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LNG makers get hint to go greener from US official

Bloomberg The days of promoting liquefied natural gas as “freedom gas” or “molecules of freedom” have ended at the US Department of Energy. During a visit to Houston, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration would rather promote and sell a cleaner version of the superchilled power plant fuel. The statement marks a policy shift from the ...

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How mighty Microsoft let Skype lose out to Zoom

Zoom Video Communications Inc, maker of the ubiquitous videoconferencing tool that made a global pandemic less isolating, just reported another quarter of explosive growth. While its business may not continue to soar quite so much, Zoom is well positioned, appears to have a loyal fan base and continues to innovate. It has also achieved a rare corporate feat: It created ...

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Covid-19, deadlock trap Malaysia

A crisis of political legitimacy is hanging over Malaysia’s government just when it needs to make tough decisions to tackle a relentless surge in Covid-19 infections. It’s hard to see the ongoing state of emergency ending in August as promised. Parliament was suspended in January in the name of fighting the pandemic, allowing Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to stay in ...

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