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Targeted northern tree planting could deliver major carbon drawdown for CanadaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 A new study shows that Canada could remove at least five times its current annual carbon emissions by strategically planting trees along the northern edge of the country's boreal forest. Researchers ... more  
UK court denies BHP bid to appeal Brazil mine disaster rulingLondon (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 A British court on Monday rejected Australian mining giant BHP's bid to appeal a ruling holding it liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, bringing victim compensation closer. ... more  
IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concernsVienna (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors will meet Friday to discuss nuclear safety in Ukraine, with several countries expressing "growing concern" over volatile conditions at Ukrainian power plants. ... more  
Czechs wind up black coal mining in green energy switchPrague (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 The Czech Republic will stop mining black coal at the end of January, closing its last mine in a switch to greener energy sources, state mining company OKD said Thursday. ... more |
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Ukraine faces -30C freeze as Russia batters energy grid: weather agencyKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Ukraine's state weather agency on Thursday forecast a drastic dip in temperatures to as low as minus 30C in coming days, as authorities race to restore heating and electricity services and President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of fresh Russian attacks on energy facilities. ... more  
Physicists predict significant growth for cadmium telluride photovoltaicsToledo OH (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 A solar energy generation technology once considered limited in its potential is poised for significant growth in the United States. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists who analyzed ... more 
Organic devices bring light emission and solar power togetherTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Organic semiconductors are thin, flexible materials that already underpin many consumer displays, and researchers now report a strategy that lets these materials both emit light efficiently and harv ... more 
Tethered orbital data centers aim to power AI with solar energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Penn Engineers have proposed a solar-powered orbital data center architecture that could scale to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence computing without drawing electricity from terrestri ... more |
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German software giant SAP's shares plunge on AI worriesFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Shares in the German software giant SAP suffered their biggest one-day drop in five years Thursday after disappointing earnings, extending a months-long slide driven by fears that AI could disrupt its business. ... more |
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Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surgeSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Apple on Thursday said it saw record-high earnings in the final three months of last year, with iPhone sales surging in greater China. ... more  
Engineered substrates sharpen single nanoparticle plasmon spectraSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 A research team led by the Singapore University of Technology and Design has demonstrated that spectral broadening in single-nanoparticle plasmons is not an unavoidable consequence of metal losses b ... more 
ClearSky and Hydeco team to revamp carrier P2P messaging economicsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 ClearSky Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Hydeco to integrate carrier-grade P2P SMS, MMS, and USSD capabilities into the iCODE Connect ecosystem, targeting modernization of ... more  
US lawmakers say Nvidia AI tech 'powering China's military'Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 A group of US lawmakers issued a warning Thursday over allowing tech giant Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, alleging that its support to AI startup DeepSeek has helped boost Chinese military capabilities. ... more |
 
UK drugs giant AstraZeneca announces $15 bn investment in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca said Thursday that it would invest $15 billion in China through 2030 to expand its medicines manufacturing and research, during a trip by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing. ... more
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Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm's canal port concessionPanama City (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Panama's Supreme Court annulled on Thursday the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports at the Panama Canal, a year after US President Donald Trump threatened to seize the crucial passageway claiming China controlled it. ... more 
Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peakHong Kong (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Asian stocks took a hit on Friday amid fresh worries over vast investments in artificial intelligence, gold and silver tumbled after hitting multiple record highs, and oil retreated on hopes for an easing of US-Iran tensions. ... more 
Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over IranHong Kong (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Gold prices soared to a fresh record near $5,600 Thursday, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with his threatened military strike on Iran. ... more  
Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop; EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted workNew York (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools. ... more |
 
Electron ordering mapped in quantum material with cryogenic 4D-STEMTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Electronic order in quantum materials often arises through intricate, non-uniform patterns that shift across space. A well-known example is the charge density wave (CDW), an ordered electronic state ... more 
Gold supraballs boost broadband solar absorptionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Sunlight carries a wide range of wavelengths, but many solar harvesting technologies only tap a portion of that spectrum, limiting their efficiency. Researchers have now shown that tiny self-assembl ... more
Nvidia boss hopeful of China allowing chip salesTaipei (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang expressed optimism Thursday that Beijing will permit the sale to Chinese buyers of a powerful AI chip model made by the US tech giant. ... more 
Starmer, Xi stress need for stronger UK-China ties to face global headwindsBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed the need for closer relations between their countries in order to face geopolitical headwinds, as the two met in Beijing on Thursday. ... more |
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Hongkongers snap up silver as gold becomes 'too expensive'Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Hong Kong residents hoping to cash in on a precious metals rally are buying up bars of silver as an alternative to gold that they say has become "too expensive" after reaching record highs. ... more 
Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demandSeoul (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the memory chips that power artificial intelligence. ... more 
Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwideNew York (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said Wednesday it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide as the company tries to streamline amid its major push into AI. ... more 
UK proposes to let websites refuse Google AI searchLondon (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Britain's competition watchdog proposed Wednesday that websites be allowed to opt out of having content used by Google's "AI Overviews" feature as it tackles the technology giant's dominance in online search. ... more |
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China added record wind and solar power in 2025, data showsBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 China added record amounts of wind and solar power capacity in 2025, while polluting coal and gas power also surged, according to data released on Wednesday by its National Energy Administration. ... more |
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Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, eyes bright AI futureThe Hague (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain in annual net profit Wednesday and predicted a bright future driven by demand for artificial intelligence. ... more
'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heatKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II. ... more 
Will the EU ban social media for children in 2026?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 As France moves one step closer to banning social media for children, the European Union is seriously considering whether it's time for the bloc to follow suit. ... more  
Vladimir Padrino: Venezuela's military power brokerCaracas (AFP) Jan 27, 2026 Vladimir Padrino, the man who wields absolute control over Venezuela's powerful military, became a soldier entirely by chance. ... more |
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