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Brazil seeks more control on sea resourcesRio De Janeiro (UPI) Sep 8, 2010 Brazil expanded its offshore border through a unilateral navy order, opening possibilities of copycat actions elsewhere and asserting its interest in hydrocarbon and mineral resources beyond the 200-nautical-mile zone claimed by some other Latin American nations. The immediate effect of the naval order would be two-fold, analysts said. First, it would challenge the United Nations' rule on what generally is a country's offshore border - until recently accepted as 12 nautical miles but in ... read more |
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Ottawa (AFP) Sept 7, 2010Canada's government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen. "Our government is committed to working constructively to implement the Copenhagen Accord and to complete the negotiations for a comprehensive, legally binding post-2012 agreement," said Environmen ... more  
Miami, Florida (AFP) Sept 8, 2010Tropical Storm Igor formed Wednesday in the eastern Atlantic and took aim for the Caribbean, prompting the government of Cape Verde to place its citizens on alert. A bulletin from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the government of Cape Verde had issued a tropical storm watch for southern islands in the group, including Maio, Sao Tiago, Fogo and Brava. As of 1500 GMT, Igor w ... more  
Abuja (AFP) Sept 8, 2010Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military, intelligence and police chiefs, his office said on Wednesday, ahead of January elections in the oil-rich country. Jonathan, who took over after the death of president Umaru Yar'Adua in May, did not provide specific details on the reason for the moves announced a day after the country set January 22 as the date for its president ... more |
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Battle of oil titans as BP seeks to shift blame for spillChicago (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster Wednesday, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake. The British energy giant released a report concluding that a "sequence of failures" were to blame for the April 20 explosion that killed 11 people and unleashed 4.9 million barrels of oil in the worst-ever maritime spill. While admitting some mistakes, BP exonerated its well design and apportio ... read more |
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