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Iraq PM's oil deal has long-term impact: expertsBaghdad (AFP) Feb 6, 2011 Nuri al-Maliki's announcement that Iraq will honour Kurdish oil deals with foreign firms will boost its coffers, but experts said Sunday the longer term impact of his remarks may well be more significant. The Iraqi prime minister's concession came in an interview with AFP Saturday, signalling an end to a stand-off between the central government and the autonomous Kurdish region after the latter cut off exports of oil in October 2009 in a row over payments to foreign firms. "Maliki's comments are ... read more |
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 Chavez to fight on for a third term Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, beset by problems of economic slowdown for the second consecutive year, announced he would fight on and seek re-election next year for a third six-year term. ... more | .. |
  Malaysian forests destroyed for palm oil Massive draining of Malaysia's peat swamp forests for palm oil production could lead to the complete loss of forests in the state of Sarawak by the end of this decade, a study warns. ... more | .. |
 'Radical' clean energy shift could save 4 tn euros: WWF The environmental group WWF argued on Thursday that a radical, near total elimination of oil and shift to clean energy within 40 years would generate four trillion euros ($5.4 trillion) in savings a year. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Iraqi Kurdistan resumes pumping oil to export line Iraqi Kurdistan has begun pumping oil to an export pipeline to test disused infrastructure, with exports due to resume soon, a source and the company operating there said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Brazil industry losing market share to China: group Competition with top trading partner China is costing Brazilian industry valuable market share, the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in South America's largest economy said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Estonians find stolen Czech carbon credits Estonian authorities have found carbon credits stolen from the Czech Republic on an Estonian registry listed as belonging to non-Estonian nationals, an Estonian official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US judge: oil claims official not independent of BP The administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill compensation fund has been influenced by the British oil giant and must stop telling victims he is independent, a US federal judge said Wednesday. ... more |
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Early Earth may have had active plate tectonics far sooner than thought
Comet debris signs found in Baffin Bay sediments linked to Younger Dryas cooling
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  Mexico supplies electricity to wintry Texas Mexico's state electricity company on Wednesday started supplying electricity to the US state of Texas, where demand shot up amid unusually cold temperatures and caused power outages. ... more | .. |
 Neiker-Tecnalia Creates Air-Conditioned Greenhouse With Alternative Energies Neiker-Tecnalia (The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development) has created an air-conditioned greenhouse using alternative energies that enable the reduction of energy costs, impro ... more | .. |
  UMD Advance Lights Possible Path To Creating Next Gen Computer Chips University of Maryland researchers have made a breakthrough in the use of visible light for making tiny integrated circuits. Though their advance is probably at least a decade from commercial use, t ... more | .. |
 Argentine commodities suffer over strike Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner ordered leaders of dock workers' unions to end strikes that threaten to cripple the Latin American country's exports of grain and other commodities. ... more |
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  A Cool Way To Make Glass Quantum mechanics, developed in the 1920s, has had an enormous impact in explaining how matter works. The elementary particles that make up different forms of matter - such as electrons, protons, ne ... more | .. |
 Indian outsourcing sees strong rebound India's flagship outsourcing sector said Wednesday it expected to post 19 percent export growth in the current financial year, as it rebounds from the global economic crisis. ... more | .. |
  Sweden kicks off large-scale nuclear accident exercise Swedish authorities on Wednesday kicked off the country's largest-ever crisis management exercise on what to do in the event of an accident at one of its nuclear plants. ... more | .. |
 License row holds up Indonesia's coal The Indonesian government has blocked shipments of at least 3.5 million tons of coal since Jan. 15 because of trading permit delays, an industry group said Tuesday. ... more |
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Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown
Perseid meteor shower set to peak Aug. 12-13
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 Study wants EU to recycle rare earths A study commissioned by the European Greens urges the European Union to adopt a body-wide rare earths recycling scheme to protect the environment and reduce dependency on unpredictable supplier China. ... more | .. |
 Animals at nuclear sites trapped, tested Scientists testing for radiation at a South Carolina site where materials were refined for U.S. nuclear weapons say they're looking at the area's animals. ... more | .. |
  United Solar Announces World Record Thin-Film Silicon Cell Efficiency United Solar has announced that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed an initial 12% conversion efficiency of a large-area solar cell using UNI-SOLAR's proprietary Nano-Cryst ... more | .. |
 US Energy Enters Into Acquisition, Exploration And Development Agreement U.S. Energy has announced it has entered into an acquisition, exploration and development agreement with a private party in an oil and gas prospect located in Southeast Colorado. Under the ter ... more |
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 Iraqi Kurdistan to resume oil exports 'soon' Iraqi Kurdistan is preparing to resume oil exports "soon" after a long standoff with central government authorities in Baghdad, the autonomous region's prime minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Enecsys Solar PV Micro-Inverter Gain UL Certification Enecsys Limited, a solar PV micro-inverter company, has announced UL certification for its products. The patented design of the Enecsys Micro-inverter uses a rugged topology that eliminates electrol ... more | .. |
 Endeavor Power Recycles 250,000 Pounds Of Electronic Waste Per Month Endeavor Power has announced it has achieved its initial operating goals. The company has reached multiple milestones, including establishing a fully functional metals division offering total recycl ... more | .. |
 China biggest luxury goods market by 2020: report China will be the world's biggest luxury goods market by 2020, a report said Wednesday, as its economy booms and an emerging middle class spends a growing chunk of their cash on high-end items. ... more |
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Trump, Putin agree to meet next week in Alaska
Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious
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 Undersea electricity cable envisioned Scottish authorities say they are examining the feasibility of stringing an undersea electrical power cable linking Scotland and Norway. ... more | .. |
Argentina, Brazil pledge joint projects Brazil's nuclear and security industries are set to benefit from new agreements signed after a summit between Presidents Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Brazil's recently inaugurated President Dilma Rousseff. ... more | .. |
 Scania Receives Large Order For Biofuel Buses In Sweden Scania has received an order for 158 buses from public transport company Keolis Sverige. By ordering buses that run on biofuels, the company strengthens its position in sustainable urban transport. ... more | .. |
 New Transistors: An Alternative To Silicon And Better Than Graphene Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL's Laboratory of Nanoscale Ele ... more |
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 BP logs first annual loss since 1992 on oil spill disaster Crisis-hit BP reported its first annual loss in almost two decades on Tuesday, as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, and outlined fresh plans to shift focus away from the United States. ... more | .. |
Peru plans higher zinc output in 2011-12 Peru is pushing for increased zinc production and export as part of a major government repositioning on a streamlined exploitation of the country's mineral resources. ... more | .. |
Iraq to respect Kurd profit-sharing oil deals: PM Iraq will respect profit-sharing contracts that its Kurdistan region has signed with foreign oil firms, ending a longstanding dispute between the two sides, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
Shell scraps Arctic drilling Shell Oil has dropped plans for exploratory drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska this year, the company announced Thursday, citing regulatory delays. ... more |
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