Irish Times
Death of former head of Shell's Corrib gas project Andy Pyle (64)
Shell EP Ireland’s managing director Michael Crothers gas paid tribute to predecessor Andy Pyle, who has died unexpectedly.
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Foreign Policy
Ban's gloomy report on Syrian observer mission
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon informed the U.N.
Security Council on Friday afternoon that the U.N. monitoring mission in Syria will be up to full
strength next week, but that Syrian forces continue to shell Syrian towns and
that "most elements" of the U.N. six-point peace plan have yet to be
implemented.
In a 13-page report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban said
that the U.N. in...
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perez hilton
Oprah's Chi-Town Condo For Sale — On Clearance!
It's your lucky day!!
Oprah is selling one of her swanky Chicago apartments… for half price!!
The beautiful 4,607 square foot Beaux-Arts building in the Chi-city's Gold Coast boasts views of the lake, 3 bedrooms, 10' ceilings, a library, a solarium, a wine room and a gourmet custom eat-in kitchen.
The Big O's digs coast [...]
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Les Echos
Shell pourrait entrer au tour de table de Shtokman
Royal Dutch Shell pourrait entrer dans le consortium chargé de développer le gisement gazier géant de Shtokman, dans l'Arctique russe, dans lequel Gazprom conserverait sa participation majoritaire, ont dit plusieurs sources vendredi à Reuters. "Des discussions portant sur la participation de Shell...
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Wired
Let's Hope Jennifer Egan's Twitter Story Heralds the Return of Serial Fiction
When fiction writer Jennifer Egan takes to Twitter this evening, she won't be tweeting about the latest headlines or her favorite nightspot. Instead, she'll be doling out her new short story "Black Box" at the rate of one tweet a minute.
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Los Angeles Times
Live WWI-era artillery shell found in American Legion attic
Officials remain stumped over how a live World War I-era artillery shell ended up beneath the attic floorboards at an American Legion Post in Reseda.
The reported howitzer shell was discovered Wednesday during renovations at Post 308, in the 7300 block of Canby Avenue, said Sgt. David Medof of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers were called to the post and determined there was a chance ...
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Mashable
5 iPhone Cases That Can Open Your Beer
Have you ever needed a bottle opener, searched high and low, and after spying your iPhone, been seriously tempted? Well, don’t even go there. In…
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FT
Qinetiq makes move into gas fracking
Defence contractor moves further away from core business as it agreed to supply Shell with monitoring equipment used in shale gas extraction
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Le Point
Rachat de Cove Energy: Shell "considère ses options" après l'offre de PTT
Le géant anglo-néerlandais Shell a affirmé jeudi qu'il était en train de...
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New York Times
The Energy Rush: Shell Arctic Ocean Drilling Stands to Open New Oil Frontier
Shell plans to begin drilling test wells off the coast of northern Alaska in July, which would open a new frontier in domestic oil exploration.
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Irish Times
PTT raises offer in joust with Shell to buy Cove
THAILAND’S PTT Exploration and Production has stoked the bid battle for Cove Energy, topping Royal Dutch Shell with a £1.22 billion offer that underscores interest in new east African gas finds.
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Huffington Post
Katie Redford: What Does Shell Have in Common With General Ratko Mladic?
What does Royal Dutch Shell have in common with General Ratko Mladic, former commander of the Bosnian Serb army? More than you'd think...
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Daily Mail
Fight to save house of the Baskervilles: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's home could be carved up into eight houses
Undershaw, a large red brick house where Conan Doyle wrote 13 stories about his renowned detective, is now an empty shell and boarded up.
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AP
Consultants recommend reuse for Astrodome
HOUSTON (AP) -- A team of consultants is recommending that the Astrodome be turned into a multi-purpose facility that could host sporting events and massive exhibitions, while also preserving the iconic structure's outer shell....
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Daily Mail
Brave woman, 25, battling rare condition turning her into a human statue as the smallest bump can change her muscles to bone
Lucy Pratt, 25, from London, has a progressive condition that is slowing covering her in an external shell of bone. Her neck is already locked into position and she can't move her head.
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Huffington Post
Obama Visits Bay Area For Fundraising Drive
For a place that isn't exactly in danger of falling to his Republican challenger, Barack Obama sure spends a lot of time in the Bay Area.What San Francisco lacks in registered Republicans (or even undecided swing voters for that matter), it more than makes up for in deep-pocketed donors willing to shell out the big bucks.The president is swinging into town on Wednesday for a handful of Silicon ...
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BoingBoing
Financial breakdown of Amanda Palmer's million-dollar Kickstarter
Musician Amanda Palmer, whose Kickstarter project for an all-singing, all-dancing tour plus album plus art book plus videos extravaganza is heading for the $1,000,000 mark, explains where all the money is likely to go, and how much she'll make, and what she sees as the future of things. It's a really good look at the [...]
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WSJ
Shell Could Still Land in Cove
Cove Energy is proving a hard fish to catch. Thai oil company PTTEP has trumped Shell's bid for the oil explorer, but Shell may not be ready to give up just yet.
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politico
First lady set for media blitz to promote new book
First lady Michelle Obama will launch her latest media blitz next week with a string of TV appearances to promote her book on gardens.
Obama is set to appear Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" and "The View," and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," the White House said Wednesday. She'll also tape an interview for "LIVE! with Kelly" while in New York next Wednesday and an ap...
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FT
Cove Energy: East African gas
The issue for PTT is whether, having replaced Shell in Cove’s affections, it can do the same with the government of Mozambique
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Telegraph
Thailand's PTT trumps Shell with £1.22bn offer for Cove
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production has trumped Royal Dutch Shell with a £1.22bn agreed takeover of Cove Energy, in the latest twist in the bidding war for the Mozambique-focused oil and gas explorer.
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AP
A ball of one? Lady Gaga unsure of Indonesia show
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia....
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Reuters
UPDATE 2-PTT's $1.9 bln bid for Cove trumps Shell
* Cove had previously backed Shell's 220 pence a share bid
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omg
A ball for one? Lady Gaga unsure on Indonesia show
Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Shell under fire over Arctic plans and pay
Clashes over dividends, executive pay and environmental track record in Nigeria at annual meeting
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USA Today
Kim Clijsters says she'll retire after U.S. Open
Kim Clijsters says this year's U.S. Open will be her last tournament. She already had confirmed this would be her last year.
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AP
Joplin remembers deadly tornado, 1 year later
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A year after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, reminders of the storm's fury are plentiful - from the glaring absence of century-old trees in the city's central neighborhoods to the ghostly shell of St. John's Regional Medical Center....
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Art Review
A photo by Jack Razzak was featured
A photo by Jack Razzak was featured The Longest Straw is Shorter Than That of Parallel VisualityPhysical Description“The longest straw is shorter than that of parallel visuality” consists of a bicycle wheel, a length of dowel, a painted egg shell, a block of chalk, a small glass bottle and a collection of mixed seed, all displayed in…
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Reuters
Departures leave Dewey a shell of its former self
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seventeen more partners at Dewey & LeBoeuf announced their departure on Monday, as the failing law firm considered filing for bankruptcy.
