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Mar252021 by adminNo Comments

Efforts resume to free megaship blocking Suez Canal as shipping jams force boats to consider turning around

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Efforts have resumed to free the container ship blocking the Suez Canal, as fears it could take "weeks" force trapped boats to consider turning around.Eight tug boats are currently working to drag the 400m (1,312ft) Ever Given to deeper water after it ran aground and blocked one of the world's busiest shipping lanes on Tuesday morning. Dredgers are also trying to clear mud and sand from underneath it in the hope it will eventually dislodge. Image: The Ever Given is stuck for a third day. Pic: STR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock At least 150 vessels, including other container ships carrying oil, gas and grains, are backed up either side of the blockage in Egypt, resulting in one of the worst marine jams the world has seen in decades.The company ...

Jan12021 by adminNo Comments

Why 2021 could be turning point for tackling climate change

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Dec272020 by adminNo Comments

‘A real turning point’: Vaccine rollout begins in Italian city where COVID crisis shocked the world

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Flanked by a police escort, a paramedic emergency vehicle, its hazard lights flashing, speeds through town towards the main hospital.An emergency Christmas delivery handed to medical staff.A small green refrigerated bag then hurried inside the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital, followed by two police officers.The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the northern Italian city of Bergamo.This city, which was devastated by the pandemic, can learn to breathe again. Image: Earlier this year, Dr Roberto Cosentini oversaw what looked like a warzone without bombs and bullets It is early days of course, but the vaccination process has begun.The symbolic first dose given to the city's head of doctors Guido Marinoni - looking after patients and the most v...

Sep292020 by adminNo Comments

Prosecutor: Huawei defense turning US extradition into trial

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A Canadian prosecutor says by requesting the inclusion of additional evidence the defense team for a Chinese executive wanted in the U.S. is coming close to turning an extradition hearing into a trialBy JIM MORRIS Associated PressSeptember 29, 2020, 9:41 PM• 3 min readVANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Canadian prosecutor says by requesting the inclusion of additional evidence the defense team for a Chinese executive wanted in the United States is coming close to turning an extradition hearing into a trial.Canada arrested the chief financial officer of Huawei at Vancouver’s airport in late 2018. The U.S. wants Meng Manzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, extradited to face fraud charges. Her arrest infuriated Beijing.The U.S. accuses Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company called Skycom...

Aug42020 by adminNo Comments

James Lovelock: Gaia theory creator on coronavirus and turning 101

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James Lovelock, one of Britain’s greatest scientists, is famous for developing the Gaia hypothesis, which sees the Earth as a self-regulating system.In his long and influential career, he also revealed the chemicals that were destroying the ozone layer.He’s just celebrated his 101st birthday and the BBC's chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt visited him at his home in Dorset.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC News - Science & Environment