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Russia's Kuril Islands to become investment heavenMoscow (Voice of Russia) May 15, 2012 In 2010, the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Russia's Kuril Islands and approved an ambitious development programme for the area. This programme is being acted upon, and according to Sakhalin Governor Alexander Khoroshavin, companies from China and South Korea are expected to come before the end of this year. They are apparently taking advantage of an improved business environment in the Kurils. We have an assessment fro ... read more |
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 Nord Stream to become more powerful The capacity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline can be increased. According to the operator company Nord Stream AG, opportunities for buildi ... more | .. |
  Australia to become energy superpower? As worldwide energy demand grows, Australia is posed to be a leader in the energy revolution, said Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson. ... more | .. |
  Lawrence Livermore work may improve the efficiency of the biofuel production cycle By deciphering the makeup of a bacterium found in the soil of a tropical rain forest, scientists may have a better understanding of how to more efficiently produce biofuels. The production of liquid ... 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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  At least half of S. Korea cellphone users on smartphones Smartphones now account for more than half of all South Korea's mobile phones following the iPhone's belated debut in the tech-savvy country in late 2009, industry figures showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Police crack down on illegal foreigners in Beijing Police in Beijing on Tuesday launched a 100-day campaign urging citizens to report on foreigners illegally living or working in the capital, after a British man allegedly tried to rape a woman. ... more | .. |
  Privacy worries dog Facebook ahead of IPO Some 900 million people like Facebook. But when they realize their private information is being bought and sold, some don't like it so much. ... more | .. |
 Iowa State, Salk researchers make plant protein discovery that could boost bioeconomy Research groups from Iowa State University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered the function of three plant proteins, a discovery that could help plant scientists boost seed ... more |
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ICEYE satellite data accelerates flood relief in southern Brazil
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 Microbe that can handle ionic liquids In the search for technology by which economically competitive biofuels can be produced from cellulosic biomass, the combination of sugar-fermenting microbes and ionic liquid solvents looks to be a ... more | .. |
 Researchers look to relatives for clues in quest to develop sources of bioenergy Arranging DNA fragments into a genome sequence that scientists can interpret is a challenge often compared to assembling a puzzle except you don't have the box and have no idea what the picture is s ... more | .. |
WWF says over-consumption threatens planet The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, conservation group WWF warned on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Discovery of plant proteins may boost agricultural yields and biofuel production Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State University discovered a family of plant proteins that play a role in the production of seed oils, substances important for anim ... more |
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 Relative reference: Foxtail millet offers clues for assembling the switchgrass genome Arranging DNA fragments into a genome sequence that scientists can interpret is a challenge often compared to assembling a puzzle, except there is no box to provide an idea of what the picture is ev ... more | .. |
 Gold rush sweeps Latin America, Amazon suffers A new gold rush is sweeping through Latin America with devastating consequences, ravaging tropical forests and dumping toxic chemicals as illegal miners fight against big international projects. ... more | .. |
 Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr's first visit to China has been dominated by concerns over Canberra's ties to Washington with Beijing criticising their close military alliance, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Superjet crash blamed on clouds - official The Sukhoi Superjet-100 airliner probably crashed when it was trying to go around dense cumulus clouds, an official with Indonesia's transportation security agency said Monday. The area where ... more |
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Space Forge and Intuitive Machines team up to boost US orbital chip production
New Martian rock reveals clues about volcanic history on the Red Planet
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 Obama to Skip APEC Summit in Vladivostok - Spokesman U.S. President Barack Obama will not be attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC-2012) in Russia's Vladivostok, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday. "I'm ... more | .. |
 Nord Stream studies two more pipelines The Russian-led ownership consortium of Nord Stream says it's conducting a feasibility study for the potential construction of two additional pipelines. ... more | .. |
 Japan Airlines reports $2.33 bn annual net profit Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago in one of the country's biggest-ever corporate failures, on Monday logged an annual net profit of $2.33 billion, thanks to cost-cutting efforts. ... more | .. |
 Philippines, China impose fishing bans in disputed sea The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff. ... more |
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 Yahoo! reboot may be blessing in disguise The ousting of Yahoo!'s chief executive after less than a year forces the flagging Internet pioneer into another painful reboot, but some analysts say it could be a blessing in disguise. ... more | .. |
 French Publicis to buy a fourth Chinese ad company French advertising group Publicis is pursuing growth in China and said on Monday that it would buy the domestic agency Lontuo, Publicis' fourth Chinese acquisition in four months. ... more | .. |
  Japan town approves nuclear reactor restart Japan on Monday took a step towards becoming a nuclear nation again, when councillors in a town that hosts a power station recommended reactor restarts amid fears of a looming summer electricity crunch. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO posts $9.76 bn full-year net loss TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Japan's northeast coast, posted a bigger-than-expected annual loss of $9.67 billion on Monday and warned of tough times ahead. ... more |
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Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations
Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform
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Captain tossed from troubled Yahoo! ship Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years. ... more | .. |
  Asia safe from Europe woes, no China hard landing: Fitch Asian economies are better shielded from Europe's financial woes than other regions and China is unlikely to undergo a "hard landing" despite recent gloomy data, credit watchdog Fitch said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Death for Chinese man accused of lethal blast A man was sentenced to death on Monday after being convicted of causing a blast in central China that killed two people and wounded several others, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 Gazprom considers gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline Gazprom announced that it was considering gas deliveries to Japan via pipeline. Russia's gas giant said in a statement on Thursday, "The sides touched upon a possibility of working on a project for ... more |
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 Top Five Figures Influencing Renewable Energy in US As Oilprice.com embarks on its Top 5 series, we thought it expedient to begin with our take on the key figures shaping and influencing U.S. renewable energy efforts, not least because the issue of e ... more | .. |
 Beijing envoy in Khartoum amid Sudan-South tension A Chinese envoy was in Khartoum for talks on Sunday after his country backed a UN resolution that aims to halt border fighting between Sudan and South Sudan. ... more | .. |
 Putin expects a lot from Rosneft, Statoil deal Russia's President- elect Vladimir Putin hopes that Rosneft-Statoil joint venture will ensure the development of a number of resource exploration-related spheres, including shipbuilding. He st ... more | .. |
  Winner of the PV Project of Distinction Award at PV America West Monitored by AlsoEnergy A unique, 23-acre solar installation at Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma, Ariz. being monitored for performance by AlsoEnergy was recently recognized with the PV Project of Distinction award at ... more |
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