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China Halts Rare-Earth Elements Exports to US, EU Officials in Washington DC realized that the United States was nearly entirely dependent on China for supplies of critically-important rare-Earth elements, but they woke up too late; the Asian nation has just stopped exporting the minerals to America.Market analysts reveal that China, which controls an estimated 90+ ... 20 October 2010 06:46 GMT Google, AOL Join Microsoft in Banning Users in US Embargoed Countries Other companies offering instant messaging services and clients have started blocking access of citizens in countries under trade embargo by the United States after Microsoft announced a similar move recently. Countries currently affected are Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea, all of which are under trade emba... 1 June 2009 04:49 GMT Iranians Have Confirmed Owning an Opteron Supercomputer An Iranian computer research center in Tehran claims to have built a supercomputer out of AMD's Opteron processors. This is alleged to be the Middle Eastern country's most powerful supercomputer. Many people would rush to congratulate the Iranians for the new technological achievement but there is a big "bu... 7 December 2007 04:36 GMT