Giant iceberg heading toward Australia
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ETA massive iceberg -- more than twice the size of New York's Manhattan island -- is drifting slowly toward Australia, scientists said Wednesday.
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London pre-open: Early dip is forecast
ShareCast - Wed Dec 9, 2:59 am ETLONDON (SHARECAST) - Futures prices are indicating a 14-point deficit early Wednesday as traders react to three-figure losses in the US overnight and await further news on Greece and Dubai.
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Steel Industry Groups Call for Examination of BHP-Rio Venture
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 1:13 pm ETDec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The World Steel Association and Eurofer, the European steel lobby group, called for regulators to examine the joint venture between BHP Billiton Ltd.
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Institute aims to promote carbon capture
UPI - Tue Dec 8, 12:43 pm ETCANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute announced Monday a $50 million annual fund to support large-scale carbon capture and storage projects worldwide.
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European Stocks May Open On Positive Note
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 1:55 am ET(RTTNews) - After a sell-off in the previous session, the European markets may open on a flat to positive note Wednesday morning, with resource stocks in the spotlight amid a rebound in crude oil prices on account of a drop in U. S. crude oil inventories.
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Creek boys get international experience
Galveston County Daily News - Wed Dec 9, 6:10 am ETLEAGUE CITY The Wildcats notch a win over an Australian team during a "neat experience."
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German cabinet agrees extension to piracy, Bosnia missions
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 5:16 am ETBerlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved Wednesday the extension by one year of military deployments off the coast of Somalia and in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The military currently has some 240 personnel engaged in the European Union's ...
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OPEC oil price falls below 75 dollars
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 5:02 am ETVienna - The oil price set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) moved below 75 dollars for the first time since early November on Tuesday, the organization announced Wednesday. One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC-produced crude...
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Volkswagen to buy stake in Suzuki - Update
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 5:01 am ETTokyo - Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp said Wednesday it had signed a capital tie-up deal with Volkswagen AG. Under the agreement, Volkswagen plans to buy a 19.9-per-cent stake in the Japanese automaker. ...
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Give white wine a try this winter
The Iowa City Press-Citizen - Wed Dec 9, 4:29 am ETI choose wines not only based on the food they are to be paired with, but also based on the seasons and the weather. As a result, my tastes tend primarily toward reds this time of year. Heartier food and cold, wet weather tend to make one want to curl up with something deep and rich to warm the bones. Sometimes though, some of the holiday foods and the bright sun shimmering off the ice-encased ...
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Australia regulator reviews BHP-Rio iron ore deal
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 10:36 pm ETAustralia's competition regulator said Tuesday it had launched an informal review of BHP Billiton's proposed joint iron ore venture with Rio Tinto to seek comment on the controversial deal.
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Exxon to Build $15 Billion Asia Gas Project
BusinessWeek - Tue Dec 8, 9:08 am ETThe energy giant is teaming up with partners in a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea to supply China, Japan and Taiwan
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Exxon, Partners to Build $15 Billion PNG LNG Project (Update2)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 3:56 am ETDec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners approved development of a $15 billion Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas venture, the country’s biggest resource project, to supply the cleaner-burning fuel to China, Japan and Taiwan.
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Crescent Gold Limited: Vanadium Discovery at Calvert Hills, NT
Marketwire - Tue Dec 8, 9:27 pm ETPERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - Crescent Gold Limited (TSX:CRA)(ASX:CRE)(FRANKFURT:CRE5) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES - Significant outcrops of vanadium and iron mineralisation have been discovered within the Calvert Hills joint venture tenement in the eastern Northern Territory. - Rock outcrop ...
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Rio and BHP Sign Deal on Ore Venture
New York Times - Mon Dec 7, 4:41 am ETBHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, the mining giants, signed an agreement over the weekend to combine their iron ore operations in Western Australia, a deal the companies said would save them $10 billion a year.
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Australian Regulator Seeks Comment on BHP-Rio Venture (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 2:53 am ETDec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s competition regulator, reviewing BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group ’s iron ore joint venture, is seeking comment from their customers and rivals on the market for the steelmaking raw material.
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