SINGAPORE (Reuters) – From the high balcony of a public housing block in Singapore, an environmental official confirms his mosquito launcher, the latest control authorities have set out to combat a record outbreak of tropical disease dengue. With the click of a button and a whirl of a fan, a …
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(Reuters) – Several major U.S. states are not responding to calls from federal health officials to reduce COVID-19 testing of some who are exposed to the virus, and are contributing to a widespread reprimand from the Trump administration leaders of public health. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey …
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …
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Then things took a deadly turn. The teenager with the long pistol struck with people near a car dealer and open fire, allegedly killing two people and injuring a third, says a criminal complaint. Even as police and emergency vehicles rushed to the scene and chaotic videos of the fatal …
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The emergence of renewable energy sources and the decarbonisation of the grid will require new energy storage facilities in the coming years to provide flexible energy and capacity. In addition to increasing shares of solar and wind power in the electricity mix, the US will see increased installation of energy …
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