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Gizmodo
Man Busted With Homemade Shotgun Disguised as Super Soaker [Wtf]
The Fresno Police busted 54-year-old Randy Smith for strutting around Fresno with a homemade shotgun hidden in the plastic shell of a Super Soaker. Look at this guy. That dude walking around with a plastic toy. How could that arouse suspicion? More »
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Los Angeles Times
L.A. Now Live: Two arrested in killing of USC grad students
<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=3b477488ac" _mce_href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=3b477488ac" >L.A. Now Live with city editor Shelby Grad</a&a...
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USA Today
Kristen Wiig will be busy after 'SNL'
She'll put her comedic skills on display in half a dozen films through 2014.
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Daily Mail
Shell 'must act on oil spills' in the Niger Delta, say campaigners
Campaign group Amnesty International has enlisted actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim, star of TV series 24 and the film Hotel Rwanda, to publicise the issue.
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FT
Nigeria oil deal puts focus on energy sector
Global Witness does not allege illegality on the part of Shell or ENI, but questioned Shell and ENI’S commitment to transparency
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Barrons
Waiting for the Turn
The Cambiar Opportunity Fund has made big bets on oil outfits like Halliburton, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell. They haven't generated much energy as yet.
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Daily Mail
It's lonely at the top! Her company turns over £100m a year but Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey says she'll never find love again
The décor in Hilary Devey’s London apartment is maximalist, opulence in every nook and cranny. Hilary herself is tired after filming the next series of Dragons’ Den, to be shown later this year, and survives on four hours sleep a night anyway.
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webwire
Young Mom on Maternity Leave Won $172K Jackpot by Playing Slot Games at Win A Day Casino -
21 May 2012 (London, UK ) – Jody K. won a $172,320 progressive jackpot at WinADayCasino.com . For Jody K., a young mother on maternity leave, it couldn't come at any better time. She was pla...
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AP
Activists: Syrian forces shell rebel town
BEIRUT (AP) -- Opposition groups say Syrian government forces are pounding a rebel-held town north of the central city of Homs....
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Al Jazhera
DR Congo troops shell rebel bases
Fighting between the army and mutineering soldiers has led to thousands fleeing the country.
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WSJ
Groups Sue Again Over Oil Drilling off Alaska
A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed a challenge to a federal air-emissions permit for a Royal Dutch Shell drilling ship, the latest legal maneuver aimed at stopping the oil giant's exploration plan off Alaska's Arctic coast.
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physorg
Researchers reveal ancient giant turtle fossil
Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool. Paleontologists from North Carolina State University have found just such a specimen the fossilized remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant that lived in what is now Colombia.
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Science Daily
Ancient giant turtle fossil was size of Smart car
Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool. Paleontologists have found just such a specimen -- the fossilized remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant that lived in what is now Colombia.
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TechCrunch
T-Mobile Launching New Mobile Broadband Plans For Contract Haters On May 20
T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm noted during their last earning call that their prepaid users helped make up for the loss of 510,000 postpaid subscribers, and now it seems that they've got another bone to throw to the their legions of contract-averse customers.
Starting on May 20, T-Mobile will be rolling out a slew of new, no-contract data plans to go with their line of mobile broadband modems, hot...
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Daily Mail
Say hello to my little friend! Girl, 8, brings back an unusual holiday souvenir... a SCORPION that hid in a shell
Mary Henderson from Dalkeith, Midlothian, was shocked to discover a scorpion in her bedroom a month after she and her family returned from a break in the British Virgin Islands.
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China Daily
PetroChina to develop Canadian LNG
PetroChina Co Ltd would jointly develop a proposed liquefied natural gas export facility in Canada with Shell Canada, Korea Gas and Mitsubishi.
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People
Would You Watch American Idol Without Jennifer Lopez?
The star judge isn't sure if she'll return to Fox's hit singing competition
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TMZ
'American Idol' -- We Really, Really Want Jennifer Lopez Back
Jennifer Lopez isn't sure if she'll come back for a third season of "American Idol," but the big cheese on the show says he wants her back in the worst way."A.I." EP Nigel Lythgoe tells TMZ, "We want her back. I want her back." Nigel is…
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AP
Focus of primary races shifts to top state races
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP's best hopes for picking up a U.S. Senate seat - though she'll have to beat a famous Democratic politician to do it - popular former Sen. Bob Kerrey....
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Los Angeles Times
The National Teacher of the Year on what makes a great teacher
Luther Burbank Middle School's National Teacher of the Year talks about what makes a great teacher -- and it's not teaching to the test.The class clown from Mr. Gadberry's high school art class has made good — and how. Rebecca Mieliwocki teaches seventh-grade English at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank — but not next year. Instead, she'll be on the road as the National Teacher of the Yea...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Shell urges quick action to secure LNG markets for Kitimat terminal
Company releases details of massive project to export liquefied natural gas from B.C. port
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The Nation
Nine militants killed in Orakzai
ORAKZAI AGENCY - Nine militants were killed when a mortar shell hit their hideout in Upper Orakzai Agency on Tuesday
The shell hit the militant position at Jang Baz Killi in Mamozai killing nine miscreants. The area is considered a stronghold of extremists.
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Entertainment Online
Jennifer Lopez Talks Adoption Rumors, Post-Partum Depression and Whether She'll Leave American Idol
Did you hear the one about Jennifer Lopez suffering from from post-partum depression? Or that she and beau Casper Smart are looking to adopt?
The actress, singer and American Idol judge...
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Nikkei
M'bishi To Produce LNG In Canada With Shell, Others |
dlisted
The WTF Factor
Brit Brit as an X-Factor judge sort of makes sense, because think of all the ad dollars from Starbucks, Frito-Lay and Taco Bell she'll bring in, and if she goes off the script that her puppet handlers will feed into her ear during the live shows, she could be entertaining. Like watching a trailer full of blond weave tracks slowly tumble down an embankment. But Demi Lovato?!...
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The Jerusalem Post
'Syrian army shells Rastan; 9 killed, 40 wounded'
Forces loyal to President Assad shell, rocket embattled town; FSA member: "Rastan has been destroyed."
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APA-OTS
Shell und Chevron erhalten Zuschlag für Schiefergasprojekte in der Ukraine
Kiew, Ukraine (ots/PRNewswire) -
Zwei der weltweit grössten Ölunternehmen, Royal Dutch Shell plc
und die Chevron Corp, erhielten die Rechte zur Erschliessung der
ukrainischen Schiefergasvorkommen Yuzivske und Oleske, so der
ukrainische Ministerpräsident Mykola Azarow in seinem …
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USA Today
Lisa Marie Presley on the road in the USA
Singer kicks off a promotional whirlwind to promote her 'Storm & Grace' album. But she'll be daydreaming of greener pastures overseas.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Cashed-up Qatar eyes stake in Shell
ENERGY: Qatar has fed its seemingly insatiable appetite for leading Western businesses by lining up a stake in Royal Dutch Shell.
