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June 03, 2025
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France's upper house debates fast-fashion bill



Paris (AFP) June 2, 2025
France's Senate on Monday debated a bill to regulate the influx of environmentally unfriendly, low-quality clothes into the country, many from China. The lower house of parliament adopted a version of the so-called "fast fashion" bill in March last year, but a commission in the right-leaning Senate has sought some changes that backers say will better target Chinese-founded brands such as Shein. With cheap, low-quality brands increasingly flooding the market, 35 items of clothing are thrown away ... read more

CIVIL NUCLEAR
Iran says no nuclear deal if deprived of 'peaceful activities'
Cairo (AFP) June 2, 2025
Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called "peaceful activities", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees it would drop sanctions. ... more
ROBO SPACE
In Canada lake, robot learns to mine without disrupting marine life
Collingwood, Canada (AFP) June 3, 2025
Three robotic arms extended under the water in a Canadian lake, delicately selecting pebbles from the bed, before storing them back inside the machine. ... more
CHIP TECH
TSMC forecasts record profit in 2025 on soaring AI demand
Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) June 3, 2025
Taiwanese chip titan TSMC said Tuesday that it expected to see record earnings this year as it increased semiconductor production capacity to meet soaring demand for AI technology. ... more
TRADE WARS
Amazon price rules anti-competitive: German regulator
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) June 2, 2025
Amazon's pricing rules are an abuse of its market power, Germany's competition watchdog said Monday, paving the way for possible demands for changes to its business practices in Europe's biggest economy. ... more
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Trump, Xi will 'likely' talk this week: White House
Washington (AFP) June 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, the White House said Monday, as trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies ratchet back up. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU agrees reprisals against China over medical devices
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) June 2, 2025
EU countries voted on Monday to exclude Chinese companies from selling medical devices in the bloc in reprisal for Beijing curbing European imports in the sector, diplomats said. ... more
TRADE WARS
China factory activity hits lowest since 2022, survey shows
Beijing (AFP) June 3, 2025
Chinese factory activity hit a more than two-year low in May, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, as a detente in Beijing's trade war with Washington was offset by ongoing domestic problems in the world's number two economy. ... more
CAR TECH
Lebanon on bumpy road to public transport revival
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) June 3, 2025
On Beirut's chaotic, car-choked streets, Lebanese student Fatima Fakih rides a shiny purple bus to university, one of a fleet rolled out by authorities to revive public transport in a country struggling to deliver basic services. ... more

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TRADE WARS
Asian markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
Hong Kong (AFP) June 3, 2025
Asian stocks rallied Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid speculation the countries' leaders will hold talks soon. ... more
CAR TECH
Brazil sues China's BYD over 'slavery' conditions on build site
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) May 29, 2025
Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Japan PM's office to accept Fukushima soil
Tokyo (AFP) May 27, 2025
The Japanese premier's office will symbolically accept soil from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to show it is safe, officials said Tuesday, with reports saying it will be used in flower beds. ... more
TECH SPACE
Gold and precious metals traced to Earth's core in Hawaiian lava
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2025
Researchers at the University of Gottingen have uncovered evidence that material from Earth's core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the planet's upper layers. Their study, ... more
UAV NEWS
Robotic flight meets instinctive adaptation in groundbreaking drone research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2025
Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places-even a squirrel leaping through treetops. For David Saldana, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University, such a ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Rooftop solar with EV batteries could meet majority of Japan power demand
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2025
A new analysis by Tohoku University shows that combining rooftop solar panels with electric vehicle (EV) battery storage could fulfill up to 85% of Japan's electricity needs while cutting carbon emi ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
Vancouver (AFP) May 29, 2025
Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence's great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley's AI true believers. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar power system installations impact less than 1 percent of Arkansas' ag land
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Large-scale solar power arrays occupy about 0.2 percent of agricultural land in Arkansas, according to an analysis by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Solar energy pr ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Google says to appeal online search antitrust ruling
San Francisco (AFP) May 31, 2025
Google said Saturday it will appeal a ruling against it for anti-competitive practices in online search, a day after urging a US judge to reject the suggestion it spin off its Chrome browser. ... more
TRADE WARS
US vows to 'aggressively' oust Chinese students
Washington (AFP) May 28, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday vowed to "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students, one of the largest sources of revenue for American universities, in his latest broadside against US higher education. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Oil-rich UAE orders emissions monitoring in new climate law
Dubai (AFP) May 30, 2025
The United Arab Emirates, a major oil exporter, began mandatory emissions monitoring for companies on Friday under a new law targeting climate change. ... more
ABOUT US
Overlooked cells might explain the human brain's huge storage capacity
Boston MA (SPX) May 28, 2025
The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous syste ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Key climate target of airline decarbonisation 'in peril': IATA
New Delhi (AFP) June 1, 2025
The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic policies, including those of US President Donald Trump, the leading airline association IATA warned on Sunday. ... more
CAR TECH
Chinese automakers get stern 'price war' warning after discount spree
Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2025
A top industry group had a stern rebuke Saturday for automakers fuelling a "price war", a week after Chinese EV giant BYD announced sweeping trade-in discounts, with multiple competitors following suit. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome wins contract to supply fuel assemblies to Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Framatome has signed a contract with Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (KKL) in Switzerland to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to its Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant over the period 2028-2035. ATRIUM ... more
WATER WORLD
AI constellation to monitor UK water networks with Quub tech
London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2025
Quub UK has secured GBP 1.3 million in funding through the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge to launch its SpaceEye initiative. Over the next three years, the project will deploy six low-cost satel ... more
ENERGY TECH
EV battery recycling key to future lithium supplies
Davis CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis from the ... more
FIRE STORM
Forests face carbon reversal threat as wildfires undermine offset strategies
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2025
Forests that once acted as stable carbon sinks are increasingly becoming major sources of carbon emissions, driven by escalating wildfire activity across boreal, Amazonian, and Australian regions. A ... more
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TECH SPACE
Laser technique revolutionizes ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space, defense applications
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ... more
BIO FUEL
Turning CO2 into Sustainable Fuels Could Revolutionize Clean Energy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
The quest to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas, into sustainable fuels through hydrogenation is gaining momentum. This process can produce methanol, a versatile compound used in ... more
TECH SPACE
Virtual Reality Could Revolutionize Recycling Workforce Training
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
Working with robots is increasingly essential in recycling, but training workers to handle these systems effectively remains a challenge. Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a vi ... more
TRADE WARS
Most stocks fall as Trump fires fresh volley in trade war
Hong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2025
Stocks mostly sank with the dollar on Monday after Donald Trump last week lobbed a fresh trade missile by doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium and accused China of violating last month's agreement to slash tit-for-tat levies. ... more
TRADE WARS
China 'firmly rejects' US claim that it violated tariff deal
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2025
China said Monday it "firmly rejects" US claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of ratcheting back up. ... more
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