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Iran dismisses EU oil imports ban

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Iran says an EU ban on imports of Iranian oil is “unfair” and “doomed to fail”, and will not force it to change course on its nuclear programme.

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Iran Urged to Negotiate as Europe Agrees on New Sanctions

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

British Foreign Secretary William Hague urged Iran on Monday to “come to its senses” by resuming negotiations that were suspended a year ago on its nuclear program.

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U.N. report cites secret nuclear research by Iran

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The United Nation’s nuclear watchdog said Tuesday it has “serious concerns” that Iran is secretly working toward building a nuclear bomb , citing documents pointing to extensive and possibly ongoing research by Iranian scientists on mastering the technology needed for atomic weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency cited “credible” intelligence–provided by 10 countries and extensively vetted over many months–that directly contradicts Iran’s claims that its nuclear intentions are entirely peaceful. Read full article > >

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German nuclear plants to be shut

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Germany says all of its nuclear power plants will be shut by 2022 in the wake of Fukushima crisis in Japan, reversing an earlier policy.

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Japan sticks to nuclear deadline

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Japan still believes it can end its nuclear crisis within months, while accepting damage from March’s quake and tsunami was worse than first thought.

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Japan raises nuclear crisis level

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Japan raises the severity measure of its nuclear crisis to the highest level, but says radiation leakage is a tenth of that from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

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Germany Closes Seven Nuke Plants

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

With a nervous eye on Japan, Germany announced on Tuesday that it would be shutting down all of its nuclear reactors built before 1980 for an urgent safety review. It’s a quick turnaround for Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose government just yesterday…

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German nuclear plants shut down

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Germany temporarily shuts down seven of its nuclear power plants while it reconsiders its nuclear strategy.

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Protest over German nuclear power

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Tens of thousands of people protest in Germany against the government’s plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors.

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Iran unloads Bushehr nuclear fuel

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Iran confirms it is having to remove nuclear fuel from the Bushehr reactor, in what is seen as a setback for its nuclear ambitions.

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Iran unloads Bushehr nuclear fuel

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Iran confirms it is having to remove nuclear fuel from the Bushehr reactor, in what is seen as a setback for its nuclear ambitions.

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More Nuclear Talks With Iran Scheduled

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The United States and other world powers ended two days of talks with Iran on its nuclear program Tuesday with an agreement to resume the negotiations at the end of January.

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UN agency ‘sends spies to Iran’

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Iran accuses the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, of sending foreign agents to spy on its nuclear programme.

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Iran denies nuclear virus damage

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Iran has denied that the Stuxnet virus managed to do any damage to its nuclear power generation plans.

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Iran agrees November nuclear date

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Iran says it is prepared to hold talks on its nuclear programme in November, as the US confirms it is working on a new fuel swap offer for Tehran.

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