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euronews
Shell et Chevron exploiteront le gaz de schiste ukrainien
C'est officiel : les compagnies qui exploiteront les deux gisements de gaz de schiste ukrainien de Yuzivska et Olesska sont Shell et Chevron. Trois…
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BnAmericas
Petróleo y Gas - México - Shell se suma a licitación de contratos con incentivos de Pemex
Shell México y otros cuatro grupos compraron las bases de la segunda ronda de contratos con incentivos que la petrolera mexicana Pemex organizó para la región norte, según información recogida por BNa...
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DerSpiegel
Lukrative Ölbranche: Katar steigt bei Shell ein
Shell hat einen neuen Investor: Über seinen Staatsfonds erwarb das Emirat Katar Anteile an dem Ölkonzern. Zur Höhe des Investments schweigt Shell.
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WirtschaftsWoche
Aktienübernahme: Emirat Katar steigt bei Shell ein
Das Emirat Katar steigt beim britisch-niederländischen Ölriesen Shell ein. Nach Medienberichten übernimmt der Staatsfonds zwischen drei und fünf Prozent der Aktien. An der Londoner Börse ging allerdings noch nichts ein.
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BnAmericas
Oil & Gas - Mexico - Shell joins Pemex incentive-based contracts call
Shell México and four other groups have purchased bidding rules for Mexican state oil company Pemex's second round of incentive-based contracts for the northern region, BNamericas has learned.
The ...
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Les Echos
Le Qatar entre au capital de Shell, possible intérêt pour Eni
Le Qatar poursuit sa frénésie d'achats à l'étranger, entrant au capital du groupe pétrolier britannique Royal Dutch Shell et envisageant une prise de participation dans l'italien ENI, selon des informations de presse. Le mois dernier, le Qatar s'était déjà renforcé au capital du français Total à...
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CNN Money
Tupac hologram is cool. Real profits are cooler.
I just might be crazy enough to shell out big bucks for a Led Zeppelin "reunion" show if Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by a hologram of the late John Bonham banging away on the drums during "Moby Dick."
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ElPais
Listos para el maratón ecológico
La Universidad Politécnica de Valencia participa con dos automóviles en el Shell Eco-Maratón Europe 2012 junto a 18 proyectos españoles más
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BBC
Explosion carried out on beach
A shell containing phosphorus which was washed up on a Sussex beach is blown-up by bomb disposal experts.
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lesoir
Shell fait état de nouvelles fuites dans un oléoduc au Nigeria
Le géant pétrolier anglo-néerlandais Shell a fait état de deux nouvelles fuites de pétrole sur un oléoduc dans le sud du Nigeria, après des incidents similaires surv...lire la suite
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lesoir
21:43 Obama remercie Sarkozy pour son « amitié » en « période difficile »
Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a remercié son homologue français sortant Nicolas Sarkozy pour son « leadership solide, son amitié et sa coopération dans...lire la suitehistoires liées20:37 Grèce : Samaras annonce avoir échoué à former un gouvernement20:37 « Brive-Paris » n’est pas inclus dans les frais de campagne20:43 Madrid : Djokovic a tourné la page et se dit prêt à défendre so...
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Times LIVE
Shell shuts down Nigeria pipeline over theft
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has shut down a major pipeline running through Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta because it had been repeatedly targeted by thieves.
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DieZeit
Umwelt: Greenpeace protestiert gegen geplante Ölbohrungen
Hamburg (dpa) - Aktivisten der Umweltorganisation Greenpeace haben in der Ostsee schwimmend gegen geplante Ölbohrungen des Mineralölunternehmens Shell in der Arktis protestiert. Wie Greenpeace-Expert...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
McGuinty defends Witmer appointment to WSIB during visit to Kitchener-Waterloo
Veteran Progressive Conservative Elizabeth Witmer deserves every cent of the $188,000 a year she'll be paid as chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday.
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Times LIVE
Greenpeace activists arrested after boarding icebreaker
Swedish police said they arrested six Greenpeace activists who boarded an icebreaker in the Baltic Sea Thursday in a bid to block plans by Anglo Dutch giant Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic.
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NEWS.au.com
Greenpeace activists board Shell icebreaker
SWEDISH police said they arrested six Greenpeace activists who boarded an icebreaker in the Baltic Sea today.
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Scientific American
Porous Science: How Does a Developing Chick Breathe Inside Its Egg Shell?
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Rolling Stone
Watch Norah Jones' Live Webcast on 'Letterman'
Norah Jones will be pulling double duty at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York tonight First she'll perform as the musical guest on tonight's episode of the Late Show with David Letterman Afterward she and her band will perform a concert as part of the Live on Letterman webcast...
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Times of India
Vodafone CEO meets FM for tax waiver
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao met finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to make a case of dropping the proposed amendments to the law that will make the telecom giant shell out close to Rs 11,000 crore capital gains tax.
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APA-OTS
Greenpeace besetzt Shell-Eisbrecher auf dem Weg in die Arktis
Utl.: Umwelt-AktivistInnen aus dreizehn Nationen blockieren
zerstörerische Öl-Bohrungen =
Helsinki/Wien (OTS) - Zwanzig Greenpeace-AktivistInnen aus
dreizehn Nationen, darunter auch aus Österreich, haben heute früh
einen Eisbrecher von Shell besetzt, der von einem Hafen in …
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Slashdot
KegDroid: Combining Arduino, Android, and NFC to Dispense Beer
mikejuk writes, quoting I Programmer: "If you are looking for an exciting hardware project, KegDroid deserves a look. It is a sophisticated system that involves Android, Arduino, NFC, plumbing and — beer. Perhaps the final stroke of genius is to package the whole thing in a Droid body. Some how the little green fella looks at home on the bar. You have heard of desktop and laptop apps now we hav...
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BBC
VIDEO: Conch blowers try for world record
More than 140 people got together in Florida on Saturday to try and break the conch shell blowing world record.
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Telegraph
Art? You must be out of your skull - Hirst's £36,800 souvenirs go unsold
He is the most talked about artist of his generation, with collectors prepared to shell out tens of millions of pounds to own one of his works.
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FOCUS
Börse am Abend - Starke US-Daten ziehen Dax ins Plus
Der Dax hat seine zwischenzeitliche Schwäche überwunden. Neben guten Daten vom US-Immobilienmarkt stützten auch positive Unternehmenszahlen den Leitindex. Der Dax gewann 0,5 Prozent. Die VW-Aktie schoss in die Höhe.Mehr zum ThemaPreis-Rally - Shell profitiert von hohem ÖlpreisKein Szenario wird ausgeschlossen - Münchener Rück bereitet sich auf Euro-Aus vorSpott im Internet - Media Markt Österre...
