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LG may work with Iran to develop EVs and infrastructure; 60K units by 2023

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LG International Corp., LG International will oversee the project jointly with the Iranian government. Other LG entities—including LG Electronics, LG Chem and LG Innotek—will lead efforts to develop electric motors, batteries and key auto parts, the company said, according to a report from Iran’s Mehr News Agency.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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In 2018, global oil reserves rose slightly (+0.4%), mainly due to growth in the US. OPEC registered zero growth as production in the Arab Gulf countries were offset by losses in Iran and Venezuela due to geopolitical issues. 2018 recorded an overall growth in oil production of 2.5 also rose in Brazil and Norway.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications. Huawei has long been regarded as a rogue player in the international telecoms market with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party. In 2018, a U.K. Washington embarked on an intense campaign to block Huawei, and Ms.

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Lockheed Martin’s CTO Steven Walker on Future Defense Technologies

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As a high school student in the early 1980s, he was concerned by the hostage crisis in Iran and the Cold War, he says. "My After a successful fourth launch of the Falcon 1, SpaceX went on to develop its Falcon 9 launch capability, which is now sending astronauts to the International Space Station. I'm proud of that accomplishment.".

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