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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 UN experts who traveled to Saudi Arabia to inspect fragments of a missile fired from Yemen last month have found a possible link to an Iranian manufacturer, according to a confidential document seen by AFP on Friday. Saudi Arabia and the United States have accused Iran of supplying weapons to Yemen's Huthi rebels who fired a missile intercepted near Riyadh airport on November 4. Weapons supplies to the Huthis would be in violation of a UN arms embargo on Yemen and of a ban on weapons sales by Ir ... read more |
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Russia sees poverty as a "striking problem" despite oil wealthWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 Russia, whose economy relies heavily on oil and natural gas revenue, needs to take "real steps" at combating poverty, the prime minister said. ... more 
OPEC extension a win-win, even for U.S. shale oil producersWashington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 A move by parties to an OPEC-led agreement to extend a production cut deal to the end of 2018 is a win-win, including for U.S. shale oil players, analysts said. ... more 
Markets try for another rally Friday after U.S. oil upset the previous sessionWashington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 Enthusiasm caught up with OPEC's decision to extend production cuts through 2018, with a de facto lid on Libya and Nigeria sending oil prices higher on Friday. ... more 
Oil in mid-$60 per barrel range fair, Russian company saysWashington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 A price range for crude oil of between $60 and $65 per barrel is a good point on which to base a budget, the head of Russian oil company Lukoil said Friday. ... more |
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Half of hydraulically fractured wells within 3km of domestic groundwater systemsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 How safe is the water you drink? For the 45 million Americans who get their drinking water from private groundwater wells rather than a public utility, the answer is decidedly murky. The Environment ... more 
Norway sells foreign currencies in petroleum-related moveWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 The Norwegian central bank said Thursday it would sell foreign currency on behalf of the government through mid-December in petroleum-related activities. ... more 
Statoil takes stronger position in Argentina's shaleWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said it expanded its footprint in Argentina by becoming the operator at an area near one of the world's largest shale basins. ... more
OPEC expectations lift oil prices higherWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 Expectations that OPEC will opt for a nine-month extension to a production cut agreement pushed oil prices higher, but gains were limited by nuance. ... more 
Libyan PM asks for easing of arms embargoWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday told US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that he hopes a UN arms embargo can be eased. ... more 
PHMSA: Keystone spill from damage during installationWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 Mechanical damage from construction of a section of the Keystone pipeline in 2008 in South Dakota likely resulted in the latest release, a federal report found. ... more |
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 Oil producers agree extension of output curbs: Iraq 
U.S. set to be net gas exporter for second year in a rowWashington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 For the second year in a row, the United States is on pace to become a net gas exporter once the year is over, the federal government reported. ... more 
Big audience expected for OPEC production meetingWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 Russian media reported Wednesday that delegates from 10 countries not party to an OPEC production cut agreement are attending meetings to decide its fate. ... more
OPEC jitters offset U.S. GDP growthWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 Acceleration in the U.S. economy from the second quarter wasn't enough to shake off the OPEC jitters that sent crude oil prices slightly lower on Wednesday. ... more
Bearish signs ahead for oil prices, but not too bearishWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 There are bearish signals ahead for oil prices in part due to declining inventories, though anything above $65 per barrel is unlikely, Societe Generale said. ... more |
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  Onna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing organic contaminants, malodorous gases, and other substances that are damaging to the water supply. Usual methods of treating and recycling such wastewater include aeration, applying it as fertilizer ... more Medford MA (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Brazilian ethanol can replace 13 percent of global crude oil consumption  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Convert methane to hydrogen without forming carbon dioxide at low-cost |
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 Golden CO (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Relying on such advanced materials as perovskites and single-walled carbon nanotubes, the new technology responds to heat by transforming from transparent to tinted. As the window darkens ... more Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Burkina, France launch W.Africa's biggest solar plant  Albany NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Gore Mountain ski resort completes massive solar farm  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Windows of opportunity: Solar cell with improved transparency |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 
U.S. federal data show installed wind turbines are taller and more efficient than in the past, though hydroelectric power still holds a slight edge.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that the average height and power generating capacity for wind turbines installed in the country are taller and more efficient that in years past.
"Since 2012, the average height of wi ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast  Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy |
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 Mounana, Gabon (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
"We are all sick. It's our health, and we are being conned," Moise Massala says angrily.
The 82-year-old is a retired geochemist who used to work in a uranium mine in Gabon owned by French nuclear giant Areva.
He and hundreds of other former workers say they fell ill from their work to extract the uranium - a source of nuclear power and warheads, but toxic and potentially carcinogenic. ... more Ostrovets, Belarus (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Belarus nuclear power plant stirs fears in Lithuania  Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Lightbridge and AREVA NP Sign Agreements to Immediately Advance Fuel Development  London (AFP) Nov 22, 2017UK made grave errors over Hinkley nuclear project: MPs |
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 Berlin (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 
A German court ruled Thursday that it would hear a Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE over climate change damage in the Andes, a decision labelled by campaigners as a "historic breakthrough".
Farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya's case against RWE was "well founded," the court in the northwestern city of Hamm said in a statement.