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Barrons
Exxon Slips on Earnings, but Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell Rise
Oil and gas companies were mostly rising on Thursday, despite disappointing earnings from Exxon Mobil (XOM). Crude was trading slightly higher, and investors cheered Chevron’s (CVX) decision to raise its dividend. In addition, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) posted strong earnings and saw shares rose 3.7%. Exxon saw production decline 5% in the first quarter, and [...]
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FOCUS
Dämpfer für Ölmultis - Exxon und Shell verdienen weniger
Die Ölmultis ExxonMobil und Shell mussten im ersten Quartal einen Dämpfer einstecken. Allerdings sind ihre Gewinne immer noch gigantisch hoch. Die Zeche zahlen die Autofahrer an der Tankstelle.
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FTD
Quartalszahlen: Shell und ExxonMobil machen weniger Gewinn
Ein milder Winter sorgt für weniger Absatz beim Heizöl. Dafür lässt der höhere Benzinpreis die Kassen der Ölkonzerne klingeln. Unter dem Strich sinken die Gewinne.
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ARD
Keine sprudelnden Gewinne für ExxonMobil
Von den rekordverdächtigen Spritpreisen profitiert der europäische Ölkonzern Royal Dutch Shell, sein Rivale aus den USA nicht. Der Tiger im Tank braucht eine Verschnaufpause. Die gönnen ihm Anleger aber nicht.
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Irish Times
Shell profit beats forecasts
Royal Dutch Shell beat forecasts with an 11 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit, as higher oil prices outweighed the impact of lower US gas prices.
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Handelsblatt
Dank hohem Ölpreis: Shell übertrifft mit Gewinn die Erwartungen
Im Laufe des letzten Jahres ist der Ölpreis deutlich gestiegen - und damit auch der Profit des britischen Ölkonzerns Royal Dutch Shell. Der Gewinn liegt nach dem ersten Quartal bei 7,7 Milliarden Dollar.
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Times of India
Govt holds back nod to energy firm for China links
Arrow, an Australian company specialising in CBM and shale gas, was acquired by an equal joint venture of Shell and PetroChina in August 2010.
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Mail & Guardian
Shell 'lied' about oil spill
Amnesty International has reported that Shell lied about the magnitude of an oil spill in the Niger Delta.
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dnfblog
Caveat Emptor: The Perils of Changing Your Business’ Domain Name
A very interesting article on the NYTimes highlights the problems faced by one online retailer, NutsOnline.com, which changed its domain to Nuts.com, and witnessed a massive drop in organic traffic and revenue. I encourage you to read the article; it offers insight into something most domainers fail to consider when selling domain names: that changing [...]
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siliconindia
Here is What Google shell Out for Lobbying in Q1
It seems like Google is having a hard time defending itself and that’s why it has decided to spent a lot of money in attempts to influence the decisions made. Indeed it has already spent a record amount for lobbying in the first three months.
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New York Times
ArtsBeat: Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Returns for 42nd Year
The festival will present more than 100 free performances in the center's plazas and at the band shell in Damrosch Park.
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BBC
Shell buys Cove Energy for £1.1bn
Royal Dutch Shell reaches an agreement to buy London-listed Cove Energy for £1.12bn in a bid to tap into East Africa's gas reserves.
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Telegraph
Syrian forces 'shell Hama'
Syrian forces shelled a district of the central city of Hama on Monday and opened fire on residents, killing at least 20 people, activists said.
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Amnesty International
Shell’s wildly inaccurate reporting of Niger Delta oil spill exposed
Headline Title:
Shell’s wildly inaccurate reporting of Niger Delta oil spill exposed
23 April 2012
A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment obtained by Amnesty International and the Centre for En...
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FOX
UN Observers in Syria a 'Big Joke'?
A day after the Security Council voted to expand the number of UN peace monitors in Syria from 30 to 300, opposition activists call the move a 'big joke,' as government forces shell a Damascus suburb. UN Observers Tour Opposition Stronghold in SyriaSecurity Council Votes to Send More Monitors to Syria
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Washington Post
Steven Pearlstein: How could SAIC miss this?
Last week in these pages, The Post ran a profile of John Jumper, the straight arrow former Air Force general who was brought in as chief executive of local contracting giant SAIC in the wake of an embarrassing overbilling scandal involving bribery, kickbacks, foreign shell corporations and a safe deposit box stuffed with $850,000 in cash.
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manager magazin
Die Wirtschaftsglosse: Highway to Shell
Das Benzinpreisproblem ist bald keines mehr. Die Autofahrer beweisen am Ende des Tages eine Innovationskraft, die normallenkende Radfahrer ihnen nie zugetraut hätten.
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AP
Shell looks at $4B in possible projects in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC is considering $4 billion worth of onshore projects in Nigeria to help capture natural gas currently burning at oil wells that contribute to global warming and can sicken those living nearby, the company's CEO said Wednesday....
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Syrian truce in jeopardy as forces shell opposition stronghold
An advance team of U.N. observers on Monday was working out with Syrian officials the ground rules for monitoring the country's 5-day old cease-fire, which appeared to be rapidly unraveling as regime forces pounded the opposition stronghold of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, activists said.
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Los Angeles Times
Burned once, Simona De Silvestro charts her IncyCar comeback
Simona De Silvestro almost left IndyCar after a crash that left her with burns on her hands. But her desire to race returned, and she'll compete in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday.Simona De Silvestro was among the most promising young drivers in IndyCar racing a year ago. Then she went to Indianapolis.
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Hindustan Times
Indians want small cars that cost big
India is still buying small cars, but not necessarily cheaper ones. Consumers are willing to shell out more for a powerful, spacious and feature-rich compact car rather than go for modest models that are easier on the pocket. Sumant Banerji reports. Swift shift
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Reuters
Syrian forces shell Homs on day three of truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled the battered city of Homs on Saturday, opposition activists said, the first bombings since a ceasefire began two days ago.
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The Guardian
Syrian forces shell central Homs, breaking ceasefire, activists claim
Human rights group says Syrian regime has started bombing for first time since ceasefire began on Thursday, injuring severalSyrian forces shelled two central districts in the battered city of Homs throughout the night and into Saturday morning, a resident activist and a human rights group said, the first bombings since a ceasefire took hold on Thursday."There was shelling last night in the old ...
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Times of India
Syrian troops shell Homs despite truce
Syrian troops shelled two neighbourhoods of the flashpoint central city of Homs on Saturday, even as a hard-won UN-backed ceasefire entered its third day, monitors said.
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Daily Mail
But where do you put the shopping? Engineers make car that does 584mpg
Called the Lamina – it was built by a team of engineers from the California Polytechnic State University for this year's Shell Eco-Marathon held in Houston, Texas.
