Of Red planet in 2000 to The Martian In 2015, the deserts of the Middle East were a favorite filming location for Hollywood productions aiming to replicate the Martian landscape. Now, however, in a development of a summer box office hit, the UAE is trying to become the first Arab …
Read More »Russia to mass-produce experimental vaccine COVID-19: head of wealth fund
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to produce 30 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine domestically this year, with the potential to manufacture another 170 million abroad, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kirill Dmitriev, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), attends …
Read More »Greta Thunberg: the world must ‘break’ old systems, contracts to face the climate
LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Thursday that the world needed economic reform to have a chance to beat climate change and that countries should be prepared to break old agreements and contracts to meet green goals. The 17-year-old spoke to Reuters TV after she and other activists …
Read More »Global stocks fall as investors weigh Chinese data on GDP, which exceeds estimates but “flatters mislead”
VCG / Getty Global stocks plummeted on Thursday when China released mixed data showing some growth, but its retail sales failed to climb into positive territory. China’s Shanghai Benchmark Composite Index fell 4.5%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 2.1%. European markets fell before a European Central Bank meeting …
Read More »Scientists unravel secrets of ultra-black fish swimming in the deepest depths
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For fish that inhabit the immense darkness of the deep sea, being ultra black offers great camouflage in a fish-eat-fish world. Scientists studying some of these exotic creatures have now deciphered the secret behind their extreme color. These fish, such as fang tooth, Pacific …
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