Sci-Tech

Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion in Tesla shares

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold approximately $1.1 billion in shares of his electric…

Israel start-up offers virtual ‘Clean Coins’ for garbage

by Alexandra Vardi Agence France-Presse HAIFA, Israel (AFP) - As she walked her dog Luna near her northern Israel town,…

Rolls-Royce launches nuclear reactor business

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - UK aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce on Tuesday launched plans to build small low-cost nuclear reactors…

France, US commemorate centenary of historic Marie Curie visit

by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In 1921, the celebrated French scientist Marie Curie made a six-week trip…

Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said Monday, as…

NASA to deflect asteroid in test of ‘planetary defense’

by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race…

Finnish scientists create ‘sustainable’ lab-grown coffee

by Sam KINGSLEY HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a…

US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next…

Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant

by Geneviève NORMAND BROMONT, Canada (AFP) -- In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital…

Google cuts its commission on app subscriptions

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google announced Thursday it will lower a fee in its app store as pressure…

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