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A leading engineer, who spent 20 years working for the global oil giant Shell, has left Britain to take up a position at a Chinese university to lead a team working with the petroleum industry on low-carbon technology. Jing Xudong, who was an adjunct professor at Imperial College London at the time of his departure,…
CNN — New developments Tuesday reinforced the idea that President Donald Trump has significantly shifted his view of the Ukraine war. But his short time horizons and lack of specificity on what exactly he will do for Ukraine, which are hallmarks of his leadership, mean the most critical factor preventing an end to the conflict…
Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit on Tuesday night. In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each…
BEIJING – A Beijing court on Wednesday sentenced a Japanese man to 3 years and six months in prison for spying, the Japanese Embassy in Beijing said, with the guilty verdict likely to impact bilateral ties. The No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing convicted the Astellas Pharma Inc. employee of engaging in espionage activities,…
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops has been granted a Russian passport in Moscow. Daniel…
After making headlines last month with the opening of a ship-shaped store in Shanghai that’s still the talk of the town in China and beyond, it looks as though Louis Vuitton has big plans for Hong Kong too. The Parisian label has just erected a large expanse of scaffolding at the K11 Musea mall, located…
Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona firefighters are trying to contain two wildfires that have forced hundreds of tourists from the north rim of the Grand Canyon and burned a historic lodge. Ian Lee reports that the state’s governor is demanding answers to how the…
The first driverless cars are expected on the roads this year, the statement said [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its driverless cars on ride-hailing app Uber in Asia and the Middle East this year, the two companies said on Tuesday. The multi-year partnership will see “thousands of Baidu’s…
Kumagaya, Japan CNN — Eighty years later, the scars of the last American firebombing of a Japanese city remain — on the skin of a man who still lives mere yards from where hundreds died, on the surface of a statue of a revered Buddhist monk, and in the minds of those whose city was…
Growing coral to restore the Florida Reef – CBS News Watch CBS News The warming ocean waters off the Florida coast have had a devastating impact on Florida’s coral reef. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how scientists now believe they have found at least one way to give the coral a fighting chance. Be the first…