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![]() Manila (AFP) May 23, 2012 China has deployed more government ships and fishing boats to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea amid a tense stand-off with Manila, the Philippine foreign department said Wednesday. As of Monday night, there were five Chinese government vessels and 16 fishing boats in the area, along with 56 dinghies used by the fishermen to collect fish in shallow waters, Hernandez said. Two Philippine government vessels monitoring Chinese activity previously reported only three Chinese government vessels ... read more |
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![]() Tesla to launch electric sedan in US on June 22 Tesla Motors said Tuesday it would begin deliveries of "the world's first premium electric sedan" on June 22, slightly ahead of schedule. ... more | .. |
![]() Calif. passes 'self-driving' cars bill California's Senate passed a bill to create guidelines for autonomous vehicles' - self-driving cars - to be tested and operated in the state, officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan: South minister South Sudan said Tuesday Sudanese war planes have launched air strikes against its territory, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to scupper international efforts to restart peace talks. ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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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![]() Paraguay renews efforts to find oil Land-locked Paraguay is hoping the latest investor seeking oil in its promising western region will have better results than previous prospectors. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq seeks drones to protect oil facilities Iraq is seeking to acquire surveillance drones to help protect its oil pipelines and platforms, which are key to the country's economy, Iraqi and US officials said. ... more | .. |
![]() Toyota overtakes GM, regains number one spot Japan's Toyota Motor regained its position as the world's number one automaker in the first quarter of 2012, stealing back the lead from US giant General Motors, according to manufacturers' figures. ... more | .. |
![]() Military aviation: a new bomber and the fifth generation fighter planes Yesterday at the Voice of Russia a round table discussion was held that was dedicated to the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Air Force and the prospects for development of Russian military aviat ... more |
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![]() Russia's military aircraft industry: overview and outlook During the round table discussion regarding the current state and the process of re-equipment and the prospects of the Russian Air Force Konstantin Makienko, deputy director of the Center for Analys ... more | .. |
![]() Major Push To Clean Up Shale Gas Fracking Major investors are no longer willing to sit by idly as energy companies engaged in shale gas fracking face concerns about industry drilling problems, growing regulatory uncertainty, and increasing ... more | .. |
![]() The use of acoustic inversion to estimate the bubble size distribution in pipelines New research from the University of Southampton has devised a new method to more accurately measure gas bubbles in pipelines. The ability to measure gas bubbles in pipelines is vital to the manufact ... more | .. |
![]() ASEAN, US talk security amid China stand-off The US and Southeast Asian nations embarked on three days of talks Sunday that would include security cooperation, shortly after a Pentagon report raised concerns about China's military build-up. ... more |
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![]() Cockpit fumes ground Aussie Tiger choppers The Australian army suspended flying operations for the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter after detecting fumes in the cockpit of one of the aircraft. ... more | .. |
![]() A Dozen Lockheed Martin F-35s Now Call Eglin AFB Home The twelfth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet has arrived at the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk piloted the aircraft, k ... more | .. |
![]() US votes to sell Taiwan 66 new fighter jets The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China. ... 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() East Med. gas: Turks warn Israel over jet 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. ... more |
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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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() Maps of Miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline. ... more |
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![]() Japan drops charges against China fishing captain A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed charges against a Chinese trawler captain over the 2010 ramming of two coastguard vessels off disputed islands that triggered a diplomatic crisis, reports said. ... more | .. |
![]() Afghanistan to pump oil in five months: official Afghanistan will start pumping oil for the first time within five months, an official said Wednesday, as part of the nation's efforts to tap underground treasures estimated to be worth billions. ... more | .. |
![]() Philippines bans fishing near disputed shoal The Philippines imposed a two-month ban on fishing around a disputed South China Sea shoal on Wednesday, after saying it did not recognise a similar order by China. ... more | .. |
![]() A Push From the Mississippi Kept Deepwater Horizon Oil Slick Off Shore, Penn Research Shows When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded April 20, 2010, residents feared that their Gulf of Mexico shores would be inundated with oil. And while many wetland habitats and wildlife were oile ... more |
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![]() China, Japan hold sea talks on island row China and Japan hold high-level maritime talks on Wednesday expected to focus on a group of uninhabited islands that are at the heart of an ongoing territorial row between the two countries. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan to pay $4.4 bn for Australian gas field stake Japan's government and several major firms are to buy a 10.0 percent stake in an Australian natural gas field as the country seeks alternatives to atomic power, a spokeswoman for one of the companies said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Microbe that can handle ionic liquids In the search for technology by which economically competitive biofuels can be produced from cellulosic biomass, the combination of sugar-fermenting microbes and ionic liquid solvents looks to be a ... more | .. |
![]() Discovery of plant proteins may boost agricultural yields and biofuel production Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State University discovered a family of plant proteins that play a role in the production of seed oils, substances important for anim ... more |
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