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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedGeneral Motors will show the next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in at the Detroit auto show in January, Chevy's top marketer said today.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedChina's National Development and Reform Commission, which is conducting an antitrust probe into the auto industry, has asked Toyota about its business practices, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.comAs tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy increase, corporations are entering the green energy landscape Theres a popular meme that seems perpetually to be posted on green energy blogs , forums, and Facebook pages. The gist is th...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroIt was all fun and games while the grand western " Pariah Putin is evil " alliance was calling the shots, lobbing one sanctions after another, and Russia was quietly sitting there and taking it all. But once Europe realized that suddenly...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyIncreasing GDP growth to 5% over the next five years is one of the key economic targets, says the Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroNATO's Chief Anders Rasmussen is unleashing his latest set of 'back down or else' comments this morning towards Russia: *RUSSIA MASSED 'LARGE FORCES' ON UKRAINE BORDER: RASMUSSEN *RASMUSSEN TELLS RUSSIA 'TO STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK' *RAS...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomySome decadent diners' dinner bills match the annual income of an average American household
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyWe look at the impact on European companies, after the EU and US tightened sanctions against Russia, targeting its energy, banking and defence sectors.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroOutspoken non-status-quo thinker Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan may be set to have his central banker card revoked... for telling too much truth ( here in 2012 , here in 2013 , and most recently here ). Having previously n...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyRussian ban on British beef post-BSE crisis was lifted a year ago and now meat is banned again.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CNNMoney.com - Economy NewsRussia's ban on food imports could cost Europe billions in lost exports while pushing up prices at home.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Economics | The GuardianWeekly applications for unemployment aid drop to bring average to the lowest level since before recession began Fewer people sought US unemployment benefits last week, as jobless claims remain at relatively low levels that point toward s...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyNorway's salmon producers face losing biggest market which made up 10% of all exports.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TransportationPride Mega Yachts Pride Mega Yachts announced this week that the company has sold its nearly 300-foot vessel, "Illusion." The buyer and purchase price weren't mentioned in the company's announcement. But this is the biggest mega-yacht ev...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroConsidering all central bank money is created out of thin air, without actual collateral (unlike money created by commercial banks) and just has the backing of the (diluted) "full faith and credit" of the issuer, the only real use for su...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsFRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Ukraine crisis has heightened risks to the euro zone's weak and uneven economic recovery, and a tit-for-tat sanctions war could compound the problem, the European Central...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Japan Times » News category » EconomyNearly 66 percent of all university students who graduated in spring had found full-time jobs as of May 1, the education ministry said in a report released Thursday. In addition, truancy climbed at elementary and junior high schools whil...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government-controlled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Thursday they will pay U.S. taxpayers a combined $5.6 billion in dividends after another...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications Services* Still sees stable 2014 core profit of about 17.6 bln euros
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyRussia's PM Medvedev announces a total embargo on food imports from Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyThe National Union of Metalworkers has condemned the killing of three of its shop stewards in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedChina has suspended work at more than 200 factories in an eastern province for safety checks as part of a nationwide review following an explosion at an auto parts plant that killed 75 people, government officials and state media said.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from BBC News - EconomyThe European Central Bank keeps its benchmark interest rate on hold at 0.15% for another month as it looks to see how measures unveiled previously are working.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroSubmitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog , Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an article highlighting the surge in what it calls “ultralong” bonds, defined as having a maturity of more than 30 years. The...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Telecommunications ServicesAug 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyJuly's price index figure stands 1.7% below July 2013.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyJohannesburg's mayor Parks Tau says 22 people have been arrested for corruption, fraud and tampering with the city's revenue collection systems.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EnergyBrent crude rose toward $105 on declining U.S. oil inventories and strong U.S. data.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TransportationREUTERS/Rick Wilking People look over a Tumbleweed brand Cypress 24 model Tiny House on display in Boulder, Colorado. The tiny house movement might start looking really appealing to city dwellers — one roughly 172-square-foot house recen...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Financial Post | Business » Economy
New research shows the wealth of the super-affluent -- hidden by tax shelters and nonresponse to questionnaires -- is undercounted -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Business: Energy industry | theguardian.comShares in power company fall 10% after judges say one new biomass-fuelled generator is not eligible for funds Power generator Drax has admitted defeat in a row over the government's decision to pull the plug on a lucrative subsidy after ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroPresented without comment. Courtesy of Reuters
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : EconomyIBTimes UK takes a look at companies that have been effected by the sanctions
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsFRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday that an uneven economic recovery in the euro zone and the bloc's inflation outlook meant interest rates would stay...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further strengthening of labor market conditions.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Moneycontrol Top HeadlinesTo put it another way, Rajan’s economic thinking clearly differs from the conventional school of thought of most of the world’s top central bankers, and is cut differently from what can today be termed as Keynesian thinking.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Freakonomics
This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of our episode called “Should Tipping Be Banned?” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes , get the RSS feed , or listen via the media player above. You can also read the transcript; it includes cre... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Report On Business - Economy RSS feedTraders are looking ahead to Friday’s jobs report for July
