Month: March 2021
Suez Canal: Owner of cargo ship blocking waterway apologises – BBC News
Suez Canal: Owner of cargo ship blocking waterway apologises BBC News Empire State Building-length ship stuck in Suez Canal CNN Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day Bloomberg Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it – BBC
Read MoreA Cautionary Tale For China’s Ambitious Chipmakers
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China’s most advanced chipmakers. Now it’s bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance. (Image credit: Amy Cheng/NPR)
Read MoreA Cautionary Tale For China’s Ambitious Chipmakers
Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China’s most advanced chipmakers. Now it’s bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance. (Image credit: Amy Cheng/NPR)
Read MoreDislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’ – CNN
Dislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’ CNN Satellite imagery shows mega container ship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal CNBC Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it – BBC News BBC News Suez Canal Blocked
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Indian edtech giant Byju’s in talks to raise over $600 million at $15 billion valuation
Indian edtech giant Byju’s, which raised over a billion dollars last year as the pandemic accelerated the adoption of online learning services in India, is about to kickoff a new fundraising spree. Byju’s is in talks to raise over $600
Read MoreUK court blocks appeal in Johnny Depp libel case
A UK court on Thursday refused Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp the right to appeal a ruling that upheld claims in a newspaper article that he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard. Two judges at the Court of Appeal dismissed his application
Read MoreCosmic reds: French researchers sample fine wine aged in space
It tastes like rose petals. It smells like a campfire. It glistens with a burnt-orange hue. What is it? A 5,000-euro bottle of Petrus Pomerol wine that spent a year in space. Researchers in Bordeaux are analyzing a dozen bottles
Read MoreAlexei Navalny allies raise health concerns about jailed Kremlin critic
Allies of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Thursday demanded information about his health and whereabouts after Russia’s prison service said his condition was stable but prevented lawyers from meeting with him. Navalny, 44, was jailed last month on old
Read MoreNorth Korea test-fires suspected ballistic missiles, in challenge to Biden administration
North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea Thursday, in what would be its first substantive provocation to the new US administration of Joe Biden. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the launches threaten “peace and safety in
Read MoreHospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago – CNN
Hospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago CNN
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