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Airstrikes, artillery shelling on Sudan-S.Sudan borderTashwin, South Sudan (AFP) April 10, 2012 Sudan on Tuesday carried out new airstrikes inside South Sudan, as rival armies exchanged artillery fire in the latest round of fierce fighting in contested border regions. An AFP correspondent in the South Sudanese frontline village of Tashwin heard heavy artillery shelling and multiple airstrikes lasting for around an hour, with one bomb dropped by aircraft landing less than a kilometre (mile) away. Khartoum vowed late Tuesday to react with "all means" against a three-pronged attack it said So ... read more |
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 Israel mulls missile defense for gas rigs Israel is considering basing the David's Sling counter-missile system on offshore gas installations amid concerns they could be attacked with anti-ship missiles or boats packed with explosives. ... more | .. |
 Oil dives on weak China, US data Oil prices sank Tuesday, mirroring global equity markets, as traders fretted over weak economic data in China and the United States, and amid resurgent concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. ... more | .. |
  German city seeks to woo drivers with free public transport The eastern German city of Leipzig began a four-day offer of free public transportation to drivers Tuesday in a bid to wean them off their cars for good, transport authorities said. ... 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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 Philippines, Vietnam to hold 'fun games' in Spratlys Philippine and Vietnamese troops plan to hold joint "fun games" in the Spratlys to calm tensions over the disputed island chain in the South China Sea, the Philippine navy chief said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Iran says not selling any more oil to Greece Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said on Tuesday that his country was no longer supplying any oil to Greece, which is observing an EU embargo on Iranian oil to be fully implemented in July. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's Petrobras reports small oil leak Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has reported "drops of oil on the ocean floor" near a Chevron-operated field that leaked some 2,400 barrels in November, sparking a major legal battle. ... more | .. |
  Proterro Meets Key Productivity Milestones "The cost barrier standing in the path of economical and scalable biofuels and chemicals production can be broken," Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin said here at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. ... more |
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 New Russian Baltic oil port up and running The opening of a new Russian oil terminal on the Baltic Sea, seen as a new direct link to Europe, is having an effect on world crude markets, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 US keeps carriers near Gulf ahead of Iran talks The United States is keeping the pressure on Iran with the presence of two aircraft carriers close to the Gulf region ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks with Tehran this week. ... more | .. |
 Listening to the radio even with an electric drive To enable radio reception in electric vehicles, manufacturers must install filters and insulate cables, since electrical signals will otherwise interfere with music and speech transmissions. Now, us ... more | .. |
  EU plays down financial impact of carbon tax on airlines The EU's climate commissioner played down the impact of the controversial carbon tax being imposed by the bloc on airlines, saying Friday it would cost less than a cup of coffee per passenger. ... more |
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 Extras sought for Matt Damon 'anti-fracking blockbuster' Hollywood star Matt Damon is hunting for some "great character faces" for a feature film he is making with director Gus Van Sant said to be critical about fracking for natural gas. ... more | .. |
 Airborne prayers problem solved for tech-savvy Muslims As a frequent flier and devout Muslim, businessman Abdalhamid Evans always comes up against the same challenge in the air: when to say his prayers. ... more | .. |
 Auto makers upbeat, fuel efficiency up Leading U.S. automobile manufacturers are forecasting higher car sales amid research that shows fuel efficiency gains in new vehicles over five years. ... more | .. |
 In move to cut Iran oil sales, Nigeria can offer little help As the United States seeks to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme by cutting off the Islamic Republic's oil trade, Africa's largest oil producer will be of little help in replenishing world supply, officials and analysts say. ... more |
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 GM's China sales hit record high for March US auto giant General Motors said Thursday that its China sales set a record for March, despite an overall slowdown in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
 Experts survey stricken Total North Sea gas platform A team of experts spent four hours inspecting a wellhead that is spewing a cloud of potentially explosive gas on a North Sea platform operated by French energy giant Total, the company said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Oil rift deepens Baghdad-Kurds dispute Tensions between Baghdad and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave have intensified after the Kurds halted oil exports in a payment dispute and the government signed a deal with BP to develop the Kirkuk oil fields the Kurds claim are theirs. ... more | .. |
 Turkey to start northern Cyprus drilling Turkey will start drilling for oil and gas in northern Cyprus this month despite opposition from Greek Cypriots, the north's energy minister says. ... more |
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 Arabian Sea caught in China-India standoff The competition for energy between China and India, the world's two largest expanding economies, is likely to encompass the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, a vital artery for oil and gas to Asia from the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
ASEAN to 'intensify efforts' on China sea disputes Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday pledged to step up efforts to resolve overlapping maritime disputes with China, at the end of a two-day summit which also focused on Myanmar and North Korea. ... more | .. |
 Bulgarian parliament committee to review shale gas ban Bulgaria's parliament set up a special committee Wednesday to review shale gas exploration and production in an apparent bid by the government to relax a ban on the industry imposed in January. ... more | .. |
ASEAN paralysed over China sea dispute, say analysts The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is paralysed by differences over how to deal with regional superpower China's claims to strategic islands in the South China Sea, analysts said. ... more |
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 Brazil seeks $10.9 bn from Chevron for second spill A Brazilian prosecutor is demanding that Chevron and the oil drilling contractor Transocean pay $10.9 billion for a second offshore spill last month, the US oil giant said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 New material cuts energy costs of separating gas for plastics and fuels A new type of hybrid material developed at the University of California, Berkeley, could help oil and chemical companies save energy and money - and lower their environmental impacts - by eliminatin ... more | .. |
 Airstrike hits Sudan's Darfur: AU-UN An airstrike took place near a populated area of Sudan's North Darfur state, without causing casualties, the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission UAMID said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: $8 a gallon gas! Campaigning for office, U.S. President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gasoline prices but now he is denying he can do much about what Americans pay to drive. He is too modest! ... more |
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 Latin American oil draws new investors New oil discoveries and prospects for further exploration are drawing investors to Latin America despite heightened tensions triggered by Argentina disputing British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and its energy-rich deep water. ... more | .. |
 Is bioenergy expansion harmful to wildlife? Despite the predicted environmental benefits of biofuels, converting land to grow bioenergy crops may harm native wildlife. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig ... more | .. |
 Philippines urges united ASEAN stand on South China Sea ASEAN should forge a common position on a proposed code of conduct aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea before talking with China, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Fuel-efficient autos drive sales higher US auto sales revved up in March amid an improving economy and as high gasoline prices boosted buying of fuel-efficient vehicles, US and foreign automakers said Tuesday. ... more |
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