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 Luxembourg (AFP) June 25, 2009 
EU environment ministers on Thursday agreed to make international safety rules on nuclear power stations legally binding, a move which Brussels hailed as a model for the rest of the world. While the EU becomes the "first major regional nuclear actor" to make the rules binding, a European Commission spokesman said that safety standards in Europe were already high. The decision makes ... read more 
Abuja (AFP) June 24, 2009Russia on Wednesday pledged to boost cooperation on oil, gas and nuclear energy with Nigeria as its leader said Moscow was ready to invest billions in a race with Chinese and Western rivals. The two countries on Wednesday signed a raft of agreements -- key among which were those on energy -- during a historic visit to Africa's most populous nation by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Seoul (AFP) June 22, 2009North Korea described itself Monday as a "proud nuclear power" and threatened to hit back if attacked, as the United States tracked one of its ships on suspicion it carries a banned weapons cargo. Rodong Sinmun, newspaper of the ruling communist party, accused Washington of building up its regional firepower and denounced "reckless remarks" that US warships would stop and search its cargo ... more 
London (AFP) June 22, 2009Britain and Jordan signed a nuclear cooperation pact here Monday, with Foreign Secretary David Miliband hailing the country's "transparent" approach to developing nuclear energy. Miliband inked the deal with Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh in the sidelines of a visit by King Abdullah II, saying Britain was committed to helping the energy-poor Arab country develop its civil nuclear program ... more 
Berlin (AFP) June 19, 2009Germany's economy minister on Friday ruled out building new nuclear power stations but said the life of some reactors might be extended and the development of alternative technologies stepped up. "We need limited extensions until we are able to work with sensible alternative technologies in an economical and environmentally friendly manner," Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told the Sueddeutsche ... more 
Abuja (AFP) June 19, 2009Nigeria and Russia will sign a nuclear energy cooperation accord next Wednesday when President Dmitry Medvedev becomes the first Kremlin leader to visit Nigeria, officials said. A joint venture between Russian oil and gas giant Gasprom and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will also be signed during the one day visit, Nigerian presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said ... more |
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After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
  
Elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei suggests ultraconservatives steering IranParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 With the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali as Iran's supreme leader, the country's ultraconservatives have defied the United States and Israel and signalled their intent to keep the war going, experts told AFP. ... more 
China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leaderBeijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. ... more 
Four years after banning Russia, FIFA and IOC passive in the face of warLausanne (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Four years after world sport rushed to ban Russia for invading Ukraine, the leading governing bodies are reacting guardedly to the US-led attack on Iran, raising accusations of double standards. ... more |
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Madrid (AFP) June 11, 2009The Spanish government will have to take a clear stand for or against nuclear power in the coming weeks when it decides whether to renew the operating licence of the oldest of the country's six nuclear plants. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose socialist government has backed the development renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, has said he wants to phase out ... more 
Belgrade (AFP) June 10, 2009Serbia will ship to Russia a huge consignment of nuclear waste from a reactor once considered one of the world's most dangerous, officials said Wednesday. The three tonnes of waste was composed mostly of spent nuclear fuel but also some enriched uranium that had been stored at the idle Vinca reactor, some 16 kilometres (nine miles) east of Belgrade, they said. "It would be difficult to ... more 
Cairo (AFP) June 4, 2009US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the nuclear showdown with Iran had reached a decisive point but that Tehran had the right to peaceful nuclear power if it abided by international treaties. Obama, who broke with former US policy of isolating Tehran, said it would be hard to "overcome decades of mistrust" but he had made clear to Iran's leaders and people that the United States ... more 
Stockholm (AFP) June 3, 2009One of the world's first permanent nuclear waste storage sites that can house highly radioactive waste for more than 100,000 years will be built in Sweden, project officials said on Wednesday. The waste will be buried in tunnels drilled 500 metres (1,640 feet) underground in the bedrock in Forsmark, near the town of Oesthammar 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of Stockholm, the Swedish ... more |
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