BP plans to restrict access to pipeline to Azerbaijani oil

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BP PLC intends to restrict access to a proposed oil pipeline linking the Caspian and Mediterranean Seas, an action that could anger partners in the project and interfere with U.S. foreign policy in the region.

Azerbaijan, Mediterranean Sea, Pipelines ex Gas, Pipeline Transportation, Pipelines, Except Natural Gas, Pipelines, British Petroleum Company PLC, International trade

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U.S. strikes weaken Taliban's hold on Kunduz

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Air strikes weaken Taliban control of Kunduz, Afghanistan. Northern Alliance soldiers surround the city awaiting a surrender from those inside, and are threatening attack if a deal is not reached.

International Affairs, Military Action, Afghanistan, Military aspects, Military operations

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U.S., Kazakstan attempt to safeguard plutonium

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Kazakstan and the United States have begun negotiations on how to move weapons-grade plutonium inland from a vulnerable Caspian Sea port. The plutonium weighs three metric tons.

United States, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Kazakhstan, Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Plutonium, Production management, Nuclear industry, Materials

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