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  Marseille (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 French prosecutors called for a 100,000-euro fine against a US cruise ship captain and the vessel's owners for having deliberately flouted European air pollution limits. The company "...wanted to save money at the expense of everyone's lungs, in the context of major air pollution, caused partly by cruise ships," prosecutor Franck Lagier told the court in Marseille. A spot check of The Azura in March found it was burning bunker fuel containing 1.68 percent sulphur, above the 1.5-percent European ... read more |
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Iran moves against banking isolation as it faces crude oil sanctionsWashington (UPI) Oct 8, 2018 Iran took a step to combat banking isolation that could hamper any future dealings with nations that currently buy its oil, the country's state agency reported. ... more 
U.S. could issue waivers for Iran crude; oil prices dip MondayWashington (UPI) Oct 8, 2018 Oil prices were down Monday morning on reports that the United States could issue waivers for countries to continue importing Iranian crude. ... more 
Race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off CorsicaMarseille (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 French and Italian civil and military teams were working to contain a spreading oil spill in the Mediterranean Monday after a container ship collision off the island of Corsica that prompted France to launch an investigation into "maritime pollution". ... more 
S. Arabia backs down from blocking UN climate report: sourcesIncheon, South Korea (AFP) Oct 6, 2018 Oil giant Saudi Arabia backed down at the last minute Saturday from obstructing the adoption of a major report by the UN's climate science panel, sources told AFP. ... more |
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U.S. showdown with Saudis could push NOPEC to the goal lineWashington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018 President Donald Trump's tough words for OPEC could have some real teeth if the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2018 gains momentum. ... more 
Qatar, Russia defend OPEC, deny manipulation of oil pricesWashington (UPI) Oct 3, 2018 Qatar's energy minister defended the oil market strategy of his country and other OPEC nations Tuesday. ... more 
Canada relaunches pipeline talks with indigenous tribesOttawa (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 Canada's resources minister said Wednesday Ottawa was relaunching consultations with indigenous groups on the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific after a court ruled the tribes get a say in the multi-billion dollar project. ... more
Saudi Arabia quietly plans to increase oil output by 500,000 barrels per dayWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia is poised to steadily increase production to compensate for the Iranian oil that will be subject to U.S. sanctions starting Nov. 5. ... more 
Brent prices reach four-year high while experts brace for $90 crudeWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Crude oil prices reached levels not seen in four years Monday, with Brent prices topping $85 a barrel and WTI soaring to $75. ... more |
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 Macron wants Iran to sell oil, urges dialogue 
Earthquake fear ends Dutch gas boomZeerijp, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 The Dutch are proud of the way they have created a country by fighting back the ocean - but when they started making their own earthquakes it proved a step too far. ... more  |
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Brent prices dip while U.S. crude oil supplies exceed analyst expectations Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2018 Brent crude oil prices fell slightly Wednesday but are still hovering near a four-year high while U.S. crude oil supplies had a surprise increase. ... more
Canada regulator to reconsider Trans Mountain pipeline to PacificOttawa (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 The Canadian government on Friday ordered a new review of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific taking into account the impact of increased tanker traffic on endangered killer whales along the coast. ... more
Rising crude prices haven't brought pain to the pump, yetWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 So far, rising international crude oil prices haven't trickled down to U.S. gas pumps. ... more 
Trump comments to UN reinforce market concerns about Iran sanctionsWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 President Donald Trump doubled down on OPEC Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, saying the oil cartel is ripping off the world. ... more
OPEC won't react to Trump's threats, pushing Brent crude oil prices higherWashington (UPI) Sep 24, 2018 OPEC, Russia and other countries ignored U.S. calls to increase crude oil production, sparking a Monday rally that saw Brent futures soar past the $80 mark. ... more |
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 Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Pyrolysis - a process of biomass decomposition - can be organized automatically for heat generation out of the most common type of biomass such as peat and straw. That is, it is sufficient to heat biomass to a certain temperature and then the process proceeds in the autothermal mode due to its own heat release. This technology was studied by scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University in the ar ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 08, 2018 
Experts predict that by 2050 we're going to have global broadband internet satellite networks, in-orbit manufacturing, space tourism, asteroid mining and lunar and Mars bases.
