BAKU, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan has voted in a
referendum to extend the presidential term from five to seven
years, election authorities said on Tuesday, a step critics say
will hand unprecedented powers to President Ilham Aliyev who has
led the country since 2003.
MUNICH, Germany, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Siemens has
agreed with labour representatives to cut 1,700 jobs in Germany,
fewer than originally planned, as part of a restructuring of its
Process Industries and Drives unit, which has been hit by weak
demand from the oil and gas sector.
BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Singapore's ambassador to China
on Tuesday accused a major state-run Chinese newspaper of
fabricating a report about Singapore's position on the South
China Sea, but the paper stuck by its story.
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The centerpiece of President
Barack Obama's climate change strategy, federal rules curbing
greenhouse gas emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants,
faces a key test on Tuesday when opponents try to convince a
U.S. appeals court to throw out the regulations.
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain's economy needs an
infrastructure and vocational education upgrade to deliver
stability to businesses after months of political drama
including the vote to leave the European Union, business
minister Greg Clark said on Tuesday.
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Major oil
exporters clearly would like higher crude prices and may even be
getting closer to some sort of coordinated action, but they
should be careful what they wish for as they may choke off
demand growth in top importer China.
(Tue, 27 Sep 2016) Global nuclear capacity reached 383 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, driven primarily by nuclear additions in Asia. Currently, 31 countries have nuclear power programs, totaling 441 operating reactors. An additional 60 reactors are under construction in 15 countries, adding 59 GW of electricity generating capacity over the next decade. Plans to add another 90 reactors (76 GW) have been formally transmitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by 8 countries.
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