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Walker's World: War in South China Sea?London (UPI) Oct 3, 2011 An ugly momentum is building in the South China Sea, where an official Chinese newspaper called last week for war against Vietnam and the Philippines to uphold China's assertion of sovereignty over the mineral-rich seabed, estimated to hold 7 billion barrels of oil and 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The lead article in the Chinese Communist Party newspaper Global Times Tuesday carried the headline "The time to use force has arrived in the South China Sea; Let's wage wars on the ... read more |
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  Nabucco submits Shah Deniz tariff bid The Nabucco natural gas pipeline project says it has submitted a tariff bid to the consortium that controls the massive Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan. ... more | .. |
  Wall Street protests spread nationwide They say they are inspired by revolutions in the Middle East, but protests over economic grievances in Spain and elsewhere in Europe are a closer comparison as anti-corporate demonstrations spread across the United States. ... more | .. |
 France withdraws shale gas permits: minister The French government withdrew three permits Monday for shale gas exploration, dampening industry hopes that the controversial method for extracting natural gas would be approved in France. ... 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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  Chilean car shines in solar auto competition Latin America's first big solar car competition has a winner: a Chilean entry named Intikalpa sped to success in the Atacama Solar Challenge. ... more | .. |
 Confidence up among Japan's big manufacturers: BoJ Sentiment among Japan's major manufacturers turned positive in September as firms recovered from the impact of the country's March disasters, the central bank said in its Tankan survey Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq oil output at 2.9 million bpd: ministry Iraq's crude output is now 2.9 million barrels per day (bpd) and the country is on track to increase production to three million bpd by the end of the year, the oil ministry said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 US auto sales steady in September US car sales held up in September despite the weak economy, while the US Big Three producers continued to add market share at the expense of their Japanese rivals, new sales data showed Monday. ... more |
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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 Oracle uses Sun to put heat on IBM, HP: Ellison Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison on Sunday boasted that the acquisition of business computer equipment firm Sun Microsystems had helped turn up the heat on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. ... more | .. |
  TEPCO told to cut jobs, costs after Fukushima disaster Tokyo Electric Power Co. will have to cut 7,400 jobs and slash costs by $33 billion over the next 10 years to pay damages for the Fukushima nuclear accident, a government-commissioned panel said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Ecuador on track to set up Smart Grid Ecuador is on track to launch the largest Smart Grid project in Latin America in a multimillion-dollar collaboration with GE Energy that sets a benchmark for electricity management in the region. ... more | .. |
  'Flying carpet' developed in U.S. lab A miniature "magic carpet" made of flexible conductive plastic has taken "flight" in a U.S. laboratory, researchers said. ... more |
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 'Square' gives small US businesses an edge Word is spreading quickly among small American businesses hustling to thrive in tough economic times - hip young Internet payment service Square will give them an edge. ... more | .. |
 Paris launches world-first electric car-share scheme Self-service electric cars appeared on the streets of Paris Sunday, as a French group launched a public car-hire scheme modelled on the capital's popular bicycle-sharing system and designed to become the world's largest of its kind. ... more | .. |
 Poland to veto EU shale gas rules Poland will veto any attempt by the European Commission to institute EU-wide rules regulating the shale gas sector, a government adviser said this week. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: 3 steps to help unemployment It is more urgent to end long-term unemployment in the United States than it is to increase the total number of jobs in America. ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
Curiosity Rovers Boxwork Campaign Reaches New Heights on Mount Sharp
Skyfall Mars helicopter fleet to scout future astronaut landing sites | .. |
Shell's arctic drilling faces opposition Environmental and Alaskan native groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's decision to allow offshore oil drilling by Shell Oil in the Beaufort Sea near Alaska. ... more | .. |
Israeli jets 'buzz Turkish drill ship' Israeli F-15 warplanes have reportedly buzzed a Turkish seismic ship exploring for natural gas off the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus amid a tense confrontation over the region's rich offshore natural gas reserves. ... more | .. |
 China rejects Fuji Heavy's joint venture plan: report China has rejected a plan by Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries to form a joint venture with local manufacturer Chery Automobile in the world's biggest auto market, a press report said Friday. ... more | .. |
 French EDF refuses Russian nuclear plant offer: Lithuania France's energy giant EDF has refused a Russian offer to build a nuclear power plant, Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said after meeting his French counterpart Francois Fillon. ... more |
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 US fines Hitachi-LG disk drive firm for price fixing US justice authorities hit a Japanese-Korean producer of optical disk drives with a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price fixing, the Justice Department announced. ... more | .. |
 Foreign maids win landmark Hong Kong residency case A Hong Kong court ruled Friday that a law banning foreign maids from permanent residency in the city is unconstitutional, in a landmark case that could pave the way for a flood of applications. ... more | .. |
  Natural Power deploys first dual-mode ZephIR wind lidar in India Leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, has deployed a dual-mode ZephIR 300 wind lidar with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) in Chennai, India. The dual-mode Zep ... more | .. |
 Dust makes light work of vehicle emissions Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have identified a silver lining in the cloud of red dust that enveloped much of eastern Australia two years ago. Research fellow Dr Rohan ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
SES and Luxembourg to expand military satcom with next generation GovSat2 | .. |
 Edible Carbon Dioxide Sponge A year ago Northwestern University chemists published their recipe for a new class of nanostructures made of sugar, salt and alcohol. Now, the same team has discovered the edible compounds can effic ... more | .. |
  NIST polishes method for creating tiny diamond machines Diamonds may be best known as a symbol of long-lasting love. But semiconductor makers are also hoping they'll pan out as key components of long-lasting micromachines if a new method developed at the ... more | .. |
  Scientists and engineers create the 'perfect plastic' Researchers at the University of Leeds and Durham University have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionize the way new plastics are developed. The breakthrough will allow expert ... more | .. |
 Japan output gains, household spending plunges in August Japan's industrial output rose less than expected and household spending plunged in August, data showed on Friday, amid concerns slowing demand could hamper the nation's fragile post-quake recovery. ... more |
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  New FeTRAM is promising computer memory technology Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices. The technology combines sili ... more | .. |
 Row over road complicates Bolivia politics A simmering row over an international highway passing through Bolivia's Amazonian region has pitted President Evo Morales against a political challenge that threatens to undermine his power base. ... more | .. |
 Chemistry team produces a game-changing catalyst University of Alberta chemistry researchers have discovered an active catalyst that has the potential to improve the efficiency and environmental impact of manufacturing processes used to make produ ... more | .. |
 US encourages Japan to look at Pacific trade pact The United States said Thursday it would welcome Japan's participation in a future trans-Pacific trade agreement as it voiced frustration at a lack of new initiatives tying together the two allies. ... more |
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