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Iraq plans dozens of new oil wellsBaghdad (UPI) Jun 3, 2010 Iraq plans to upgrade scores of oil wells and drill dozens of new ones as part of Baghdad's ambitious drive to quadruple production from major oil fields now operated by Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Eni of Italy and other foreign companies. The government wants to boost output from the current level of around 2.1 million bpd to 10 million-12 million bpd over the next six years, with the proceeds funding national reconstruction. Some in the energy industry see that as overly ambitious, ... read more |
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Southwest Asia (AFNE) Jun 02, 2010A C-17 Globemaster III deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., stopped at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010, for a deployed airlift mission. The C-17 stopped at the base to deliver cargo and passengers for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing area of operations. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo airc ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) June 2, 2010Canada's major supermarket chains won unusual praise from Greenpeace on Wednesday for starting to rid their shelves of "destructively fished or farmed" seafood. In a report, Greenpeace ranked eight major grocery chains on their efforts to help improve the sustainability of the seafood they buy and sell. It said that "following pressure by environmental organizations and the public," reta ... more  
Berlin (UPI) Jun 2, 2010 Experts meeting in Berlin have urged for international cooperation to save the Aral Sea in Central Asia, which, in one of the most severe man-made ecological disasters, has lost nearly 90 percent of its water since the 1950s. "The drying-out of the Aral Sea is a worldwide symbol for increasing desertification that is sped up by climate change," said Olaf Tschimpke, the president of Germ ... more |
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Guatemalans attempt homecoming as storm leaves 183 deadGuatemala City (AFP) June 2, 2010 Storm-rattled Guatemalans attempted to retrieve belongings Wednesday as officials delivered food aid after a devastating Tropical Storm Agatha left 183 people dead across the region. Scores of countries have offered aid to Guatemala, worst hit by the first eastern Pacific tropical storm of the season that left 156 people dead and another 103 people missing in the Central American country alone. Another 17 people in Honduras and 10 in El Salvador were among those who lost their lives as Agatha s ... read more |
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