Government grant to reopen CO2 plant amid fears of Iran-linked shortages

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Tiny black bear cub rescued, transported across B.C. to safety | CBC News

[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A tiny black bear cub was rescued near Kamloops, B.C., and transported across the province to safety this week. The […]

UK armed forces authorised to board Russian tankers in British waters

[ad_1] UK armed forces have been authorised to board Russian oil tankers in British waters, Downing Street has said, in an escalation against Moscow’s sanction-evading shadow fleet. The Royal Navy has previously joined allies in action against the vessels. Last week it helped track a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean which was then […]

US-Iran conflict hands China’s Xi upper hand ahead of Trump meeting: Experts

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping has been silent on the war between the U.S. and Israel against Iran, even after the White House postponed an anticipated trip by President Donald Trump to China. Instead, Xi has been watching from the sidelines, and experts tell ABC News that’s exactly where Beijing wants to be ahead of his […]

Taliban Frees American Academic Dennis Coyle, Jailed Without Cause for over a Year

[ad_1] The Taliban junta in Afghanistan on Tuesday released U.S. citizen Dennis Coyle after 14 months in captivity. He arrived in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday morning. Coyle, 64, is an academic from Colorado who had been working on linguistic research in Afghanistan for more than 20 years. He left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover […]

Boosting Water Electrolysis Catalyst Performance via Simultaneous Control of Lattice Distortion and Oxygen Vacancies! | Newswise

[ad_1] # A novel catalyst design enables simultaneous control of lattice structure and oxygen vacancies in molybdenum oxide through iron (Fe) substitution, with the study selected as a cover article in a leading international journal. # Achieves high water electrolysis performance using low-cost, non-precious metal-based catalysts, with strong potential for applications in eco-friendly hydrogen production […]