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  Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro paid tribute to Mao Zedong at the late Chinese leader's mausoleum on Friday before overseeing energy and gold mining deals as he seeks Beijing's help to bolster his crisis-hit country's economy. Maduro kicked off his visit by bowing three times in front of a wreath at the massive mausoleum facing Tiananmen Square and heaping praise on Communist China's founder. "We are beginning this state visit in the best way because we have come to pay tribute to the great ... read more |
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OAS chief says should not rule out Venezuela 'military intervention'Cucuta, Colombia (AFP) Sept 15, 2018 The head of the Organization of American States on Friday said "military intervention" to "overthrow" Nicolas Maduro's Venezuelan government must not be ruled out for the country mired in economic and humanitarian crisis. ... more 
Permian shale producers hedging their bets against pipeline projectsWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 New pipeline infrastructure can't get built fast enough in the Permian Basin, where oil is selling at a $15 discount and producers are locking in prices for the next two years. ... more 
Hope, scepticism as warring South Sudan leaders sign peace dealAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal on Wednesday, the latest attempt to end five years of a vicious civil war that's torn the world's youngest nation apart. ... more 
Evacuations for Florence may squeeze gas supplies, cause price spikesWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 The large-scale evacuations ahead of Hurricane Florence will cause local gasoline shortages and price spikes if tankers can't reach them fast enough, analysts say. But there are no concerns about refineries or other energy infrastructure like there was when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last year. ... more |
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Maduro looks to China to bolster Venezuela's collapsing economyCaracas (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro departed Wednesday for China in search of agreements to bolster the oil-exporting country's collapsing economy. ... more 
Iran opens new consulate in Iraq's Basra after attackBasra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 Iran's ambassador to Iraq opened a new consulate for his country in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, four days after its old mission building was torched by protesters. ... more 
Gulf, US commanders to hold talks in KuwaitKuwait City (AFP) Sept 9, 2018 Gulf Arab army chiefs, including Qatar's military commander, will meet with US Central Command officials for talks on defence cooperation this week, a Kuwaiti official said Sunday. ... more 
Re-opened Iraqi railway a sign of progressFallujah, Iraq (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 The newly revived railway between Baghdad and Fallujah snakes across the western Iraqi desert, through a landscape of burned-out tanks, abandoned cars and collapsed buildings. ... more 
Oil prices down after Pompeo outlines plan to get nations off Iranian oilWashington (UPI) Sep 7, 2018 Speaking in India this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared plans to wean nations off Iranian oil before the U.S. reimposes sanctions on Iran in November. ... more |
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Oil prices down, OPEC production at 10-month highWashington (UPI) Sep 6, 2018 Amid lingering fears the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran could complicate the global oil market, OPEC nations reported a strong August in the latest S&P Global Platts survey. ... more  |
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Trump envoys to press India on Russian missiles, Iran oilNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 US President Donald Trump's top two envoys were expected Thursday to press India not to buy Russian military equipment or Iranian oil, while seeking to bolster ties as China grows more assertive in the region. ... more 
Oil prices down as U.S. Gulf Coast looks ahead after GordonWashington (UPI) Sep 5, 2018 As Tropical Depression Gordon moves north of the U.S. Gulf Coast, the system leaves behind more than 50 offshore platforms evacuated ahead of the storm. ... more 
World's biggest sovereign fund pleads to save oceansOslo (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 Companies should be doing more to protect the world's oceans, including combatting plastic waste pollution, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, said on Wednesday. ... more 
Climate action could add $26 trillion to world economyParis (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said on Wednesday, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement. ... more 
Pipeline derailed, so is Canada's climate strategyMontreal (AFP) Sept 5, 2018 A Canadian court has sparked the ire of the oil industry by suspending the expansion of a pipeline to the Pacific over environmental concerns - and dealt a huge blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate plan. ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Sep 12, 2018 
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources. Firstly, lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories, and secondly, establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. Their study was recently published in the journal Nature Energy.
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Scientists have developed a photoelectrode that can harvest 85 percent of visible light in a 30 nanometers-thin semiconductor layer between gold layers, converting light energy 11 times more efficiently than previous methods.
