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US lifts 40-year ban on oil exports
2015-12-18 20:58:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US politicians have approved a measure to lift the ban on exports of crude oil that has stood for four decades.
Australia: Malcolm Turnbull lifts Abbott ban govt finance for wind power
2015-12-13 03:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Malcolm Turnbull has lifted the ban imposed by Tony Abbott on wind investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) before it was officially enacted, even though it remains Coalition policy to abolish the green bank. A spokeswoman for the prime minister said the new CEFC investment mandate issued by the environment minister, Greg Hunt, and the finance minister, Mathias Cormann reflected the Turnbull governments strong support for renewables and innovation. The mandate puts...
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Uber offers free lifts to women voting for first time in a Saudi election
2015-12-12 00:28:27| IT Services - Topix.net
Online taxi-hailing service Uber will give Saudi Arabian women lifts to polling stations for free on Saturday to help boost female participation at the first elections in the deeply conservative Islamic kingdom open to female voters. Saudi Arabian women are both running for election and voting for the first time in local elections in what is viewed as a pigeon step towards gender equality in the autocratic nation where women are still legally barred from driving.
Court Lifts NSL-Imposed Gag Order on Warrantless FBI Probing
2015-12-02 00:31:04| TechNewsWorld
Calyx founder Nicholas Merrill -- who made history in 2004 when he sued to lift a nondisclosure order imposed by an FBI National Security Letter -- has won his 11-year battle. The ruling, handed down this summer by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, was stayed for 90 days to give the government time to file an appeal. It became public when the stay expired on Monday.
Honda Lifts Retirement Age as Japan Inc. Copes With Aging
2015-12-01 04:41:56| Automakers - Topix.net
Honda Motor Co. plans to shake up job terms next fiscal year and lift its retirement age by five years to 65, making the carmaker one of Japan Inc.'s biggest companies to take action in coping with the nation's aging demographics.
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