Nigerian cities enduring fuel shortages
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 4:04 pm ETABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Residents of the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos are facing ongoing fuel shortages in the oil exporting African nation, officials said Wednesday.
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Nigerian villagers seek to sue Shell over oil leak
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 7:57 am ET(AP:THE HAGUE, Netherlands) Nigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group pleaded with a Hague court Thursday to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell PLC for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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GE Oil & Gas And Rockson Engineering Awarded $230M Contract For Nigeria Power Plant
ElectricNet - Thu Dec 3, 2:19 am ETGE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas equipment and services, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a $230 Million contract by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the installation and commissioning of a dual fired (low pour fuel oil/gas) 150-200MW power plant in Kaduna, Nigeria
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Nigerian villagers sue Shell over oil leak
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 7:13 am ET(AP:THE HAGUE, Netherlands) Nigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group have pleaded with a Hague court to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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U.N. Studies Oil Contamination In Nigeria
OfficialWire - Wed Dec 2, 4:57 am ETAn environmental impact assessment of the oil-rich Niger Delta region in Nigeria will outline steps needed to rehabilitate the land, the United Nations said.
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Argentina gets manageable World Cup draw
Fox Sports - Fri Dec 4, 5:07 pm ETArgentina got a manageable draw for next year's World Cup in South Africa. The unknown, of course, is whether the talent-rich team will struggle as it did in World Cup qualifying. The two-time World Cup champion was drawn Friday with South Korea, Nigeria and Greece. Of the eight groups, Argentina's Group B doesn't look to be among the most difficult - or easiest.
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England to Play U.S. in Soccer World Cup Group Stage Match
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 1:55 pm ETDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England will face the U.S. in the group stage of soccer’s World Cup next year. The groups were drawn in Cape Town today. South Africa will face Mexico, France and Uruguay in the group stage. Argentina will face Nigeria, South Korea and Greece in Group B.
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No Internet scam: Kansas lawyer really could be Nigerian king
McClatchy Washington Bureau - Thu Dec 3, 7:22 am ETAdebayo Ogunmeno is a lawyer in Kansas City, Kan., but he is considering a second career: being a king.
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Crude Oil Falls as Dollar Surges on U.S. Unemployment Decline
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 4:35 pm ETDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil declined as the dollar climbed on an unexpected drop of the U.S. unemployment rate, reducing the appeal of commodities to investors.
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WATCH VIDEO: U-M grad's stories an Oprah Book Club pick
Detroit Free Press - Thu Dec 3, 3:22 am ETRejection spurred the Rev. Uwem Akpan to try something new. When a newspaper in Nigeria rejected his essays, he tried writing short stories after noticing the paper published them on Saturdays.
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U.S. a Winner, Brazil a Loser in World Cup Draw
International Herald Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 3:48 pm ETWhile the United States received a favorable draw, Brazil found itself in a group with the Ivory Coast and Portugal.
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U.S. a Winner and Brazil a Loser in World Cup Draw
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 3:32 pm ETWhile the United States received a favorable draw, Brazil found itself in a group with the Ivory Coast and Portugal.
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World Cup finals set to take shape with gala draw
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 2:44 am ETThe countdown to next year's World Cup begins in earnest on Friday when the 32 qualifiers learn where, when and who they will be playing against when the draw takes place before a huge global TV audience.
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United States to play England, Slovenia and Algeria at World Cup
Chicago Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 1:50 pm ETCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year's tournament.
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Team-by-team analysis of World Cup draw
ESPN Soccernet.com - Fri Dec 4, 4:05 pm ETThe World Cup draw took place on Friday night and, as always, had some interesting pairings. Here, we break down each of the teams and their chances of progressing from their groups.
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