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China wins permit to look for oil in Somalia
ft ^ | 7/15/07 | ft
Posted on 07/15/2007 8:27:41 PM PDT by Flavius
The Chinese state oil giant, CNOOC, has won permission to search for oil in part of Somalia, underlining China’s willingness to brave Africa’s most volatile regions in its hunt for natural resources.
Somalia has been a no-go area for US oil companies since it descended into anarchy in the early 1990s. This year the capital, Mogadishu, has seen its worst violence in 16 years as insurgents seek to topple a fragile interim government.
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Last Updated: Monday, 16 July 2007, 06:10 GMT 07:10 UK
“Blast outside UK embassy in Chile”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “There has been a small explosion outside the British Embassy in Chile, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
US channel CNN reported the blast took place outside the British and Israeli embassies in the capital Santiago at around 2200 local time on Sunday.
The explosion was caused by a small package that apparently contained gunpowder, a police spokesman told CNN, and damage was limited.
A Foreign Office spokesman said he was not aware of any casualties so far.
The damage was limited to broken windows and dented doors, the police spokesman told CNN.”