Amazon today launched a $ 2 billion fund to advance technologies that will reduce greenhouse gases. The fund will help Amazon and other companies join the The Climate Pledge initiative that began in September 2019. That promise committed the company, and others who adhere to it, to become carbon neutral …
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Singapore calls for elections despite Covid pandemic
BANGKOK – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Tuesday that the city-state will hold the first elections in Southeast Asia since the coronavirus pandemic began. Elections are scheduled for July 10, and Parliament dissolved on Tuesday to begin the electoral process. In a televised speech Tuesday, Lee acknowledged the …
Read More »Trump visits Arizona amid surge in coronavirus cases, poll concerns
YUMA, Arizona (Reuters) – Days after its first demonstration since the coronavirus pandemic drew a smaller crowd than expected, President Donald Trump touted the construction of a border wall when he visited Arizona on Tuesday despite the increasing number. of virus cases in the state. United States President Donald Trump …
Read More »Over 6,000 Coronavirus Cases New California Daily Record
California broke a daily record for new coronavirus cases with more than 6,000 infections reported Monday, the highest single-day count in the state since the pandemic hit the US. USA In Los Angeles County, officials reported more than 2,000 new cases for the third time in the past week. In …
Read More »This super-young ‘hot planet’ of Jupiter is baffling astronomers
Hot Jupiters are exoplanets that are approximately the size of Jupiter, but orbit their respective star at a short distance, in extreme cases, it only takes 18 Earth hours to complete a full orbit. This means that they tend to be extremely hot, hence their name. Many questions remain about …
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