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Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill
President Barack Obama accused China on Thursday of "gaming" international trade by keeping its currency weak, but was cautious about a bill before the Senate aimed at pressing Beijing to revalue the yuan.
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Lithuanian and Japanese speakers stress the role of parliament in energy sector
Lithuanian Seimas speaker, currently on a visit to Japan, discussed parliamentary controls over the energy sector with the speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, Takahiro Yokomichi, the press service of the Seimas said. At the meeting, Irena Degutiene inquired her counterpart about Japan's attitude to the situation and prospects of nuclear energy, parliamentary controls over the energy sector.
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Kazakhstan accuses Uzbekistan of violating electric operations
The Kazakh Unified Energy System has recorded non-contractual power flows from Uzbekistan since September, Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company KEGOC said.
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Obama warns Pakistan over support for Afghan insurgents
President Barack Obama cautioned Pakistan on Thursday that it is jeopardizing long-term relations with the United States - including billions of dollars in military and civilian aid - by maintaining ties with insurgent groups that are fighting U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.
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Bulgaria Sues Russia over Belene Nuclear Project
Bulgaria's state-run power grid operator has tabled a lawsuit against Russia's state nuclear company Atomstroyexport over delayed payments on the planned Belene nuclear plant.
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Public component of Russia-China Energy dialogue
This story by Igor Tomberg, Director of Energy and Transit Studies Center of the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Science, professor at the Moscow State Foreign Relations Institute of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Strategic Culture Foundation expert, was published in International Affairs magazine.
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Kazakhstan Welcomes Putin's Eurasian Union Concept
Governments in the West may have read with alarm that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wanted to build a Eurasian Union out of the former Soviet bloc but in Kazakhstan the news was welcomed.
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The Free Trade Agreement Could Spoil South Korea's State Visit
For the obsessive-compulsive bureaucrat, there is no more invigorating exercise than preparing for a state visit by a foreign leader to the White House.
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