by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Space travel is set to take a pivotal step forward this weekend. SpaceX, in the first test demonstration of a commercial crew capsule designed to eventually send astronauts to the International Space Station, plans to launch its Crew Dragon spacecraf...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Canadarm3 will keep the lunar-orbiting base functioning.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Storm surge barriers to temporarily close off inlets and portions of bays during severe storms are among measures envisioned in a new study to protect New Jersey coastal areas from back bay flooding.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Gabrielle Union and Kate Hudson were honored on Thursday night at the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s “An Unforgettable Evening” for their activism supporting the fight against breast cancer. Held at the Beverly Wilshire, guests raised thousands of do...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who has sparked school strikes worldwide against global warming joined thousands of students in Hamburg Friday, urging them to stay angry and fight for change. "For way too long the politicians and the people...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Rescuers at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine brought in a heavy excavator to the perilous site Friday as they ramped up efforts to reach more than 30 miners still trapped underground. Search teams had been forced to use spades and even bare hands fo...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP is switching emphasis from M&A toward exploration, taking a potentially riskier path to increase its resources after years when it has relied on acquisitions to add the bulk of its new barrels. The company said...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The National Security Council at the White House has been considering the formation of a climate panel that would likely be headed by William Happer, a retired Princeton University physics professor who says greenhouse gas emissions are good for the...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge has ordered oil contractor Saipem and former executives to stand trial on market manipulation and false accounting charges, sources said on Friday.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of students have gathered in the German city of Hamburg as part of a worldwide protest calling for action to curb global warming.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
The London-based company picked CLSA Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead the deal, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. Morgan Stanley is also among banks that were chos...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Sales for the three months ending December hit 134.8 billion yuan ($20.2 billion), surpassing the average projection of analysts. The Beijing-based company expects revenue this quarter of 118 billion yuan to 122 billion yuan, versus the 118.9 billio...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Anutin Charnvirakul thinks he has hit on a winning issue for Thailand's election next month - promoting cannabis farming now that the Southeast Asia nation has legalized medical marijuana. Campaign posters for his Bhumjaithai (Proud to Be Thai) part...
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Camber Pharmaceuticals recalled 87 lots of the blood pressure medication losartan Thursday after discovering trace amounts of a potential carcinogen.
by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago
Sadiq Khan will chair a special advisory group meeting on Friday to review contingency plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit, with chiefs of emergency services, Britain’s National Health Service, and other city officials expected to attend. “The th...