Yangon (AFP) Jan 11, 2022
Nearly 1,600 tonnes of teak from Myanmar were exported to American companies last year, circumventing US sanctions imposed to deny the junta millions of dollars in profits, an activist group said Tuesday.
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup triggered widespread unrest that the military has sought to quell with violence - killing around 1,400 people, accord
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
Asian equities rallied Wednesday, tracking a strong performance on Wall Street as Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said he was determined to rein in runaway inflation but pledged to maintain the healthy recovery in the world's top economy.
Global markets have endured a torrid start to the year after minutes from the bank's December meeting revealed a hawkish tilt by officials spooked by m
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2022
World Bank President David Malpass on Tuesday urged China, a major creditor of poor countries, to participate fully in debt relief efforts.
"Many countries are now facing record levels of external and domestic debt as interest rate hikes begin," the head of the Washington-based development lender said on a conference call.
About 60 percent of low-income countries are "at high risk" of de
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
Inflation in China eased in December thanks to falling food and commodity costs, with analysts saying Wednesday's figures give policymakers room to unveil measures to kickstart the stuttering economy including interest rate cuts.
Like most other countries, China has seen prices surge for much of the past year owing to pick-up in the cost of energy, putting pressure on an economy also being b
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze after becoming enraged over a slow connection, authorities have said.
The man, surnamed Lan, was at an internet cafe in southern Guangxi province last June when his frustration with the connection speed spilled over.
He responded by destroying a public box containing optical fibre network cabl
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 12, 2022
Cathay Pacific has said its crews spent a combined total of 73,000 nights in quarantine last year as the airline struggles to keep flying through Hong Kong's strict zero-Covid controls.
The city government says the carrier faces possible legal action over an outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that began with two aircrew breaking home quarantine rules and has forced a tighteni
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2022
Takeoffs at some western US airports were temporarily halted after North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday.
"As a matter of precaution, the FAA temporarily paused departures at some airports along the West Coast on Monday evening," the FAA said in a statement about the rare action.
"Full operations resumed in less than 15 minutes. T
Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2022
China's automobiles sales grew for the first time since 2018 last year, a trade association said on Tuesday, as demand for new energy vehicles continues to rise.
The jump comes as the world's biggest polluter targets ambitious goals for the widespread adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles, aiming to have a majority of cars powered with clean energy by 2035.
Around 20 million new vehic
Frankfurt (AFP) Jan 11, 2022
Germany's Climate and Energy minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday pledged to drastically ramp up renewable energy projects in the coming years, saying the country faced a "gigantic" task to meet climate protection goals.
Germany needs to become "more efficient and faster" in the fight against climate change, Green party minister Habeck said, as he unveiled an ambitious package of measures to he
Redwood City CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
Ubiquitous Energy reports that the company closed a $30 million Series B funding round late last year. The raise was led by participation from both new and existing investors, including Andersen Corporation, ENEOS, Safar Partners, Hostplus, Red Cedar Ventures, and Riverhorse Investments. Ubiquitous Energy's technology is the only patented and transparent photovoltaic glass coating that harnesses
Huazhong, China (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
Si-based tandem solar cell is regarded as the most promising strategy to break the theoretical efficiency limit of single-junction Si solar cells. With Si as the bottom cells, the optimal bandgap of top cells is 1.7 eV, which enables high efficiency of ~45% for two-junction tandem solar cells. III-V semiconductors/Si and perovskites/Si tandem solar cells have achieved high efficiency of ~30%, pr
Rockville MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
Standard Solar, a leader in the ownership, operation, funding and development of commercial and community solar assets, has announced it has acquired a fully operational 28.5 megawatt (MW) solar project from funds managed by True Green Capital Management. The acquisition, the company's first in Idaho and one of its largest to date, underscores Standard Solar's significant growth and leadership.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 12, 2022
Researchers in the lab of Bradley Pentelute, MIT professor of chemistry, have invented a fully automated fast-flow instrument that can synthesize peptide-nucleic acids in a single shot.
By automating the process of synthesizing CPP-conjugated peptide-nucleic acids (PPNAs) using the robot dubbed "Tiny Tides" by the research team, typical PPNA synthesis time was reduced from multiple days to
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A BIZARRE Omicron symptom has been flagged as one to watch out for in patients. Doctors have warned if you develop confusion it could mean you need medical treatment. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it is an “emergency warning sign”. They suggest seeking out help “immediately” if you or someone […]
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