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A large concentrated solar power (CSP) project in China has selected Sulzer, a global fluid technology company, to supply both the hot and cold molten salt pumps for the facility. The planned 100-MW solar project will feature technology designed to deliver electricity from solar energy 24 hours a day. Molten salts have been used in […]

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Hit by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government on Wednesday began evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches in anticipation of hurricanes. Hurricane Beryl. While Beryl is still far offshore in the Caribbean, near Jamaica, the storm is expected to make landfall somewhere south of Cancun on Thursday

Hezbollah has said one of its top commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, prompting the Iranian-backed armed group to respond with a barrage of rockets into Israel. Mohammed Nimah Nasser is the latest senior Hezbollah official to be targeted by Israel in nearly nine months of cross-border violence that has raised

Chinese astronauts Shenzhou 18 are preparing for new extraterrestrial activity outside the Tiangong space station. According to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), upcoming activities and training include scientific experiments and orbital maneuvers. Commander Ye Guangfu and crew members Li Cong and Li Guangsu have been on board Tiangong since April 25. Three astronauts in

Alibaba Group Holding‘s online shopping app Taobao has put its one-hour delivery service on the platform’s homepage as a shortcut, as the tech giant tries to gain a bigger foothold in the on-demand delivery market amid competition from JD.com And ByteDance‘s Douyin. The 4-year-old service now has its own tab accessible from the Taobao homepage

Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that China seized one of its fishing boats this week under a new protocol that allows the Chinese coast guard to seize vessels operating within China’s maritime boundaries. According to the Taiwan Coast Guard (CGA), China has stepped up its patrols since a regulation came into effect in June allowing it

Yesterday we wrote that the mountaineers on K2 are enjoying a bit of solitude before the arrival of commercial expeditions. The solitude will not last much longer. According to Pakistani newspapers, hundreds of visitors are going up Baltoro. So far, Pakistani authorities have issued 175 permits to climb K2, Dawn reported, and the number may

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel, northern Germany, is handing over the second of four submarines to Singapore. Passers-by in the harbour were able to watch the 70-metre-long boat being loaded onto a special ship. The Invincible is to be transported to Singapore by the Rolldock Star. A spokesperson for TKMS did not want

PARIS (AP) — Now that France’s far-right National Rally party has come under scrutiny for some of the candidates it hopes will secure a majority for the party in parliamentary elections on Sunday, including a woman it has now removed from office. the high stakes race above a photo of her wearing a Nazi officer’s

Insights from The European Council on Foreign Relations, The Kyiv Independent and Frankfurter Allgemeine The news New research shows a divide between the way Ukraine and its allies in Europe view the war with Russia and its likely outcome. The European Council on Foreign RelationsA European think tank found that Ukrainians and other Europeans generally