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Russia unhappy with India over Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Sistema investments
Russia today made very clear to India its unhappiness over two key bilateral issues-- Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) 3 and 4 and investments by its telecom company Sistema in the country, saying rules of the game should never be reconsidered till it is over.
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Europe Plans New Nuclear Sanctions on Iran
European Union governments plan to ratchet up sanctions pressure against Iran over its nuclear programme on Monday, approving new measures against Tehran’s banking sector, industry and shipping.
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Syria stops buying electricity from Turkey as tensions escalate
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Syria has stopped purchasing electricity from neighbouring Turkey. The move was due to damage to Syrian infrastructure, he explained. "Syria halted their power purchases from Turkey one week ago," Yildiz said.
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Gas supplies from Iran to Turkey suspended due to explosion on gas pipeline
Strong explosion on a gas pipeline in eastern Turkey has led to suspension of supplies to the country from Iran, Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday.
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Iran calls EU Ban on Iran's Gas "propaganda"
The Iranian Oil Ministry downplayed the importance of the recent threat by the European Union to ban imports of Iran's natural gas supplies, reminding that Iran has no gas export to the EU members at all, FNA reported.
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Nuclear weapons are no ‘guarantee of security,’ Kazakh Foreign Ministers tells UN debate
The inability of nuclear weapons to guarantee a country’s security or independence was highlighted in the speech of Kazakhstan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kairat Umarov, to the United Nations General Assembly today.
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Norway may send more gas to UK, Europe take more Russian
Britain may receive more Norwegian gas in the 2012/2013 gas year as continental European customers take more Russian supplies, which became more competitive following contract negotiations during the past months, analysts said on Monday.
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Chinese, Australian and Russian companies take interest in Kyrgyzstan’s Dzherui deposit
Chinese, Australian and Russian companies take an interest in Kyrgyzstan’s Dzherui deposit. Ishenbai Chunuyev, director of the State Agency on Geology and Mineral Resources, said during today’s meeting with journalists at Kumtor mine.
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