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Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola
SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...
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Man-U desperate to win title under David Moyes Rio
Manchester United's veteran defender Rio Ferdinand has warned the club's rivals about their desperation to win the title especially under new in-charge David Moyes. Ferdinand has said that to win the league in the first attempt with Moyes in charge would be phenomenal and special, Daily Star reports. According to the report, Ferdinand said that Moyes is a 'real football man' and his work ...
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Prandelli frustrated with Balotelli goal celebration
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said he was frustrated with Mario Balotelli after the striker's shirtless goal celebration in the Azzurri's 2-1 victory over Mexico here in the Confederation Cup. Chilean referee Enrique Osses cautioned Balotelli after the 21-year-old followed his 77th-minute winner Sunday by repeating the flexed-muscle pose he made famous during last year's European Championships, ...
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Nigeria arrives late for Confederations Cup
The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil, three days behind schedule and a day before it opens its Confederations Cup football campaign against Tahiti. The team landed in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte early Sunday morning, putting an end to speculations that Nigeria might miss the eight-team tournament due to unspecified "internal problems", reports Xinhua. Africa's current top team ...
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Bolivias state oil firm to invest $151m on oil exploration
Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) plans to invest $151 million by December to explore oil reserves in the western department of La Paz, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced Monday."People should not doubt that the government will spend the money needed to find oil in the department of La Paz, and that way generate a ...
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Desecration [DVD]
It comes as little surprise that first-time feature director Dante Tomaselli admires German director F.W. Murnau, who is best known for helping to introduce expressionism into the horror genre with his 1922 film Nosferatu. Like Murnau, Tomaselli is drawn to horror and its expressionistic depiction through well-placed shadows and lingering fog, symbolism and inky darkness. ...
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Arrest After Fan Killed Dribbling Ball To Brazil
A driver has been arrested over the death of a man who was hit from behind by a pick-up truck while dribbling a football from the US to Brazil for charity. Richard Swanson had planned to dribble the ball for more than a year through 11 countries to Sao Paolo in time for the opening World Cup 2014 game on June 12. The 42-year-old from Seattle was hit while walking south along a busy road ...
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100000 line streets of Brazil to protest taxes corruption
Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful ...
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Brazil to offer 30 of oil field profits
(MENAFN) The head of the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, Magda Chambriard, stated that the country plans on offering a maximum of 30 percent of oil field Libra's profits for its developer, reported Bloomberg.Chambriard also said that Libra, Brazil's largest oil field, will be up for auction in October of this year.The head of the agency added that the field's reserve size and ...
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Valcke Brazil better for football tournaments
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has hit back at claims the 2014 World Cup will not benefit Brazil.There have been some protests in Brazil at the spending of public money on hosting both the 2013 Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup but Valcke believes the legacy of the two football tournaments will not be properly measurable for 20 years.Speaking after the opening four matches ...
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Brazil club Corinthians rubbish Kaka link
Rumours circling that Brazil giant Corinthians are attempting to lure Real Madrid player Kaka back to his homeland have been dismissed by the South American ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport
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