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Just one block sold on first day of Iraq energy auctionBaghdad (AFP) May 30, 2012 Iraq on Wednesday kicked off a two-day auction of a dozen energy exploration blocks, but hopes that the sale would up reserves and boost its role as a key producer were dampened when just one deal was agreed. The bid round, the fourth such auction to be organised by Iraq since mid-2009, comes amid progress in ramping up oil exports, which account for the vast majority of government income, and as Baghdad eyes higher gas production to increase woefully inadequate power supplies. But unlike the th ... read more |
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  Japan PM says close to reactor restart decision Japan on Wednesday inched closer to re-starting idle nuclear reactors, just weeks after the last one was switched off amid public disquiet following the disaster at Fukushima. ... more | .. |
  China to resist major stimulus package: Xinhua China's state news agency has sought to dampen hopes of a major stimulus package to boost the slowing economy following days of market speculation. ... more | .. |
  Researchers find new properties of the carbon material graphene Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since the extremely strong and thin carbon material was discovered in 2004. Just one atom thick, the honeycomb-shaped material has several re ... 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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  US Antidumping Tariffs Impact Solar Module Shipments to North America U.S. government antidumping penalties on imports of photovoltaic (PV) cells from China could suspend nearly half of solar module shipments to North America this year, impacting pricing, inventories ... more | .. |
  Indonesia to tap its geothermal supply Indonesia plans to spend $367 million to finance the construction of geothermal power plants to diversify its energy sources. ... more | .. |
  Short movies stored in an atomic vapor The storage of light-encoded messages on film and compact disks and as holograms is ubiquitous - grocery scanners, Netflix disks, credit-card images are just a few examples. And now light signals ca ... more | .. |
  U.K., Spain work on S. America investments Britain and Spain vowed to work together to protect business assets and investments under threat of nationalization and unilateral seizure by governments in Latin America. ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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  The first chemical circuit developed The Organic Electronics research group at Linkoping University previously developed ion transistors for transport of both positive and negative ions, as well as biomolecules. Tybrandt has now succee ... more | .. |
 Iran seeks to sabotage Iraq's oil drive As Iran's oil production shrinks because of Western economic sanctions, Iraq says its output has hit its highest level since 1989. If the current confrontation in the Persian Gulf continues, Iraq's production will soon outstrip that of its longtime rival. ... more | .. |
  Wyss Institute develops nanodevice manufacturing strategy using DNA 'building blocks' Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a method for building complex nanostructures out of short synthetic strands of DNA. Calle ... more | .. |
 Report: Nabucco to be shelved by June The long-planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline, once envisioned as stretching from Azerbaijan to Austria, will be abandoned by the end of June, a Russian report says. ... more |
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 BlackBerry maker facing critical test this year BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, losing ground rapidly in the smartphone wars, needs to take bold steps to revive its fortunes and compete with iPhones and Android devices overwhelming the market, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016: survey The boom in the number of mobile Internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple Web traffic in the coming years, a study said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  US slaps duties on Chinese wind towers The United States on Wednesday imposed duties on large wind towers from China, alleging they are unduly subsidized for export to the US market. ... 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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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 Japan to decide on nuclear power restart Japan's former prime minister has warned against the use of nuclear energy. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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