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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to his supporters during a rally organized by Hezbollah in the southern border town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Thursday Oct. 14, 2010.
(photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Iran's President Visits Uranium-rich Niger
The Street
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) ⿿ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the uranium-rich West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, although officials discounted that the mineral was the reason for his visit. | Niger's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bazoum downplayed international speculation that Iran...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks during an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. In his statements to the rally, Ahmadinejad said he is ready to have direct talks with United States if the West stops pressuring his country.
(photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger
Al Jazeera
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, is beginning a visit to West Africa that will take him to Benin, Ghana and Niger, the world's fourth-largest uranium producer, Iranian media have reported. | The Fars news agency said Ahmadinejad's trip would begin on Sunday and that he would meet the pres...
UK launches sale of uranium enrichment firm Urenco
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Monday it would sell some or all of its 33 percent stake in Urenco, the world's second-largest vendor of nuclear fuel. | Three countries hold equal stakes in the security-sensitive uranium enrichment ...
Better Times for Uranium
All Africa
[Namibia Economist]Recoveries in the mining sector coupled with increased productivity led to the 2012's robust GDP growth. Yet a close examine of some of the sectors shows that this industry still faces trying times. ...
Chinese-invested Husab uranium mine kicks off construction in Namibia
Xinhua
SWAKOPMUND, Namibia, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the Husab Uranium Mine, a joint venture between the Chinese and the Namibian governments, has started after the ground-breaking ceremony held on Thursday at the site situated about 60 km f...
Construction of Husab Uranium Mine Begins
All Africa
[New Era]Swakopmund -Yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the construction of the Swakop Uranium Husab mine in the Erongo Region heralded Namibia's first direct participation in the mining extraction industry. ...
Russian group planning to start uranium mining in Tanzania after granting of licence
Mining Weekly
Russian company ARMZ Uranium Holding has announced plans to start uranium mining in Tanzania after being granted a licence for its Mkuju River mining project in the south of the country. | The licence, issued to Mantra Tanzania, a subsidiary of Austr...
Iran's President Visits Uranium-rich Niger
The Street
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) ⿿ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the uranium-rich West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, although officials discounted that the mineral was the reason for his visit. | Niger's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Baz...
Iran: On Africa Trip, President Will Visit a Uranium Producer
The New York Times
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has started a three-nation Africa trip that includes a visit to Niger, a leading producer of uranium. | Mr. Ahmadinejad is also visiting Benin and Ghana. Iran’s state-run media did not specify the purpose o...
Iran's Ahmadinejad visits uranium-producing Niger
The Star
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Monday in Niger, the world's No. 4 uranium producer, where the French nuclear group Areva has seen its grip on the industry loosened by a government looking to diversify its partners...
Iran's Ahmadinejad visits uranium-producing Niger
Daily Press
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Monday in Niger, the world's No. 4 uranium producer, where the French nuclear group Areva has seen its grip on the industry loosened by a government looking to diversify its partners...
Sports
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinal of the WTA Qatar Ladies Open tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar
(photo: AP / Osama Faisal)
Wozniacki suffers first round loss in Germany
Stuff
Caroline Wozniacki lost in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix today, falling to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-1. | The former top-ranked Dane squandered a 3-0 lead in the first set and never recovered after losing the tiebreaker. | Also, fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic beat wild-card entry Annika Beck of Germany 7...
Technology
A smartphone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone. Thousands of people uses smartphone to snap pictures during visits of Prince William and Princess Kate.
(photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Power out: Our smartphones are getting faster all the time but their batteries aren't
The Independent
The Great Smartphone Conundrum. The time has come – we're going to have to choose between performance and battery life. Smartphones keep getting faster. If you buy a new high-end phone this year, you'll find it's noticeably more powerful than last year's best gadgets. It will let you run much more demanding apps, it will load up web pages more qu...


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