All of this can be turned into useful chemicals.Photo: Prakash Singh (Getty Images) Produces more than the petrochemical industry 88 million tons Polyethylene, it makes the most common plastic in the world. Accordingly, scientists have found a new way to upcycle it Study Published in Science on Thursday. It could …
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Drop the hoopla and place an online order. Sarah She / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus epidemic, visit the WHO website. Every fall, Apple Pal fans line up at marquee stores like Manhattan’s famous Apple Paul Fifth Avenue Cube, spending days in folding chairs …
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But a “sharp rise” in new cases has engulfed contact tracers, leading to delays and a “backlog of positive cases whose cases are yet to be handed over to the case investigator,” the North Dakota Health Department said this week. “Close contacts will no longer be contacted by public health …
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The United States today signed an anti-abortion declaration with a group of about 30 largely liberal or dictatorial governments, following the failure of an attempt to expand the Coalition coalition. The “Geneva Consensus Declaration” calls on states to promote women’s rights and health – but without resorting to abortion – …
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BRUSSELS – Treated with contempt by President Trump, who sees him as a rival and a deadbeat rather than an ally, many European leaders are waiting for Biden to become president. But they know painfully that in Mr. Trump’s four years the world – and the United States – has …
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