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ITER Deal Brings A Welcome End To Divisive Talks
Brussels (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
The decision to build the ITER experimental nuclear reactor in France has brought an end to months of tense talks during which European negotiators tried to pressure Japan into dropping the project.

US Senate Passes Controversial Energy Reform Bill
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a controversial energy bill Tuesday that gives billions of dollars in incentives to the oil and nuclear firms, but which critics say does not go far enough to encourage conservation.

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The Iraqi Balance Sheet: One Year On
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2005
A year ago today, Amb. Paul Bremer, then viceroy of Iraq, handed over the keys to the country to an appointed government, conferring on it sovereignty after more than a year of occupation.

China Watchers Split On Future Of Middle Kingdom
Washington, (UPI) June 28, 2005
China analysts disagree on where the balance between opportunity and danger lies in the U.S. relationship with the rising world power.

China Tells Japan To Speed Up Destruction Of Chemical Weapons
Beijing (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
China urged Japan Tuesday to speed up the destruction of chemical weapons left behind by its invading army at the end of World War II.
Sudden Climate Change Clue Found
Toronto ON (SPX) Jun 29, 2005
The sudden deep freeze of the northern hemisphere that occurred 13,000 years ago has been traced to events originating in northern Canada, according to University of Toronto research.

IKONOS Imagery Used for USDA's Natural Resources Inventory in Alaska
Denver CO (SPX) Jun 28, 2005
United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a contract to Space Imaging to provide high-resolution IKONOS satellite imagery of Alaska for the USDA's Natural Resources Inventory program.

Google Launches 3D Mapping Product
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2005
Google announced Tuesday the launch of Google Earth, Google's new satellite imagery-based mapping product that combines 3D buildings and terrain with mapping capability and Google search.
Green Engines To Double US Auto Share
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
Vehicles powered by hybrid or clean diesel engines will double their US market share by 2012 as drivers shun gas-guzzlers because of high oil prices, new research predicted Tuesday.

Is $60 A Barrel OPEC's Fault?
Dubai UAE (UPI) June 28, 2005
Last week oil prices hit a record of $60 a barrel. This is virtually unprecedented in many ways and has enormous political and economic consequences for the Arab world, the most immediate of which is the U.S. Congress is attempting to introduce a law that would allow Americans to sue members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and their citizens.

Russian, Indian, Chinese Groups Mull Takeover Of PetroKazakhstan
Moscow (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
The oil groups LUKoil of Russia, ONGC of India and CNPC of China have begun negotiations that could lead to their acquisition of PetroKazakhstan of Canada, the newspaper Kommersant reported Tuesday.
Analysis: Brazil's Enrichment To Go On
Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2005
Brazil fully intends to continue its uranium enrichment program, with the goal of eventually mastering the entire nuclear fuel cycle, said Jose Dirceu, former head of Brazil's powerful Casa Civil ministry and ex-chief of staff to Brazil's president.

Syria Boosts Euphrates River Flow To Iraq
Damascus (AFP) Jun 28, 2005
Syria said Tuesday it has increased Euphrates river flow to water-starved Iraq and will continue to boost supplies through the summer as part of moves to improve relations with its neighbour.

Revueltosaurus Skeleton Unearthed At Petrified Forest Upsets Dinosaur Tale
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2005
The fossilized skeleton of a small crocodile relative excavated last year at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona throws a wrench into theories of how and where the dinosaurs arose more than 210 million years ago at the end of the Triassic Period.


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