The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme ‘cocktail’ which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
- 36,494 recover from Covid in Russia in past 24 hours
- 33,946 new Covid cases registered in Russia in 24 hours
- WHO Names New COVID Variant Omicron, Cautions Against Travel Measures
- Russia’s death toll rises as vaccine tourism and fake Covid passes soar
- UK Christmas parties curtailed as pandemic reins in festive cheer
- US company Moderna begins work on vaccine against new SARS-CoV-2 variant ‘Omicron’
- NSW Health changes advice for travellers from southern Africa in response to new COVID-19 variant
- One new COVID case detected in Queensland as state tracks a week ahead for vaccination target
- Coronavirus digest: South Africa decries ‘draconian’ travel bans 27.11.2021
- COVID: Omicron variant ‘likely’ already in Germany, says minister 27.11.2021
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their biggest falls in more than a year.
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- French president Macron to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in December
- Tesla forgoes €1.14 billion in State subsidies for German battery factory
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- New German coalition plans mandatory animal welfare label, restructuring of farm subsidies
- Germany to inject more than €50bn extra cash for green transition
- Nascent hydrogen market needs low-carbon nuclear power: EU official
- Australia’s biggest national park declared in South Australia’s far north
- Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s first woman top diplomat
Silver bark of birch trees glowed in the darkness of late evening.
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- Deal to promote eco-tourism in Saudi Arabia
- Several people pulled from cars in Queensland flood rescues, as Logan River hits peak
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- British MPs slam Tehran’s ‘brutal crackdown’ on water protests
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- Letter: Businesses that cut emissions will enjoy early mover advantage
- Elgin Energy raises almost €30m to fund projects in its main markets
- EU consumer groups encourage roll-out of electric heat pumps
- New German coalition aims for 80% renewable power by 2030, more gas as back-up
- Spain expected to pass biggest budget in its history
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- Princess Nourah Prize opens nominations for 4th edition to honor outstanding Saudi women
- Norway mulls over banning Bitcoin mining
- German coalition parties sign agreement deal to end Angela Merkel’s 16-year grip on power
Wind energy advocates must have been breathing sighs of relief as the breeze picked up last month.
- Oil trader Vitol snaps up UK’s Vivo Energy in $2.3bn deal
- Asian shares on edge as US bond yields rise
- European shares rebound after four-day losing streak
- TASI down by 1.4%: Market wrap
- OPEC considers lowering production to account for oil reserve releases
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- European stocks edge higher but oil and mining shares drag
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- OPEC: Oil Will Be King Of The Global Energy Mix Until At Least 2045
Oil demand will return to 2019 levels by the end of 2022, despite some delays in projects due to repercussions from the pandemic, Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli told Al-Arabiya.
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- Germany’s new leaders bring splash of colour after grey Merkel years
- How MPs’ second jobs fail to gain them experience of the UK economy
- More than €5bn wiped off value of three Irish companies over new Covid strain
- Mizuho’s top execs to resign after govt punishments over system failures
- Letter: Bean counters’ cost savings rarely add up
- Govt adopts FY21 extra budget with record spending
It is only natural for the top management of the bank and its parent company to step down. The change of leadership has to lead to preventing the recurrence of system failures and reforming the corporate culture.
- Russian stock indices MOEX, RTS speed up decline to 3-5%
- MOEX Index down 2.4% as Friday trading opens, RTS loses 3.45%
- Dollar grows to 74.89 rubles, euro grows to 84.07 rubles at Moscow Exchange
- Russian stock market closed mixed on Thursday
- MOEX index rises by 0.35%, RTS index – by 0.65%
- Dollar down to 74.82 rubles, euro up to 83.95 rubles on Moscow Exchange
- Economists cut Canada growth forecasts on floods, but see rate hikes on track
- MOEX Russia, RTS indexes falling as trading day ended
- Gas price in Europe approaches $1,100 per 1,000 cubic meters
- TCS Group GDRs up 4% amid financial reports publication
Russian market indices ended the trading session on Friday with a downward trend.
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- Taiwan’s UMC settles chip trade secrets dispute with Micron
- New German government to ban facial recognition and mass surveillance
…Network effects are key to some of the largest technology companies on the planet, which are in turn becoming the most valuable and important companies overall….
- SAMACO Automotive launches the world’s largest Bugatti showroom in Riyadh
- Ford, GlobalFoundries partners to offset chip supplies shortage
- Car show to bring more than 600 exotic and rare automobiles to Riyadh
- Rivian sees $23bn wiped out following recent market debut
- Biden’s made-in-America push raises trade tensions at meeting with Canada, Mexico
- Electric vehicle sales are growing, and experts say there are ways to bring prices down
- Egypt to manufacture first EV in cooperation with private sector within a year
- The automotive plant that helped drive career opportunities for women
- Elon Musk sells nearly $7 bln worth of Tesla shares 13.11.2021
- ASX surges on higher commodity prices, BHP investors back climate plan and Woolworths’ renewables pledge
RIYADH: A Porsche-inspired off-roader called the Marsien stole the hearts of car enthusiasts at the Riyadh Car Show, as it debuted for the first time in the Kingdom. Known as Project Sandbox while under testing, the bespoke Marsien by Marc Philipp Gemballa shook the world with its surreal promises and design when it first launched in 2021, offering only 40 cars on completion. “A lot of people have been waiting to see the Marsien and this is the first time some of our clients here in Saudi Arabia are seeing it in person,” said Gemballa. “The Riyadh Car Show has been put together so well.