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Watch this awesome time-lapse showing two astronauts busily working during a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Kirigami principles have been used to develop a camera with a curvy, adaptable imaging sensor that could improve image quality in endoscopes, night-vision goggles, and fish-eye cameras.  The advance by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, Texas, is detailed in Nature Electronics. “Existing curvy imagers are […]

The U.S. has no compelling reason to keep tens of thousands of troops in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Syria, and it should follow the withdrawal from Afghanistan with complete withdrawals of the forces currently located in these countries. There is a growing body of arguments advocating for ending the US military presence in the … Continue reading "The US Military Presence in the Middle East Needs To End"

I’m the executor and have paid the beneficiaries, but HMRC says there is undeclared income

Asset manager Kempen outlines worst-case scenario for global stock market prices

Too much confidence is placed in the view that inflation rises will be transitory

The Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trusts come with a string of tax breaks — and social benefits

The manager aims to build a suite of funds around technology themes such as smart, green and healthy living

Bruce Van Saun sees more bank consolidation following lenders acquisition of HSBC’s US business

Company reels in business during the pandemic

Thousands of consumers have been left dissatisfied and the backlog of cases is growing

Plus, private equity heads to the public markets, and Lex Greensill clears up a ‘misunderstanding’

Carbon cap and trade system set to be extended to maritime industry

Putting new debt on modern technology could lead to substantial savings, bankers say

Odyssey Acquisition will focus on health and tech and list in blank-cheque hub of Amsterdam

Without easy links to the banking system, crypto platforms lack mainstream appeal

Melding two businesses with contrasting cultures will take work, the question is how much

Countries must balance welcoming foreign visitors against risk of variant’s rapid spread

Andy Jassy takes over as the $1.7tn company comes under intense political and regulatory scrutiny

Justice commissioner Didier Reynders vows to fight attempts to roll back supremacy of EU law

When Brightline West took over the planned high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Victorville in 2018, the idea was to use private funds to finally bring the long-envisioned project to fruition.

Fresh airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria come at a time of fresh Republican skepticism of the military, as a career aspirant president settles into the trappings of power.

Wellington.Scoop There was two hours of congestion on State Highway One this afternoon because of a crash near Pukerua Bay. At 12.50, NZTA advised: Due to a crash near Wairaka Rd in Pukerua Bay there are delays in both directions. Please pass with care while emergency services clear the incident. Police and fire on-site with […]

The professional lawyer-client relationship is everything even in pro bono work, say pro bono lawyers of one of the largest law firms in Slovakia.

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