In the pursuit of realizing a sustainable society, there is an ever-increasing demand to develop revolutionary solar cells or artificial photosynthesis systems that u ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
Wind power is an important pillar in Germany's energy policy turnaround: According to the German government, the resource should cover 65 percent of German electricity needs by 2030, along with solar, hydropower and biomass. In a recent study, Dr. Christopher Jung and Dr. Dirk Schindler from the University of Freiburg show that it will be possible to cover 40 percent of the current electricity c ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 
The UN's nuclear agency on Monday said global capacity for electricity generation through nuclear power may be shrinking over the coming decades.
In a new report the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that the sector would face challenges as "ageing reactors are retired and the industry struggles with reduced competitiveness".
"Overall, the new projections suggest that nuclea ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Sept 13, 2018  Zero fossil fuel energy, zero gas-guzzlers on the road, zero waste, zero CO2 emissions - dozens of cities, regions and companies made "zero" pledges Thursday at a global climate summit in San Francisco.
The mayors, governors, and CEOs from around the world have stepped into the climate breach with concrete action as UN talks to implement the Paris climate treaty falter, and President Donald ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2018 
Europe should hold an annual car-free day in a bid to ease air pollution, the mayors of Paris and Brussels said Saturday on the eve of a vehicle-free day in their cities.
The call came in a joint statement by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and her counterpart in Brussels, Philippe Close, in which the two pointed to "the urgency of climate issues and the health impact of pollution".
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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 12, 2018  Iran described as "astonishing" Wednesday accusations by the White House that Tehran's allies in Iraq were responsible for attacks on US diplomatic missions during deadly unrest last week.
Both the US consulate in Iraq's third city Basra and its embassy in Baghdad were in areas that came under attack.
But the main target of the unrest in Basra were the offices of political parties and mi ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 06, 2018 
The Soviet rocketry program, which would eventually help Moscow achieve strategic parity with the United States and send human beings into space, had its origins in a design reverse-engineered from a captured German V-2.
Russian Space Systems, a subsidiary of Roscosmos, has published a unique and detailed photo album detailing the elements that comprised the R-1, a short-range ballistic mi ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2018  A Chinese Protestant pastor is vowing to keep preaching to his flock despite the closure of his prominent underground church in Beijing, defying the government's intensifying pressure on religious groups.
Pastor Jin Mingri had given sermons at the Zion Church, one of the biggest unofficial congregations in the country, for the past decade until local officials shut it down on Sunday.
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 
Soldiers have thwarted another Boko Haram attack on an army base in northeast Nigeria, the latest in a series of offensives against military targets in the remote region.
Scores of fighters attacked the base in Damasak, in the far north of Borno state, on Wednesday evening, firing heavy artillery in an apparent bid to overrun it.
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 
Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport.
Aimed at easing the passenger load of Beijing's other two airports, Daxing International Airport is scheduled to become operational in June 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chairman of Beijing City Planning New Airport Construction.
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2018 
China is the last bulwark against a deep crisis in emerging economies going fully global, analysts say, although a prolonged trade war could sap Beijing's defences.
Emerging countries - loosely defined as having fast growing but volatile economies - have seen their currencies battered in recent weeks, plunging their finances into turmoil, and raising fears of global contagion.
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 New Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2018  Top Indian and US officials on Thursday touted deepening ties that will see greater cooperation between the two countries' militaries - and will likely result in India buying more American arms.
The US has gone to great lengths to forge a closer bond with India as Washington seeks partners to push back against China's economic and military rise across the region.
As an example, Indian D ... more |
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 Arcachon, France (AFP) Sept 17, 2018 
French researchers hoping to get an early warning on pollution in the ocean have found an unlikely ally in a mollusc more often destined for the dinner table.
Their findings reveal that much like canaries in a coal mine, oysters stationed near offshore oil platforms can detect minute amounts of hydrocarbons as each one constantly filters dozens of gallons of water every day.
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 
U.S. Northern Command is readying forces to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparation for the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
NORAD is primarily responsible for homeland defense, but USNORTHCOM is also involved in disaster response by coordinating with the Department of Defense to support FEMA and provide for individual state requests.
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