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WSJ
Behind Annie's, a Brand-Building Buyout Vet
The Annie's IPO has thrust Solera Capital's Molly Ashby into the spotlight, but she isn't a typical Wall Street deal maker. Her 25-employee firm is mostly made up of women. Her investments look beyond the balance sheet. And she'll break buyout-titan type to nurture her portfolio companies.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
A delicate balance
MULTI-talented Kate Miller-Heidke has found her natural voice, but that doesn't mean she'll apply it to just one musical genre.
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Reuters
Shell says Gulf of Mexico sheen dissipating
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said an oil sheen near two of its offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas platforms was dissipating Thursday, and it was "very confident" its installations were not to blame.
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Foreign Policy
The hollow shell of security reform in Bahrain
With
the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend ten days away, international attention is once
again focusing on the critical situation in the troubled island kingdom in the
Persian Gulf. Daily clashes continue between protesters and the security services,
and the beleaguered Al-Khalifa regime faces a growing international backlash over
its treatment
of jailed human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, ...
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La Voix du Nord
Shell a détecté une "légère" nappe de pétrole dans le golfe du Mexique
Le groupe anglo-néerlandais Shell a révélé jeudi qu'une "légère" nappe d'hydrocarbure avait été détectée dans une zone du golfe du Mexique où il exploite des plateformes de forage, ajoutant par la suite n'avoir détecté aucune fuite sur ses installations.histoires liéesEtats-Unis: rebond des nouvelles inscriptions au chômageWall Street en hausse, digérant une salve d´indicateurs américainsBritis...
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NZZ
Shell meldet Ölfilm im Golf von Mexiko
Öl in der Nähe zweier Bohrplattformen – Shell-Aktien unter Druck
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el universal
Shell detecta mancha de petróleo en Golfo de México
La empresa envió un barco para investigar una mancha de petróleo a unos 200 kilómetros al sur de Nueva Orléans, Louisiana, EU
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USA Today
Michelle Obama endorses husband on 'Colbert'
First lady Michelle Obama told Stephen Colbert she'll be working hard for her husband's re-election -- even if she is more popular than he i ...
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Fortune
Shell spots 10-mile oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico
Royal Dutch Shell says a sheen of oil, 10 square miles in size, has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.
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WSJ
Shell Shares Fall on Sheen Report
Royal Dutch Shell shares traded down nearly 4% after the company reported a "light sheen" in the central portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
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news.com.au
'Quite sickening': Muhammad Ali's shock appearance
VIDEO: He was once a fighting machine who cast a giant shadow across world sport. Now he's barely a shell of his former self.
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Entertainment Online
Angelina Jolie's Maleficent Casts a Spell on Spring '14
When Sleeping Beauty awakens in two years, she'll have Angelina Jolie to contend with.
Disney has unveiled March 14, 2014, as the release date for Maleficent, a live-action fantasy...
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Irish Times
Syrian forces shell Turkish border area killing dozens
Syrian forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad shelled an area in the rebellious province of Idlib near the border with Turkey today, killing and injuring dozens of people, opposition activists said.
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Reuters
PetroChina in talks with Shell, Hess to explore shale oil
BEIJING (Reuters) - PetroChina Co Ltd is talking to Royal Dutch Shell and Hess Corp to explore shale oil in Santanghu Basin in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, parent China National...
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The Jerusalem Post
Grad rocket slams into Eilat; none injured
Police discover shell of one Grad rocket, search for second; some citizens suffer shock; attack likely originated in Sinai.
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The Jerusalem Post
Grad rocket slams into southern city of Eilat
Israel Police discover shell of Grad rocket after citizens hear explosions in the area; windows broken in Shahmon neighborhood; some citizens suffer shock symptoms.
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BBC
Shell workers 'held in Nigeria'
Some Shell workers in Nigeria are being held as part of a protest to demand electricity for a local community, a youth leader tells the BBC.
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science blogs
New Blogger at 10,000 birds [Greg Laden's Blog]
Suzie Gilbert is the author of Flyaway, which in turn is a chronicle of life as a bird rehabilitation expert. And, she is the newest addition to the Beat Writer's staff at 10,000 birds. You can find her bio at the Beat Writer's Page, and starting on April 6th, she'll be contributing regularly to 10,000 birds.
In case you were unaware, I contribute a monthly post to 10,000 birds, and they a...
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Irish Times
Belief is key to Mahan's rapid rise up the rankings
AUGUSTA DIARY:In-form Hunter Mahan’s win in the Shell Houston Open did more than make him the first multiple-winner on the US Tour this season: it sent him to Augusta as the top-ranked American in the official world rankings.
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Telegraph
Hunter Mahan lays down marker for the Masters after winning Shell Houston Open
American Hunter Mahan has issued a timely reminder not to forget him for Masters glory after winning Shell Houston Open.
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Irish Times
Mahan leads home charge to Augusta
Golf:Hunter Mahan is set to head into next week's Masters as the highest-ranked American after he claimed a single-stroke victory at the Shell Houston Open.
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The Sun
We can't tell our shot girl she'll never dance again
HEARTBROKEN mum and dad of six-year-old gun victim are still praying for a miracle
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Daily Mail
Hunter Mahan wins Shell Houston Open
Hunter Mahan is set to head into the Masters as the highest-ranked American after he claimed a single-stroke victory at the Shell Houston Open.
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L'EQUIPE
Golf - PGA - Houston - Hunter Mahan s'impose
L'Américain Hunter Mahan s'est adjugé, dimanche, le Shell Houston...
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Irish Times
Oosthuizen in control in Houston
Golf:Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a dreadful start in his third round register a six-under-par total and establish a two-stroke lead at the Shell Houston Open.
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Daily Mail
Brian Davis in contention for Shell Houston Open
England's Brian Davis remained firmly in contention for his first victory on the PGA Tour in the third round of the Shell Houston Open on Saturday night.
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Daily Mail
Masters 2012: Darren Clarke facing fitness fight
Darren Clarke is facing a battle to get fit in time for the start of the Masters on Thursday. He suffered a groin muscle strain while playing in the weather-hit Shell Houston Open.
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USA Today
Maggert takes Round 2 lead in Houston Open
Jeff Maggert shot his second 66 to take the lead at 12 under par after two rounds at the rain-delayed Shell Open.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Lily Collins: The fairy-tale princess reinvented
Lily Collins stars in one of two Snow White movies this year, but shell be duelling as well as wearing the sparkly dress. Fairy tales are big this year, and so is girl empowerment
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Home of the Week: Big reno adds value to North Toronto house
Solid shell transformed over six months of work both inside and out
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Nature
Planetary science: What lies beneath Mercury's surface
After its first year in orbit around Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has yielded data on the planet's structure: the iron core is larger than previously thought and, unusually, is encased in a relatively thin shell of iron sulphide.Maria Zuber at the Massachusetts Institute of
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Zeit
Nordsee: Shell evakuiert Bohrinseln nach Gasleck
In der Nordsee ist ein Leck an einer Gasplattform entstanden. Das Gebiet wurde zur Sperrzone für Schiffe und Flugzeuge erklärt, Experten versuchen, das Leck zu stopfen.
