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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2009 
China and Russia on Tuesday cemented their burgeoning trade relationship with billions of dollars in new deals signed during a visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The two sides signed several cooperation agreements, including one committing each country to notifying the other of the launch of ballistic missiles from its territory, as well as a raft of commercial accords. ... read more 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 13, 2009The head of US auto giant General Motors said Tuesday he believes China will maintain its position as the world's number one auto market ahead of the United States. GM President and Chief Executive Fritz Henderson told a news conference in Shanghai that although he expected US demand to recover after a dismal year, he saw China's record sales this year as more than a one-time occurrence. ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2009France's government pressed for answers from state electricity giant EDF on Tuesday after a report said the company had been sending spent nuclear fuel from French plants to Siberia. "I wanted EDF to show transparence on this subject because (it) has indicated that it did not have all the information and that it is up to them to carry out an internal inquiry," French junior environment ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 12, 2009The number of US venture capital firms that raised new investment money sank to a 15-year low in the last fiscal quarter as a drought of funding threatened innovation around the world. Approximately 1.56 billion dollars (US) was raised by a total of 17 venture capital firms in the third quarter of 2009, the smallest such showing since 1994, according to figures released Monday by Thomson ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2009Car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu topped a new list of China's 1,000 richest people released Tuesday, which has 130 dollar billionaires in an emphatic declaration of the Asian giant's economic arrival. Most of the super-wealthy on the Hurun Rich List, unlike Wang, made their fortunes in the property and stock markets -- the focus of Beijing's massive government stimulus efforts over the past ... more |
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Brussels (UPI) Oct 13, 2009 Belgium has decided to keep its nuclear power plants running for another decade, in a further sign that a nuclear revival is taking place in Europe. Energy and Climate Minister Paul Magnette said Monday that the government had decided to delay the nuclear phase-out that was scheduled to start in 2015. "The government has decided to delay by 10 years the first stage of phasing ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 14, 2009Foley Hoag has been retained by the government of Bangladesh in two just-filed arbitration actions against the neighboring states of Myanmar (Burma) and India over maritime borders in the resource-rich Bay of Bengal. The actions by Bangladesh were brought under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to which all three countries are signatories. The Convention provides ... more 
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 13, 2009 A Nielsen poll published Tuesday shows 49 percent of Australians support nuclear power, saying it should be considered as an alternative source of energy to help combat global warming, while 43 percent are completely opposed. The finding marks a shift of public opinion from 2006, when a Newspoll showed just 38 percent favored nuclear power and 51 percent opposed the idea. Despite ... more |
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