EDINA, Minn., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- ReconRobotics Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of tactical micro-robots, reports it is closing the calendar year with strong sales of systems abroad.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A winter storm grounded a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig in waters off the southern coast of Alaska's Kodiak Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
TOKYO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Japanese yen is forecast to fall against the U.S. dollar in 2013 after it lost more than 10 percent of its value against the dollar in 2012, analysts said.
