CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 4 (Reuters) - The sheriff of the
North Dakota county where thousands of people are protesting a
controversial pipeline project defended police tactics after
they used water hoses and rubber bullets in a late November
confrontation.
CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 4 (Reuters) - The sheriff of the
North Dakota county where thousands of people are protesting a
controversial pipeline project defended police tactics after
they used water hoses and rubber bullets in a late November
confrontation.
GENEVA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Europe's trade negotiator blamed
China on Sunday for scuppering a global environmental trade deal
by submitting impossible late demands at World Trade
Organization talks aimed at scrapping import tariffs on exports
worth more than $1 trillion.
CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 4 (Reuters) - In the back reaches of
the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp, U.S. military veterans,
armed with saws, hammers and other tools, are quietly building
barracks, an infirmary and a mess hall.
GENEVA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Talks on scrapping import tariffs
on environment-related exports worth more than $1 trillion
collapsed at the World Trade Organization on Sunday, with
disagreement among the 18 trade ministers on which goods to
include, ranging from bicycles to gas turbines.
ABU DHABI/DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi has revamped the boards of two key state-owned
entities, Abu Dhabi Airports and the Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), which are
handling some of the emirate's biggest development projects.
HONG KONG/MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's ENN Group,
the top shareholder in Santos Ltd, will be watching
closely when the Australian gas producer outlines its strategy
on Thursday to pay down debt and cope with weak oil and gas
prices.
ABUJA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria and Morocco have signed a
joint venture to construct a gas pipeline that will connect the
two nations as well as some other African countries to Europe,
Nigeria's minister of foreign affairs said on Saturday.
CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. military veterans
spoke with tribal leaders on Saturday about their shared
interest in blocking a multibillion-dollar pipeline project near
a Native American reservation, with as many as 3,500 veterans
joining protests at the site.
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