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Philippines hopes sea dispute with China should easeManila (AFP) Sept 3, 2011 The Philippines hopes a territorial dispute over the South China Sea will ease after President Benigno Aquino's trip to China, the nation's military chief said Saturday. But Manila will continue to build its naval patrol capability, General Eduardo Oban said, adding that he expects the Philippine navy to acquire a second Hamilton-class cutter from the United States next year. The broad hope is that the dispute with China and other claimants over supposedly oil and gas-rich areas of the sea will ... read more |
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  World Bank chief warns of economic 'danger zone' World Bank chief Robert Zoellick warned Saturday that the global economy was heading into a new "danger zone", as he urged China to speed up structural reforms to help its development. ... more | .. |
 China seeks Libyan guarantees on business interests Beijing has asked Libya's new rulers to guarantee Chinese business interests in the north African country, despite not supporting the military action that helped bring them to power. ... more | .. |
 Panama oil reserves upgraded in reports Expert surveys in Panama have established the Central American nation is sitting on an oil bonanza worth at least $15 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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 Outside View: U.S. economy stalls The U.S. economy added no jobs in August. The unemployment rate stayed constant at 9.1 percent only because so many adults are too discouraged to look for work. ... more | .. |
 Norway eyes gas pipeline to Barents Sea Norway says it is studying extending its existing offshore natural gas pipeline system hundreds of miles northward to tap new discoveries in the Barents Sea. ... more | .. |
  High Court crushes Aussie refugee swap Australia's Labor government is in turmoil after Prime Minister Julia Gillard heavily criticized a High Court ruling that disallows a refugee swap deal with Malaysia. ... more | .. |
  Trapped Chinese miners unlikely to survive: Xinhua Three workers trapped in a mine in northeastern China since it flooded 10 days ago are unlikely to survive the disaster, the state Xinhua news agency said on Friday. ... more |
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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 Taiwan to relax rules on China banking investment Taiwan is set to ease restrictions on local banks investing in China in a bid to boost their competitiveness on the mainland, the government said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Halliburton hits BP with new oil-spill lawsuit US oil-services giant Halliburton on Friday filed a new lawsuit against BP, the latest step in the battle over who takes blame and financial responsibility for last year's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more | .. |
 Chinese growth machine waning: World Bank chief The sources of China's stunning economic growth over the past 30 years are beginning to lose their punch, highlighting the need for reforms, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 EU bans oil imports from Syria The European Union on Friday adopted a ban on crude oil imports from Syria as ministers from the 27-nation bloc looked to tighten the screws on the Assad regime at a gathering in Poland. ... more |
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  Rare US quake jolted nuclear waste at atomic plant A rare earthquake on America's east coast last month caused half the radioactive waste containers at a nuclear plant to move several centimeters but they were not damaged, operators said Thursday. ... more | .. |
SKorean company to invest in Romanian nuclear plant South Korea's BKB plans to invest in a project to build a third and fourth reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in southeast Romania, the economic ministry said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 China orders US giant to halt production at oilfield China said Friday it was stopping production at one of the oilfields run by the US oil giant ConocoPhillips off its east coast after a massive spill. ... more | .. |
  Biofuels Make a Comeback Despite Tough Economy Global production of biofuels increased 17 percent in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters, up from 90 billion liters in 2009. High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new law ... more |
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China Focus: Chinese scientist details first planned Mars sample-return mission Tianwen 3
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce
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  First market report on High Altitude Wind Energy The world's demand for safe and clean energy continues to grow, with renewable sources playing an every greater role. Wind power generation, having expanding offshore, is now not only looking out bu ... more | .. |
 Conoco files China oil spill report ConocoPhillips said it has sealed the leaks from its drilling platforms in China's Bohai Bay and submitted a report on the causes of the oil spill by the Aug. 31 deadline set by the State Oceanic Administration, China's CNTV reports. ... more | .. |
Commentary: Global con? Were the United States, France, Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Qatar and the United Arad Emirates - the NATO-led coalition that set out to overthrow Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime - snookered by al-Qaida? A preposterous scenario with some disturbing factual elements. ... more | .. |
 $1.3 billion award tossed out in Oracle vs SAP case A US judge on Thursday tossed out a $1.3 billion dollar award for damages that a jury ordered German business software giant SAP to pay US rival Oracle for copyright infringement. ... more |
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 German deficit hits three-year low Germany announced a drop in its public deficit to a three-year low on Thursday as the economy reaches pre-crisis levels and in stark contrast to the debt crisis overhanging the eurozone. ... more | .. |
  US auto sales post gains despite market turmoil Market turmoil failed to put the brakes on US auto sales in August, automakers said Thursday as the Big Three US automakers - General Motors, Chrysler and Ford - all posted strong gains. ... more | .. |
  IATA says July air traffic up but warns of gloomy outlook Air passenger traffic rose by 5.9 percent in July on a 12-month basis, but the cloudy economic outlook and high fuel prices could lead to weak growth in 2011, industry association IATA said on Thursday. ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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  Solar panels supply energy for CSULA's Engineering and Technology building Cal State L.A. technology students, involved with the University's Power, Energy and Transportation Lab, are beaming as the sun continues to shine brightly. They are thrilled to observe their solar ... more | .. |
 China's manufacturing growth rebounds China's manufacturing activity rebounded slightly in August, two separate surveys showed Thursday, but costs rose further as Beijing vowed to keep up efforts to fight inflation. ... more | .. |
 Enecsys shows micro inverters that double operating life of solar PV systems Enecsys will showcase new micro inverter products and solar PV monitoring systems on booth B7.C28 at EU PVSEC, September 5-8, in Hamburg, Germany. The new 480W Enecsys Duo micro inverter that suppor ... more | .. |
 First Nation Deploys Solar-Powered Airfield Lights The Northern Canadian Tsay Keh Dene First Nation is outfitting a remote airfield with solar LED lighting systems provided by Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH). The new airfield lights will help suppl ... more |
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 China firms to pay $1.95 bn for Brazil miner stake Three Chinese firms will pay $1.95 billion for a 15 percent stake in Brazilian rare metal mining firm CBMM, the world's biggest producer of niobium, state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Apple's China 'suppliers' under fire for pollution A Chinese environmental group has said factories it believes are contracted to make Apple products are engaging in rampant pollution, and accused the US technology giant of turning a blind eye. ... more | .. |
  Rainwater harvesting systems combine new technology with old social habits As a crippling drought grips much of the Southern and Southwestern United States, the population continues to grow and water resources become scarcer. One way to address the water problem is by a co ... more | .. |
  Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ... more |
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