The country's second largest IPP, Hub Power Company, was incorporated in CY91 as a public limited company, but began commercial operations in CY97. It was one of the first and the largest IPPs to be

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China launched services Wednesday on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and - sometimes troubled - super-fast rail network. The opening of the 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing

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New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Wednesday to battle deflation and a strong yen, and bolster ties with the United States as he kicked off a second administration committed to reviving the economy

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The worst rains to hit Baghdad in 30 years left four people dead and many of the Iraqi capital's residents struggling to cope with heavy flooding on Wednesday as the government declared a national holiday.

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A bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children went to President Vladimir Putin for his signature on Wednesday after winning final approval from parliament in retaliation for a US law meant to punish Russian human

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A leader of al Qaeda's North African arm, AQIM, has accused France of failing to engage in negotiations to release French hostages the group is holding in the Sahel. In a four-minute video message carried

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Iran rejected accusations from Gulf Arab states that it was meddling in their affairs, saying those countries were "running away from reality", an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday. Six US-allied states demanded Iran end

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A major winter storm system swept through the southern United States on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes in several states and killing two people in weather-related road accidents. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a tornado struck

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Security forces in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a cell of UAE and Saudi Arabian citizens which was planning to carry out militant attacks in both countries and other states, the official news agency

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Iran's parliament has banned on airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. "According to the new directive, airplanes are banned from flying during Azan, especially

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