This ushered in a new era when China used oil exports to obtain the hard currency to buy the equipment and technology needed to modernize its economy.

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Stocks there also got a boost from news that the Indian government has won a key vote of confidence in Parliament over its trade deal with the U.S. to obtain nuclear technology.

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Through this Board, the Secretary-General and UN agencies will obtain comprehensive advice on all dimensions of science, technology and innovation for sustainable development.

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To counter the charge, the Security Council resolution included the details of last year's offer by Europeans and others to help Iran obtain nuclear technology that is less prone to proliferation.

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The Justice Department recommended that prosecutors obtain search warrants when tracking phones using such "precise" technology as GPS or multiple cellphone towers, according to documents dated in 2007 obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union in a freedom-of-information request.

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