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomyThe Bank of England has kept interest rates at their record low, giving Britain's fast economic recovery more time to build.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from International Business Times(Reuters) - The first Russian riposte in a sanctions tussle with the West over Ukraine kept European shares and the euro under pressure on Thursday, as markets waited to hear how the European Central Bank would respond to the crisis....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroWith over 932 dead, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its highest level alert for an all-hands on deck response to the crisis in West Africa (that is spreading across the world). While President Obama proclaime...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Report On Business - Economy RSS feedThe rise was due in part to higher construction intentions in Quebec, according to Statscan
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Economics, interest rates, house prices, inflation, Bank of EnglandKinder Surprise, Alpen cereal and Lay's crisps all high on Russian consumers' wish lists, suggesting that sales could be hit by country's sanctions against the West
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Fin24 EconomySA's manufacturing production unexpectedly grew by 0.5% year-on-year in volume terms in June after contracting by a revised 3.8% in May, Stats SA says.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Economic NewsKINGSTON New Hampshire (Reuters) - As President Barack Obama considers sidestepping Congress to loosen U.S. immigration policy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Americans are deeply worried that illegal...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroAfter last week's uncomfortable rebound in claims, this week calmed fears. Printing at 289k (down 14k from last week) against expectations of 304k, this dropped the four-week average of jobless claims to the lowest since February 2006 . ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Report On Business - Economy RSS feedInitial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 289,000 for the week ended Aug. 2
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zeroUpdate: And here it is - Draghi just said Russian sanctions could add to the "downside risk." Translation: all Putin's fault With inflation tumbling, credit creation imploding, core European nations' economies floundering and the periphe...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from EconomyJobless claims hit their 2nd lowest level of the year, with the four-week average at its lowest since 2006.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsEconomic conditions exchange rates and rejected corn shipments all take a toll
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsIndustry supplier is calling on coconut water manufacturers to disclose whether they are processing sweetened or unsweetened varieties
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsMore than half of meals are eaten alone NPD says
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsMore people can afford the "American Dream," at least according to a study by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsSome sectors are seeing more growth than others, according to the number-crunchers at Associated Builders and Contractors, the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Home Builders.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Construction Dive - Latest NewsIt's been the rule in Loudoun County since 2008 that new county buildings have to meet LEED Silver standards, but a recent project has supervisors asking questions.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Nuclear NewsAs it continues to study the details of the long and complex accident at Fukushima Daiichi, Tokyo Electric Power Company is sharing information with other nuclear power plant operators.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Nuclear NewsOperations have ended at a post-irradiation examination facility at the UK's Harwell nuclear research site. Decommissioning activities will begin in about three years.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsSurvitec Group announced that it will showcase its SurvitecZodiac range of escape slides and liferafts at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg as part of the Survitec Group Stand (Hall B5,
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsCompany will spend approximately 14 million to reformulate products
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Tele2 Netherlands' new 4G mobile network already covers some 50-60 percent of the country, suggesting the operator could be getting close to a launch of services. Telecompaper's sister company GSM Helpdesk took around 250 ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsLondon Port Authority snapped this photo of the 333 meter long Cap San Antonio coming into London Gateway. With the latest merger of Hamburg Süd and Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A. (CCNI), the road ahead for the ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsBacklash from retailers and consumers over price increases led to softer share during companys second quarter
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Food Business News Latest NewsWith projected sales of 50 million Sahale Snacks makes nut and fruit mixes
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsShipping containers across the sea is just a portion of the overall transport process of goods from one destination to another. The journey of huge piles of containers stacked onboard ever growing ships is not over once unloaded in ports...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsMagicEzy, Australian manufacturer of new MagicEzy9-Second Chip Fix, MagicEzyHairline Fix and MagicEzyMega Fusionboat surface repair products, has announced that
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MINING.com
Still only 2% of global spending on infrastructure projects according to new report. The post $180bn investment for Africa infrastructure through 2025 appeared first on MINING.com . -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsShipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,090,079 tons in July, the highest total for the trade since July of 2012, the Lake Carriers’ Association said,
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsGEA Heat Exchangers said it will present its latest innovations at SMM 2014, the maritime-business trade fair for shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology from September 9-12 in Hamburg Germany.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MINING.com
Japan already allocates 90% of its investment in Chile to mining. The post Japan, Chile sign mining deals appeared first on MINING.com . -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsAs Hurricanes Iselle and Julio approach the Big Island of Hawai'i, Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider, named Holoholo, is swimming near Kawaihae Harbor north of Kona, in the path of the storm.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from telecoms.com - telecoms industry news, analysis and opinion » News & Analysis
The wearable trend continues to pick up pace with watch maker Timex claiming to be the first “authentic watch brand” to enter what it has now dubbed, the smartwatch space. The Timex Ironman One GPS+ offers stand alone wireless connectivi... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsA U.S. weather forecaster decreased its outlook for the El Nino weather phenomenon in its monthly update on Thursday, estimating the chances of the weather pattern
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesUnison, a tube bending machine manufacturer and software provider, is one of the key backers of the Scarborough UTC, which will cater for 14-18 years olds with a focus on STEM subject courses. The Scarborough
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsThe Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsThe board of directors of General Dynamics today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 62 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable November 14,
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsThe Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Maritime News - Maritime & Shipbuilding NewsGlobal maritime organizations have issued health guidance on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus. International ship supplier,
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesA joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Morgan Sindall has bagged a £35m contract to work on the M1 motorway in the UK.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesUK Education Funding Agency (EFA) has selected Morgan Sindall Investments and Equitix for the PF2 North West priority school building programme batch.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesMcLaren Property and Citygrove have received planning permission for the proposed 50-storey skyscraper in Vauxhall called “Jenga Tower”, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF).
