Новости за 06.09.2024

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
Elon Musk's woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for allegedly breaking new content rules. Access to X has been suspended in South America's largest country since Saturday after a long-running legal battle over disinformation ended with a judge ordering a shutdown. But Brazil is not alone in its concerns about X. Politicians wor

Tokyo (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week, after a previous attempt was suspended. Thirteen years after an earthquake and tsunami hit Fukushima-Daiichi in one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, around 880 tons of extremely hazardous material remain inside. Late last month,

Paris (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
France's newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, shut itself down automatically Wednesday just a day after starting up for the first time. The European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, Normandy is going through a "long and complex startup process requiring many trials and tests, and that can induce shutdowns like this," a spokeswoman for state-owned ener

Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
As climate envoys from the world's top two greenhouse gas producers meet in Beijing this week, experts say China's emissions may finally be nearing their peak. US climate envoy John Podesta will be looking to solidify Beijing's commitments - which include topping out its planet-warming emissions by 2030 - as he meets this week with counterpart Liu Zhenmin. But with Beijing installing r

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday that Malaysia will press on with oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, after a leaked diplomatic document showed opposition from Beijing. Malaysia's state-run oil firm Petronas operates oil and gas fields in the sea within its exclusive economic zone. But China claims almost all of the economically vital waterway despite competing clai

Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
Hundreds of African political and business leaders filed into China's Great Hall of the People on Thursday eager to forge new partnerships, sign contracts and make industry connections. "Business is business, we'll buy from anywhere. In China, the price is right," Abakar Tahir Moussa, a Chadian construction firm owner, told AFP, showing off the business card of a potential new Chinese partne

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
German luxury carmaker BMW said Thursday it aimed to mass produce its first hydrogen-powered car in 2028, using fuel cell technology jointly developed with Japan's Toyota. Hydrogen has long been touted as an alternative to the combustion engine as countries tighten their climate targets, but it remains a niche technology plagued by high costs and a lack of infrastructure. BMW said it wou

Dubai (AFP) Sept 5, 2024
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, calling it a "significant step". Abu Dhabi's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will produce 40 terawatt-hours of electricity annually after its fourth and final reactor has entered commercial operation, the state-owned Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said in a statement

Las Vegas NV (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Over 3,500 professionals from the commercial drone sector, representing more than 60 countries, are set to gather at the Commercial UAV Expo, the leading global trade show and conference for commercial drone technology. The event will be hosted at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas from September 3-5, 2024, providing an opportunity for networking, knowledge exchange, and exploration of the latest advanc

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 05, 2024
A recent study reveals that Europe's net greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by roughly 25% since the 1990s. While this reduction is encouraging, the research also indicates a decline in the capacity of land and vegetation to absorb and store atmospheric carbon. Published in the journal 'Global Biochemical Cycles', the study involved scientists creating an up-to-date carbon budget for

Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative tool in research, yet its inability to explain its decision-making process-often referred to as the "AI black box"-poses a significant challenge. However, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has tackled this issue by integrating AI with automated chemical synthesis and experimental validation. T

London, UK (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
Research from Imperial College London has identified significant challenges in scaling up technology to store gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground. This technology is critical to achieving international goals of limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees by the end of the century, which require the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere at rates between 1 and 30 gigatonnes annually by 20

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024
While many microbes are known for causing illness or spoiling food, others are crucial for sustaining life and can be engineered to produce specific compounds. Researchers from 'ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering' have successfully modified a microbe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into mevalonate, a valuable building block for pharmaceutical application

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024
Airbus is progressing toward the goal of introducing hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035. While significant advancements in engineering are being made, an equally crucial aspect of this vision is the development of a comprehensive global hydrogen ecosystem. Hydrogen is seen as a highly promising energy source for reducing carbon emissions in industrial processes. When utilized, it generates

The 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect's mother had a criminal history, which included drug use and property damage.

Welcome to the second episode of our daily podcast updates from Defender Burghley Horse Trials, in partnership with Baileys Horse Feeds. H&H’s host Pippa Roome is joined by her fellow H&H Burghley reporters Martha Terry, Gemma Redrup and Lucy Elder to review Friday’s dressage action and look ahead to Saturday’s cross-country

The mother of the suspected Georgia high school shooter was arrested last year on family violence charges, court records show.

The space agency needs to work more closely with its commercial providers to meet critical flight requirements.

The Red Sox offense went cold since the start of the All-Star break, and they know things must improve quickly in the final weeks of the season to maintain their postseason hopes. Boston suffered its fifth straight loss after getting swept by the New York Mets on Wednesday. It returns home to face the lowly […]

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday following the release of a weak employment report for August.

Pepe Unchained has attracted crypto whales, with major investors purchasing significant amounts of $PEPU during the presale. These whales are… Continue reading Pepe Unchained’s Presale Surges to Over $12M as Crypto Whales Bet Big on $PEPU’s Massive Growth Potential

Thomas Birley threw a wood panel onto a fire outside a hotel containing asylum seekers in the riot in Rotherham

Kristen Doute is getting married! On Friday (September 6), the 41-year-old The Valley star and Vanderpump Rules alum announced that she and boyfriend Luke Broderick are engaged after two years of dating. Kristen revealed that Luke proposed while they aboard a boat while vacationing in Maui, Hawaii earlier this week. Keep reading to find out [...]

KCKPD says the suspect in a cold case rape was 18 years old, victim was 91 at the time of the alleged crime.