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Philippines deploys second ship in China standoffManila (AFP) April 12, 2012 The Philippines deployed a second vessel to tiny islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in a bid to assert its sovereignty in a territorial standoff with China. Authorities said a coast guard boat would join the Philippines' biggest warship in the morning at Scarborough Shoal, where two Chinese surveillance vessels were protecting a group of Chinese fishermen from being arrested. "It will be backing us up in the area," Navy commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Pama said of the 56-metre-long (184 ... read more |
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  ZeaChem Welcomes Governor Kitzhaber to Oregon Biorefinery ZeaChem has welcomed Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on a tour of its 250,000 gallon-per-year biorefinery in Boardman, Ore., and announced it has begun construction on the U.S. Department of Energy ( ... more | .. |
 Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology Announce Commercial Agreement with Pacific Ethanol Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology has announced that they have entered into a commercial agreement with Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC, the owner of the ethanol production facility located in ... more | .. |
 Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture for Commercial-Scale Renewable Oil Production Facility in Brazil Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation have announced that they and other Bunge subsidiaries have signed definitive agreements forming a Joint Venture ("JV") to build, own and operate a commercial-sca ... 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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 AFPM Says EPA Action on E15 Irresponsible American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it has approved the first applications fo ... more | .. |
 Proterro Meets Key Productivity Milestones for Clean, Fermentation-ready Sugar Feedstock 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 | .. |
 Airstrikes, artillery shelling on Sudan-S.Sudan border 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. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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 Forced recruitment on South Sudan's border with rival Sudan Staring into the distance of South Sudan's volatile and sun-blasted borderlands with foe Sudan, Nyrop Nyol recounts the day soldiers came to her home and took her son away at gunpoint. ... more | .. |
Eyeing nuclear talks, Iran plays hard ball over oil Just days before crucial talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme, Iran was presenting a defiant face on Wednesday, announcing the halt of oil exports to EU nations and warning the West to drop its "language of force." ... more | .. |
Sudan oil war heats up, north mobilizes The oil conflict between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan is flaring dangerously after the infant state accused the Khartoum regime of building an illegal pipeline into its oilfield and the north declared a general mobilization. ... more | .. |
SOCAR: Turkey pipeline under way in fall Azerbaijan's state-owned oil and gas company said this week work on the proposed Trans-Anatolian Pipeline across Turkey will begin this year. ... more |
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  China's auto sales fall 3.4% in first quarter Vehicle sales in China fell 3.4 percent year on year in the first three months of 2012, an industry group said Wednesday, as the world's largest auto market slows. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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EU 'must respond' to Russia's 'hybrid warfare': von der Leyen
Russia says missile strike kills three in Belgorod region: governor
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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