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EGF Turkey File
![]() Following the earthquake on October 23, 2011, a second powerful tremor struck eastern Turkey on November 9, killing 40 people including a Japanese rescue worker and two Turkish journalists who were covering the aftermath of the October quake.
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Kazakhs probe police weapons use
Violence in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen earlier this month left 16 people dead
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Russia eyes return to Libyan energy sector
With Libyan oil production returning to pre-war levels, Russian energy companies might be well positioned to work with the new government, an analyst said.
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Clock Ticking for West to Act on Iranian Nuclear Program
Ehud Barak, the defense minister of Israel, said in late November that it was probably a question of nine months before Iran’s attempt to acquire nuclear weapons moved into a “zone of immunity” where it could no longer be stopped.
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Gazprom to press on with South Stream regardless of Ukraine option
Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom will not abandon its plans to implement the South Stream gas pipeline project, even if it reaches agreement with Ukraine on operating its gas transportation system, Gazprom export head Alexander Medvedev said on Wednesday.
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Iran's Caspian oil swap to hit 500,000 barrels
Iran would swap 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day with Caspian Sea littoral states.
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Afghanistan signs first major oil deal with China
Afghanistan on Wednesday signed an oil deal with China which could earn the war-torn country $7 billion over 25 years.
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India and Japan to hold nuclear talks
India and Japan on Wednesday will discuss the prospects of reviving civil nuclear cooperation negotiations and may sign a currency swap pact that could help stem the rupee’s slide.
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