August, 2008

• 20 August

  Pakistanis jubilant over Musharraf’s resignation

  MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistanis danced in the streets on Monday after beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation, with many ordinary people hoping his departure would bring improvement to their lives.

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• 20 August

  No sign of Russian armor leaving Georgia

  VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia (Reuters) – No Russian tanks or armored personnel carriers left Georgia through the only military crossing point back into Russia overnight, a Reuters reporter at the border said on Tuesday morning.

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• 20 August

  Iran Preparing to Build More N. Power Plants

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has launched its plan for building more nuclear power plants, a senior nuclear official said here on Tuesday.

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• 20 August

  India Raises Diesel Sales to Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) will sell an additional 210,000 tons of diesel to Iran by December, Managing Director R. Rajamani said Tuesday.

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• 20 August

  Iranian Rocket can Carry Low-Orbit Satellites

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday said that a home-built rocket sent into space will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.

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• 20 August

  Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A mild tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale jolted Shahdad suburbs in Iran’s southeastern Province of Kerman on Saturday.

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• 20 August

  Foreign Investors Show Growing Interest in Iran’s Petrochem

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The total foreign investment in the National Petrochemical Company of Iran (NPC) in the previous three years has touched a record US$4.5 bln, a senior oil ministry official said.

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• 20 August

  Iran Criticizes Western Attitude to Scientific Achievements

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran blasted the Western governments for misportraying the scientific breakthrough it has made in launching satellite into orbit.

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• 20 August

  OPEC Weekly Prices Dive below $110

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The weekly average oil prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped to 109.73 US dollars per barrel last week, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday.

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• 20 August

  Iran Transformed by Oil Discovery

  TEHRAN (FNA)- They call it “Well Number One”. A sign proudly proclaims the spot where the first middle-eastern oil was discovered 100 years ago.

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