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Germany retires last nuclear plants
Published on 15/04/2023
» At 10pm on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear plant near Munich will begin winding down its power generation in steps of 10 megawatts per minute.
US broadcaster NPR quits Twitter as Musk admits 'many mistakes'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it was quitting Twitter, in the first significant defection by a major news outlet since Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of the platform.
Nigeria presidential election drama heads to the courts
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» ABUJA - Third-party candidate Peter Obi announced Thursday he would challenge the outcome of Nigeria's fiercely fought presidential elections after official results awarded victory to the ruling party's champion, Bola Tinubu.
Arctic cold 'no sweat' for electric cars in Norway
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» JESSHEIM (NORWAY) - Norwegian electric car owners have a word for the way they feel when they look nervously at their battery indicators while driving in subfreezing weather: "rekkevideangst", or "range anxiety".
Mopeds, rickshaws key to EV boom
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/09/2022
» In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than US$60,000 (2.2 million baht), and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000.
EU approves end of combustion engine sales by 2035
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» LUXEMBOURG: The European Union approved a plan to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2035 in Europe, the 27-member bloc announced early Wednesday, in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions to zero.
'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» TAIPEI - Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.
Delhi's choked roads worsen India's toxic smog crisis
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» NEW DELHI - After decades commuting on New Delhi's parlous roads, office worker Ashok Kumar spends more time than ever stuck in the gridlock that packs the Indian capital's thoroughfares and pollutes the city.
Pelosi, AOC tell COP26 'America is back' on climate
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» GLASGOW - US congressional Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, eager to repair damage caused by the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under Donald Trump, told COP26 on Tuesday that "America is back" to lead on climate.
US Congress set to pass $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: US lawmakers were set to vote Friday on a landmark $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that would transform America's crumbling transport network and boost internet coverage on the biggest day so far of Joe Biden's presidency.