Senin, 28 Februari 2011

Libya oil chief: Production down 50 percent

CAIRO (AP) -- Libya's oil chief said Monday that production had been cut by around 50 percent, and argued it was "safe" for foreign oil workers to return after a mass exodus sparked by Moammar Gadhafi's increasingly violent campaign to retain control of the country.


The assurances by Shukri Ghanem, the head of the state-run National Oil Co. and Libya's de facto oil minister, came as uncertainty swirled about the state of the OPEC member's production and who was actually in control of the brunt of the nation's oil. Libya sits atop Africa's largest proven reserves.


The country is the only member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries so far seriously affected by the protests roiling the Arab world, and unrest there has sent shudders through global oil markets.


Rabu, 23 Februari 2011

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Sabtu, 12 Februari 2011

Agriculture Experts Extol Nutrition as Goal in Farming

More than 900 farm, health and nutrition experts from over 60 countries have gathered in the Indian capital, New Delhi, to discuss how agriculture can help meet the needs of the world's poor people. The experts are calling on nations to incorporate health and nutrition as a goal in farming.


Nearly one billion people, or one-sixth of the world's population, goes hungry every day. The number of malnourished people is even higher. Food prices are spiraling in many countries. And in many parts of the world, climate change is impacting agricultural productivity.


These are the key challenges highlighted by experts in New Delhi at a conference on "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health" organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute.


Sabtu, 05 Februari 2011

Justice Department Tells Oil Spill Claims Czar to Loosen Purse Strings

ATLANTA -- The Justice Department is telling the administrator of the $20 billion fund for Gulf oil spill victims that his job is not to preserve money or return it to BP, and is insisting he loosen the purse strings to help people who are still suffering from last year's disaster.


In a letter Friday to Kenneth Feinberg that was obtained by The Associated Press, Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli alluded to the fact that only roughly $3.5 billion of the $20 billion fund has been spent. Any money not spent goes back to BP.


Selasa, 01 Februari 2011

Eva Longoria, Tony Parker Finalize Divorce

"Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria and her basketball star husband Tony Parker officially divorced, TMZ reported Monday.


The former couple's lawyers filed papers that officially ended the marriage Friday in a Texas courthouse. The divorce went through amicably, with Longoria agreeing to dismiss the divorce petition she filed in LA County Superior Court, allowing the pair to end their marriage in the same state where they signed a prenuptial agreement.


Longoria filed for divorce Nov. 17, citing "irreconcilable differences" in the wake of allegations Parker, 28, had a "sexting relationship" with the wife of former teammate Brent Barry.


Tourists navigate chaos with concern

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Groups of U.S. tourists were stuck Saturday trying to find their way out of Egypt amid the chaos and violent protests that have seized the country.


American traveler Diane Kelley of Chicago described being "stranded" near the Cairo airport with her husband, Gaynor, and 14 other tourists, all waiting for departing flights.


"We've had so far two flights canceled and we're currently just waiting to see if we can get out of Cairo to any other place in the world, but it's very chaotic here," Kelley told CNN by phone, adding they are afraid for their safety if they go outside.