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sueddeutsche
Gasleck an Total-Plattform in der Nordsee: Sicherheitsvorkehrungen verschärft
Seit drei Tagen tritt potentiell explosives Gas an einer Plattform in der schottischen Nordsee aus. Die Betreiberfirma hatte ihre Mitarbeiter direkt nach Entdeckung des Lecks abgezogen, nun evakuiert auch Shell Arbeiter benachbarter Förderinseln. Die Küstenwache hat eine Sperrzone errichtet.
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manager magazin
Gasleck: Sperrgebiet rund um Nordsee-Bohrinsel
Die Situation wegen des Gaslecks in der Nordsee verschärft sich: Nachdem der Energiekonzern Total bereits am Vortag seine Bohrinsel evakuiert hatte, bringt nun auch Shell Arbeiter von der benachbarten Bohrinsel in Sicherheit. Rund um die Plattform wird ein Sperrgebiet eingerichtet.
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FAZ
Total und Shell ziehen Arbeiter ab: Sperrgebiet durch Gasleck in der Nordsee
Ein Gasleck in der Nordsee sorgt für Aufruhr unter den Energiekonzernen: Nachdem Total 238 Arbeiter von einer Bohrinsel evakuiert hatte, zieht jetzt auch Shell dutzende Mitarbeiter von einer Plattform ab.
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CNN
It's time to strike down the 'Amazon exemption'
f I want to buy the hot new videogame Mass Effect 3 and have it delivered to my home in New Jersey, I have a few choices. I can go to Amazon.com and pay $59.99. Or I can go to BestBuy.com and pay $59.99, plus New Jersey sales tax of 7%, for a grand total of $64.19. Almost no one would choose to shell out the extra $4.20 that Best Buy is charging, and therein lies the problem for traditional ret...
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USA Today
Syria troops shell; Muslim group wants democracy
Syrian forces fired shells at a central city that has come to symbolize the anti-government uprising Monday.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Morneau homers twice as Twins shell Rays
Minnesota trounces Tampa Bay 19-4 on Saturday
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CNN
Outrage over 'insanity' of Shell South Africa fracking plans
South Africa has an energy deficit on its hands. Too many people want fuel for their cars and electricity for their homes, and the country is struggling to keep up with demand.
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euronews
Gaz de schiste : la Chine cherche de l'aide pour exploiter ses réserves
Le groupe anglo-néerlandais Shell a signé avec le pétrolier chinois CNPC le premier accord d'exploration, de développement et de production de gaz de…
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Reuters
Shell challenges Big Tech to cut innovation times
BURLINGAME, Calif., March 21 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell
Plc's CEO challenged major technology firms to speed up
the pace of energy-related innovation, admitting his own
industry had trouble...
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BBC
Shell in shale gas pact in China
Royal Dutch Shell has signed its first-ever production sharing contract with China National Petroleum Corporation for shale gas in China.
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Irish Times
Syrian troops shell Damascus suburbs after attacks
SYRIAN TROOPS reportedly shelled the Damascus suburbs of Harasta and Irbin yesterday in response to a rebel attack on an intelligence compound. Opposition activists said artillery and anti-aircraft guns had been firing into these districts, retaken by government forces in January.
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BBC
US warns Syria over UN peace plan
The US warns Syria to comply with a UN-backed peace plan, as government tanks shell suburbs of Damascus
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Daily Mail
The Only Way Is Essex: Georgina Dorsett shows off her body in bright orange monokini during beach getaway
She's only just started to come out of her shell as a new member of The Only Way Is Essex cast.
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taz
Arktisschutz wird geopfert: Ölsuche im eisigen Ökosystem
Die Schamfrist nach dem "Deepwater Horizon"-Unglück ist vorbei. Shell und Co. treibt es in die Arktis, um fernab von jeder Technik zur Unfallbekämpfung Öl zu fördern. mehr...
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Reuters
Shell says being sued for causing climate change
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it was being sued for causing climate change, suggesting recent court set-backs for environmentalists had not put an end to global warming lawsuits.
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Hoy
«Ahora digo que no muchas veces»
Sandra Bullock estaba encasillada en la comedia. Hasta que un día se hartó y buscó otras cosas. La primera película que eligió fue 'Crash', que ganó el Oscar a mejor cinta en 2006. Siguió con la historia de Truman Capote y regreso a sus orígenes con 'La proposición', un exitazo en la taquilla. Después llegó 'Un sueño posible'. Bullock se llevó la estatuilla como mejor actriz. Siguiendo ese cami...
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USA Today
Navratilova is okay with Howard Stern's joke
The tennis legend has tweeted a response to Stern's question about what she'll wear on "Dancing With The Stars."
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New York Times
Shell Files Pre-emptive Lawsuit Over Alaska Drilling
The company says it filed the suit against environmental groups in hopes of speeding up the judicial review that will come if and when the groups challenge its drilling plan.
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MarketWatch
MarketWatch First Take: B. of A. tries the end-around with fees
Losing customers unwilling to shell out potentially more than $100 a year for the privilege of giving their money to a bank to use for free doesn’t sound like a winning plan.
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New York Times
To Avoid a Suit, Shell Asks Court’s Opinion
To avoid a challenge from environmental groups that could delay its plans to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Alaska, Shell asked a federal court to review its oil spill response plan.
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amNY
Watch it: Lindsay Lohan's 'Saturday Night Live' promo
When Lindsay Lohan hosts "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, she'll finally be given the chance to showcase her talents as a comedic performer rather than a tabloid fixture. This promo reel offers an early glimpse of what to expect - and as fans of "Mean Girls," we're hoping for the best.
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Reuters
Catwalk queens prepare for a less glamorous future
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian model Diana Gelsi strode straight onto the fashion catwalks of Milan from high school and now at the grand old age of 24 is already considering how she'll spend her...
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FOXnews
Big oil protester Lucy Lawless was in a Shell commercial?
The Shell oil drilling ship targeted by "Spartacus" star Lucy Lawless and fellow Greenpeace activists set forth Tuesday on its mission to the Arctic.
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Fortune
How Apple snookered Proview to get the iPad trademark
Fresh details of the subterfuge emerge in a U.S. lawsuit. Apple doesn't deny any of it.
Steve Jobs unveils the iPad. Image: Apple Inc.
Here's how Apple (AAPL) allegedly got Proview International Holdings to sell them the iPad trademark 35 days before Steve Jobs unveiled the device at a San Francisco press conference.
Apple hired a British firm called Farncombe International and its managing di...
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The Sun
'I act each scene as if it's my last... you might die in the next one'
SHE has had star roles in the nation's two biggest soaps but Michelle Collins still fears she'll get the CHOP.The actress, formerly Cindy Beale in EastEnders, confessed in a frank interview with The Sun that her stint on Coronation Street has been far from plain sailing.
