Month: June 2023
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Jun- 2023 -12 June
BILLIONAIRE GEORGE SOROS HANDS CONTROL OF EMPIRE TO SON ALEX
Reuters - June 12, 2023Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday.The spokesperson confirmed the details from an interview with Soros published in…
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12 JuneGREEN COVER
GREEN ARCHITECTURE
Building Sustainably Murad Ismail unravels the workings of sustainable design and discusses the future of architecture Q: Could you describe the concept of sustainable design? And what does it aim to accomplish? A: Sustainable design…
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11 JuneGREEN COVER
GREEN INITIATIVES
Protecting the EcosystemAvanti Samarasekera rounds up views from organisations working to protect Sri Lanka’s natural resourcesAmid growing threats to wildlife and natural resources, environmental protection and biodiversity conservation have never been more vital to the…
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11 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
CHINA SPEEDING AHEADChinese car brands expand to global marketsAs reported by TechLife News, a wave of Chinese electric car exporters is beginning to compete with Western and Japanese brands in their home markets. Some compete…
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11 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
THE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTManufacturing planes from structural batteriesJets are critical for moving people and goods around the world. However, they are wildly out of step with global efforts to fight climate change by reducing emissions. Aviation…
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10 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
BIOSIGNATURES IN SPACEUnusual form of oxygen found above the EarthHeavy atomic oxygen – with 10 neutrons in its nucleus compared to the eight seen in its most widespread form – has been discovered in the…
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10 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
BIOSIGNATURES IN SPACEUnusual form of oxygen found above the EarthHeavy atomic oxygen – with 10 neutrons in its nucleus compared to the eight seen in its most widespread form – has been discovered in the…
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10 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY Options in transitioning to renewable energy Hydrogen has been used for decades in industrial processes such as oil refining and ammonia production. However, it does not occur naturally except in stars…
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10 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
MICROPLASTICS ALERTSatellites track worsening ocean pollutionDespite their name, microplastics are a gigantic player in polluting the world. These fibres, beads and fragments – defined as being less than five millimetres in size – have infiltrated…
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10 JuneGREEN COVER
NEWS JOURNAL
TOXINS IN THE ARCTICWarming ice threatens to pollute the ArcticScience News presents a comprehensive study of thawing Arctic permafrost possibly releasing industrial pollutants. Permafrost is any soil, sediment or rock that remains frozen for at…
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