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 Iraq Oil Sales Rose 49% to $60.9 Billion Last Year (Update1) (Bloomberg) Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq, holder of the world’s third- largest crude reserves, boosted income from oil sales by 49 percent last year as crude prices rose to a record in July, according to the U.S. State Department.
NDTV.com: PCB gives top contract to Shoaib Akhtar (NDTV) Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made the cut for the top category as the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday awarded annual central contracts to 26 players with some surprising omissions.
Judge: Warrantless-Eavesdrop Case Can Continue (Wired News) A federal judge is keeping alive a lawsuit testing the Bush administration's warrantless-surveillance program adopted in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. President Bush is leaving office in three weeks, but the case tests the power of the nation's chief executive — whether the president can bypass Congress.
Iraq's oil exports exceeded 54 million barrels in December - Oil Ministry (Zawya) 06 January 2009 BAGHDAD: Spokesperson for the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Tuesday said that Iraq's exports of crude oil in December 2008 reached 54.45 million barrels.
Xtralis ICAM Aspirating Smoke Detection System Selected by Her Majestys Prison Service for 35 U.K. sites (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, United Kingdom----Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, today announced that its ICAM aspirating smoke detection system is being used by Her Majesty’s Prison Service to protect prisoners and staff at 35 prisons throughout the United Kingdom.
Show cause to three govt employees for hooch tragedy (New Kerala) Kolkata, Jan 5 : The West Bengal government today issued show cause to two officials of the State Excise department and a police officer relating to the hooch tragedy in Kidderpore that claimed 23 lives so far.
Panel set up to settle Pepco’s payment row with Kesc (Dawn) ISLAMABAD, Jan 5: The government set up a committee on Monday to iron out differences between the Karachi Electric Supply Company and the Pakistan Electric Power Company over the amount outstanding against the former.
Hooch attack as toll 25 (The Telegraph) The spurious liquor tragedy claimed 10 more lives in the port area on Monday, taking the toll to 25 and prompting government action against officials and resident action against hooch dens.
Bad liquor kills 17 in India (UPI) KOLKATA, India, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- At least 17 laborers in two slum neighborhoods in Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, India, died from drinking bad liquor, police said.
Rs 2.25/kwh raise in KESC tariff soon (Business Recorder) ISLAMABAD (January 06 2009): The National Electric Power Regulatory (Nepra) is to increase power tariff by Rs 2.00 to Rs 2.25 per unit for the consumers of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) within a couple of days, a top government official hinted on Monday.
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