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New York Times
Editorial: Getting Arctic Drilling Right
Before Shell gets the green light to drill off the North Slope of Alaska, it must show it has all of the safety systems in place. The costs of a mistake could be very high.
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Le Figaro
Petit-Couronne va redémarrer
Nicolas Sarkozy a confirmé ce vendredi la signature d'un contrat de six mois avec Shell. Le site de Petroplus reste cependant en attente d'un repreneur.
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Le Figaro
Petit-Couronne : la raffinerie redémarrera temporairement
Nicolas Sarkozy a confirmé ce vendredi la signature d'un contrat de six mois avec Shell. Le site de Petroplus reste cependant en attente d'un repreneur.
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Les Echos
Petroplus: Sarkozy annonce aux salariés que "c'est signé" avec Shell
[[367813]] PETIT-COURONNE (France) (AFP) : Le président Nicolas Sarkozy annoncé vendredi aux salariés de la raffinerie Petroplus de Petit-Couronne (Seine-Maritime) que "c'est signé" avec Shell. "Je suis quelqu'un de parole. C'est signé" avec Shell, a déclaré le chef de l'Etat, en ajoutant: "je ne...
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Liberation
L’Etat met du carburant dans Petroplus
Social . Le ministère de l’Industrie a obtenu des fonds pour la raffinerie et Shell lui fournira du brut.
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WSJ
Shell ofrece US$1.560 millones por Cove Energy
La petrolera anglo-holandesa presentó una oferta por las acciones de Cove Energy, empresa que cotiza en Londres, en lo que supondría la entrada del grupo británico en Kenia y Mozambique, un país que muestra ya un gran potencial de proyectos de gas natural licuado.
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Reuters
Dodging motorcycle crashes makes a star of movie insurer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If Rooney Mara wins an Oscar for her role as a troubled waif in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," it's unlikely she'll thank Paul Holehouse from the stage.
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New York Times
DealBook: Shell to Buy Cove Energy for $1.6 Billion
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy the oil exploration company Cove Energy for £992 million as it looks to expand into East Africa in search of new energy reserves.
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National Post
Mexico beating victim Sheila Nabb out of hospital in Calgary
The Calgary woman is now home and recovering, according to family, but she'll likely need more surgery.
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Times of India
Syrian forces shell Homs district, kill 12: Activists
Syrian government forces killed at least 12 people and wounded 100 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said.
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Washington Post
Atlantic 11 Week 10: Virginia still beating Maryland
The drama this week came not in the standings, but with Maryland AD Kevin Anderson’s declaration that his school will no longer schedule Georgetown in any sport. As voter J.P. Finlay noted, it’s like the Terps are cutting off their nose to spite their shell.
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USA Today
Taco Bell comes out of its shell to ring in a new menu
Company goes on offense to make 50th anniversary year one for fast-food record books.
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USA Today
Feds OK Shell's oil-spill plan for Arctic offshore drilling
Shell Oil hopes to drill up to three wells in the Chukchi Sea, off Alaska's northwest coast.
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New York Times
Gadgetwise: An iPad Case for X-Men
The G-Form Extreme Sleeve 2 for the iPad is made from a polymer that is a "rate dependent material" - a kind of soft foam that hardens temporarily under impact, creating an instant protective shell.
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Barrons
Will Shell Be Well?
The integrated oil giant announced lackluster fourth-quarter results and forecast continued high volatility.
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MarketWatch
Royal Dutch Shell down 1.4% after results
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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Mail & Guardian
Libya's 'forgotten hostages' continue to live in fear
Muammar Gaddafi's occupation of Tawergha and using it as a base to besiege and shell Misrata in last year's civil war has left the town isolated.
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American Scientist
'Cloaking' a 3-D Object From All Angles Demonstrated
Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles,
for the first time. However, the demonstration works only for waves in the microwave region of
the electromagnetic spectrum. It uses a shell of what are known as plasmonic materials; they
present a "photo negative" of the object being cloaked, effectively cancelling it out...from BBC News Onlin...
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science blogs
Kommentar von Kesselflicker bei "Etappensieg für Gentechnik-Gegner in Sachsen-Anhalt - Forschung geht außer Landes" (Frischer Wind) am 21.01.2012
@ Theres
Peer-review, ich kenne den Artikel von Florian F. dazu, aber Du hast mich noch mal zum "recherchieren" gebracht. Das empfehle ich Dir auch und Dir die Kritik und Diskussion zur Kritik anzuschauen.
Gerade von einer Firma wie Shell wäre ja zu erwarten das die Insel fachgerecht gesäubert wird, vor dem versenken. Das war jetzt Sarkasmus! Sicherlich wäre die Versenkung wohl die ökonomischs...
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AP
Rare, once-royal turtle to be tracked in Cambodia
BANGKOK (AP) -- One of the world's most endangered turtles has been released into a Cambodian river with a satellite transmitter attached to its shell to track how it will navigate through commercial fishing grounds and other man-made hazards....
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USA Today
Traumatized turtle gets new fiberglass shell
A box turtle who tried to cross a busy road has a new lease on life and a new fiberglass shell.
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China Daily
Regrets, Xu has a few
BEIJING - It's been two years since Xu Mengtao's mistake. In two more years, she'll have a chance to make up for it.
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China Daily
Shell to build oil storage facility in Tianjin
Royal Dutch Shell's Chinese joint-venture will build a large oil storage and transportation facility in the northern port city of Tianjin.
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The Sun
Gwyneth wants to come Clean
GWYNETH Paltrow blogs she'll start 2012 with detox programme that's called 'Clean'
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Daily Telegraph
PM refuses to be drawn on her future
JULIA Gillard won't say if she'll still be PM at the end of 2012, arguing she is more focused on the economy as asylum seeker negotiations continue.
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USA Today
10 great places to savor oysters on the half shell
The bivalve is in the midst of a comeback, with new producers and restaurants featuring them both raw and cooked.
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Daily Telegraph
Big-spenders to shell out $1.1b in one day
UPDATE: Thousands queue in Sydney but a disappointing turn-out in Melbourne in mixed start to Boxing Day sales.
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SI
Chris Mannix: Knicks strengthen notion they're set to contend for Atlantic crown
First, the facts: This wasn't Boston at its best. Coming into Sunday's season opener, the Celtics were a shell of the team that wrapped up the 2010-11 season and a weakened version of the group that will likely finish this one. Down Paul Pierce (heel) for the game and Jeff Green (heart surgery) for the season, and with newly signed Mickael Pietrus yet to join the team, Boston's M.A.S.H. unit in...
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Technology Review
Shell Partner Makes Cheap Biofuels
The CEO of Codexis describes how his company is making renewable fuels affordable.
