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Falklands' new oil find seen as viableStanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Aug 9, 2011 The latest offshore oil discovery in the Falkland Islands waters is seen as a viable proposition, encouraging news for investors who have staked millions into developing the British overseas territories as a major energy hub. Rockhopper Exploration, one of the prospecting firms with financial interests closely tied to British investors, said its latest drilling yielded oil that could lead to the area becoming an economically feasible oil province. The drilling was conducted west of a wel ... read more |
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  Model will help monitor airport security A statistical model of daily operations of general aviation airports may help show unusual activity that could suggest a security threat, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  China's surplus leaps as July exports hit new high China's politically sensitive trade surplus expanded to $31.48 billion in July as exports rose by a fifth to hit a new record high, the customs agency said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Cathay Pacific first-half net profit falls 59% Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said net profit tumbled in the first six months of the year but added it would push on with its expansion plans by ordering 12 aircraft from Boeing worth more than $3 billion ... 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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  Germany's EON hit by historic quarterly loss, plans job cuts Germany's biggest energy group, EON, reported Wednesday its first quarterly loss ever as government plans to abandon nuclear energy forced a restructuring plan that could affect up to 11,000 jobs. ... more | .. |
  Asia faces tougher battle in new world slowdown Asian economies still scarred by the 2008 world recession are likely to have a harder time grappling with a new round of turmoil than they did three years ago, regional analysts said. ... more | .. |
  China auto sales up 2.2% in July Auto sales in China, the world's largest car market, grew 2.2 percent year-on-year in July to 1.28 million units, state media reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Fusion diagnostic developed at PPPL sheds light on plasma behavior at EAST An instrument developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has enabled a research team at a fusion energy experiment in China to observe--in ... more |
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BAE Systems completes delivery of NOAA and NASA space weather satellites for fall launch
Building blocks of life found in distant star system suggest origins in interstellar space
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 Shake, rattle, roll -- and make energy Sensors vital for the operation of modern automobiles could harvest power from road vibration instead of needing external power sources, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Economics behind Britain's fires? Large portions of London and other British cities are continuing scenes of raging, mindless violence amid the worst wave of rioting in recent European history. ... more | .. |
 Russia considers North Korean pipeline Russia is having discussions with North Korea to build a pipeline across the country to supply Siberian natural gas to South Korea. ... more | .. |
 Sudan grants China oil exploration licence Sudan has granted a petroleum exploration licence to China, Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said after his visiting Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and President Omar al-Bashir held talks in Khartoum. ... more |
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 China urges 'concrete and responsible' actions on debt China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday called on "relevant nations" to take "concrete and responsible fiscal and monetary policies" to restore the confidence of global investors. ... more | .. |
 Recession threats, market havoc face Fed New recession worries and market havoc posed the toughest challenge yet this year for the US Federal Reserve as its policy board met Tuesday holding a near-depleted box of stimulus tools. ... more | .. |
 China inflation hits three-year high China said Tuesday its politically sensitive inflation rate hit a more than three-year high in July while other data indicated its attempts to cap rising prices was sapping economic growth. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO logs $7.4bn quarterly loss The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $7.4 billion following the March radiation disaster. ... more |
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Russian space chief to meet NASA head for first time in eight years
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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 Vietnam slams China sea survey in disputed area Vietnam has accused Beijing of violating its sovereignty with a scientific survey in waters around two disputed island chains in the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said. ... more | .. |
  Iraq power plans short-circuit Mismanagement and bureaucratic deadlock in Iraq's electricity ministry have short-circuited a quick-fix plan for some 50 power plants to alleviate the country's severe power shortage, officials say. ... more | .. |
  Ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under potential strain, existing gas pipelines ... more | .. |
  Engineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology Stretching for thousands of miles beneath oceans, optical fibers now connect every continent except for Antarctica. With less data loss and higher bandwidth, optical-fiber technology allows informat ... more |
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 Boeing And Siemens Form Strategic Alliance for DOD Energy Modernization Boeing and Siemens have announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of "smart grid" technologies to improve energy access and security for the U.S. Department of Defense ( ... more | .. |
  Solar use in Sydney soars Beset by rising consumer energy prices, consumers in Sydney, Australia's most populous city, are looking to solar energy. ... more | .. |
 UN oil devastation report to be taken 'seriously': Shell Shell's managing director in Nigeria on Monday pledged the oil giant would take "seriously" a UN study on unprecedented pollution, but reiterated that the company was not to blame for most spills. ... more | .. |
  Scotland offshore wind farm ready to go Developers of the long-planned, $246 million European Offshore Wind Deployment Center say they're ready to begin construction in Scotland. ... more |
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North Korea warns US against pushing it to give up nukes
Iran vows stronger response if attacked again by US, Israel
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 Russia to beat Canada in Arctic shipping: France Russian Arctic shipping routes would attract more traffic than Canada's Northwest Passage - both made increasingly accessible by melting polar ice - a French envoy predicted Monday. ... more | .. |
 China vows to keep up support for Sudan China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Monday pledged his country's political and economic support for Sudan and pressed Khartoum to build good ties with the south, where it also has major investments. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong gears up for landmark labour case Hong Kong is set to hear later this month a Filipino domestic helper's legal bid for permanent residency in the southern Chinese city, in a landmark case that has sparked heated debate. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable 'paper' A group of Taiwan scientists have developed an environmentally friendly form of rewritable electronic paper that works without electricity. ... more |
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 Jordan to name nuclear plant builder in November Jordan said on Monday it will announce in November the firm it has chosen to build the parched kingdom's first nuclear plant to meet growing energy needs and desalinate water. ... more | .. |
 University of Virginia researchers uncover new catalysis site Mention catalyst and most people will think of the catalytic converter, an emissions control device in the exhaust system of automobiles that reduces pollution. But catalysts are used for a br ... more | .. |
 West 'ignoring responsibility' on debt: China China accused Western nations Monday of putting the global economic recovery at risk by "ignoring their responsibility", in an editorial published days after an unprecedented US credit rating downgrade. ... more | .. |
 Breakthrough in photonic chip research paves way for ultrafast information sharing Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego have discovered a way to prevent light signals on a silicon chip from reflecting backwards and inter ... more |
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