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May52023 by adminNo Comments

Can Morocco solve Europe’s energy crisis?

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Getty ImagesBy Jonathan JosephsBusiness reporter, BBC News, RabatMorocco has big ambitions to export electricity produced by solar and wind farms to Europe, but should it be prioritising such renewable energy for its home market?"The resources we have here could be one of the big, big answers to European demand," says Moroccan energy entrepreneur Moundir Zniber.Mr Zniber is a passionate man who senses opportunity out of crisis."I think Morocco represents the best opportunity to get the European continent away from the dependency it has today on Russian gas," he says.Mr Zniber has spent the past 15 years building his company, Gaia Energy, into one of the leaders of a renewable energy revolution in his home country."Morocco has truly one of the best solar and wind resources in the world comb...

Mar202021 by adminNo Comments

Elon Musk’s Starlink in talks with UK to solve broadband problems

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The UK is in talks with Elon Musk's satellite broadband company Starlink to provide connectivity in hard-to-reach areas.It comes as Boris Johnson has promised a £5bn "rocket boost" for parts of the country with slow broadband - the latest pledge in his "levelling up" agenda. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden believes the satellite constellation project by the billionaire SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk is one of the best ways to deliver coverage in hard-to-reach areas, although alternatives are being considered.The government is also assessing whether High Altitude Platforms, such as balloons or autonomous aircraft, could help deliver coverage in rural regions like the Scottish Highlands. Image: The UK is in talks with Elon Musk's com...

Mar172021 by adminNo Comments

Protect our ocean ‘to solve challenges of century’

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Getty ImagesProtecting the ocean has a triple whammy effect, safeguarding climate, food and biodiversity, according to new research.A global map compiled by international scientists pinpoints priority places for action to maximise benefits for people and nature.Currently, only 7% of the ocean is protected.A pledge to protect at least 30% by 2030 is gathering momentum ahead of this year's key UN biodiversity summit.The study, published in the scientific journal Nature, sets a framework for prioritising areas of the ocean for protection.Polar seafloor exposed after 50 years of ice coverWhale threats from fishing gear 'underestimated''Forever plant' faces uncertain futureThe ocean covers 70% of the Earth, yet its importance for solving the challenges of our time has been overlooked, said stud...

Oct152020 by adminNo Comments

Neville, Lewis & Bernstein lobby for independent football regulation to solve ‘crisis’

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Former England defender Gary Neville, retired Olympian Denise Lewis and ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein have combined to call for independent regulation of English football to solve its "crisis".The trio are part of a group who have issued a manifesto for change called 'Saving Our Beautiful Game'.It is the latest development of a fractious week in which controversial plans to restructure English football - led by Liverpool and Manchester United - emerged on Sunday, only to be condemned by the Premier League itself and then quickly rejected at meeting of all 20 top flight clubs on Wednesday.And the group calling for independent regulation came forward on the same day EFL chairman Rick Parry claimed his FA counterpart Greg Clarke had "initiated" talks over the radical restru...

Aug102020 by adminNo Comments

MTA asks Apple’s help to solve iPhone mask issues

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New York's mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subwaysBy DAVID PORTER Associated PressAugust 10, 2020, 3:57 PM3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- New York’s mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subways. In a letter to CEO Tim Cook obtained by The Associated Press, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Patrick Foye said riders have been seen removing their masks to unlock their phones using face-recognition techn...