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Vietnam anti-China activists mark Paracels defeat
Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)
Activists chanted anti-China slogans and laid flowers Sunday at a protest in Hanoi marking the 40th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of contested islands in ...
Iraq threatens Turk boycott, contract cuts in Kurd row
Jan 18, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq threatened to boycott Turkish companies and cancel contracts with Turkish firms in an intensifying row over moves to export oil from its northern Kurdish r...
5,900 natural gas leaks discovered under Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 2014 (SPX)
than 5,893 leaks from aging natural gas pipelines have been found under the streets of Washington, D.C. by a research team from Duke University and Boston Unive...
EU wants common rules for shale gas 'fracking'
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources...
Netherlands slashes gas production after quake protests
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
The Dutch government said Friday it would slash gas production in Europe's biggest field by 20 percent over three years after protests by villagers who blame th...
An improved, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting devices
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Solar energy appears to be the only form of renewable that can be exploited at level that matches the world's growing needs. However, it is equally necessary to...
Canadian foreign minister demands Keystone decision
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird called Thursday for the United States to finally decide, one way or another, whether it will permit the construction of the...
Superlens Extends Range of Wireless Power Transfer
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Inventor Nikola Tesla imagined the technology to transmit energy through thin air almost a century ago, but experimental attempts at the feat have so far result...
Acid mine drainage reduces radioactivity in fracking waste
Jan 14, 2014 (SPX)
Much of the naturally occurring radioactivity in fracking wastewater might be removed by blending it with another wastewater from acid mine drainage, according ...
Violence Threatens to Thwart Iraqi Oil Resurgence
Jan 14, 2014 (SPX)
A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq at the start of 2014 as the central government fights back against Al-Qaeda aligned militants in Anbar Province. The ...
Oil price gains capped by prospect of Iran supplies
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Global oil prices rose on Tuesday, but gains were capped by the prospect of a return of Iranian supplies, with a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear programme taking ...
Sinopec to pay compensation over pipeline blast
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec will pay compensation over a November pipeline explosion at its facility in the city of Qingdao that killed dozens of peop...
Japan, Ethiopia urge peace in South Sudan
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
The leaders of Japan and Ethiopia on Monday urged South Sudan's warring parties to sign a ceasefire to end weeks of fighting that has left thousands dead. "We a...
Oil market slides on Iran news
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Global oil prices fell on Monday following news that a landmark deal to curb parts of Iran's disputed nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief will ta...
Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, ...
Oil prices drop after interim Iran nuclear deal
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Oil prices fell Monday amid oversupply worries after the West clinched a deal with Iran that will see Tehran scale back its disputed nuclear program in exchange...
Tax breaks for fracking firms as UK goes 'all out for shale'
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday promised tax breaks worth millions of pounds to local councils who encourage shale gas development, declaring the...
Fusion instabilities lessened by unexpected effect
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
A surprising effect created by a 19th century device called a Helmholz coil offers clues about how to achieve controlled nuclear fusion at Sandia National Labor...
Iraq summons Turkish diplomat over Kurd oil sale
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
Baghdad summoned Turkey's charge d'affaires Sunday over moves by Iraq's Kurdish region to sell oil independently via one of Ankara's ports, saying the move was ...
US court upholds BP settlement for Gulf oil spill
Jan 11, 2014 (AFP)
A US federal appeals court upheld Friday a multibillion-dollar settlement between BP and the coastal residents and businesses hit by the company's massive Gulf ...
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