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Chinese exodus leaves behind Libya ghost townBenghazi, Libya (AFP) June 15, 2011 Hundreds of cement mixers, cranes, and forklifts stand silent on a massive construction site among grey buildings left unfinished when Chinese workers abandoned Libya as fighting flared. The "New Benghazi" project which employed 11,000 came to an abrupt halt when the builders, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, evacuated its workers as an anti-regime uprising broke out in mid-February. China has significant commercial interests in Libya including oil, railway and telecoms projects ... read more |
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  Rio Tinto to boost Pilbara iron ore Mining giant Rio Tinto will accelerate iron ore expansion in the Pilbara region of Western Australia with a $676 million investment, the company announced. ... more | .. |
  Significant Jobs and Economic Development Relative to New Transmission The development of 9,000 MW of new power transmission lines in Wyoming for export to California and other states would add $12 billion to $15 billion in total economic output in the State of Wyoming ... more | .. |
  New Sensor To Measure Structural Stresses Can Heal Itself When Broken Researchers from North Carolina State University have designed a sensor that can measure strain in structural materials and is capable of healing itself - an important advance for collecting data to ... 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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  HelioSage and MTC Logistics Power Baltimore Facility With Solar Bill Ritter, former Colorado governor and Director of Center for the New Energy Economy at CSU, praised the innovation and leadership that culminated in the launch of the Garfield County Airport Com ... more | .. |
 Kings Cross Station First For New Solar Test Technology A new hand held PV electrical test instrumentation has been used for the first time as part of the installation of one of the UK's largest solar panel systems. Cumbria-based Sundog Energy beca ... more | .. |
  BU researcher plays key role in discovery of new type of neutrino oscillation The international T2K collaboration has announced that they have observed an indication of a new type of neutrino transformation or oscillation from a muon neutrino to an electron neutrino. Boston U ... more | .. |
 GRID Alternatives Installs 1000th Solar Electric System GRID Alternatives completed its 1000th solar electric system installation for California low-income families. This milestone took place at the home of Ms. Celia Juarez as part of the Enterprise East ... more |
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 CTDC to Expand and Invest in Europe Development Group has announced during the Intersolar Europe 2011 in Munich, that CTDC has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with two other listed companies from China and Hon ... more | .. |
 SOLON and UniSource to bring solar plant to Arizona SOLON Corporation has announced an agreement with UniSource Energy Services (UES) that will bring a 1.22 megawatt (MW) solar system to Kingman, Arizona. Powered by SOLON systems and modules, the pla ... more | .. |
  Westinghouse And BEH Sign Agreement On Nuclear Collaboration Westinghouse has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH) under which the companies will discuss cooperation on a range of nuclear ene ... more | .. |
 Vote deals blow to Italian nuke power plan Europe's nuclear industry was dealt another blow this week when Italian voters soundly rejected a referendum that would have restarted the country's nuclear program. ... more |
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 OPEC setback hurts Saudis at critical time The failure of OPEC, which controls 40 percent of the global oil supply, to boost production at its recent Vienna meeting has raised concerns Saudi Arabia is losing its traditional clout at a time when it is increasingly locked in a cold war with Iran. ... more | .. |
  Critics say Argentina hides inflation Argentina's opposition groups say the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner hides real inflationary trends in the country and plays down key statistical data. ... more | .. |
 Foreign, China buys of US securities strong in April Foreign demand for US securities remained strong in April despite worry about the country's debt level, with China buying more Treasury bonds for the first time since October, the Treasury said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 'Thermal pollution' in rivers not fully mediated by gravel augmentation Although adding gravel to a river to replace lost sediments won't likely cool the whole river channel, it can create cool water refuges that protect fish from thermal pollution, according to a U.S. ... more |
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends without mapping moon
Intuitive Machines wins funding to advance orbital logistics vehicle
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  Researchers Develop Biological Circuit Components Electrical engineers have long been toying with the idea of designing biological molecules that can be directly integrated into electronic circuits. University of Pennsylvania researchers have devel ... more | .. |
 Finding answers century-old questions about platinum's catalytic properties Researchers now understand more about why platinum is so efficient at producing power in hydrogen fuel cells. "Understanding platinum's properties for speeding up chemical reactions will poten ... more | .. |
 Humala: Peru not ready for Mercosur Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala has gone on record ruling out an early push for membership of the Mercosur trade bloc for his country's emerging economy but leaving the door open for a political tie with the group. ... more | .. |
 China's May foreign direct investment up 13.4% China attracted $9.23 billion in foreign direct investment in May, up 13.43 percent year-on-year, and higher than the previous month, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Australia's Qantas cancels orders, trims targets Australian carrier Qantas scaled back growth plans and cancelled aircraft orders Wednesday in response to slowing domestic demand, as it grapples with high fuel costs and natural disasters. ... more | .. |
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 China says will not use force in sea disputes China on Tuesday pledged not to resort to the use of force in the tense South China Sea, as neighbours with rival border claims stepped up their complaints over Beijing's assertive maritime posture. ... more | .. |
 British official inflation unchanged at 4.5% in May British 12-month inflation stood at 4.5 percent in May, unchanged from the level in April but nevertheless at the highest level for more than two-and-a-half years, official data showed on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Google investing $280 million in home solar projects Google said Tuesday it is investing $280 million to help finance home solar projects in the Internet giant's largest effort yet to promote clean energy. ... more | .. |
 BoJ holds rates, expands growth-sector lending The Bank of Japan on Tuesday said it would expand a programme of lending to companies in growth areas with a new $6 billion credit line to support the post-quake economy. ... more | .. |
Carstens makes IMF case in China Mexico's candidate to lead the IMF was set to make a lightning visit to China on Thursday to try to win Beijing's support in what he himself has called an "uphill battle" to defeat Christine Lagarde. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear vote forces Italy to ponder renewables The resounding no from Italians to nuclear power may not change much in the short term but it will force the government to adopt a new strategy based increasingly on renewable energy, experts said. ... more |
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 China to give Belarus $1 billion loan: government A Chinese bank agreed on Tuesday to lend Belarus over $1 billion to fund industrial and transportation projects, the Belarussian government said after the signing ceremony. ... more | .. |
 HP chip quarrel with Oracle hits civil court Hewlett-Packard (HP) sued business software titan Oracle on Wednesday for turning its back on Itanium chip technology made by Intel. ... more | .. |
 Samsonite shares down in Hong Kong trading debut Luggage maker Samsonite got off to a poor start on its Hong Kong trading debut Thursday with its shares slumping on opening amid uncertainty in global markets. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu seeks gas breakthrough in Russia Chinese President Hu Jintao was Thursday to meet Russian counterpart Dmitry Mevdvedev in search of a breakthrough in stalled negotiations on a mega-contract for Russia to pump gas to China. ... more |
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