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July 23, 2025
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Framatome opens advanced additive manufacturing hub in France



Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Framatome has launched a new additive manufacturing center at its Romans-sur-Isere facility in southeastern France, marking a strategic expansion of its capabilities in nuclear and defense sectors. The site is the first of its kind in Europe dedicated to producing mechanical components through advanced metal 3D printing techniques. The center incorporates cutting-edge technologies such as wire-arc additive manufacturing and laser powder bed fusion. These methods allow for the creation of component ... read more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome to supply nuclear fuel for Barakah plant boosting UAE energy security
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Framatome has entered into a nuclear fuel supply agreement with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC), reinforcing the UAE's efforts to diversify its clean energy infrastructure. The agreement ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solestial to Accelerate Space Solar Array Production with $12M SpaceWERX Contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Solestial, Inc., a developer of silicon-based solar technology for space applications, has secured a $1.2 million Direct-to-Phase II SBIR award from SpaceWERX. The funding will support the design an ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Wind-driven tech powers solar panel dust removal without external electricity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Through a joint effort with Dr. Wanchul Seung at Samsung Electronics' Global Technology Research division, Professor Juhyuck Lee and his team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at D ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump announces 'massive' Japan trade deal
Washington (AFP) July 23, 2025
US President Donald Trump has announced a "massive" trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline. ... more
TRADE WARS
China seeks to 'strengthen cooperation' at trade talks with US
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2025
China said Wednesday it will seek to "strengthen cooperation" with the United States at next week's trade talks in Stockholm. ... more
TRADE WARS
Tokyo's Nikkei leads Asian rally after Japan-US trade deal
Hong Kong (AFP) July 23, 2025
Tokyo stocks surged Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump's tariffs, including those on the crucial car sector. ... more
WATER WORLD
The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
Rarotonga, Cook Islands (AFP) July 23, 2025
A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
ICJ climate ruling: five things to watch for
The Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025
The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. ... more

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TRADE WARS
Trump says confident US to reach Philippines trade deal
Washington (AFP) July 22, 2025
US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Tuesday at reaching a trade deal with the Philippines to ease his threatened tariffs as he welcomed his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos to the White House. ... more
TRADE WARS
US Treasury chief eyes China tariff deadline extension in talks next week
Washington (AFP) July 22, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Stockholm next week for tariff talks, eyeing an extension to a mid-August deadline for levies to snap back to steeper levels. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
UN chief urges AI companies to focus on renewable energy
United Nations, United States (AFP) July 22, 2025
The head of the United Nations called Tuesday on the surging artificial intelligence sector to prioritize sustainable energy for running power-hungry data centers. ... more
TRADE WARS
US Treasury chief says will meet China counterparts in Stockholm
Washington (AFP) July 22, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Stockholm next week for tariff talks, as a mid-August deadline for levies to snap back to steeper levels approaches. ... more
WATER WORLD
Pacific Island students spearhead drive for ICJ climate justice
The Hague (AFP) July 22, 2025
The six-year push towards Wednesday's seminal climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice began not in some lofty legal chambers, but in a small university classroom in Vanuatu. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan moves toward first new reactor since Fukushima disaster
Tokyo (AFP) July 22, 2025
A Japanese utility said Tuesday it was taking an initial step towards building the nation's first new nuclear reactor since the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster more than a decade ago. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


WEATHER REPORT
Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran
Tehran (AFP) July 22, 2025
A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels dropping to their lowest point in a century, state media said Tuesday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Club Med taps ex-Carrefour executive as new CEO
Paris (AFP) July 21, 2025
Club Med, the Chinese-owned French travel operator, said on Monday it has named a former executive in the Carrefour supermarket group to replace its head and chairman Henri Giscard d'Estaing, who was fired last week. ... more
WAR REPORT
Fears of escalation after Israel hits Huthi-held Yemen port
Hodeida, Yemen (AFP) July 21, 2025
Israel pounded Yemen's Huthi-held port of Hodeida with air strikes on Monday for the second time in a month, stoking fears of escalation as it warned Yemen could face the same fate as Iran. ... more
WATER WORLD
UK overhauls regulation of 'broken' water system
London (AFP) July 21, 2025
The UK government announced Monday it will overhaul the management and regulation of the water system, following a landmark report that slammed systematic failings in the heavily-criticised industry. ... more
TRADE WARS
China confirms US bank employee banned from leaving over 'criminal case'
Beijing (AFP) July 21, 2025
Beijing confirmed Monday that an employee of US bank Wells Fargo was barred from leaving China, following reports last week that Shanghai-born managing director Chenyue Mao was under an exit ban. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Cambodia cybercrime crackdown arrest tally hits 2,000
Phnom Penh (AFP) July 18, 2025
The number of suspects arrested in a Cambodian crackdown on internet scam centres has risen to 2,000, a government minister told AFP on Friday. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription prices
San Francisco, United States (AFP) July 17, 2025
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
AI helps automate nuclear reactor licensing process at INL
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has partnered with Microsoft to apply Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline the complex process of nuclear reactor licensing and ... more
ENERGY TECH
Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communities
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Bifacial CuInSe2 solar cells achieve record efficiency on transparent substrates
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
The Division of Energy and Environmental Technology at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) has developed a next-generation thin-film solar cell capable of generating elec ... more
TECH SPACE
New copper alloy delivers shape memory performance at extreme cold
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A research collaboration led by Tohoku University has unveiled a copper-based shape memory alloy that retains functionality at cryogenic temperatures down to -200C. This breakthrough material offers ... more
CHIP TECH
Unprecedented insight into electron behavior within quantum tunneling barrier
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Professor Dong Eon Kim and his team at POSTECH, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, have experimentally revealed a long-standing quantum mystery: what happens to elec ... more
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UK gives green light 38 bn pounds to build Sizewell C nuclear plant
London (AFP) July 22, 2025
The UK government on Tuesday gave new British nuclear power plant Sizewell C the final go-ahead after reaching a deal with investors, aiming to bolster net zero and energy security goals. ... more
TRADE WARS
Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) July 22, 2025
Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Anxious parents face tough choices on AI
New York (AFP) July 22, 2025
When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
New twist in EU-China patents standoff at WTO
Geneva (AFP) July 21, 2025
The European Union has obtained a mostly favourable ruling in one of its ongoing trade disputes with China over intellectual property, according to a decision published by the WTO Monday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacket
New York (AFP) July 20, 2025
Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia. ... more
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