Новости за 22.05.2024

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 21, 2024
Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.9-billion) fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday. The iPhone maker filed an appeal with the EU's General Court in Luxembourg on May 16, the court told AFP. The European Commission, the EU's powerful competition regulator, hit Apple with the fine in March i

Hong Kong (AFP) May 22, 2024
Asian markets were mixed and European stocks fell Wednesday as investors struggled to revive a recent rally across markets as they turned their focus on the release later in the day of earnings from US tech darling Nvidia. Record closes for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq provided a little inspiration, even with few catalysts to drive buying, with minutes from the Federal Reserve's May policy decisio

Washington (AFP) May 21, 2024
Airplane turbulence, which led to the death of a passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday, is a complex phenomenon that is becoming increasingly common due to climate change, according to experts. Storms, cold and warm fronts, and the movement of air around mountains can all cause turbulence in the air that planes fly through. Turbulence can also occur in jet streams - highwa

Rumaylah, Iraq (AFP) May 19, 2024
Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son to leukaemia, which he alleges was caused by gas flaring at Iraq's largest oil field. The bereaved father, who lives near the Rumaila field in the southern province of Basra, is demanding that the firm compensate him for his son Ali's medical expenses, which have left him in crushing debt. He wan

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 16, 2024
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a global provider of voice and data satellite communications, announced a significant development for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI), an Iridium partner, received a unique waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct UAS surveillance of

Paris (AFP) May 21, 2024
NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change "chaos". The case targets the company's board, including chief executive Patrick Pouyanne, and major shareholders that backed its climate strategy, including US investment firm BlackRock and

London (AFP) May 21, 2024
More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy giant revealed Tuesday. Shell said in a statement that almost 22 percent of shareholders rejected its current climate plan, in a vote held at the group's annual general meeting. Management faced criticism from investors and environmental protestors alike during the AGM that w

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) May 21, 2024
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that concerns about Chinese overproduction of key green technologies would be a key topic at a forthcoming meeting of G7 finance ministers. Chinese production in areas such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels "significantly exceeds global demand", Yellen said in a speech in Frankfurt. The excess capacity "poses a

Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2024
Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, achieved an exemplary biennial license performance review from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC found no areas needing improvement. This marks the ninth consecutive review with outstanding results over 18 years. "We are very proud of this milestone that demonstrates our employees' dedication to safety

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 21, 2024
The EU would impose "targeted" duties on Chinese electric cars if Beijing's state aid for the sector is proven to be illegal, bloc chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. Brussels last year angered China after launching an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric cars with growing expectations the EU will slap on duties in response. The United States earlier this month sharply

Porto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 22, 2024
The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean farming, according to experts, who urge the country to restore its forests and their vast water-retaining root systems. The key agricultural state of Rio Grande do Sul has been hit by an unprecedented climate disaster for the past three weeks, with cities and rural areas alike inundate

Vienna (AFP) May 20, 2024
The UN nuclear watchdog on Monday called for "vigilance" against trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive material, saying it has recorded more than 4,200 thefts or other incidents over the past 30 years. Last year, 31 countries reported 168 incidents "in line with historical averages", the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Six of those were "likely related to trafficking o