South Korea sees wide scale strike over US beef imports
Tens of thousands of auto workers join a one day strike across Kia and Hyundai plants to protest Seoul lifting the U S beef import ban. The walkouts target health fears tied to mad cow disease and come as U S beef returns to shelves under a new import agreement.
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Iran oil minister warns of fierce response to attack
Iran oil minister Gholam Hossein Nozari warned in Madrid that any attack would trigger a fierce retaliation. He said Tehran would keep oil deliveries flowing even if struck by Israel or the United States. He added Iran would not be quiet if attacked, and would respond in ways not imagined.
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Western governors draft national energy policy plan
Governors at the Western Governors Association meeting in Teton Village Wyoming step to draft a national energy policy aimed at guiding the next administration. They call for diverse secure affordable energy combining coal natural gas and renewables plus conservation and climate strategies including carbon capture and a possible cap and trade system.
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