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Greenpeace activists fined for Sweden nuclear protestStockholm (AFP) July 1, 2010 A court in central Sweden on Thursday handed out fines to 29 Greenpeace activists who broke into a nuclear power plant earlier this month, according to judicial sources. The activists - 13 Germans, eight Poles, four Danes, a Frenchman, a Finn, a Swede and a Briton - were given fines ranging from 190 to 1,600 euros (230-2,000 dollars) for trespassing, according to a copy of the judgment by the court in Uppsala obtained by AFP. In a statement, Greenpeace welcomed the fact that activists were fo ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) June 19, 2010Asia-Pacific ministers and officials agreed Saturday to promote renewable sources and nuclear power in a bid to maintain energy security and cut greenhouse gas emissions in the region. Japan hosted the one-day energy meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), in Fukui, ahead of a summit scheduled for November in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. In a statement adopted at ... more 
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Jun 18, 2010 In a significant policy change, Swedish parliamentarians this week reversed a 30-year-old ban on building new nuclear reactors. The Riksdag voted 174-172 in favor of a bill proposed by the government that would see Sweden replacing its existing 10 reactors with new ones within the next few decades. The reactors, which supply half of the country's electricity, under a plan from 1 ... more 
Seoul (AFP) June 18, 2010South Korea and India agreed Friday to launch talks on forging a nuclear energy cooperation pact, the foreign ministry said, a deal which would pave the way for Seoul's export of an atomic power plant. The agreement was reached when Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan met his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna in Seoul for annual foreign ministers' talks. President Lee Myung-Bak and Indian Prime ... more |
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China defends Pakistan nuclear cooperation as 'peaceful'Beijing June 17, 2010 China on Thursday defended its nuclear cooperation with Pakistan as peaceful after the United States announced it had sought clarification from Beijing on the sale of two reactors to Islamabad. "China and Pakistan have maintained cooperation in recent years in the civilian use of nuclear energy," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters when asked about the US reaction to the deal. "This cooperation is in line with our respective international obligations and totally for peaceful purpo ... read more |
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