Category : science

From The Arctic’s Decline To The Green New Deal’s Rise: 3 Environmental Stories To Watch

Environmental stories just kept coming this year as the consequences of

How partial shutdown of U.S. government could play out

A partial U.S. government shutdown was widely expected to continue after Congress reconvenes on Thursday, with lawmakers split over President Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion in taxpayer funding for a proposed Mexican border wall. The Senate and...

A New Jersey Surgery Center May Have Exposed Thousands to Infections Due to Dirty Instruments

Over 3,000 patients at a New Jersey surgical center may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens after investigators found the facility wasn’t properly following sterilization guidelines or cleaning medical instruments correctly.

Oil slips back toward 18-month lows on oversupply

Oil prices fell on Thursday after rebounding 8 percent in the previous session, as worries over a glut in crude supply and concerns over a faltering global economy pressured prices even as a stock market rally offered support. U.S. light crude oil d...

China loosens pig transport ban to ensure supplies amid African swine fever

China has loosened the rules on the transportation of breeder pigs and piglets in provinces that are affected by the African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. Breeder pigs and piglets from counties without outbreaks of the dise...

China's Sinopec suspends top officials at trading arm: sources

Chinese state oil major Sinopec has suspended the two top officials at its trading arm Unipec after the company suffered losses, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Unipec's President Chen Bo, an industry veteran who helped the co...

Hundreds of residents forced to evacuate Sydney's new Opel Tower again after 'cracking' sounds

Residents in a recently completed Sydney high-rise apartment block that made "cracking noises" on Christmas Eve were moved out again Thursday as engineers work "round the clock" to fix the issue. Police and emergency services evac...

China says has made plans with U.S. for face-to-face trade meeting in January

China and the United States have made plans for face-to-face consultations over trade in January, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, as the world's two biggest economies advanced efforts to resolve a months-long trade war. Consultations...

Amazon, Walmart Face Tough Rules as India Aids Small Traders

E-commerce companies like Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc.’s Flipkart, which act as a facilitator between the buyer and seller by providing an online market place, must treat all vendors equally by providing the same terms, the trade ministry said in...

Huawei’s Revenue Growth Rebounds Despite ‘Storm-Tossed’ 2018

China’s largest technology company by sales is estimating $108.5 billion of revenue for 2018, a year in which it shipped more than 200 million phones to overtake Apple Inc. in global market rankings. Rotating Chairman Guo Ping struck a confident ton...

Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities have ordered firefighters in the capital to sprinkle water from high-rise buildings to settle dust and stop garbage fires and have banned construction activity as hazardous air quality affects millions of people.

Satellite images show collapse of Indonesian island volcano

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami.

NASA wants you to celebrate New Years with its New Horizons space probe

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has been speeding through space since early 2006 and it's about to make what might be its most interesting flyby to date. After speeding past Jupiter and Pluto in the 12 years since its launch, the probe is abou...

Iraqi lawmakers criticize Trump visit as blow to Iraqi sovereignty

Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday as a violation of Iraq's sovereignty, and lawmakers said a meeting between Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi...

Watch a NASA astronaut relearn how to walk after nearly 200 days in space

It's only been about a week since three of the crew members aboard the International Space Station flew back down to Earth aboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. Their vehicle, which was the same one that sprung a leak on a component that was ulti...

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