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AMMAN, Jordan, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Jordan says it is moving ahead with plans to build its first nuclear power plant, inking a $12 million deal with a Belgian firm to study environmental concerns.
Khaled Toukan, head of Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission, Saturday signed an agreement in Amman with Tractebel Engineering. The Belgian company will conduct a two-year environmental impact study to determine whether a desert area near the Saudi border about 15 miles south of the Red Sea port of Aqaba is the best location, Ynetnews.com reported.
Jordanian King Abdullah II had announced in January 2007 the oil-rich Middle Eastern nation's intention to forge ahead with a non-military nuclear program that has U.S. approval.
Jordan's goal is to have 30 percent of its energy come from nuclear power plants by 2030.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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