There is more than one way to raise a house. Many of the mobile homes, Creole cottages, and other dwellings that have been flagged for flood risk along Louisiana’s low-lying coastline can be separated from their foundations and slowly raised into the sky on hydraulic jacks. While a home is held aloft by temporary support…
Open source is at a crossroads. For the past few years, venture capital has directly or indirectly paid for many of the contributors and much of the infrastructure it needed to keep going. That was until the past 24 months or so, when funding started to slow down, leading to less internal development or funding resources going toward open source. Companies suddenly had to justify themselves, have a real business model, cut costs, and fundamentally start to return something to investors. On the...
The European Union is responsible for producing over 2.1 billion tonnes of waste annually, as per the European Parliament’s findings, but where does it end up? Surprisingly, a significant chunk of European waste, specifically 33 million tonnes in 2021, found its way to shores beyond the EU—a staggering 77 per cent increase since 2004. A […]
Electric cars are a key part of Europe’s green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone. Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in “zero emission” […]
Electric cars are a key part of Europe's green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone.Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in zero emission vehicles have stalled in the region in recent months.The market share for electric cars has shrunk from 14.16 percent last year to 12 percent or less since the start of this year, a drop...
Good morning. Fitch revises its outlook for China’s sovereign rating to negative. The US approves the sale of some weapons to Ukraine. And we learn what’s on the menu when Fumio Kishida visits the White House tonight.
Local authorities in Mozambique have announced that more than 90 people, including children, have lost their lives due to a boat sinking off the northern shores of the country. According to Agence France-Presse, officials of the country stated on Sunday, April 7th, that the boat, carrying nearly 130 people, encountered trouble while trying to reach […]
The population of Africa, the second-largest continent in the world, currently sits at about 1.4 billion, but is set to exceed 2 billion by 2040. This means greater swaths of land than ever before are being used for agriculture, and livestock numbers are increasing. A new estimate of Africa's greenhouse gas budget between 2010 and 2019 quantifies just how much these changes in land use have affected Africa's role in the global carbon cycle. The research is published in the journal Global...
Former University of the Philippines Fighting Maroon Malick Diouf said he aims to take his talents to Europe and possibly play with, or against, fellow UAAP big man Ange Kouame.
The MyNavyHR Carer Development Symposium is coming to Europe May 6 – 10, 2024.
The Argentinian could be without 11 players for Monday’s game against Everton.
Italian national rail company Trenitalia launched its latest hybrid passenger trains earlier this month on the scenic route from Taranto to Reggio Calabria on the nation’s southern coast. The trains, built by Hitachi in Italy, are claimed to be the world’s first four-mode hybrid trains — and while they are the first to enter service, []Read More