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Sudan plans to build nuclear plant | Sudan is planning to build a nuclear reactor and its first nuclear power plant by 2020, the state news agency SUNA has said. | Mohamed Ahmed Hassan el-Tayeb, director-general of the Sudanese Atomic ... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) Al Jazeera Energy Nuclear Photos Sudan Wikipedia: Sudan |
Nigeria's Ascendant Oil Industry Faces Host of Pitfalls By SPENCER SWARTZ in London and WILL CONNORS in Lagos | Nigeria has decisively reclaimed the mantle of Africa's top oil producer, with rising output and crude prices spurring growth in the continent's... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Wall Street Journal Industry Nigeria Oil Photos Wikipedia: Petroleum industry in Nigeria |
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Lifting the stigma | DESPITE OUR own self-image as a 'happy' people – resilient, optimistic, family oriented and spiritual – Filipinos, it turns out, have the highest incidence of depressio... (photo: USMC) Inquirer Asia Depression Illness Photos Wikipedia: Depression (mood) |
NASA plans first-ever sun mission | NASA says it's developing a car-sized satellite that by "no later than 2018" will plunge into the sun's outer atmosphere for an up-close study of it... (photo: AP / NASA) The Daily Telegraph Australia NASA Photos Science Space Wikipedia: Sun |
BP oil well no longer 'threat' to Gulf | THE Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been secured and no longer constitutes "a threat", a seni... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) The Daily Telegraph Australia Disaster Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
Petrobras to sell $64.5b of new shares in record offer | Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian state oil company Petrobras last week filed to sell up to $64.5 billion of new stock — the largest in capital markets history — se... (photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR.) Gulf News Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Petrobras |
What’s the best drink of all? People often say that it is difficult to drink enough fluids throughout the day as most of them do not want to interrupt their work by getting up to fill their bottle. Th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India Drinks Health Photos Water Wikipedia: Drinking water |
Are energy drinks safe? | The popularity of energy drinks has exploded over the last decade. Â Energy drinks are sold at convenience stores, gyms, dorms, and grocery stores. Â They are even sold... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner Drinks Energy Health Photos Wikipedia: Energy_Drink |
Burger King to stop buying oil from Indonesian co. More News | Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. | The U.S. ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Kansas City Star Burgerking Environmental Palmoil Photos Wikipedia: Burger King |
BP spill costs hit $ 8bn as crews unearth clues WASHINGTON: British oil giant BP has spent $ 8 billion to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed... (photo: US Coast Guard / PO3 Charly Hengen) The Times Of India Disaster Oil Photos Pollution Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |