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Japan to decide on nuclear power restartTokyo (UPI) May 29, 2012 Japan's former prime minister has warned against the use of nuclear energy. "I would like to say to the Japanese and to the world - the safest nuclear policy is not to have any nuclear plants," former Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday before a parliamentary panel. The committee is investigating the government's handling of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was knocked out by last year's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The last of Japan's nuclear reactors, the No. 3 Tom ... read more |
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  Thailand's PTTEP, Myanmar to sign contract Thailand's PTTEP said it hopes to sign a petroleum-sharing contract with Myanmar's government in June. ... more | .. |
 South Korean nuclear engineers charged with cover-up Five senior engineers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover up a potentially dangerous power failure at South Korea's oldest nuclear plant, prosecutors said. ... more | .. |
  GEA International Showcase 2012 highlights US leadership in Geothermal Global Market This week, more than 250 geothermal industry and policy leaders gathered in Washington D.C. for the GEA International Geothermal Energy Showcase 2012. Discussion focused on the international geother ... 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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  Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through need ... more | .. |
 Iraq offers 12 oil and gas blocks in latest auction Iraq is putting 12 oil and gas exploration blocks up for sale at a two-day auction that opened Wednesday, which it hopes will boost its reserves and strengthen its position as a key producer. ... more | .. |
 Nabucco unlikely to survive summer The Nabucco project, which was supposed to become an obstacle on the way of Russian gas pipeline to Europe, is suffering defeat on all fronts. This time bad news came from BP when its experts claime ... more | .. |
 Russian-made metal used at Bulgaria nuclear plant meets quality standards Russian-made metal used at the fifth unit of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria meets all quality standards, a laboratory study by independent experts confirmed following reports in Bulgar ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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 Philippines, China 'to show restraint' over shoal China and the Philippines have agreed to show restraint in their tense standoff over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Manila's defence chief said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Germany needs 20 bn euro investment in power grid: operator Expanding Germany's electricity grid to cope with the country's planned exit from nuclear power will cost about 20 billion euros ($25 billion) over the next decade, a network operator warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Somali Islamists attack president as pressure grows Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents shrugged off recent strategic losses and growing military pressure Tuesday to launch an ambush on the president - who escaped unhurt - and fire on foreign warships. ... more | .. |
 Japan slashes Iran oil imports amid sanctions Japan cut oil imports from Iran by 65 percent in April while boosting shipments from Saudi Arabia, official data showed Wednesday, amid Western efforts to squeeze Tehran over its atomic programme. ... more |
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 Sudan, South Sudan start first talks since conflict Top negotiators for Sudan and South Sudan have held their first talks since deadly border fighting last month took them to the brink of war, even as Juba accused Khartoum of fresh air strikes. ... more | .. |
 Sudan, South Sudan start first talks since conflict Top negotiators for Sudan and South Sudan met Tuesday for their first talks since deadly border fighting last month took them to the brink of war, even as Juba accused Khartoum of fresh air strikes. ... more | .. |
 BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired investment firms to study its strategic options. ... more | .. |
  Clashes over Xstrata mine in Peru leave two dead At least two people were killed in Peru when police used tear gas to put down a violent demonstration against Swiss-owned Xstrata staged by striking miners and townspeople, officials said. ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat
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 IEA says proper rules can bring gas 'golden age' The coming decades could be a golden age for natural gas if unconventional resources are exploited in an environmentally acceptable manner, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Samsung releases Chrome desktop computer Samsung on Tuesday released the first Chrome desktop computer that essentially shifts work into Internet "cloud" using a version of the Google Web browser as its operating system. ... more | .. |
Peru arrests 15 activists protesting Xstrata mine Peruvian police on Tuesday arrested 15 activists spearheading a protest against Swiss mining company Xstrata over allegations it is polluting rivers. ... more | .. |
 Global mobile payments to top $171 bn: survey Worldwide mobile payments are expected to top $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from 2011, a research report said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Walker's World: Euro's long slow fall The euro is undergoing its ultimate stress test and so far it is failing. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace activists manhandled at S. Africa nuclear protest Five Greenpeace activists were roughed up by South African private security guards and briefly detained during an anti-nuclear protest in Johannesburg on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. ... more | .. |
 Japan firm unveils radiation-gauging smartphone Mobile phone operator Softbank on Tuesday unveiled a smartphone that can measure radiation as consumers in Japan clamour for reassurance following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
  Huge Australian coal mine wins conditional approval A huge Aus$6.4 billion (US$6.3 billion) coal mine in Australia's Galilee Basin owned by Indian infrastructure giant GVK and the world's richest woman Gina Rinehart Tuesday won conditional approval. ... more |
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France says Australia defence ties repaired after submarine row
Trump: U.S. to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, EU to pay bill
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 Japan unemployment, household spending up in April Japan's unemployment rate rose slightly in April, official data showed Tuesday, with analysts highlighting the struggling electronics sector as contributing to job losses. ... more | .. |
  Apple chief vows innovation in TV and more Apple chief Tim Cook on Tuesday vowed that creativity would remain in the company's "DNA" and hinted that products on the horizon could come in the area of television. ... more | .. |
 Japan's NEC buys Australian IT firms Japanese electronics giant NEC said Wednesday it will buy two IT firms from Australia's CSG, with a report pegging the price tag at about $252 million. ... more | .. |
 Proposed new Internet neighborhoods unveiled June 13 The agency in charge of website addresses has picked June 13 as the day it will reveal proposed new names for online neighborhoods breaking the ".com" mold. ... more |
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 Facebook smartphone could come by next year Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 China's rising costs deter European business: survey One in five European companies operating in China may invest elsewhere in the future as wages are getting too high and regulations too cumbersome, according to a poll released Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia could build new nuclear plant for Iran: Rosatom Russia is ready to help Iran build a new nuclear power plant alongside the first one Moscow helped construct in the city of Bushehr, a top official at the state nuclear firm Rosatom said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Ultra-short laser pulses for science and industry The shorter the pulse duration, the more precisely the laser tool operates. Ultra-short laser pulses of outstanding high average puower are opening the doors to new applications in high throughput m ... more |
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