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Lukoil-led group wins Iraq oil block bidA group led by Russian oil firm Lukoil won a bid for a key oil block in the second day of Iraq's energy auction after tough service contract terms led to disappointing bidding on 12 new oil and gas fields for the Opec member nation. More… |
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India urges networking sites to screen contentIndia has asked operators of social media networks, including Facebook and Google, to screen user content and remove any offensive material, the information and telecoms minister said on Tuesday, but denied the move was censorship. Kapil More… |
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US files to block AT&T purchase of T-MobileThe Obama administration on Wednesday filed to block AT&T's proposed acquisition of wireless rival T-Mobile USA because of anticompetitive concerns, two sources familiar with the matter said. A Justice Department spokeswoman declin More… |
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Merkel lands in India after Iran blocks planeIran briefly refused to allow a plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to India to enter its airspace, forcing the government aircraft to circle over Turkey for almost two hours before giving clearance. Merkel, the latest in a seri More… |
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Bahrain blocks website over attack callsA Bahrain website that collected names and addresses of security personnel and encouraged people to attack them is among those to have been blocked by authorities, it has emerged. However, a senior Information Affairs Authority's (IAA) More… |
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Bahraini authorities block websites 'by mistake'Bahraini authorities claimed to have blocked a number of websites and blogs by mistake. The Information Affairs Authority (IAA) claimed a technical error resulted in blocking of several sites, but said in a statement it was fixing the prob More… |
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Batelco blocks Port 25 to curb spammingBatelco is set to block the simple mail transfer protocol e-mails through port 25 for all retail and wholesale residential Broadband ADSL customers from next month in order to curb spamming and similar practices. The measure will only affe More… |
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Kuwait bans offensive Web blogsKuwait has blocked a number of Internet blogs and websites with links to 'terror' cells and groups, a top communications ministry official has said. 'The ministry has blocked blogs ... used by some to communicate with terror ce More… |
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Kuwait blocks ‘terror’ websitesKuwait has blocked a number of Internet blogs and websites with links to 'terror' cells and groups, a top communications ministry official has said. 'The ministry has blocked blogs ... used by some to communicate with terror ce More… |
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Shell in talks with Reliance on D6 blockRoyal Dutch Shell said it was in talks with India's Reliance about taking a stake in that company's D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin off India's east coast. 'They've been remarkably successful in the development of the block so far a More… |
