Rio Tinto RIO has announced it will invest $143 million to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to test the effectiveness of its breakthrough low-carbon ironmaking process, BioIron. BioIron uses raw biomass material produced from agricultural by-products instead of metallurgical coal and is heated using a combination of gas released from the […]

Following the passage of a Russian law against foreign influence, Georgia’s leadership also wants to restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in a similar way to Russia. The ruling Georgian Dream party has submitted a package of laws to parliament under the heading “Family values ​​and the protection of minors,”

China and Hong Kong responded on Tuesday to the 35th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square protests with an increased police presence. Soldiers were stationed at key bridges in the Chinese capital on Tuesday. Anyone wanting to enter Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing had to go through several strict passport

The Palestinians plan to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel that is currently pending at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Ramallah has filed a request to join the case, the court in The Hague announced Monday evening. The ministry requested this on behalf of Palestine, which is not

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Credit – Manish Swarup – AP Photo PPolitical pundits and exit polls were quick to predict that Narendra Modi was set to serve a third term as India’s prime minister in

Red and yellow China’s latest visit to the moon is already proving to be a great success. On Sunday, the country’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed on the far side of the moon in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, scooping up samples shortly afterwards. And then, earlier today, the probe took off on its long return to

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Ancient petroglyphs in what is now South America – believed to be among the largest in the world – were intended to mark the boundaries of the areas inhabited by their creators, according to a

The entire course of the Danube in Austria is closed to shipping due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the country and in neighboring southern Germany. The state waterway company announced the closure via Danube on Tuesday. “Safety cannot be guaranteed above a certain water level,” Christoph Caspar, spokesperson for Via Donau, told DPA.

European car battery company Automotive Cells (ACC) said on Tuesday it is halting construction of two factories in Germany and Italy as it considers a switch to cheaper battery technology. The new ACC sites are among dozens of battery projects emerging in Europe as they look to reduce dependence on Chinese manufacturers that dominate the

Ukraine says it last lost more than 9 gigawatts of power plant capacity across the country due to missile and drone attacks after Russia’s massive invasion in 2022. “The situation is very serious,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting on Tuesday. Grid operator Ukrenergo is forced to carry out planned power