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Hoy
Nigeria, en alerta por un gran vertido de petróleo en el mar
Las autoridades nigerianas han iniciado medidas de contingencia en sus costas tras la declaración esta semana de un masivo derrame de crudo en unas instalaciones de la compañía petrolera Shell a 120 kilómetros de línea de playa.
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The Nation
Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil spill in a decade
Nigerian coastal and fishing communities were on Thursday put on alert after Shell admitted to an oil spill that is likely to be the worst in the area for a decade, according to government officials. The company said up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled on Wednesday while…
Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
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Heise
Forscher demonstriert Schwächen des Android-Rechtesystems
Für eine Remote Shell braucht man unter Android weder Rechte noch Sicherheitslücken.
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National Post
Loss to rival Dolphins leaves Bills in last place
The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins were shells of their former selves on Sunday, but Miami’s shell was better, earning a 30-23 win against a team that has not provided its fans with any relief for two months.
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Irish Times
Central Bank likely purchaser of Anglo HQ shell on quays
THE CENTRAL Bank has emerged as the most likely purchaser of the concrete shell of Anglo Irish Bank’s unfinished headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin, The Irish Times has learned.
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AllThingsDigital
AOL PR Exec Hollars Becomes Andreessen Horowitz PR Partner
After the departure of AOL exec Brad Garlinghouse, it's probably no surprise that his longtime public exec Kiersten Hollars would be next to go. And she is indeed leaving to take a job as a PR partner at Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. She'll be reporting to Marketing partner Margit Wennmachers there.
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BBC
Oil hack attacks may 'cost lives'
Targeted cyber-attacks on the oil industry could have fatal consequences, warns Shell.
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AP
Army offers payout for shrapnel that killed NJ cat
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- The Army has offered a northern New Jersey family over $7,300 to compensate for damages from wayward artillery shell shrapnel that crashed through their roof in 2008, causing the death of their cat....
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Washington Post
Will commuter benefits for federal workers expire?
A leading federal worker union is warning members that they may need to shell out more to ride the subway or bus to work next year if Congress lets a commuter tax credit expire.
With Congress and the White House bickering over a potential extension of a payroll tax credit, other commuter, employer and renewable energy tax breaks are also set to expire at year’s end.
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Mail & Guardian
Rights body condemns Syria as Shell pulls out
The main UN human rights forum condemned Syria's crackdown on protests on Friday and Royal Dutch Shell shut down oil work there.
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Washington Post
E.U. sanctions force Shell to leave Syria
LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell said Friday it will “cease” activities in Syria after the European Union blacklisted three state-owned Syrian oil companies in an effort to raise the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
The European Union said Friday it has widened its sanctions on the oil companies, General Petroleum Co., Al Furat Petroleum Co. and Syria Trading Oil Co. The move is seen...
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The Nation
Sanctions bite in Syria as Shell pulls out
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it would cease operations in Syria to heed new European Union sanctions against Damascus, deepening the international isolation of President Bashar al-Assad imposed over his violent crackdown on popular unrest.In continuing bloodshed, Syrian army defectors killed eight Air Force intelligence personnel in an attack on their base in the north of...
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USA Today
Report: Shell will hear Suh appeal Thursday
Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh's appeal of a two-game ban, a result of a Thanksgiving Day stomping incident vs. Green Bay, will be heard on ...
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news.com.au
Shell, Mitsubishi in Iraq gas deal
IRAQ has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp to tap natural gas in the south.
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APA-OTS
Abkassieren mit System. Kommentar von Matthias Korfmann =
Essen (ots) - Der Eindruck, den so ziemlich jeder hat, der ein Auto
fährt, ist ja richtig: BP, Aral, Esso, Shell, Jet und Total führen
uns beim Benzinpreis total an der Nase herum. Abzocke ist Alltag an
den Zapfsäulen, besonders aber zu Ferienbeginn und vor Feiertagen.
Die Unternehmen ...
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euronews
Escalade énergétique entre la Turquie et Chypre en Méditerranée
La compagnie pétrolière turque TPAO a signé ce mercredi à Ankara un accord avec le géant pétrolier anglo-néerlandais Shell pour des explorations…
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The Nation
6 civilians, 5 militants killed in Bara
KHYBER AGENCY - Six persons including women and children were killed when a mortar shell hit their house at Sheendrang area of tehsil Bara on Saturday, official and local sources informed.The sources said that a mortar shell, fired from unknown location, landed on the house of Mira Jan, leaving two women and four children dead on the spot and injuring five others. The injured were shifted to a ...
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Reuters
Shell steps up involvement in UK carbon capture
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil and gas major Shell stepped up its involvement in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on Wednesday by formalizing its partnership with Britain's SSE to install CCS...
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MIX |
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| 2 | United Kingdom | 4.378 |
| 3 | Germany | 3.595 |
| 4 | India | 2.961 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2.190 |
| 6 | Philipines | 2.160 |
| 7 | Turkey | 1.460 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1.380 |
| 9 | Canada | 1.326 |
| 10 | France | 1.160 |
| 11 | Russia | 1.110 |
| 12 | Spain | 0.900 |
| 13 | China | 0.750 |
| 14 | Australia | 0.740 |
| 15 | Romania | 0.400 |
| 16 | Argentina | 0.350 |
| 17 | South Africa | 0.340 |
| 18 | Sweden | 0.280 |
| 19 | Poland | 0.270 |
| 20 | Austria | 0.255 |
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Media |
MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 6.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 2.000 |
| 3 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 4 | foxnews | 1.800 |
| 5 | De telegraaf | 1.640 |
| 6 | newsoftheworld | 1.400 |
| 7 | Softpedia | 1.205 |
| 8 | USA Today | 1.200 |
| 9 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.200 |
| 10 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.080 |
| 11 | NDTV profit | 1.000 |
| 12 | CNN turk | 1.000 |
| 13 | daily express | 0.975 |
| 14 | Bild | 0.960 |
| 15 | Kompas | 0.960 |
| 16 | Nature | 0.800 |
| 17 | newsweek | 0.800 |
| 18 | IBN live | 0.750 |
| 19 | Houston Chronicle | 0.700 |
| 20 | Money | 0.675 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 45.660 |
| 2 | German | 3.850 |
| 3 | Dutch | 2.190 |
| 4 | Turkish | 1.460 |
| 5 | Indonesian | 1.380 |
| 6 | Spanish | 1.340 |
| 7 | French | 1.160 |
| 8 | Russian | 1.110 |
| 9 | Chinese | 0.660 |
| 10 | Romanian | 0.400 |
| 11 | Finnish | 0.290 |
| 12 | Swedish | 0.280 |
| 13 | Polish | 0.270 |
| 14 | Norwegian | 0.210 |
| 15 | Thai | 0.200 |
| 16 | Japanese | 0.120 |
| 17 | Portuguese | 0.100 |
| 18 | Italian | 0.100 |
| 19 | Danish | 0.090 |
| 20 | Korean | 0.000 |
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