DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized amid tensions between Tehran and the United States reached international waters Thursday, tracking data showed.
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Buying a fixer-upper home can mean a much cheaper purchase price. But the cost to make needed repairs and remodel might outweigh those savings.
An upcoming ban on little plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner, etc. will eliminate one way hotels, particularly luxury brands, stay in their guests minds.
National Republicans are poised to take up a platform next week that includes “universal school choice.” Supporters see the goal as the culmination of decades advocating for parents’ autonomy to pick their children’s schools. Opponents, including Democrats and teachers unions, denounce it as a thinly veiled blueprint for gutting public education. While the term “universal school choice” can mean different things to different people, education experts believe the GOP platform favors the type of approach adopted in West Virginia and Ohio... Читать дальше...
Quite simply, Lamine Yamal has seen an incredible spike in popularity over the last year and through Euro 2024. Nobody can take their eyes off this 16-year-old phenom who has already made his mark as a world-class player as Spain faces England in the Euro 2024 Final. His remarkable play at the tournament has placed […]
Quite simply, Lamine Yamal has seen an incredible spike in popularity over the last year and through Euro 2024. Nobody can take their eyes off this 16-year-old phenom who has already... Читать дальше...
There have been many, random and strange automotive partnerships over the years, and the partnership between Toyota and Zagato is just such an example. The world-class automaker and Italian design house came together in the ’00s to create a truly meh vehicle; the Toyota Harrier Zagato
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Just don't jack up the price of that hot dog.
Ryan Serhant of Owning Manhattan on Netflix is speaking out about that big mystery from the show involving Jess Taylor, one of the agents at Serhant. Jess had a high profile mystery client she was trying to find an apartment for, and was showing around their point person, Charlie. We never got to find out [...]
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission has concluded that a formal investigation into Coun. Susan Stevenson's social media posts is unnecessary, but it did recommend a 'caution.'
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki argued Vice President Harris is the best alternative to President Biden if he withdraws, but still voiced concerns.
Warsaw (AFP) July 10, 2024
The leaders of Russia, India and China often wax poetic about establishing a "multipolar" world - though it is far from clear what such a system would entail.
The three countries along with Iran and North Korea regularly lead calls for a new world order that sees a reduced role for the United States and its Western allies.
But beyond their shared desire to see a reduction in Western do
Dubai (AFP) July 10, 2024
Energy majors TotalEnergies, Shell and BP will each take a 10 percent stake in a liquefied natural gas project in the United Arab Emirates, state energy giant ADNOC said Wednesday.
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. will also acquire 10 percent of the Ruwais LNG plant, scheduled to come online in 2028, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said.
ADNOC, the UAE's key revenue-earne
Paris (AFP) July 10, 2024
Despite an unprecedented strike at home in South Korea, Samsung Wednesday showcased the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across a range of its consumer electronic products as it looks to extend its leadership in global smartphone sales.
At a presentation in Paris on Wednesday, company executives declined to discuss the failed negotiations that saw workers extend a three-day strike
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
A crystal typically consists of atoms arranged in a repeating pattern in space. In 2012, Nobel Prize laureate Frank Wilczek posed a question: Could there be a time crystal that repeats itself in time rather than space? Is it possible for a periodic rhythm to emerge naturally, without any external timing mechanism and with particle interactions independent of time?
Wilczek's idea has been a
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
Flinders University researchers are drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom to develop cost-effective, flexible, and highly responsive "whiskers" for robots.
While lasers and camera vision guide robot movement, these lightweight and affordable whiskers add tactile abilities to workplace and domestic robots, allowing them to navigate confined or cluttered spaces more effectively.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
Psychologists play a significant role in the development and design of innovative technologies like robots. The operation of modern tools must be as natural and intuitive as possible. Professor Johannes Kraus of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) explains, "When humans and their needs are taken account of in creating new technologies, i.e., when these are developed both for and by people,
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
A recent University of Michigan study assesses the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors. This evaluation provides essential insights for policymakers and utilities aiming to achieve decarbonization goals.
Among smaller capacity sites (1,000 megawatts electric (MWe) or less), the R M Schahfer coal plant in Indiana ranked as t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
Corvus Energy has supplied the battery system for the Crowley eWolf, the first fully electric ship assist harbor tugboat in the United States.
The innovative eWolf tug, designed by Crowley and built by Master Boat Builders, will operate in the Port of San Diego, California. It features an integrated electrical propulsion system from ABB that incorporates a Corvus battery system.
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Geneva (AFP) July 10, 2024
The drive towards a digital economy comes at an environmental cost, the United Nations warned Wednesday, with big data centres consuming vast amounts of water and energy.
While digitalisation fuels global economic growth, its environmental repercussions are becoming "increasingly severe", the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said in a report.
The agency called for sustainable strat
Washington (AFP) July 10, 2024
The United States unveiled stricter rules Wednesday on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico, moving to prevent China-origin goods from avoiding tariffs.
The election-season actions by President Joe Biden's administration mark the latest in efforts to guard against excess industrial capacity in China, which Washington has warned could bring a flood of unfairly priced goods to other markets.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2024
Scout Space Inc., a prominent in-space observation service provider specializing in space security and comprehensive Space Domain Awareness (SDA), has announced its selection to participate in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Consortium.
Scout was chosen by DARPA based on its proposal focused
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 09, 2024
China has deployed several remote sensing satellites to support rescue and relief efforts after a dike breach on Friday at Dongting Lake in central Hunan Province.
The China Centre For Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA) reported that Gaofen-3 02, Gaofen-3 03, Gaofen-1, and Gaofen-4 satellites are providing real-time monitoring of the affected areas.
CRESDA confirmed th
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes (more easily seen by clicking on the photo to see a larger version) are a less understood phenomena associated with powerful lightning events and appear high above the clouds in the mesosphere. Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), includin
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2024
On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U completed its final engine burn, successfully entering geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above the Earth's equator. Following this achievement, the satellite has been renamed GOES-19. GOES satellites are initially designated with a letter before launch, which is then changed to a number once they reach geostationary orbit.
GOES-U was launched on June 25, 2024,