4 mn readNorway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country. Can other nations learn from it? For more than 75 years Oslo-based car dealership Harald A Møller has been importing Volkswagens, but early in 2024 […]
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2 mn readUS President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone – in Biden’s final week in office – as momentum builds towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Israel and Hamas are understood to be making progress but uncertainty remains over key aspects of the potential agreement. The White House […]
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3 mn readScientists including an Oregon State University chemistry researcher have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again. “The extraordinary switching and memory capabilities of these nanocrystals may one day become integral to optical computing – […]
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2 mn readJack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month. According to a court filing submitted on Saturday, Mr Smith “separated from the Department” on Friday. CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, reported in November that […]
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3 mn readPresident Joe Biden has been a busy man, trying to squeeze in parts of his agenda right before Donald Trump retakes the Oval Office. It’s too bad he wasn’t this active during his presidency. In the past five days, Biden has made multiple moves to cement his legacy. He blocked the merger of U.S. Steel […]
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4 mn readU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers, making it the “third leading preventable cause of cancer” in the U.S. This guidance follows the rise […]
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