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LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Waste coffee grounds will be used to help fuel some of London’s buses, Royal Dutch Shell and green energy company bio-bean said on Monday (November 20). A new biofuel, which contains part coffee oil, is being added to the London bus fuel supply chain where it can be used without the need for modification, according to bio-bean founder Arthur Kay. “Bio-bean has created a B20 fuel which is 20 percent […]
by Eitan Abramovich and Carlos Reyes Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) — Experts ruled out Monday the possibility that noise detected at sea could have come from an Argentine submarine missing with 44 people aboard, in the latest bad news to hit their relatives. “The sound footprint could not correspond to a sub’s… it may have been a noise from a living thing,” said navy spokesman Enrique Balbi. “The search continues,” he […]
Reuters — A source told Reuters Monday the Justice Department will file a lawsuit blocking AT&T’s $85-billion purchase of Time Warner. Tech and telecom stocks like AT&T pushed Wall Street higher on Monday. Trading volumes could be thin this week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday since no big companies are reporting earnings and economic data are slim. “As we sit today going into year end, we think that the stability will continue. However, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — It might have placed top of the North American box office, but “Justice League” didn’t have the super opening weekend predicted, falling short of expectations with takings of $93.8 million, according to data released Monday. With an all-star cast including Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, “Justice League” — based on the DC Comics superheroes team — sees a mash-up of classic […]
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) — All hands are on deck at this lab at the University of California San Diego, where researcher Michael Tolley’s team are working on a human-like robotic gripper. Its three fingers are made of three flexible pneumatic chambers that move when air pressure is applied, allowing each digit to manipulate the object it’s holding. “These fingers are unique in that they can bend in any direction so we have enough degrees […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Negotiations in Mexico to update NAFTA have not made much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, but the current round of talks is progressing, participants close to the fifth round of talks told media on Monday (November 20). One sticking point that has emerged in the talks is rules of origin. With the details of the US proposal and Mexican and Canadian counter-proposals to […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese special envoy on Monday ended a four-day trip to North Korea during which the two sides discussed regional concerns but made no direct statements about the nuclear crisis. Officially, Song Tao was sent by President Xi Jinping to report on the outcome of the Chinese Communist Party’s recent congress. Analysts had expected that Song would press North Korean officials on the nuclear standoff, but did not expect any breakthroughs. […]
Reuters — Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday (November 20), edging out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift. The R&B singer earned some $105 million from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests. Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week […]
by Susan Njanji and Ben Sheppard Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe came under increasing pressure to quit Monday as his ruling party said it would move to impeach him and the army revealed his likely successor would soon return to the country. In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old president had flouted expectations he would step down after the military’s takeover, pitching the country into a second week […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Blue whales, the world’s largest animals, usually favor their right side when they lunge to catch food — a preference similar to right-handedness in people, researchers said Monday. But on certain occasions while moving upward in shallow water, these righties will almost always shift to their left to keep a good eye on their favored prey — tiny crustaceans known as krill. The reason for this situation-specific choice is likely […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James is executive producing a YouTube documentary series following the lives of high school students with dreams of becoming basketball stars, the Google-owned video service announced Monday. James, star of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, will be one of the executive producers of the eight-episode series “Best Shot.” The series will be directed by Michael John Warren, known for “Fearless,” and “Jay-Z Fade to Black,” and will feature former […]
by John Biers Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The euro retreated Monday on concerns about the political crisis engulfing Germany, but European and US stocks rose. At the close of trading, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index was up 0.5 percent, bouncing back from a weaker start, France’s CAC 40 also added 0.4 percent, while London’s FTSE was up by a modest 0.1 percent. A stronger showing on Wall Street — kicking off […]
