 | Woqod´s 18-inch pipeline
to be opened soon: Sobai THE first phase of Woqod´s
18-inch pipeline project to
transport petroleum products
from the Mesaieed refinery to
Doha depot is nearing completion
and is likely to be commissioned
in the current quarter,
a ...
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| | EU, US, Japan move WTO over
China rare earth dispute |  THE European Union, United
States and Japan formally
asked the World Trade
Organisation on Tuesday to
settle a dispute with China
over Beijing´s restriction on
exports of raw materials,
including rare earth elements
critical to major industries.
The EU´s trade chief, Karel
De Gucht, said the three trading
powers were making the
dispute settlement request,
the first step before filing a
full trade case, following a
successful EU challenge at the
WTO on similar restrictions
earlier this year.
"China´s restrictions on
rare earths and other products
violate international
trade rules and must be
removed," De Gucht said.
"These measures hurt our
producers and consumers... | | | German investor confidence
touches 21-month high |  GERMAN investor confidence
surged to the highest
level for 21 months in
March, amid growing optimism
that Europe´s top
economy can shrug off the
worst of the debt crisis, data
showed on Tuesday.
The ZEW think tank´s economic
expectations index
rose by 16.9 points in March
to stand at plus 22.3 points,
the highest level since June
2010, the organisation said in
a statement.
Analysts had been pencilling
in a much more modest
increase to around just
10 points.
It was the fourth month in
a row that the widely
watched sentiment barometer
has risen "and shows that
the positive outlook for the
German economy is hardening,"
said ZEW president... | | | Yahoo sues Facebook
for infringing on
10 patents |  YAHOOInc sued Facebook Inc
over 10 patents that include
methods and systems for
advertising on the Web, opening
the first major legal battle
among big technology companies
in social media.
The lawsuit, filed in a San
Jose, California federal court
on Monday, marks a major
escalation of patent litigation
that has already swept up the
smartphone and tablet sectors
and high-tech stalwarts
such as Apple Inc, Microsoft
Corp and Motorola Mobility
Holdings Inc.
Yahoo´s patent lawsuit follows
Facebook´s announcement
of plans for an initial
public offering that could value
the company at about $100 billion.
Facebook spokesman
Jonathan Thaw said Facebook
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