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Analysis: An '07 Caspian energy scorecard Washington (UPI) Dec 31, 2007 
The year 2007 will be seen as a major turning point in the development of Caspian energy, perhaps the most significant 12 months since the 1991 collapse of communism opened up the possibilities of developing one of the world's last great oil frontiers.
At the heart of developing Caspian reserves are two major contenders, Russia and Western oil companies, most notably U.S. firms. Both ha ... read more
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Germany begins ban on polluting cars in city centres
Berlin (AFP) Jan 1, 2008Three German cities, including the capital Berlin, began implementing a new air pollution system on Tuesday that bans the dirtiest vehicles from their centres. Drivers in Berlin, Cologne and Hanover are now required to display a coloured badge showing the level of pollution caused by their vehicle, with a scale of red, yellow and green. Some vehicles, notably an estimated 1.7 million old ... more New Indonesia landslide as search for victims continues 
Tawangmangu, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 30, 2007A new landslide buried more than 30 homes on Indonesia's Java island Sunday as rescue workers continued searching for victims of earlier landslides and floods, an official said. No one was injured when the landslide hit Tengklik village in Tawangmangu area of Central Java around 1:00 pm, health ministry official Rustam Pakaya said. "Fortunately, there are no lives lost, however 177 peopl ... more Natural catastrophes will grow with climate change: re-insurer 
Frankfurt (AFP) Dec 27, 2007Natural catastrophes in 2007 were more frequent and costlier than a year earlier and climate change will make them more expensive still, the world's second-biggest re-insurer, Munich Re, said Thursday. There were 950 natural catastrophes in 2007 compared with 850 in 2006, the highest number since the group started compiling its closely watched annual report in 1974. The total cost of dis ... more Indonesian court clears energy company over mud volcano 
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 27, 2007An Indonesian court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought by environmentalists against an energy company alleged to have caused a mud volcano that has displaced thousands in East Java province. The South Jakarta district court ruled that the mudflow in Sidoarjo district was a "natural disaster", and not caused by gas drilling by Lapindo Brantas as alleged by Friends of the Earth Indonesia. ... more Search intensifies for Indonesian landslide victims 
Tawangmangu, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 28, 2007Rescue workers stepped up a hunt Friday for victims of landslides and floods that claimed scores of lives on Indonesia's Java island and displaced thousands, an official said. The landslides smashed through homes, burying families alive, in the early hours of Wednesday after monsoon rains lashed Central and East Java provinces this week and also triggered devastating floods. More than 1, ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2007China said on Sunday it will levy taxes on grain exports in 2008 in the latest move apparently aimed at reining in galloping inflation and ensuring stable domestic food supplies. The rates would range from five to 25 percent, according to a brief announcement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The move goes even further than one China announced just two weeks ago, when it ... more Dwindling helium supply prompting concerns 
New York (UPI) Dec 30, 2007 A looming helium shortage has some U.S. citizens concerned about the impact the gas' availability will have on parades and even research. While owners of U.S. party goods stores are concerned the rising cost of helium will directly impact their businesses, researchers such as Northwestern University Professor William Halperin are concerned about their research efforts, ABC News said Sun ... more Iran nuclear plant to start in summer 2008: FM 
Tehran (AFP) Dec 30, 2007Iran on Sunday insisted its first nuclear power station would be launched in the summer of 2008, despite the plant's Russian constructors saying it will not go on line until the end of the year. "The Bushehr nuclear power station will launch at a capacity of 50 percent next summer," said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, quoted by the state news agency IRNA. A Russian contractor is fi ... more SAIC Motor merger with Nanjing Auto aimed at global markets 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2007The merger of two of China's state-run auto makers comes as its domestic market booms and as the quickly accelerating nation gears up to compete with top global brands, industry officials said. The merger announced Wednesday between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), one of China's largest car groups, and rival Nanjing Auto is one of the biggest-ever tie-ups between mainland vehicle m ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2007China said Thursday it wanted a quick end to a territorial dispute with Japan over lucrative gas fields, but stopped short of saying a deal would emerge during Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit. "We are devoted to the proper settlement of the East China Sea issue," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said hours before Fukuda's arrival in Beijing. "We hope that Japan can meet w ... more Russia delivers more nuclear fuel to Iran: official 
Tehran (AFP) Dec 28, 2007Russia has delivered a second consignment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr power plant, the official news agency IRNA quoted the deputy head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation as saying on Friday. "The second consignment of fuel for the Bushehr nuclear plant arrived in Iran on Friday," Ahmad Fayazbaksh said, adding that the delivery was the same amount supplied in the first consignme ... more Outside View: Russia's Iran nuke role 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 28, 2007 According to Zalmay Khalilzad, the permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations, the Iranian Six -- the United States, Russia, China and the European trio of Britain, France and Germany -- have at last reached a consensus. The situation around the Iranian nuclear file reads like a crime novel, especially in view of the latest surprise moves by Tehran. Iran has found an o ... more Outside View: EU goes Russian nuclear 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 28, 2007 After the EU gave its approval for the Russian-Bulgarian agreement on building a nuclear power plant in the small Bulgarian town of Belene on the bank of the Danube, the two countries are in the starting blocks waiting for the main treaty to be signed in late January 2008. The European Union gave the OK for the nuclear project between Moscow and Sophia after a thorough review by expert ... more
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