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Turks cancel project to sell Israel waterTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 18, 2010 Israel may be celebrating the discovery of giant offshore gas fields that are expected to transform its economy, but its hopes of overcoming its acute water problems have been set back by Turkey, its erstwhile ally. The Islamist government in Ankara has shelved plans to sell the Jewish state 1.75 billion cubic feet of water a year for 20 years from the Mavganat River in Anatolia, part of its wider strategy of restoring the regional dominance it had a century ago. The Turkish decision to ... read more |
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Libreville (AFP) June 17, 2010France wants a new deal with African nations where it is renegotiating defence pacts, aiming to boost the continent's peacekeeping capability, a top French general said. "We are turning a new page, which is a win-win partnership," said General Bernard Commins, head of the French base in Gabon, which will be the only one left on Africa's Atlantic coast after the closure of a base at Dakar, Se ... more  
Ayukawahama, Japan (AFP) June 20, 2010In a sushi shop in a traditional Japanese whaling town, Katsuji Furuuchi carves thin slices from a lump of minke meat and adds pieces of blubber to the tiny servings. "Whale meat is a real delicacy, so this is the only way we can offer whale sushi to our customers," he said, placing the costly slivers onto rice balls in his shop where figurines of the sea mammals decorate the walls. Ayuk ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2010The publisher of former Chinese premier Li Peng's purported diary said Saturday it had had to halt the eagerly awaited release of the memoirs due to "copyright issues." Excerpts from the diary, known as the "The Tiananmen Diary of Li Peng," had already been leaked online ahead of its planned publication by Hong Kong-based New Century Press on June 22, causing an Internet stir. The memoir ... more |
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Israel to build massive desalination plantJerusalem (AFP) June 20, 2010 The Israeli government on Sunday approved the construction of a massive new water desalination plant to help the arid country deal with a severe shortage. The construction of the Sorek plant, named after the area south of Tel Aviv where it would be built, is part of an ambitious multi-year plan aimed at using sea water to supply a substantial share of the Jewish state's drinking water. "In recent years, the Israeli water economy has become caught in a deep crisis," Benjamin Netanyahu said at a w ... read more |
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