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01/08/2009
Ukraine rejects protocol on int'l monitoring of Rssn gas transits (Itar-Tass)
BRUSSELS, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine has refused to sign a protocol on setting up an international system of monitoring over the transits of Russian gas via its territory, Gazprom's Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev told reporters here Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Gazprom supports int'l committee to watch gas transits (Itar-Tass)
BRUSSELS, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Gazprom will support the idea of setting up an international committee that will have a duty of monitoring the transits of Europe-bound natural gas via Ukraine, Gazprom's CEO Alexei Miller said here Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Gas row may trigger new look at German nuclear (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Germany must reassess its nuclear phase out plan as this week's Russian gas supply crisis has highlighted the need for a fresh look at all its energy options, analysts say.
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01/08/2009
Ethiopia: Country Liberalises Radio And Television May Follow, Supports Thriving Local Film Culture (AllAfrica.com)
London — The Ethiopian Government is best known for the tight control it has exerted over the political process of the country.
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01/08/2009
Belarus Raises Transit Tariffs For Russian Oil - Government (Nasdaq)
MINSK, Belarus (AFP)--Belarus has raised tariffs for the transit of Russian oil through its territory to Germany, Poland and Ukraine, under a government order which came into force Thursday in a widely expected move.
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01/08/2009
European Union Presses Russia, Ukraine to Resume Gas Shipments (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- European lawmakers will press Russian and Ukrainian officials to settle a gas-pricing dispute as the cutoff of Russian supplies to the West enters its second day.
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01/08/2009
ANALYSIS-Gas row may trigger new look at German nuclear (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Germany must reassess its nuclear phase out plan as this week's Russian gas supply crisis has highlighted the need for a fresh look at all its energy ...
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01/06/2009
The Czech Republic experiences a 75% drop in gas supplies from Russia (Radio Prague)
Not for the first time, Russia and Ukraine are in dispute about gas supplies. But amidst clashes over unpaid bills, full market values and political enmities between the two countries, Europe too, particularly south-eastern Europe, is beginning to feel the pinch. The Czech Republic on Tuesday also reported a reported 75 percent drop in supplies from Russia. Russian gas transits through Ukraine ...
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01/07/2009
Hungarian MP urges action on Nabucco (UPI)
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Hungarian officials called on Parliament to lend its support for the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline as Russia cuts the supply of gas to Ukraine.
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01/07/2009
Europe eyes Nabucco amid gas row (UPI)
BRUSSELS, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- European interest in the planned Nabucco pipeline is up as Russian gas monopoly Gazprom cut off the supply of gas to Ukraine, officials said Wednesday.
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| Internet Project - Transit of Venus - Invites students, teachers, and amateur astronomers to participate in studies of the transit of 2004.The Next Transits of Venus - Brief description with diagrams of the 2004 and 2012 transits as seen from Guernsey.Orpington Astronomical Society - Transit of Venus 2004 - Description of the event, explanation of timing, illustrations including Sun-Earth Day 2004 Venus Transit - Information and resources for students, educators, museums, scientists and amateur astronomers. Animations, facts, graphs, maps, historical articles, and pointers to webcasts and other ways to view the transit.Transit of Mercury Live images - Webcam announcement from Worth Hill Observatory in the UK.Transit of Venus - Safety, viewing techniques, FAQ, and historic expeditions pertaining to this June 8, 2004 event.Transit of Venus, 2004 - A table showing predicted time and path of the transit for various locations throughout the world. From the US Naval Observatory. [PDF]Transits of Mercury and Venus - Brief description of the upcoming transits, with information about visibility in Australia and New Zealand.Venus Transit 2004 - Describes the VT-2004 project that is related to this celestial event and which aims at transforming curiosity into knowledge and interest in science through a broad set of actions. It has been launched by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE), together with the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides (IMCCE) and the Observatoire de Paris in France, as well as the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.Venus Transit 2004 - The European Southern Observatory describes and invites participation in a project to reenact the determination of the solar parallax using a transit of Venus.Telescopes Aim at Mercury - BBC News article anticipating the 2003 transit. (May 2, 2003)
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