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsNorth Sea supply vessels and support ships could be detained in port if they are found to be failing to comply with a new maritime law which today (Thur 7 Aug) comes in to effect in the UK, a legal expert has warned. The Maritime Labour ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsSpain’s Guardia Civil has discovered 127 kilograms (280 pounds) of cocaine on board the training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano. Regarded as one of the most impressive tall ships in the world, what the Spanish Navy calls their ”m...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesThe French government has announced plans to revamp La Grande Arche's south side with an estimated investment of €200m.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsLeidos, a US security, health and engineering solutions company, was awarded a prime contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey (OCS) to provide hydrographic surveying services. The mult...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Rocket Internet have signed a global partnership agreement to jointly develop online and mobile payment services in emerging markets. Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Construction Network-UpdatesProperty investment company Skai Holdings unveiled a plan to build a AED1.2bn ($326.9m) four-star hotel in Dubai's Jumeirah Village Circle district.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsIndia’s Cochin shipyard ltd (CSL) is interested in constructing LNG ships for India’s gas utility Gail India Ltd. Gail announced earlier this month that it will shortly come out with an LNG ship charter hire tender specifying that ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Manufacturer » ArticlesUnveiled by Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones as part of the government’s plan for Low Carbon Transition Strategy, the 150-tonne DeltaStream device developed by tidal stream technology company Tidal Energy will be installed in Ramsey
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Telecompaper Headlines(Telecompaper) Etisalat Nigeria has announced the sale of 2,136 of its towers to IHS Holding (IHS). The transaction, the first by a major GSM operator in Nigeria, is expected to close later this year. The partnership with IHS is designed...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MINING.comA Saudi-owned gold-plated Range Rover, with a "666" number plate, is London's newest supercar in town The post Gold Arab supercars hit the streets of London appeared first on MINING.com .
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MINING.com
Output falls 19% at $2.5 billion DRC mine. The post Huge miss at Randgold's Kibali appeared first on MINING.com . -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Nuclear Power Industry NewsUnit 2 at Exelon's La Salle nuclear plant in Illinois tripped offline Tuesday when a safety system activated unexpectedly. At 5:34 p.m., the reactor protection system shut the unit down automatically when main steam isolation valves ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe long ordeal faced by groups of stranded crew supported by seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has finally ended, after all the seafarers received their unpaid wages. The crew were stranded on two ships, MV Torrent and MV ...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe casino ship Escapade, that got stranded on a sandbar off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia last month is back at sea. Namely, the vessel, owned by Tradewinds Casino Cruise was reported to have headed out to open waters for the firs...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Manufacturer » Articles
The event, which will take place in the Waldorf Hilton in London on September 9, 2014, will see several speakers discuss exports on the day. Mr Wilkinson’s half hour presentation will focus on Cressall’s experience -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from telecoms.com - telecoms industry news, analysis and opinion » News & Analysis
BSS specialist Openet said Thursday that it has virtualized its real-time charging system, realising an agile and flexible system capable of testing, developing, launching and amending new services and business models much more quickly. ... -
Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsKeppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered the jackup rig XLE-2 to Maersk Drilling, a wholly owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, on budget and seven days ahead of schedule. The rig, which will be named at a ce...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from World Maritime NewsThe US Coast Guard Captain of the Port set Heavy Weather Condition 2 for commercial ports on the Island of Hawaii at 4 p.m., and throughout Maui County at 9 p.m Wednesday. All other ports remain in condition 3, the US Coast Guard said. &...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Manufacturer » Articles
They say with hype comes excitement. And going by this notion, graphene comes with both in abundance. From the pages of the business, tech and news press, it appears all and sundry are extolling the
