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 Bangi, Malaysia (UPI) Jul 22, 2009 
Malaysia aims to use nuclear power as an alternative energy source by 2025, a government official said. Nuclear policy has received the go-ahead to be implemented and the government will link up with international organizations such as the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Malaysia's Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Fadillah Yusof, the New ... read more
Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2009Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that Russia should hold a quarter of the international nuclear energy market, as he announced an ambitious development programme. "With ultra-modern technologies and the ability to guarantee the complete cycle, from the production of uranium, to the maintenance and decommissioning of nuclear power plants, Russia can count on a minimum of a qua ... 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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Rome (AFP) July 22, 2009France and Italy signed an agreement Wednesday to cooperate on research into nuclear power and renewable energy, the first concrete step under a joint venture agreed at a bilateral summit in February. The accord was signed by the president of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Bernard Bigot, and the head of Italy's National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENE ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) July 20, 2009India was set Monday to reveal where US firms will build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first official talks in New Delhi, aides said. The move, once confirmed, will highlight benefits President Barack Obama's administration will derive from a landmark civilian nuclear deal sealed under his predecessor George W. Bush. It will also ... more  
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2009The United States hoped Wednesday that India will soon announce the location of two sites for US firms to build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, in line with a landmark deal struck last year. The announcement could be made when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mumbai and New Delhi from Friday through Monday, according to Robert Blake, her pointman for relations with Ind ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2009The United States hoped Wednesday that India will soon announce the location of two sites for US firms to build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, in line with a landmark deal struck last year. The announcement could be made when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mumbai and New Delhi from Friday through Monday, according to Robert Blake, her point man for relations with In ... more |
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Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
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 
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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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Berlin (AFP) July 9, 2009The Swedish operator of the aging German nuclear power station Kruemmel revealed on Thursday more problems at the plant, which has been shut down for emergency repairs since the weekend. All 80,000 fuel rods at the plant near Hamburg will be examined from Friday because "it looks as if one or several of the rods in the reactor is defective," said Ernst Michael Zuefle, head of operator ... more 
Paris (AFP) July 9, 2009Tension is shaping up over pressure from EDF, the world's biggest nuclear power producer, for a price leap for French households amidst big developments in France's vital nuclear power industry. The group's chief executive Pierre Gadonneix revealed in a magazine interview on Wednesday that EDF was seeking permission from the government to raise the price of household electricity by ... more 
Seoul (UPI) Jul 7, 2009 South Korea aims to push to expand "peaceful and commercial" use of nuclear energy in upcoming talks with the United States aimed at revising a nuclear pact signed in 1974, an official said Monday. South Korea is prohibited from reprocessing spent nuclear fuels under the current agreement, which expires in 2014. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan said South ... more 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 09, 2009On May 18, 2009 the first floating nuclear power plant was set up in St. Petersburg (Russia). The contract, signed by OPK and "Concern Energoatom" PLC on February 27, 2009, anticipated the construction, launching, rebuilding and testing of the power plant. The exploitation of the head floating power-generating unit, with KLT-40C type reactor, is the final step of this project. According to ... more |
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