Israeli start-up technology firm, Air, unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’

Israeli start-up technology firm, Air, unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’

Israeli start-up Air on Tuesday unveiled its first “easy-to-operate” electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it aims to sell directly to consumers predominantly in the United States starting in 2024. Air has been working with the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for two years and expects to obtain...

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How splits in one of South Sudan’s ruling SPLA factions may refuel war in Malakal oilfields

How splits in one of South Sudan’s ruling SPLA factions may refuel war in Malakal oilfields

Malakal’s conflict in South Sudan has been frozen in place for years: a consequence of the Padang Dinka’s influence in Juba, which is partly due to their success in keeping Upper Nile’s oil fields – one of the government’s few foreign exchange earners – running. But a split within First...

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Ethiopia launch new airstrikes, as UN slashes presence in rebel-controlled Tigray region

Ethiopia launch new airstrikes, as UN slashes presence in rebel-controlled Tigray region

New airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, residents said Wednesday, as video showed injured people with bloodied faces being rushed to vehicles and thick black smoke rising in the sky. Ethiopia’s government said it targeted facilities to make and repair weapons, which a spokesman for the rival Tigray...

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In a flashpoint South Sudanese town of Malakal, women peacemakers try to bridge the divide

In a flashpoint South Sudanese town of Malakal, women peacemakers try to bridge the divide

More than 18 months into a power-sharing government between South Sudan’s rival leaders, local conflicts still simmer, undermining a fragile peace accord. But in the northern flashpoint town of Malakal, a group of women peacemakers is trying to reverse that narrative by healing ethnic divisions to head off another bout...

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Study: Recycled lithium batteries as good as new, raise hope of reduced environmental pollution

Study: Recycled lithium batteries as good as new, raise hope of reduced environmental pollution

Lithium-ion batteries, with their use of riskily mined metals, tarnish the green image of EVs. Recycling to recover those valuable metals would minimise the social and environmental impact of mining, keep millions of tonnes of batteries from landfills, and cut the energy use and emissions created from making batteries. But...

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Facebook: Whistleblowers can have their say, but Big Tech will always have their way and money

Facebook: Whistleblowers can have their say, but Big Tech will always have their way and money

Truth be told, predicting the future isn’t my strong suit (and I have a trophy to prove it) – but here’s one prediction I make with full confidence: The latest Facebook revelations, courtesy of whistle-blower Frances Haugen, will have zero impact on regulation. No new laws, no new regulations, no...

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EPL: Chelsea setback after target says he prefers joining Man United over the Blues

EPL: Chelsea setback after target says he prefers joining Man United over the Blues

Chelsea have been hit with yet another massive setback in their quest for a new defender as their primary target has reportedly asked for another move. The Blues failed to secure Jules Kounde’s signature in the summer. That was only a minor hitch, as reinforcements at the back weren’t an...

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Tigray, Ethiopian government forces trade accusations after aerial attacks on civilian targets

Tigray, Ethiopian government forces trade accusations after aerial attacks on civilian targets

Rebellious Tigrayan forces accused the Ethiopian government of launching air strikes on the capital of Tigray region and although a government official initially denied strikes, state-run media later reported the air force conducted an attack. The reported raid follows intensified fighting in two other Ethiopian regions, where the central government’s...

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Ethiopian military kill three children in airstrikes on rebel-held Tigray regional capital Mekele

Ethiopian military kill three children in airstrikes on rebel-held Tigray regional capital Mekele

Ethiopia’s military has launched air strikes on the capital of the war-battered Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict. The renewed airstrikes that began on Monday October 18, were initially denied but hospitals that received the wounded and dead, plus businesses that were affected confirmed the attacks before...

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Diminished fish biomass may have altered ocean chemistry, nutrient fluxes and carbon cycling – report

Diminished fish biomass may have altered ocean chemistry, nutrient fluxes and carbon cycling – report

Tickled by sunlight, life teems at the ocean surface. Yet the influence of any given microbe, plankton or fish there extends far beyond this upper layer. In the form of dead organisms or poop, organic matter rains thousands of feet down onto the seafloor, nourishing ecosystems, influencing delicate ocean chemistry,...

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