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 Traverse City, Michigan (AFP) Aug 6, 2009 
Nissan's upcoming all-electric car could outsell hybrids like Toyota's Prius even though it can't drive more than about 100 miles (160 kilometers) without stopping to recharge, a senior executive said Thursday. That's because, unlike more expensive hybrids, owners of the zero-emission Leaf will be able to save money while saving the environment, said Larry Dominique, Nissan North America's ... read more 
Ankara (AFP) Aug 6, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got the go-ahead from Turkey on Thursday to start surveying for a major gas pipeline and rejected a key European energy deal in a fresh challenge to the West. Putin signed a protocol with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to start exploration work on the South Stream pipeline, which is aimed at protecting Moscow's dominant share in ... more
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Seoul (AFP) Aug 9, 2009South Korean police said Sunday they were seeking the formal arrest of 44 people over a strike at troubled automaker Ssangyong Motor that ended last week after a long-running and violent standoff. The formal arrest would open the way for prosecutors to file charges against the group, who were among 96 mostly Ssangyong workers taken in for questioning last week after occupying the factory for ... more  
Cape Town, South Africa (UPI) Aug 6, 2009 The renewable energy market will see ten-fold growth in the next six years, an industry analyst predicted. Sipha Ndawonde, an analyst with Frost and Sullivan Research, said both wind power and solar energy sectors are seen as strong growth areas in South Africa. Frost and Sullivan's Southern African Renewable Energy Equipment Market analysis said the renewable industry in South ... more 
Washington Aug 4, 2009A key climate change bill now being considered by US Congress would only modestly raise annual energy costs for families, far less than some industry estimates, a federal study said Tuesday. The bill for a typical household's energy costs would increase 83 dollars per year by 2030, or an average of 23 cents per day, according to the estimate by the Energy Department's Energy Information ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 5, 2009Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday the global economic crisis had battered its passenger and cargo services in the first half of the year, with revenue plummeting 27.1 percent. A collapse in business and first class travel was accompanied by a similar plunge in the firm's cargo business, as demand from the United States and Europe for products made in southern China's factory ... more  
Shenzhen, China (AFP) Aug 9, 2009The manicured lawns and carefully sculpted buildings of Huawei's headquarters are a far cry from the sweatshop image of southern China's factory belt. In place of rows of migrant workers hunched over production lines or sewing machines, engineers hover in front of NASA-style giant screens pinpointing any problems in the Chinese technology giant's global network of telecoms systems. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2009China's nuclear chief is the latest in a string of high-level officials snared in a crackdown on graft which Friday saw the execution of the former head of the firm that owns Beijing airport. Kang Rixin is being investigated for allegedly squandering public funds and accepting bribes valued at up to 1.8 billion yuan (260 million dollars), the Chongqing Times reported. ... more |
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