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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Saudi King Salman to Visit US for First Time Since Rift
Saudi King Salman will visit the United States next month for the first time since acceding the throne and following a rift over America's rapprochement with Iran, a diplomat said Wednesday.
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Russia, Saudi Arabia to Talk Energy Markets, Syria on Tuesday
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia's foreign ministry said.
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Islamic State Says It Shot Down Iraqi Fighter Plane
Islamic State said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
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Nations Warn Time Running Short to Resolve Global Warming Disputes Before Paris Climate Deal
Several nations expressed growing unease today that time is running short to resolve disputes about global warming after UN talks ended with little progress towards an international deal to combat climate change meant to be agreed in December.
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At OPEC, Some Sow Seeds of Solar Energy Race in Gulf
To hear the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait talk about it this week, the race to develop massive solar power arrays in the world's sunniest nations is nearly as important as the current battle for oil market share.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Handing Over Nation in Crisis: Opposition
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a country in its worst-ever state, the main opposition said on Sunday, as fuel shortages and economic woes crippled the nation.
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Venezuela Receives $5 Billion Funding From China
Cash-strapped Venezuela has received $5 billion in financing from China, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday as his country struggles with an economic crisis.
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OPEC Diplomacy Up From Moscow to Caracas; Action Unlikely
Quiet diplomacy among the world's biggest oil producers has heated up this week, yet observers see few signs that renewed discussion among Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and others will lead to action on output.
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Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Seeks Decree Powers to Face US 'Imperialism'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday asked parliament for decree powers in response to new US sanctions, in a move opposition critics slammed as a power-grab.
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Kidnapped Libyan Oil Official Released
A kidnapped senior Libyan oil official has been released after more than two weeks of captivity, a senior official said on Sunday.
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G20 Mulls Overhaul of Global Energy Market: Report
An overhaul of the global energy market could be a surprise outcome of the G20 summit with plans for a new agency to protect against oil and gas supplies being used as foreign policy tools, a report said Saturday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Number of Deaths in Iraq Falls Sharply in July, UN Says
Violence killed 1,737 people, mostly civilians, in Iraq in July, when Sunni insurgents seized large swathes of land in the north, United Nations figures showed.
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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Saudi King Salman to Visit US for First Time Since Rift
Saudi King Salman will visit the United States next month for the first time since acceding the throne and following a rift over America's rapprochement with Iran, a diplomat said Wednesday.
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Russia, Saudi Arabia to Talk Energy Markets, Syria on Tuesday
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia's foreign ministry said.
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Islamic State Says It Shot Down Iraqi Fighter Plane
Islamic State said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
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Nations Warn Time Running Short to Resolve Global Warming Disputes Before Paris Climate Deal
Several nations expressed growing unease today that time is running short to resolve disputes about global warming after UN talks ended with little progress towards an international deal to combat climate change meant to be agreed in December.
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At OPEC, Some Sow Seeds of Solar Energy Race in Gulf
To hear the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait talk about it this week, the race to develop massive solar power arrays in the world's sunniest nations is nearly as important as the current battle for oil market share.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Handing Over Nation in Crisis: Opposition
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a country in its worst-ever state, the main opposition said on Sunday, as fuel shortages and economic woes crippled the nation.
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Venezuela Receives $5 Billion Funding From China
Cash-strapped Venezuela has received $5 billion in financing from China, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday as his country struggles with an economic crisis.
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OPEC Diplomacy Up From Moscow to Caracas; Action Unlikely
Quiet diplomacy among the world's biggest oil producers has heated up this week, yet observers see few signs that renewed discussion among Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and others will lead to action on output.
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Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Seeks Decree Powers to Face US 'Imperialism'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday asked parliament for decree powers in response to new US sanctions, in a move opposition critics slammed as a power-grab.
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Kidnapped Libyan Oil Official Released
A kidnapped senior Libyan oil official has been released after more than two weeks of captivity, a senior official said on Sunday.
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G20 Mulls Overhaul of Global Energy Market: Report
An overhaul of the global energy market could be a surprise outcome of the G20 summit with plans for a new agency to protect against oil and gas supplies being used as foreign policy tools, a report said Saturday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Number of Deaths in Iraq Falls Sharply in July, UN Says
Violence killed 1,737 people, mostly civilians, in Iraq in July, when Sunni insurgents seized large swathes of land in the north, United Nations figures showed.