More than a gigawatt of solar energy will be needed to power these activities, or the equivalent of 3.125 million photovoltaic panels. However, because it is currently the most expensive component on a satellite, sci ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 4, 2018 
Wind turbines, designed as an alternative to fossil fuels, still contribute to climate change due to the way they redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, according to a study published Thursday.
Researchers from Harvard University found that powering the entire United States with wind energy would cause a 0.54 degree Celsius ground temperature rise in the area where the turbines we ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Oct 08, 2018 
The test piece machining workshop on the Le Creusot site, or CFE, has been using a latest-generation dimensional inspection tool since the spring.
A test piece is a sample of steel taken from the solid part of a forging or casting and machined to be used for the purposes of a given mechanical test. Before being sent to an in-house laboratory on the Le Creusot site - the Vulcain laboratory ... more |
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 Incheon, South Korea (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
Dismissed a decade ago as far-fetched and dangerous, schemes to tame global warming by engineering the climate have migrated from the margins of policy debates towards centre stage.
"Plan A" remains tackling the problem at its source. But a major UN climate science report released in South Korea on Monday makes it clear that slashing carbon pollution - even drastically - won't be enough to ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2018 
Under dazzling autumn sunshine in the heart of Paris, Marc Fiot steps out of a new Zoe, Renault's flagship all-electric hatchback, and readily declares it "the future".
Does that mean the 70-year-old retiree, who says he hasn't missed an edition of the Paris Motor Show since 1966, is ready to join what carmakers insist will be the electric revolution?
"Not right away," Fiot says. "What's ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 1, 2018  Over the last few weeks, four go-getting Iraqi women have separately met premature deaths - two falling victim to men firing automatic weapons into their vehicles.
The deaths have sparked fear among women who dare to break the mould and visibly achieve in the conservative country.
The latest to die was 22-year-old social media influencer and model Tara Fares.
Her bloody demise at th ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea's dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with Kim Jong Un in which he said "significant progress" was made towards denuclearisation.
Pompeo met with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks following a landmark summit between Kim ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
The former Chinese head of Interpol, who went missing last month, was accused of accepting bribes on Monday, becoming the latest top official to fall in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption dragnet.
After days of concealing the fate of Meng Hongwei - who is also China's vice minister for public security - from the international community, the public security ministry said Monday he had a ... more |
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 5, 2018 
A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military sources said Friday.
The Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is suspected of having carried out Thursday night's attack in the city of Beni, which sits near the DRC border with Uganda.
The raid is thought to have targeted General Marcel Mbangu but instead killed four othe ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
NASA Glenn researchers are going back to basics to probe deeper into the physics of high-altitude ice crystal icing.
Measuring the conditions that lead to a build-up of ice crystals inside an engine has been a challenge, according to researcher Peter Struk.
"You can't come in with probes to measure exact concentrations of water and ice particle sizes because you can't block the airfl ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
A leading Financial Times journalist has been given seven days to leave Hong Kong as a backlash mounted Monday against an unprecedented challenge to freedom of the press in the city.
Victor Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor and a British national, angered authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong by hosting a speech at the city's press club by Andy Chan, the leader of a tiny pro-independence poli ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2018 
In the buzzwords of George W. Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China had an interest in embracing "the rules-based international order."
President Donald Trump's message to Beijing is, true to his character, starker. Trump, his Vice President Mike Pence vowed, "will not back down."
On Thursday, Pence delivered one of the most h ... more |
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 Marseille (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
The American captain of a massive cruise ship faces trial in Marseille on Monday accused of using fuel with sulphur levels above European limits, as the Mediterranean port city grapples with the polluting effect of its drive to increase boat tourism.
The Azura, capable of carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is one of the largest in the fleet operated by P&O Cruises, whose parent company Car ... more |
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 Port De Paix, Haiti (AFP) Oct 8, 2018  Quake-hit Port-de-Paix was back to its daily routines Monday but in poor neighborhoods like l'Hopital, on a steep hill that looks out to the sea beyond the Haitian city, people's troubles are just beginning.
Nearly all the flimsily built houses along the mudslicked corridor that runs up the hill through L'Hopital show damage from Saturday's 5.9 magnitude quake.
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