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						Energy deals strengthen China-Russia 'blood' ties						 
					China and Russia celebrated the expansion of their economic and political ties with more energy deals on Monday, one day after Russian President Medvedev said the two nations had forged an "indestructible" friendship that was "sealed by blood" in their wartime alliance. 
 
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						Regulations issued for new energy projects						 
					China last Tuesday stepped up its efforts to boost energy conservation across the country, enforcing new rules that demand energy-saving assessments be carried out on new fixed-asset investment projects. 
 
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						Belarus in Talks With Latvian Ports for Venezuelan Supplies						 
					Belarus' oil company said Friday that it was negotiating Venezuela crude imports via Latvia's ports of Ventspils and Riga. 
 
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						Commission welcomes Ukraine in Energy Community						 
					The European Commission has today welcomed Ukraine joining the European Energy Community. The Community extends the EU internal energy market to South East Europe and enhances the overall security of supply. The Protocol on the Accession of Ukraine to the Energy Community was signed today at the Energy Community Ministerial Council in Skopije (Macedonia). 
 
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						Ukraine joins European energy community						 
					Ukraine became a member of the European Energy Community. A relevant protocol was signed today in Skopje, Macedonia, by Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine, and Fatmir Besimi, Minister of Economy of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in his function as the Energy Community Presidency in Office, ForUm learned from the Community Secretariat. 
 
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						Ukraine's environment strategy worrying Brussels						 
					No EU money can flow to Ukraine's state programmes for the environment unless the government opens up to input from civil society, the European Commission 
 
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						China Eager to Invest in Bulgaria, Might Squeeze Russia Out of Belene NPP						 
					China will soon invest in airports, ports and container terminals to turn Bulgaria into its "door" for the import of Chinese goods in Europe, and will even consider building a nuclear plant in the Balkan country. 
 
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						Russian company seeks to buy U.S. uranium mining operations						 
A Russian company is seeking to buy a controlling interest in one of the largest uranium extraction operations in the United States -- a sale that requires U.S. government review because of possible national security implications. 
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