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Oil finds shift focus on Latin AmericaBogota, Colombia (UPI) April 2, 2010 A series of unrelated oil industry developments in Latin America are shifting focus from the Middle East to the South American continent as a major source of hydrocarbon energy in the coming decade. After Brazil's gigantic offshore and undersea discoveries, the drilling in the Falklands Islands and Venezuela's recent oil finds, Colombia reported a major oil breakthrough at an exploration well located in the country's Llanos Orientales region. Petrominerales Ltd., mostly owned by Canadian ... read more |
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Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) April 2, 2010 The United States and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding this week for cooperation in the nuclear power sector. The agreement will "open the door for increased cooperation" in areas such as the development of human resources and safety and security infrastructure, access to reliable sources of nuclear fuel as well as the management of radioactive waste and used fuel, the U.S. ... more 
Vilnius (AFP) April 1, 2010More than 20,000 Lithuanians have signed an electronic petition to the government against the planned construction of a nuclear power station in neighbouring Belarus, organisers said Thursday. Belarus plans to build a new nuclear plant that could possibly export energy to Lithuania. Lithuania agreed to close its own Soviet-era Ignalina nuclear station by 2009 as part of its 2004 EU accession ... more 
Caracas (AFP) April 3, 2010Russia has agreed to help Venezuela set up a nuclear power plant for the "post-oil" era, President Hugo Chavez said as the two countries deepened military, energy and financial ties. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to Latin America's biggest oil producer, also vowed to help Venezuela launch its own space industry and the two countries inked a multimillion-dollar oil ... more |
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Iraq, Afghan wars biggest since WWII: US generalWashington (AFP) April 2, 2010 The US military's drawdown in Iraq and buildup in Afghanistan represents the biggest movement of troops and equipment since World War II, a top general said Friday. "This is the largest operation, that we've been able to determine, since the build-up for World War II," said Lieutenant General William Webster, who oversees the effort as head of the Third Army. Webster described a mammoth logistical task in moving 30,000 troops, more than 5,000 vehicles and tons of supplies to Afghanistan, while p ... read more |
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