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Mexico president says no more Pemex oil joint ventures for now
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The Pemex logo is pictured during the 80th anniversary of the expropriation of Mexico’s oil industry at the headquarters of state-owned oil giant in Mexico City, Mexico March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday Mexico will not offer more oil joint ventures between private companies Read More
Musk’s ambitious new ‘Starship’ project might be undone… by bird poop
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SpaceX’s new launch vehicle system, called Starship, will replace its current rockets, and may be the first craft to bring humans to Mars. The high tech ship has one potential weakness, however: bird poop. Starship will reportedly be fully reusable and extremely cheap to launch. Musk has made the rather bold claim that round-trip tickets Read MoreSwedish student leader wins EU pledge to spend billions on climate
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should spend hundreds of billions of euros combating climate change during the next decade, its chief executive said on Thursday, responding to a Swedish teen who has inspired a global movement of children against global warming. In a speech alongside 16-year-old Greta Thunberg in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude Read More
Netanyahu in hot water amid claims he canceled Russia visit to pull ‘racists’ into his coalition
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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for postponing a visit to Russia, saying that he is “working tirelessly” to incorporate far-right groups into his coalition instead. Scheduled for Thursday, Netanyahu’s visit to Moscow was meant to focus on Syria and bilateral security issues, but the Kremlin had to postpone the meeting Read MoreAdani Enterprises could wait up to two years for Carmichael mine approval
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Adani Enterprises might have to wait up to two years to get two environmental approvals to start construction at its controversial Carmichael coal mine in Australia, a Queensland government official told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in the western Read MoreExclusive: SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year. One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules is seen at a Read More
At least 70 die in Bangladesh warehouse fire
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At least 70 people have died and dozens more have been injured in a warehouse fire in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka. It is feared the number of dead could climb further as firefighters continue to search through the wreckage for more victims. The blaze broke out in the four-storey building on Wednesday night in the Read More At least 69 die in Bangladesh warehouse fire
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At least 69 people have died and dozens more have been injured in a warehouse fire in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka. It is feared the number of dead could climb further as firefighters continue to search through the wreckage for more victims. The blaze broke out in the four-storey building on Wednesday night in the Read More