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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Each of the three routes from these two bodies of water passes through a “choke point” (from the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal to Europe and through the Mandeb Strait to Asia, from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz). and Europe in and over Syria could lead to broadening and strengthening of economic and financial sanctions.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired. Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum The estimated 7.9-magnitude More than 130 major fires broke out, with little ability to suppress them.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.