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Koreas agree to work toward resuming nuclear talks
Top nuclear envoys from rivals North and South Korea agreed Friday to work toward a resumption of stalled nuclear disarmament talks, a significant breakthrough after more than a year of confrontation and escalating threats that have put the region on edge.
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Iran says no decision yet to stop oil to India
Iran has no plans yet to cut oil exports to India over a payment dispute, the semi-official Mehr news agency on Friday quoted an oil official as saying.
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Iran cautiously welcomes Russia's nuclear plan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cautiously welcomed a Russian proposal for bringing Iran back to talks over its nuclear program.
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Russian company offers to invest in power sector
Russian company M/s INTER RAO UES, Has expressed its interest to invest in the small hydropower, coal power generation projects and to develop transmission lines in Pakistan. A delegation of the company led by Maxim Sergeev, called on Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar on Wednesday to discuss the investment opportunities in the power sector in Pakistan.
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China's Global Energy Strategy Aims at Displacing U.S. Influence in Central Asia
The annual rate of growth has often surpassed double digits and the natural consequence is that its fuel consumption has also risen dramatically. Energy intensive heavy industry and the massive infrastructure construction have not only produced huge demand for steel, cement and aluminum but also for oil equivalents
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Ukraine upgrades gas pipes - Russia pushes Nord and South Stream
Ukraine began updating its Soviet-era gas transportation system, with the first stage being the reconstruction of the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod main pipeline from Russia. At the ceremony, which took place near Bohuslav in the Kiev region, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said that most parts of the natural gas delivered from Russia to Europe goes through Ukraine and that there was a chance for the transit country to offer gas-pipeline advantages to its Russian and European partners.
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Hillary Clinton in India to discuss hundred billion dollar nuclear deal
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged India to open up markets and resolve the questions surrounding a civilian nuclear accord that could be worth billions to US companies.
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Germany wants Gazprom to partially cover increased gas consumption
Hannover, July 19 (Interfax) - Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power means that the country will consume more gas, but it will not rely on Gazprom to supply the entire increase, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a session of the Russian-German St. Petersburg dialog in Hanover.
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