MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has taken a big step to harness nuclear energy, its energy minister said on Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte created an inter-agency panel to study the adoption of a national nuclear energy policy. FILE PHOTO: The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia increased 15% in June from a year ago, as refineries ordered record volumes of fuel in March and April when oil prices fell, solidifying the position of the kingdom as the main supplier of oil to China. FILE PHOTO: An …
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GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Hanna winds hit the southern Texas coast early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of people without power before it was downgraded to a tropical storm that was still threatening flash flooding in the area that is already had been severely affected by COVID-19 infections. FILE PHOTO: …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The abrupt closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston marks the latest incident in a rapidly escalating conflict between China and the United States. FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, the United States, and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed at a flag stand at the Yiwu …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $ 4.5 billion settlement under which Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google will collaborate with Reliance Industries of India (RELI.NS) On a new smartphone it probably heralds a major shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. FILE PHOTO: The Reliance Industries logo is …
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