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French nuclear sector re-think after UAE setback
PARIS (AFP) - The French nuclear power sector is to re-focus its strategy, notably in Britain and the United States, after losing out to a South Korean consortium on a 20.4-billion-dollar project in the United Arab Emirates.
Nations:United Arab Emirates India Finland France U.S. People:Nicolas Sarkozy Source:(AFP)
2009-12-29
Activists warn US lawmakers of uranium mining perils
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A French physicist and a US actor have joined representatives of indigenous peoples from Africa, Australia and the United States to send US lawmakers a stark warning about the dangers of uranium mining.
Nations:U.S. France Niger Australia People:James Cromwell Source:(AFP)
2009-02-28
Clinton's first destination as secretary of State: rising Asia
Washington - The Obama administration may have come out of the blocks with quick action on the Middle East, but Hillary Rodham Clinton's maiden trip as secretary of State to China and three other East Asian countries underscores the importance the new administration places on a rising Asia.
Nations:North Korea Pakistan Afghanistan Indonesia South Korea Australia People:Timothy Geithner Henry Paulson Joseph Biden Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 Clinton Asia Trip Global Financial Crisis Darfur Genocide Crisis China-U.S.
2009-02-14
Disgraced Pakistan nuke scientist freed by court
ISLAMABAD - Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who helped Pakistan develop nuclear weapons and allegedly leaked atomic secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya, was freed from years of de facto house arrest Friday by a high court ruling.
Nations:Pakistan Iran Afghanistan North Korea India Source:(AP)
2009-02-06
Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback
Milan, Italy - Europe's natural gas crisis is causing a nuclear fallout of sorts.
Nations:Italy Russia Ukraine Germany U.K. Algeria People:Angela Merkel Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-16
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