Total losses out on Europe, looks to Africa
Paris (UPI) Apr 30, 2013 -
French energy company Total said Wednesday its finances were hurt by the refining sector in Europe, but was optimistic about the potential in Africa.
Total Chief Executive Officer Christophe de Margerie said adjusted net income of $3.3 billion for the first quarter was lower year-on-year because of "sharply lower" prospects in the European refining sector.
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Fukushima operator books $4.3 bn profit on bailout, rate hike
Tokyo (AFP) April 30, 2014 -
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it booked a $4.3 billion annual net profit owing to an electricity rate hike and a massive government bailout following the 2011 disaster.
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) was teetering on the brink as cleanup and compensation costs stoked huge losses and threatened to collapse the sprawling utility until Tokyo stepped with ...
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Energy Department finds 65 GW of hydropower available
Washington (UPI) Apr 30, 2013 -
U.S. rivers and streams have the potential to support at least 65 gigawatts of electric power generation, an assessment from the U.S. Energy Department finds.
The Energy Department said it worked with researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to examine the electric power potential in the estimated 3 million rivers and streams in the country.
It found more than 65 gigawatt ...
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China house price increases slow in April: survey
Beijing (AFP) April 30, 2014 -
Price rises for new homes in China slowed in April for the fourth straight month, an independent survey showed Wednesday, even as costs in some of the country's largest cities maintained double-digit gains.
The average price of a new home in 100 major cities rose 9.06 percent year-on-year in April to 11,013 yuan ($1,759) per square metre, according to the China Index Academy which compiled t ...
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Facebook adds anonymous login, in move to build trust
San Francisco (AFP) April 30, 2014 -
Facebook moved Wednesday to bolster the trust of its more than one billion users by providing new controls on how much information is shared on the world's leading social network.
In a major shift away from the notion long preached by Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg of having a single known identity online, people will be able to use applications anonymously at Facebook.
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Many in US believe the were hit by Heartbleed
Washington (AFP) April 30, 2014 -
Many Americans scrambled to protect their personal information online after learning of the Heartbleed Internet flaw, and some believe their data was stolen, a survey showed Wednesday.
The Pew Research Center report found 39 percent of US Internet users took steps to protect their data such as changing passwords or cancelling accounts.
Six percent of the online users said they believed t ...
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Carnegie Mellon-Disney researcher invents 3D printing technique for making cuddly stuff
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Apr 30, 2014 -
Soft and cuddly aren't words used to describe the plastic or metal things typically produced by today's 3D printers. But a new type of printer developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research Pittsburgh can turn wool and wool blend yarns into fabric objects that people might actually enjoy touching.
The device looks something like a cross between a 3D printer and a sewing machin ...
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