until then, fans watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- footing -- the nursery alongside. the baby bear still unnamed ; the rostock zoo taking suggestions until march 10. if, email presse@zoo-rostock.de the european space agency 's second automated transfer vehicle last night deliberately self earth 's atmosphere. the world 's leading gold mining company paid compensation 11 women remote papua new guinea after the firm 's security guards police, it the us-based barrick gold, boasts that reached out when the women threatened in the us. one the women attending the northern enga province 2010, the australian broadcasting corporation today the newest puffball shares a father knut, the polar cub warmed the world 's heart when abandoned at zoo berlin in 2006 hand. the ten-tonne atv johannes kepler ferry - otherwise atv-2 burned re a controlled dive over the south pacific. it had taken 1.3 tonnes rubbish the international space station after spending docked orbit. self-destruction : an artist 's impression the atv johannes kepler ferry burning re in a controlled dive over the south pacific last. only a few hardy pieces the craft survived splashed at around 21.00 gmt. the area 's air and sea traffic were warned in and erected any accidents. atv-2 ad delivered about seven tonnes much-needed supplies the iss, including 1170kg dry cargo, oxygen 851kg propellants to the station tanks 4535kg the ferry itself to boost the outpost 's altitude make other adjustments during the hectic mission, two nasa space shuttles and japan 's htv cargo carrier visited, along two progress and soyuz spacecraft these required several changes of station altitude, mostly controlled the atv 's thrusters atv-2 's last important task give the station 's orbit. one important sequence was performed 12 june, another friday the combined effect these manoeuvres was raise the station 's orbit around 235 miles. an american gold mining company has paid what beleived 11 women after the firm 's security guards police patrolling porgera gold mine papua new guinea. she and her classmates made string bags police officers moved into increase around the company 's porgera gold mine. several police officers offered pay her her bags offered an atm to draw. but she taken, instead, the mine site claims one the armed policemen barrick gold, which boasts that the world 's leading gold mining company reached out when the women threatened in the us. in 2011, tragically fans big lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure flowers notes. polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut. she told the abc 's pacific beat programme before the settlement that as the rape ` i am suffering - would somebody if completed. ` i was the best student. because the rape my future ruined. ' a second woman, identified jane doe 4 has revealed collecting firewood surrounded security guards from the mine. victims include police patrolling mine 2010. ` they hit. they pushed and i fell some of. ` two of the guards, they took turns in raping i suffered very badly. ' the abc said allegations brutality had surrounded the mine even barrick gold took it 2006. in 2011 the allegations exposed watch report documented six alleges cases gang rape the mine 's security guards. midmission : atv-2 docked the international space station, where stayed. responding, barrick set a ` remedial framework provide compensation brutality more than 130 women accepted payments around, as long agreed take. atv-2 had taken 1.3 tonnes rubbish the iss. it had delivered seven tonnes much-needed supplies the orbiting outpost. the craft had undocked the iss on monday afternoon, when its thrusters gently increased the outpost. on tuesday afternoon, the atv fired its engines twice descend orbit. the first burn dropped it towards earth while directed precisely its pacific target. hitting the upper atmosphere, the vehicle tumbled, disintegrated burned. the remains struck the ocean at around 21.00 gmt. confident : mission directors kris capelle -lrb- left -rrb- and mike steinkopf photographed just atv-2 burned up re. some aspects a controlled destructive entry are still well, so atv-2 's last moments will recorded by a prototype ` black box the re-entry break-up recorder gathered measurements on the location, temperature altitude the vehicle 's break-up before ejecting. once it reached an altitude 11miles, transmitted the iridium sat-phone system. with this last phone call home, johannes kepler - dubbed ` johannes kepler honour the visionary 17th. century german astronomer mathematician - would productive right to a fruitful mission. but 11 women rejected as being grossly planned a lawsuit in nevada, where barrick gold has a number mining operations. now, after mediation the mining company and the women said by earth rights international ` pleased they are at ' in a joint statement between barrick gold earth rights international, it ` the women compensation under the porgera remedy framework a payment connection. '
by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 1:03 pm on 22nd june 2011 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . the european space agency 's second automated transfer vehicle last night deliberately self-destructed in earth 's atmosphere . the world 's leading gold mining company has paid compensation to 11 women in remote papua new guinea after they were raped by the firm 's security guards and police , it was revealed today . the us-based barrick gold , which boasts that it is the world 's leading gold mining company , reached the out-of-court settlement when the women threatened to file a lawsuit in the us . one of the women was just a 14-year-old girl attending school in the northern enga province when she was raped in 2010 , the australian broadcasting corporation reported today . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . the ten-tonne atv johannes kepler ferry - otherwise known as atv-2 - burned up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific . it had taken 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the international space station after spending almost four months docked in orbit . self-destruction : an artist 's impression of the atv johannes kepler ferry burning up on re-entry in a controlled dive over the south pacific last night . only a few hardy pieces of the craft survived and splashed into the uninhabited ocean at around 21.00 gmt . the area 's air and sea traffic were warned in advance and a no-fly zone was erected to prevent any accidents . atv-2 ad delivered about seven tonnes of much-needed supplies to the iss , including 1170kg of dry cargo , 100kg of oxygen , 851kg of propellants to replenish the station tanks , and 4535kg of fuel for the ferry itself to boost the outpost 's altitude and make other adjustments . during the hectic mission , two nasa space shuttles and japan 's htv cargo carrier visited the station , along with two progress and soyuz spacecraft . these required several changes of have reached a confidential settlement and are said by earth rights international to be ` pleased with the results they are getting at this point . ' in a joint statement between barrick gold and earth rights international , it was announced that ` the women will receive compensation under the porgera remedy framework and a payment in connection with their participation in the mediation process . '
 The article reports on various news stories. One story is about a polar bear cub born in December at the Rostock Zoo in Germany, who has been cuddling up to his mother Vilma and will make his public debut in March. Another story is about an Australian gold mining company that paid compensation to 11 women in Papua New Guinea after they were raped by security guards. A third story is about the European Space Agency's second automated transfer vehicle, which self-destructed in Earth's atmosphere last night.