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Sasol and partners sign investment agreement to develop and implement GTL project with the Government of Uzbekistan

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South African energy and chemicals group, Sasol, together with partners Uzbekneftegaz and PETRONAS, signed an investment agreement with the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade for the Uzbekistan government, for the development and implementation of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Uzbekistan.

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Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

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Since introduction in early 2009, Cruze has sold more than 800,000 units worldwide and is on track to exceed 1 million before the end of 2012. Chevrolet sold more than 220,000 Spark minicars worldwide since it was introduced in December 2009.

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Declining Aral Sea

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New Envisat images released by the European Space Agency (ESA) highlight the dramatic retreat of the Aral Sea’s shoreline from 2006 to 2009. This animation shows the shrinkage from 2006 to 2009. As visible in the Envisat images, the eastern lobe retreated substantially between 2006 and 2009.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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million sold since its launch in 2009. Uzbekistan. The Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan led the brand with global sales of more than 670,000 in 2011, making it the best-selling Chevrolet nameplate around the world with more than 1.13 Top 10 Chevrolet sales markets in 2011. United States. 105,783.

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