OPEC gathers in Vienna this week for a ministerial meeting to decide on the cartel's oil production ceiling as a predicted drop in demand risks weighing on high crude prices despite Middle East unrest. The Organization of Petroleum ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement, the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq reaffirmed their commitment to an enduring strategic partnership during the second meeting of the Defense and ...
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After a two-day outage, Internet access in war-torn Syria appears to be for the most part restored on Saturday, according to reports from several sources. "Renesys confirms a largely complete restoration of the Syrian Internet this ...
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IDG News Service-Syrians are turning to satellites to communicate as the country's Internet connections are shut down,but instances of jamming are making even that challenging.Google is also allowing people who can find a working phone ...
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Computerworld-The Internet shutdown in Syria likely took very little to accomplish considering the country's limited Internet infrastructure and international connectivity,network analysts said Friday. Such a move would be much harder,if ...
The internet in Syria has been taken down by an as-yet unidentified source, leaving 20 million citizens offline. Internet intelligence firm Renesys was the first to report the issues after it discovered 77 network outages at 10:26am UK ...
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HIGH POINT — Showtime will host 19 exhibitors from China, Taiwan and India in its International Pavilions during the fabric show here Dec. 2-5, according to organizers. The International Pavilions, which debuted at Showtime in June, ...
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Damask fabrics and patterning have played a part in civilization for thousands of years since the opening of the Silk Road, to the weavers of the middle-ages, and onto today in the 21st century. But, how is damask decor being redefined in ...
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Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were procured from a partner that was not informed that their ultimate destination was Syria. HP was responding to ...
Computerworld-Israeli and Palestinian forces have found a new means of wartime propaganda-social media. As the two forces continue to clash,firing rockets on each other,they've also launched a war of hashtags,English-language tweets and ...
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Exports from Italy of extrusion machinery increased in the first half of 2012, while exports of injection moulding machines fell, according to Assocomaplast, the trade group representing the country's plastics and rubber machinery ...
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Career Industry Corp.is one of Taiwan's major suppliers and coordinators of paper-tube making equipment with sales and technical services spreading all over the world.The company has been engaged in this business for over 20 years. The ...
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Turkish hot rolled coil exports continue at a slow pace, as many of those involved in the export market are on summer holiday. Moreover, prices offered by Turkish mills are uncompetitive. However, Steel Business Briefing is informed by ...
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