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News Headlines August 11, 2013: Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014, Earthquake in Tibet, China’s Elite Fleeing the PRC?
Wikipedia Co-Founder Refuses to Comply with People’s Republic of China Censorship Laws Bangladesh’s High Court Rules the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Nation’s Largest Religious Party,Ineligible for Political Office Norwegian Prime Minister Moonlights as Cab Driver A September 18, 2014 Referendum on Scottish Independence is the Largest UK Constitutional Event Since the Act of Union in 1707 Greek […]
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South Korea Shuts Down Two Nuclear Power Plants After Discovery of Unauthorized Components
Republic of Korea Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo reported that the components in violation were non-critical components and thus not a safety threat but the shutdown of the plants could mean unprecedented levels of power outages in the coming months. “It’s inevitable that we will experience [an] unprecedented power shortage during the coming winter with […]
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Denmark Begins Bold Renewable Energy Transition.
The Danish government has set a bold goal for its energy sector – to have all of its domestic energy supplied by renewable sources by the year 2050. These goals are expected to transfer over to Denmark’s six-month presidency of the European Union during which it is planning on pushing renewable energy goals for the […]
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Belgium to Phase Out Nuclear Power.
In an increasing trend ever since the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Belgium will join the ranks of those abandoning the use of nuclear power in the future. While only possessing two nuclear plants at Doel in the north and Tihange in the south, Belgium’s steps forward to end the use of nuclear power represents both […]
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