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Argentine firm eyes Falklands oil dealBuenos Aires (UPI) Dec 24, 2009 The Argentine subsidiary of Spanish oil major Repsol is set to begin exploration for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, business representatives said. Argentina is not the Falklands' preferred partner for expanding oil exploration and development projects because of lingering distrust after the 1982 Falklands conflict between Argentina and Britain. However, both the Falklands government and Britain have indicated they want the islands' oil and gas resources developed at a fast pace and are open to ideas for overseas investors. ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 22, 2009US defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin is being awarded an 841.9 million dollar contract to produce 24 F-16 aircraft for Morocco, which ordered the jets in 2008, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Lockheed also won contracts to supply the Pentagon with "advanced counter measure system electronic warfare system, along with associated support equipment, alternate mission equipment and support element ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2009Beijing said Wednesday it would impose penalties on metal fasteners such as bolts and nails imported from the European Union, in apparent retaliation to the EU's extension of taxes on Chinese shoes. The preliminary ruling will require importers of carbon steel fasteners from the 27 EU nations to pay a deposit from Monday, the commerce ministry said in a statement on its website. "(The mi ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 25, 2009Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 43,000 cars in China due to a defect that may cause engine oil to leak, a company spokesman said Friday. The recall affects four models, the Lexus ES 350, the Lexus RX 350, the Highlander sports utility vehicle and the Previa minivan, said the spokesman, Yuta Kaga. It comes just months after Toyota announced its biggest ever recall in China, ... more |
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Asuncion, Paraguay (UPI) Dec 23, 2009 Venezuela's membership in the Mercosur trade bloc remains in doubt because of deep divisions in Paraguay, the last of the full members whose assent will give Caracas entry into the organization. After much political bickering and passionate debates earlier this month, Venezuela won approval for its full membership of Mercosur from a deeply divided Brazilian Senate. The approval was dela ... more
Jakarta (UPI) Dec 17, 2009 The Defense Ministry has placed an order worth around $80 million for three twin-turbo-prop maritime patrol CN-235-220 aircraft from state-owned Dirgantara Indonesian Aerospace. The planes, destined for the navy, will share duties with three others that are planned as part of six units called for in the government's 2010-2014 Strategic Planning Review. The aircraft will be part of the r ... more
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Oil exports from northern Iraq resumed on Thursday after a temporary halt due to the weekend sabotage of the pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, the oil ministry said. "The pumping of oil to Ceyhan resumed today with a total of 250,000 to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) after repairs were carried out on the sabotaged pipeline and we hope that within hours it will reach its full capacity of ... more |
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