Western sanctions tighten squeeze on Iran oil exports

Western sanctions tighten squeeze on Iran oil exports

Western sanctions tighten squeeze on Iran oil exports

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Western trade sanctions against Iran are strangling its oil exports even before they go into effect, a U.S. advisory body has found, amid warnings that any shortages will only push up crude prices and strain a weak global economy.

Israel unveils sophisticated shelters in Tel Aviv (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:25 PM PST

AP - Underneath the plaza outside Israel's Habima national theater, Israel has put the finishing touches on a new gathering place that it hopes will never host a crowd: the country's most advanced public underground bomb shelter.


EU to Ireland: your referendum won't stop EU financial treaty (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:32 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Despite German anger at Ireland's decision to hold a referendum on the European Union financial treaty, Europe will go ahead รข€" with or without Ireland.


Haiti sees large anti-government protest

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:51 PM PST

President Michel Martelly strongly criticised as supporters of former leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide take to streets.


Raven Drone Spotted in Act of Valor

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:16 PM PST

If you are wondering if the man-portable drone in the movie Act of Valor is real, the answer is yes.?? The particular UAS in the film is a Raven, manufactured by Aerovironment out of Monrovia, . The Raven is one of the small systems in Aerovironment?s fleet of man-portable UASs which include the smaller Wasp ...


Crippled Costa cruise ship arrives in Seychelles capital

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:47 PM PST

VICTORIA (Reuters) - A crippled Costa cruise line with more than 1,000 people on board arrived at the capital of Seychelles on Thursday after three days at sea without power.

Disabled cruise ship arrives in Seychelles port (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:14 PM PST

AP - A disabled cruise ship arrived in port in the island nation of the Seychelles on Thursday morning after three days at sea without power.


Malaysia court rejects appeal of gay festival ban (AP)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:35 PM PST

AP - Malaysia's High Court on Thursday dismissed a bid by activists to challenge a police ban on a gay arts festival, in a rare legal case involving gay rights in the Muslim-majority nation.


How President Obama Plans to Implement the NDAA's Military Custody Provisions

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:31 PM PST

The National Defense Authorization Act?s (NDAA) controversial military custody provisions have been largely nullified through implementing procedures ordered by President Obama.?? The President, through Presidential Policy Directive 14 has crafted a broad set of waivers which allow domestic law enforcement agencies to easily abrogate the military custody requirements found in Section 1022. As a refresher, ...


Lin-Sanity and Nurturing Talent

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:23 PM PST

If you aren?t sure who Jeremy Lin is and don?t know about the impact he?s had on the New York Knicks, you probably don?t have a television. ?There have been two big questions asked in regards to the Jeremy Lin Phenomenon which has lead the two-year-fringe-player to the heights of NBA stardom and reinvigorated the ...


VIDEO: Radiation check before playtime

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST

Child evacuee Ayaka explains how her life has changed since the 2011 tsunami which devastated parts of Japan.


VIDEO: Radiation check before playtime

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST

Child evacuee Ayaka explains how her life has changed since the 2011 tsunami which devastated parts of Japan.


VIDEO: Rugged waterproof mobiles on show

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:26 PM PST

Rory Cellan-Jones went on the hunt for a phone that stands out from the crowd at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.


Trade Spat Strains China-Iran Ties

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:51 PM PST

Iranian iron-ore exporters accused some Chinese buyers of not paying on time for deliveries, adding to already tense commercial ties between the two political allies.


White House Pushes for Russia Trade Agreement

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:10 PM PST

The Obama administration began a public push for Congress to permanently lower trade barriers with Russia, arguing the move would benefit U.S. exporters and aid a crack down on trading violations by Moscow.


RIM: Feb Qtr Earnings Warning Likely, Analyst Asserts

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST

Research In Motion is likely to issue a negative pre-announcement on February quarter results, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note. ?We are cutting our RIM estimates and target based on our belief that there is a greater than 50% chance that RIM will negatively pre-announce the February quarter,? he writes. ?We believe ...


China exports may stay strong despite weak Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:11 PM PST

Reuters - Workers at an electrical products factory in eastern China received a pleasant shock when they returned to their jobs after the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays.


China's top Tibet official orders tighter control of Internet (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:12 PM PST

Reuters - China's top official in Tibet has urged authorities to tighten their grip on the Internet and mobile phones, state media reported on Thursday, reflecting the government's fears about unrest ahead of its annual parliamentary session.


The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST

Ray Dalio, the new king of hedge funds, tops the list of traders and investment titans who made the most in 2011. He made $3 billion.


On The Anthropocene Age

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:55 PM PST

The term, the Anthropocene Age, is now common. It represents the time since the early 1800s when man began to have an impact on the Earth?s climate. There is still some debate about its use though. Scientists have traditionally called the current period the Holocene Age, meaning entirely new. The Holocene Age started around 10,000 ...


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