Recession could tip U.S. oil use into permanent decline

NEW YORK | Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:39pm IST

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/1 ... 2620110814

recent history shows that even sharply falling pump prices can't resuscitate U.S. demand during a downturn.

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Keeping more iron ore at home, India exports seen halved

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI | Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:40pm IST

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/1 ... 9420110815

The burden of producing more to feed China's demand rests on big suppliers Australia and Brazil.

Brazil's Vale and Australia's Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, which together control around two-thirds of global seaborne supply, are looking to boost their collective output by half to around 1 billion tonnes by 2015.

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FACTBOX - India's iron ore output and exports

NEW DELHI | Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:37pm IST

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/1 ... 9320110815

Here are some key facts about the Indian iron ore industry:

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Blast hits Philippine governor's convoy; one dead

MANILA | Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:09am EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... QR20110815

convoy was on its way to his birthday party.

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Factbox: Russia's civil and military aerospace industry

MOSCOW | Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:01am EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... Q520110815

Russia delivered its long-delayed Superjet 100 mid-size airline to Armenia's Armavia in April, the first purchase of a Russian passenger plane since the fall of the [fake] Soviet Union.

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London riots: Mark Duggan's family doesn't trust the Independent Police Complaints Commission

Posted: 2011/08/14

http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=628020

The IPCC person told us one thing behind closed doors, once she eventually spoke with us days after the shooting, and then said something completely different in public.

IT'S CALLED THE RUN-AROUND

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UAV shot down by Mujahideen

Monday, 15 August 2011 10:00

http://alemara1.com/english/index.php?o ... s&Itemid=2

Shahjoe district

Zabul province