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Breaking News Wed, 30 Dec 2009
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 The Times of India 
Lula OKs law for 40% emission cut by 2020
Wed 30 Dec 2009
BRASILIA: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law on Tuesday requiring that Brazil cut greenhouse gas emissions by 39% by 2020, meeting a commitment made at the Copenhagen climate change... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Toronto, Stock Exchange
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 Yahoo Daily News 
TSX flat as end of year nears, energy up
Wed 30 Dec 2009
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto's main stock index was little changed on Wednesday morning as market players began to wind down dealings after a year of strong gains. Entering the session, the... (photo: Creative Commons / nodomain.cc)
A van drives past a petrol station in Bayonne, southwestern France, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, with a board showing the retail price for regular unleaded at euro0.999 (USD1.42). Retail gasoline prices tumbled Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 to the lowest level in nearly five years. And while crude futures rose, analysts believed it was a temporary pause in an extended, downward arc as the recession spr  Philadelphia Daily News  Wed 30 Dec 2009
Crude and gas supplies fall less than expected

The Associated Press NEW YORK - Crude and gasoline supplies fell last week, the government said Wednesday. Crude inventories dropped by 1.5 million barrels, or a half percent, to 326 million barrels,... (photo: AP / Bob Edme)
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Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)  The New York Times  Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan Unveils New Plan for Growth

TOKYO - Still struggling after its worst recession in generations, Japan announced a long-term growth strategy Wednesday that seeks to tap into the dynamism of its Asian neighbors, create millions of... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
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A local newspaper shows a photo of Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on its front page Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Shanghai, China. Houston Chronicle Wed 30 Dec 2009
Japan unveils growth plan for next decade

TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister, faced with fading support as the country struggles to maintain its fledgling economic recovery, Wednesday outlined a new set of measures... (photo: AP)
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The Cendor MOPU Producer - Mobile Offshore Production unit supplied by Global Process Systems on location at the Petrofac Malaysia Cendor Field, offshore Malaysia. wnhires (td1) The Boston Globe Wed 30 Dec 2009
Turkmenistan awards giant gas field contract

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan-Energy-rich Turkmenistan has awarded a $9.7 billion contract to a consortium of companies from China, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates to... (photo: GPS)
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Somali pirates The Himalayan Wed 30 Dec 2009
Somali pirates fire at Kuwaiti oil tanker

KUALA LUMPUR: Heavily armed Somali pirates fired on a Kuwaiti oil tanker near the Arabian Sea on Wednesday in an attempt to hijack the vessel, a global maritime watchdog... (photo: Public Domain / Marcd30319)
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Iranian lawmakers are seen in this photo taken on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004 during their visit to the Isfahan uranium conversion facility in central Iran which is nearing completion. Al Jazeera Wed 30 Dec 2009
Iran 'seeks Kazakh uranium'

Iran is attempting to reach a deal to secretly import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Associated... (photo: AP / ISNA/Kholosi)
Iran   Kazakhstan   Photos   Sanctions   Uranium
electricity and power pole in a city - energy Tulsa World Wed 30 Dec 2009
Energy makes a big impact

Who says you need a diversified economy? In the wake of the 1980s-era oil bust, Oklahoma policymakers and business leaders vowed that the state would broaden its economic... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Economy   Energy   Oil   Oklahoma   Photos
Hand Sanitizer National Post Wed 30 Dec 2009
Hand sanitizers prove no match for soap, water
By Tom Spears, Canwest News ServiceDecember 30, 2009 2:03 AM Hand sanitizers claiming to kill 99.9% of germs actually kill far fewer in real-world conditions, a... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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