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US lawmakers target Iran's gasoline imports Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009 
US lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at choking off Iran's gasoline imports to break its defiance of global demands to freeze its suspect nuclear program, their offices said Wednesday. The "Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act" aims to punish entities that supply, broker, insure or deliver gasoline to Iran, or helps the Islamic republic build refineries domestically. "If we are seri ... read moreVenezuela's CITGO donates island to US state for preserve 
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009Venezuela's oil company CITGO marked Earth Day Wednesday by formally donating an island it owns to the US state of New Jersey for a nature preserve, Venezuelan authorities said. Petty Island, which is 214 hectares (528 acres) in the Delaware River not far from Philadelphia, was bought by Venezuela's state oil giant PDVSA in 1990. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of PDVSA "has of ... more
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US, Peru review environmental advances in FTA
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009US and Peruvian officials met recently to see how the environmental clauses of the free trade agreement signed between Lima and Washington were being implemented, the office of the US Trade Representative said Wednesday. The talks, held April 13-17 in Peru, focused on the logging annex of the agreement's environmental chapter, the USTR said in a statement. The US delegation met with Peru ... more Signs of economic recovery in China: IMF 
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday cut its growth forecast for China's economy this year to 6.5 percent, but said signs of recovery had emerged in the world's most populous nation. The IMF's 2009 forecast, made in its biannual World Economic Outlook report, was down slightly from its January prediction of 6.7 percent. But the growth rate is "still a strong performance given the ... more Philippine-Canadian venture to explore renewable energy 
Manila (AFP) April 22, 2009A state-owned Philippine energy company and a Canadian firm have agreed to pursue renewable energy projects in the Southeast Asian country, an official from the Philippine partner said Wednesday. The two companies are looking at sites in the central Philippine islands which have been suffering from energy shortages, according to the memorandum signed by Philippine National Oil Co. Renewables ... more  |
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China's economy recovering: central bank
Shanghai (AFP) April 22, 2009China's central bank said Wednesday the government's stimulus package had kicked in and the nation's economy was showing signs of recovery. Quarter-on-quarter data indicated the last three months of 2008 was the bottom of the downward cycle for the world's third largest economy, Yi Gang, vice governor of the People's Bank of China said, Dow Jones Newswires reported. "The economy is going ... more Obama launches push for green revolution 
Newton, Iowa (AFP) April 22, 2009President Barack Obama Wednesday launched his push for a green energy revolution and to pass historic climate change legislation, making his pitch from a wind energy factory on Earth Day. Obama argued in Iowa, the state that set him on the road to the White House, that bloated US energy consumption was inflicting an unacceptable cost on the economy and the climate as his top environmental of ... more Norway threatens to take EU to WTO over seal ban 
Oslo (AFP) April 22, 2009Norway threatened Wednesday to submit a complaint to the World Trade Organisation if the European Union bans the import of seal-related products. "If the EU decides to introduce a broad ban on the trade of products derived from seals, that will affect our liberty to decide how we manage our own marine resources," Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Fisheries Minister Helga Pedersen said ... more G8 countries must take lead on global warming: Oxfam 
Syracuse, Italy (AFP) April 22, 2009The Group of Eight nations meeting in Italy must take the lead in the fight against global warming or endanger hundreds of millions of people worldwide, the British charity Oxfam said Wednesday. "We have reached a crossroads, and rich countries get to choose the route we all take," said Antonio Hill, a senior policy advisor for Oxfam. "One route leads us out of today's economic and clima ... more |
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