Before release of draft plan, experts warn against zero-sum mentality The European Commission is to unveil the industrial plan underpinning its Green Deal on Wednesday, but experts warn against a zero-sum mentality in a race that might harm global efforts to counter climate change. A draft document of "A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the […]
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Costlier drugs hit hard in US
Prices have risen on almost 1,000 drugs in the United States in the first three weeks of January, the most increases in January since at least 2011, according to a nonprofit organization that tracks drug prices. The price increases on 985 drugs ranged from 1 to 26 percent, with median increases of 5 percent, data […]
Mars researchers cuddle up to ‘Teddy bear’ find
This image from NASA released on Jan 25 shows a formation on Mars that resembles a bear. (PHOTO / AFP) LOS ANGELES — Move over, Yogi and Paddington. There is a new bear in town. Or on Mars, anyway. The beaming face of a cute Teddy bear appears to have been carved into the surface […]
Tribunal: UK govt ‘unlawfully’ issued warrants for nearly 5 years
The Union Flag flaps in the wind outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Oct 24, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) British spies unlawfully retained people's intercepted data over almost five years, a tribunal said on Monday in a ruling that blamed “widespread corporate failure” at the domestic intelligence agency MI5 and the interior ministry. The […]
Ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro applies for US tourist visa
In this photo taken on Jan 9, 2023, Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro lies on his hospital bed in Kissimmee, Florida. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON — Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, despite calls for any US visas […]
UK PM Sunak sacks party chairman Zahawi over tax affairs
In this photo dated Jan 24, 2023, former Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi leaves the Conservative Party head office in Westminster, central London. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Zahawi on Jan 29, 2023 after an investigation revealed he had committed a serious breach by not being open about a tax probe. (PHOTO / AP) […]
Italy’s Eni signs $8b Libya gas deal as PM Meloni visits Tripoli
(Left to right) Italian multinational oil and gas company ENI's CEO Claudio Descalzi, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and National Oil Corporation chief Farhat Bengdara attend an agreement-singing ceremony in the Libyan capital, on Jan 28, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) ROME/TRIPOLI – Italian energy company Eni and Libya's National Oil […]
Sweden’s NATO process paused, says foreign minister
In this file photo taken on Jan 27, 2023, Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tobias Billstrom holds a joint press conference with Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs in Riga. (PHOTO / AFP) STOCKHOLM – Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Saturday that the country's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) process has paused, local media […]
Plato Hits 10M Visitors, Lays Out Web3 Vision at Quantum Miami
MIAMI, FL, Jan 25, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Plato Technologies Inc. (Plato) announced today that it has passed the 10 millionth visitor mark on its Open Beta. “This represents a significant milestone for the company, and we want to thank everyone involved in this project for their contribution over the course of […]
DOCOMO Announces World’s First Technology that Utilizes Human-Augmentation Platform for Sharing Haptic Information Between People
TOKYO, Jan 25, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC., the Embodied Media Project led by Professor Kouta Minamizawa at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design and the Haptics Lab led by Professor Yoshihiro Tanaka at Nagoya Institute of Technology announced today they have developed a technology, called FEEL TECHTM, that […]
Plato Hits 10M Visitors Mark and Lays Out Web3 Vision at Quantum Miami
MIAMI, FL, Jan 25, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Plato Technologies Inc. (Plato) announced today that it has passed the 10 millionth visitors mark on their Open Beta. “This represents a significant milestone for the company, and we want to thank everyone involved in this project for their contributions over the course of […]
Lula floats shared ‘trading currency’ during Argentina trip
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he gives a joint statement with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Jan 23, 2023. (GUSTAVO GARELLO / AP) BUENOS AIRE – Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade […]
Russia’s Lavrov visits ally South Africa amid Western rivalry
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sergei Lavrov (left) is welcomed by South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor (right) ahead of their meeting at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria on Jan 23, 2023. (PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) PRETORIA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in South Africa on Monday […]
Nurburgring gives green light for a comprehensive digitization measure of the world-famous Nordschleife
TOKYO, Jan 23, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With the support of Fujitsu, the operators of the legendary Nurburgring are showing how history, the present and the future can be optimally combined – for greater safety using advanced AI technology. Especially on the one of the world’s most challenging race tracks: the Nordschleife. […]
XMANNA Launches the Future of the Internet with XLANTIS
Bringing Together Leading Companies to Join the Founding of a New Kind of World. A World Owned By Everyone, XLANTIS. MIAMI, FL, January 23, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – XLANTIS, a leading web3 venture on the forefront of the gaming, sports, and live entertainment industry, is proud to announce its founding companies are now committed to bringing the XLANTIS vision […]
US Justice Dept found more classified items in Biden home search
In this undated photo, US President Joe Biden holds White House news conference in Washington. (PHOTO / REUTERS) WASHINGTON – A new search of President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday by the US Justice Department found six more items, including documents with classification markings, a lawyer for the president said in a […]
Venezuela accuses US of distorting human rights issues
People raise a new Venezuelan flag on the dome of the Federal Legislative Palace before a session for the installation of the National Parliament for the legislative period 2023-2024 at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, on Jan 5, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS – The United States has distorted the issue of human […]
Fosun International Expects One-off Negative Impact to be Cleared and Businesses to Bound Back in 2023
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On 20 January 2023, Fosun International Limited (“Fosun International” or “Fosun”, HKEX: 00656) issued a profit warning announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, mentioning that based on the information available to the Board and the latest unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group […]
Trump, lawyers fined about $1m for lawsuit against Clinton
Former US president Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov 15, 2022. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP) A federal judge on Thursday ordered former US president Donald Trump and his attorneys to pay more than $937,000 in sanctions for suing former secretary of state Hillary […]
Spain, France champion Europe’s industry in bilateral summit
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hand with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Barcelona, Spain, on Jan 19, 2023. (EMILIO MORENATTI / AP) BARCELONA – US efforts to boost green technology should not lead to the dismantling of Europe's industry, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday after signing a new bilateral treaty […]