Wikinews Shorts: May 7, 2007
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===Gas pipeline explosion in Ukraine===
[[Image:RUGasPipesMap.jpg|right|150px|Existing and planned gas pipelines in Europe]]
A 30 meter section of a gas pipeline in Luka (near [[w:Kiev|Kiev]]) in [[Ukraine]] has been destroyed by an explosion. Although supplies to Europe via this pipeline have stopped, Ukrainian Energy Minister [[w:Georgi E. Boyko|Georgi E. Boyko]] said that supplies to Europe would not be affected.

"There are no changes in volumes of gas being transported," Yuri Korolchuk said. "Volumes due to pass through the damaged section are being redirected through the Soyuz pipeline."

Normal flows are reported in the [[Czech Republic]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]] and [[Romania]].

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.russiatoday.ru/test/index.php?id=8&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5154&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=122&cHash=2e62a3ec31
|title=Blast damages pipeline in Ukraine
|author=
|pub=Russia Today
|date=May 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=708702007
|title=Blast hits Ukraine gas pipeline
|author=Natalya Zinets, Reuters
|pub=The Scotsman
|date=May 7, 2007}}
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===Price for semi-precious copper shows dramatic rise in 2007===
[[Image:Kupra tubo.jpg|right|200px|A scrap of copper tubing]]
[[w:Copper|Copper]] prices are rising. Between record copper imports from [[China]], and a mining strike in [[Peru]], the prices have climbed to over $8100 ([[United States]] [[w:dollars|dollars]]) a [[w:tonne|tonne,]] for a gain of $575 dollars over the last week. However the upward trend is not new, it has been climbing for quite some time. In April 2003, the price of copper was under $2000 a tonne. 

The metal market has been tending up due to growth in the Chinese industrial production. This trickles down to the local level, where the buying price at scrap yards is ever climbing, making scrap metal collection a more profitable endeavour for individual people using pick up trucks or other such vehicles to collect and cash in the scrap metal at metal buying yards. It can be collected via agreements with businesses, from the garbage, or, sometimes, by theft.

Copper prices fell today on the [[w:NYMEX|NYMEX]] commodity exchange from US$3.7545 per pound to US$3.7125 based on the July futures contract.

'''Sources'''
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*{{source|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=163369|title=Copper up but crude oil down|author=|pub=Financial Express|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.mU61VXh8TU
|title=Metals Bubble Poised to Burst on Increasing Supplies
|author=Millie Munshi
|pub=Bloomberg L.P.
|date=May 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/cfutures.html
|title=Commodity Futures
|author=
|pub=Bloomberg L.P.
|date=accessed May 7, 2007}}
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===Exploding device kills one man in Las Vegas===
[[Image:USA.NV.LasVegas.Luxor.02.jpg|right|150px|[[w:Luxor Hotel|Luxor Hotel]] in [[w:Las Vegas|Las Vegas]]]]
One man was killed and another injured by an exploding backpack in the parking lot of the [[w:Luxor Hotel|Luxor Hotel]] in [[w:Las Vegas|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].  The explosion happened at 4 a.m. PDT when the victim tried to remove a the object left on top of his car.

Agents from the [[w:Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) are on the scene.  Aerial images did not show any apparent damage.

"We believe the victim was the intended target of this," Bill Cassell said, spokesperson for the [[w:Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department|Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department]]. "This is being treated as a homicide in which the weapon used to cause death is a non-traditional weapon."

Both of the victims worked at the Luxor.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18533412/
|title=1 dead, 1 hurt in Las Vegas parking lot blast
|author=Associated Press
|pub=MSNBC
|date=May 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0736187620070507
|title=Explosion kills man in Vegas outside Luxor hotel
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=May 7, 2007}}
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"There are no changes in volumes of gas being transported," Yuri Korolchuk said. "Volumes due to pass through the damaged section are being redirected through the Soyuz pipeline."

Normal flows are reported in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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The metal market has been tending up due to growth in the Chinese industrial production. This trickles down to the local level, where the buying price at scrap yards is ever climbing, making scrap metal collection a more profitable endeavour for individual people using pick up trucks or other such vehicles to collect and cash in the scrap metal at metal buying yards. It can be collected via agreements with businesses, from the garbage, or, sometimes, by theft.

Copper prices fell today on the NYMEX commodity exchange from US$3.7545 per pound to US$3.7125 based on the July futures contract.

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Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are on the scene.  Aerial images did not show any apparent damage.

"We believe the victim was the intended target of this," Bill Cassell said, spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. "This is being treated as a homicide in which the weapon used to cause death is a non-traditional weapon."

Both of the victims worked at the Luxor.

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