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Shell assessing $4 bln Nigeria oil projects

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is assessing projects that could be worth around $4 billion to boost oil production in Nigeria and cut flaring of associated

International bodies condemn arrests by Mali junta

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Adama Diarra International organisations condemned a wave of arrests by Mali’s military rulers extended into a third day on Wednesday despite an agreement by

Bissau junta sets two-year roadmap to elections

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Alberto Dabo Guinea-Bissau’s military junta said on Wednesday it would take two years to restore democratic rule in the West African state through elections

France’s Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to

Some of the Best Idea People You (May) Have Never Heard Of

YoopyaApr 18, 2012January 10, 20260

By Andy Boynton, with William Bole. Like many who write about ideas, I have a weakness for the iconic figure—the legendary innovator who has much

Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – A bristling North Korea on Wednesday said it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over

Exclusive – Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain after 24 yrs in Myanmar – party

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and newly elected lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the

U.N. sees need for more Syria observers, aircraft

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Douglas Hamilton BEIRUT (Reuters) – A United Nations mission to oversee an end to violence in Syria may need to bring in its own

UN council mulls Sudan, S.Sudan sanctions to end clashes

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council discussed on Tuesday possibly imposing sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if the African

Kenya cuts domestic borrowing target

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has cut its domestic borrowing target for the 2011/12 fiscal year to 62.1 billion shillings from 119.5 billion, thanks to a