Lliuya argues that RWE, as one of the world's top emitt ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Europe backing climate ambitions with capital  Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017Canada to explore trade, climate change fight, with China  Sale, Morocco (AFP) Nov 24, 2017Moroccans pray for rain as 'mercy from God' |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
US auto giant General Motors and its partners in China will recall nearly one million vehicles over a fuel tank issue, a Chinese regulator said Friday.
It is the latest recall to hit car companies in China in recent months.
GM and its joint venture partners SAIC and Wuling Automobile will recall 938,686 vehicles starting December 1, according to China's General Administration of Quality ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2017SoftBank offer for Uber shares to cut valuation: reports  Shanghai (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Traffic-weary Chinese man fined for repainting road lines  Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2017GM sees 2019 launch for self-driving taxi fleet |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Dec 3, 2017  Iraqi officials have blasted calls to disband a Shiite-dominated militia coalition that has been key in battling the Islamic State group, after French President Emmanuel Macron said it should disarm.
The 60,000-strong Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilisation Forces, was formed in 2014 after IS routed government forces to seize swathes of northern Iraq, and it played a central role in helpin ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 2, 2017Macron calls for 'dialogue' in Iraq and dismantling of militias  Rome (AFP) Nov 30, 2017The world 'owes' Iraq a Marshall Plan, says FM  Riyadh (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump |
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 New York (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying at trial in New York on Thursday implicated Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a multi-billion-dollar gold-for-oil scheme allegedly designed to subvert US sanctions on Iran.
Reza Zarrab, 34, who was arrested in Miami in 2016 before agreeing to cooperate with US prosecutors, implied that Erdogan knew how he and a Turkish banker, now on trial, c ... more Rason, North Korea (AFP) Nov 30, 2017N. Korea trade sanctions bite on borders with China, Russia  Paris (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Building and delivering a nuclear weapon  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 30, 2017US threatens to 'utterly destroy' North Korean regime |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
A 63-year-old Tibetan monk has self-immolated in southwest China in protest against Beijing's presence in Tibet, campaigners said, the fifth person to do so this year.
Tenga, a popular monk and volunteer teacher of village children, died after setting himself ablaze Sunday in Sichuan province's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, said the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), headquarter ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Chinese teacher used needles to 'discipline' children: police  Shanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Shanghai schools fly the flag for China's next generation  Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe |
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 Maseru, Lesotho (AFP) Dec 2, 2017 
A 258-strong regional force was deployed to Lesotho on Saturday to ease security concerns in the landlocked kingdom after the killing of the country's top army commander in September.
The move by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, was approved in September after Khoantle Motsomotso was shot dead at a barracks by officers from a perceived rival faction.
Th ... more Bamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Mali justice minister resigns after activist's acquittal  Abidjan (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Cash and history keep Europe as Africa's prime partner Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2017China hails new Zimbabwe leader, denies role in transition |
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 Denpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
Bali's international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction.
The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundreds of flights s ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017Indian aerospace behemoth reveals why Indo-Russia FGFA is highly feasible  Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2017Lockheed awarded $37.7M contract for F-35 software conversions  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017Sky-high Wi-Fi ready to fly |
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 New York (AFP) Dec 3, 2017 
At Melt Bakery, a hole in the wall that sells ice cream sandwiches in New York's upscale Manhattan neighborhood, you can pay for your guilty pleasure in bitcoin.
And while a few swipes of a mobile app are all it takes to fill your electronic wallet, the novelty, for now, comes at a hefty cost.
Melt is one of several small stores in America's biggest city now accepting the bitcoins, haile ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Trump administration rejects China's bid for market economy status Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017China warns of retaliation after fresh US trade probe  Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017China factory activity accelerates in November |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2017 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarks this week on a diplomatic mission to shore up alliances in Europe and their defenses against Russian aggression and subversion.
But as he prepares to set off Monday for Brussels, Vienna and Paris, his authority to speak for Washington has been called into question by a rift with President Donald Trump.
Anonymous leaks from the White House sugg ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2017US battles for global push on N.Korea amid Russia, China doubts  Sydney (AFP) Dec 4, 2017New Australia laws to deal with foreign political meddling  Kiev (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Ukraine plans NATO, EU referendums in 'near future' |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 1, 2017  Environment ministers from about 100 countries gather in Nairobi next week to issue a clarion call against air, land and water pollution blamed for some nine million deaths in 2015.
Ministers under the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will finalise a global declaration vowing to combat "rampant pollution" as a growing threat to human life, economies and ecosystems.
Seven million of those d ... more Beirut (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Serious health risks from Lebanon waste burning: report  New Delhi (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Cricketers flounder in New Delhi's hazardous smog  Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 29, 201799 percent of ocean microplastics could be identified with dye |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
China may have invented fireworks but Beijing banned them from the capital Friday ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, as authorities clamp down on potentially dangerous activities.
The new regulation was passed by the local government, state news agency Xinhua said, and comes amid a city-wide campaign that is driving an estimated tens of thousands of migrants from homes that authorities de ... more Santiago (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Southern Chile iceberg splits from glacier, threatens navigation  Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017China, Myanmar hail close ties amid Rohingya outcry  Serres, Greece (AFP) Dec 2, 2017Despite Greek shelter, Yazidis struggle to integrate |
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