Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that expanded oil drilling
in federal waters could be included in a broader energy bill if
advocates can prove its viability as a solution to America's
energy problems.
Reuters - Tropical Storm Julio strengthened
over the Pacific ocean on Sunday, moving closer to the southern
tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National
Hurricane Center said.
AP - An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday.
AFP - President Evo Morales said he has put all of Bolivia's gas and oil installations under military protection, as protesters geared up in three energy-rich provinces against federal encroachment and socialist reforms.
Reuters - Iran plans to launch a
telecommunications satellite, the president said on Saturday,
using missile technology the West fears is being developed to
fire nuclear warheads.
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AP - President Bush on Saturday blamed the Democratic-led Congress for the high cost of gasoline and renewed his call for expanded offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies.
AP - APALACHICOLA, Fla. Tropical Storm Fay began wrapping up its disastrous slog across Florida on Saturday by making a record fourth landfall on the Panhandle's coast. Emergency officials said 10 people have been killed in the state alone.
AP - Victims of a deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery have settled all but one of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed in state court after the blast, attorneys said Friday.
SPACE.com - In another
frustrating foul-up on the path towards converting Soviet-era military missiles
into cash-paying satellite launchers, a military-industrial team in Moscow has
announced the 'indefinite suspension' of plans to launch an earth resources
survey satellite for Thailand. -- read full article
AFP - Tropical storm Nuri slammed into China killing three people and forcing around 160,000 people along the southern coast to flee their homes, meteorologists and state media said Saturday.