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.
- St. Petersburg reports 3,761 new coronavirus cases in past day, hitting March 2 high
- Moscow reports 7,020 new coronavirus cases in past day
- Russia registers over 20,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for fifth consecutive day
- Russia registers 28,694 new COVID-19 cases in past day
- Herd immunity to Covid in Russia drops from 8.6% to 7.4% over past week
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 2,399 in the Moscow Region in 24 hours compared with 2,467 on the previous day.
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- Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit
- France gets help from EU partners as wildfires rage
- Egypt to mobilize investments for climate projects ahead of COP27
- African countries seek to revive Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline dream 12.08.2022
- Mysterious mass fish kill in the Oder River: Climate or contamination? 12.08.2022
- UK: Droughts across England as River Thames source drier than ever before 12.08.2022
- Why has Pakistan not realized its economic and political potential? 12.08.2022
- Arctic warming four times faster than rest of Earth: study
- Coal-rich Poland faces winter of energy discontent 11.08.2022
Large parts of the United Arab Emirates were hit by dust and sandstorms on Sunday as authorities urged caution on the roads and battened down for expected heavy rain.
- Industry minister Nishimura visits Yasukuni shrine
- Power outage adds to ‘unbearable’ hardships for Palestinians in Gaza
- Latvia, Estonia withdraw from China cooperation group
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- European firefighters rush to France’s aid as wildfires rage 11.08.2022
- U.S. Refiners See Demand Holding Strong Through Year-End
- Kishida revamps cabinet to boost public support
- Gaza beach erosion portends environmental catastrophe
- Extreme heat in Spain hits olive, avocado harvest 10.08.2022
One president of Brazil built a giant dam that wrought tremendous damage in the Amazon rainforest.
- Germany’s Scholz says Ukraine tops list of a myriad of challenges 11.08.2022
- Siemens Energy can continue maintenance of Nord Stream pipeline equipment
- Siemens Energy to leave Russia this autumn, says statement
- Germany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis 05.08.2022
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- Germany-Senegal gas plan sparks outcry from environmentalists 01.08.2022
- U.S. Agency Back Kosovo’s Ailing Energy Sector With $237 Million Commitment
- Red tape and reluctant locals cloud Germany’s solar power rush
- Earth Overshoot Day 2022: Humanity has already used its resources for the year 28.07.2022
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) as the trilateral project with a decadeslong history is officially called recently saw a fresh attempt at a revival when representatives from Algeria, Niger and Nigeria met in Niamey, Niger.
- IEA raises oil demand growth forecast by 380,000 bpd to 2.1 mln bpd in 2022
- Hungary’s MOL says oil flows via Druzhba pipeline to resume shortly
- Russia Set To Resume Pipeline Oil Exports Via Ukraine
- Analyst: Oil To Hit $120 Again By Winter
- OPEC+ cautious decision related to uncertainties, market balance
- Egyptian Port Serves As New Route For Russian Oil
- OPEC+ considers increasing oil production
- OPEC+ JMMC recommends increasing oil production by 100,000 barrels daily in September
- OPEC meets amid output struggles, US pressure for more oil
- India Increases Crude Oil Windfall Tax
The payment, if confirmed by all parties, would be a step toward restoring oil flows to the Czech Republic after a week-long outage and also create conditions for future payments for transit to the region.
- Did UK inflation pick up in July?
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- Former Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain dies aged 59
- The battle for Colombia’s most powerful business group
- The $1.6tn student debt quandary hanging over the US economy
- Volvo dips in to Europe’s ‘seized up’ bond markets
- UK’s debt and welfare payments bill set to soar by more than £50bn
- Letter: Goldsmith poem aptly sums up Tories’ challenge
- Kewsong Lee, Carlyle’s ejected dealmaker-in-chief
…The UN, World Bank and Asian Development Bank are examples of the appropriate faces of international community involvement with Afghanistan….
- Bank of Russia to develop cross-border digital currency transfers
- Sollers shares up over 30% on Moscow Exchange
- Ruble weakens against dollar, strengthens against euro
- MOEX index rises by 0.08%, RTS – by 0.13%
- MOEX index falls by 0.71%, RTS – by 0.63%
- Russian stocks close in the red on Thursday
- Euro exchange rate surpasses 63 rubles on Moscow Exchange first since August 1
- Individuals purchased record-high currency amounts at Moscow Exchange – Central Bank
- MOEX index rises by 0.73%, RTS index – by 0.76%
- Ruble strengthens against dollar and euro
Russian market indexes ended the trading session on Friday in the black.
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- Russian air defenses down four drones, intercept four HIMARS rockets in Ukraine operation
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- Russia’s tech corporation reveals how Tablet-M-IR mobile artillery control system works
- A guide to the US climate, health and tax package
- Letter: Imagine China welcoming Pelosi, with no loss of face
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- Huawei’s sales freefall slows as cloud business expands
- Formula 1’s Toto Wolff: ‘You need to push people out of their comfort zone’
…consideration would restrict investment flows both to and from China — for instance, implementing more stringent reviews, limiting Chinese access to US capital markets, and prohibiting the transfer of sensitive technology …
- How German industry plans to cut its gas consumption 01.08.2022
- EU sanctions on Russia haven’t slowed invasion of Ukraine 30.07.2022
- Ukrainian military loses 45 servicemen in battles with LPR in past 24 hours
- Russian forces destroy 1,522 UAVs, 4,050 armored vehicles in Ukraine operation – top brass
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- A seismic shift: support for ICE melts as Europe warms to EVs
- Russian forces destroy 1,411 UAVs, 3,873 armored vehicles in Ukraine operation – top brass
- EU deal on car CO2 standards leaves door ajar for e-fuels
- EU carmaker regions clamour for ‘just transition’ aid scheme
- EU countries approve end to combustion engine sales by 2035
The Russian Armed Forces struck a site in Artyomovsk (DPR), where units of a Ukrainian mechanized brigade are stationed, eliminating up to 130 troops, Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported on Sunday.