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Barbara Lewis
COP17, UN climate talks in trouble as time runs out
Ministers fought to save UN climate talks from collapse, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over fighting global warming.
Thirty years on, Aids fight may tilt more to treatment
After 30 years of Aids prevention efforts, global leaders may now need to shift their focus to spending more on drugs used to treat the syndrome.
Opec makes deep oil cut to rescue prices
Opec ministers on Wednesday agreed to remove a record 2,2-million barrels per day (bpd) from oil markets.
Oil tops $130 haunted by future supply worry
Oil climbed to a life-time high above a barrel on Wednesday, driven higher by a combination of long-term production worries and a near-term focus on tight fuel stocks. A United…
Opec keeps output steady in face of $100 oil
Ministers of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) on Wednesday agreed to keep oil output steady and said record high prices had been driven by factors…
Opec poised to keep output steady, US unhappy
Opec ministers are poised to hold output steady at a meeting on Wednesday, resisting pressure from top consumer the United States to pump more oil to help prop up a fragile…
Swedes get a buzz visiting nuclear plants
It’s not everyone’s dream destination, but in Sweden thousands of visitors each year head to remote coastland to view the nation’s nuclear power plants. At Forsmark, one of the…