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Czechs: Nuclear power good despite Japan disaster
The catastrophe at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power complex should not be allowed to call into question of the wisdom of atomic energy, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday. "After the tsunami wave hit the Fukushima power plant, some governments decided not to build new nuclear power plants and some even to abandon nuclear energy as such," Klaus said in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
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Saakashvili Uses UN Floor to Accuse Russia of Terrorism
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili used the UN floor on Thursday to accuse Moscow of terrorism and reiterate the claims that Russia occupies Georgian territories.
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Japan vies with China, India for LNG
Liquefied natural gas prices are surging to a three-year high as demand from Japan, China and India outpaces supply, boosting sales for producers from BG Group PLC to Exxon Mobil Corp.
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US, Kazakhstan sign protocol on completion of WTO talks
KAZINFORM Kazakh delegation headed by Minister for Economic Integration of Kazakhstan Zhanar Aitzhanova visited Washington as part of the negotiations on Kazakhstan's accession to the WTO on September 15-21; Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakh Embassy's press service.
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US, Kazakhstan sign protocol on completion of WTO negotiations
The protocol on the completion of the bilateral negotiations between the United States and Kazakhstan on Astana's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) was signed on Wednesday by the two countries' governments.
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Uzbekistan, China sign cooperation memorandum
Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC ) Wu Bangguo and Uzbekistan Oliy Majlis (Parliament) Senate chairman Ilqizar Sobirov signed a memorandum on cooperation between the two countries in Uzbekistan on Wednesday, Uzbekistan parliament reported.
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EU takes plunge into Caspian pipeline talks
The European Commission (EC) last week took the unprecedented step of requesting and receiving authority from the European Council to assist in negotiations between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Specifically, the EC has received a formal mandate from the council on the signing of a legally binding agreement for implementation of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) project.
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Japan, South Korea share nuclear expertise with ASEAN
Japan and South Korea are sharing their expertise in nuclear technology with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations amid strong interest from some ASEAN members to adopt nuclear as an energy source, a statement said Wednesday.
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