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East Med. gas: Turks warn Israel over jetNicosia, Cyprus (UPI) May 18, 2012 The dispute between Turkey and Israel over major natural gas fields under the eastern Mediterranean escalated sharply after Ankara scrambled F-16s to intercept an Israeli aircraft over Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, where Ankara has started exploratory drilling. "The companies which cooperate with the Greek Cypriot administration will not be included in energy projects in Turkey," the Turkish Foreign Ministry declared Friday. At the same time, the Islamist government of Prime Min ... read more |
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 Former U.S. diplomats: Reduce foreign oil A coalition of former U.S. ambassadors called for a drastic reduction in the amount of foreign oil imported to help reduce the nation's trade deficit. ... more | .. |
  Spanish contagion spreads panic in markets Fear of what lies beneath a succession of downgrades of Spanish banks drove market indexes down in Europe and elsewhere, with warnings that a U.K. subsidiary of Santander group might be also be at risk. ... more | .. |
 Beijing keeps busy with maritime disputes As China reiterated to the Philippines its claim to the Scarborough Shoal, officials were working with North Korea to diffuse another fishing crisis. ... 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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  EU solar boom sees doubling of capacity Europe's photovoltaic market continued to boom in 2011, with installed capacity doubling across the 27 EU member countries, new research indicates. ... more | .. |
  Zuckerberg: from Harvard dropout to Silicon Valley legend Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard dropout who changed what it means to be social, cemented his Silicon Valley legend and cash riches Friday by leading Facebook to a historic Wall Street debut. ... more | .. |
  China jails fugitive smuggling king for life A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being deported last year. ... more | .. |
 Japan ups economy view for first time in 9 months Japan on Friday upgraded its view of the economy for the first time in nine months, a day after better-than-expected growth figures and thanks to a pickup in exports and consumer spending. ... more |
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ICEYE satellite data accelerates flood relief in southern Brazil
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 Facebook IPO a jackpot for backers and insiders Rock star Bono, Russian tycoon Yuri Milner, and Mark Zuckerberg's college roommate Dustin Moskovitz have billions of reasons to "like" Facebook. ... more | .. |
  Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears Japan's government Friday called on the nation's homes and businesses to cut their energy use by as much as 15 percent amid fears that nuclear plant shutdowns will spark power shortages and blackouts. ... more | .. |
 Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal Philippine President Benigno Aquino convinced protesters to abort plans to sail Friday to a disputed South China Sea shoal as he sought ways to resolve a tense stand-off with China. ... more | .. |
  New twist on ancient math problem could improve medicine, microelectronics A hidden facet of a math problem that goes back to Sanskrit scrolls has just been exposed by nanotechnology researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut. It turns out ... more |
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 Freshwater crayfish found to have substance covering teeth astonishingly similar to human enamel A team of Israeli and German scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have found an enamel-like layer in the mandibles of fres ... more | .. |
 The quick and easy way to measure power consumption The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources a ... more | .. |
 Research maps the city's heat Steel - the traditional industry for which the UK city of Sheffield is so well known - could help provide a green alternative for heating the city's homes and businesses, alongside other renewable e ... more | .. |
  Tilting Cars On The Assembly Line: A New Angle On Protecting Autoworkers Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up. That's ... 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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  People with paralysis control robotic arms to reach and grasp using brain computer interface On April 12, 2011, nearly fifteen years after she became paralyzed and unable to speak, a woman controlled a robotic arm by thinking about moving her arm and hand to lift a bottle of coffee to her m ... more | .. |
 A practical guide to green products and services A new report published by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides key information for policy makers and business managers on how to assess the e ... more | .. |
  Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be a girl's best friend Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered a previously unrecognised volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights i ... more | .. |
 The elusive capacity of networks In its early years, information theory - which grew out of a landmark 1948 paper by MIT alumnus and future professor Claude Shannon - was dominated by research on error-correcting codes: How do you ... more |
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 Sulphur and iron compounds common in old shipwrecks Sulphur and iron compounds have now been found in shipwrecks both in the Baltic and off the west coast of Sweden. The group behind the results, presented in the Journal of Archaeological Science, in ... more | .. |
 Eclipsall Awarded Contract to Supply Solar Panels to Ugandan Government Eclipsall has announced that the company has entered into an agreement to supply 3MW of solar panels to the Government of Uganda, Ministry of Health. The panels will be used for planned solar ... more | .. |
 China posed for carbon emissions scheme The outcome of China's planned carbon emissions scheme could have a transforming effect on efforts to tackle climate change, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: 'Challenge Network' The British-led Challenge Network attracts thinkers about the future, companies geared to 2020-40 and former government leaders with future scenarios based on their experience of muddling through. ... 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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 Iraq's fourth auction will boost oil hopes Iraq is preparing to have its fourth auction of oil and natural gas exploration zones as part of its drive to rival Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer. ... more | .. |
 US slaps big duties on Chinese solar cells The United States slapped hefty anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar cell makers Thursday in a move likely to heighten trade tensions between the two global economic powers. ... more | .. |
 Growth figures show Japan on recovery track Japan's economy grew by a faster-than-expected 1.0 percent in the three months to March, official figures showed Thursday, as rising domestic demand and a boost in exports kept it on the recovery path. ... more | .. |
Asian start-ups gain as Facebook's Saverin looks East Far from the Wall Street limelight, Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin is keeping a low profile in Singapore, investing his wealth in tech start-ups while enjoying a life of luxury. ... more |
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 Philippines to drill at China-claimed reef A Philippine oil firm said Thursday it would start drilling next year at a potentially massive natural gas field at a reef in the South China Sea also claimed by China. ... more | .. |
 Global demand for gold dips 5%: industry report Global demand for gold fell 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2012 but demand in China hit record highs and outstripped that of megabuyer India, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Toshiba shares jump as it drops Japan TV operations Toshiba shares surged almost six percent Thursday after saying it had stopped making televisions in Japan where a strong yen has hurt exports as slow demand and falling prices also ate into earnings. ... more | .. |
 China grants more quotas for rare earth exports China, which is locked in a dispute with major trading partners over its control of rare earth minerals, on Thursday announced additional export quotas for this year. ... more |
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