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Switzerland

Tiny Swiss Village Gets World’s Tallest Printed Tower

This week, a 30-meter-tall structure named Tor Alva, meaning White Tower in the Romansh language, was unveiled in Mulegns, a small mountain village in southeast…

China

Lenovo Showcases China’s First AI Park at Cannes Film Festival

At the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Lenovo Group and acclaimed Chinese film director Lu Chuan premiered the documentary *Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Park*, sho…

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Seeks Licence to Build New Aura Power Plant in Norway

Statkraft, a leading renewable energy company, submitted a license application to construct a new hydropower plant at Aura in Sunndal, Norway, with an estimated…

France

France Reports Surge in Swine Flu Outbreaks as New Genotype Evades Immunity

In 2020, a new strain of swine influenza, genotype H1N2#E, emerged in France, leading to a significant increase in outbreaks among pig farms. The French Agency …

United States

Bearish Wheat Outlook From the USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its initial global wheat outlook for the 2025-26 season last week, projecting increased production, …

Solar Power Plant

Bosnia and Herzegovina Breaks Ground on 125 MW Solar Plant

Construction has started on a significant solar energy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking a step toward expanding renewable energy in the region. The 12…

Uruguay

Millicom Takes on LATAM With $440M Telefónica Uruguay Acquisition

Millicom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Telefónica Móviles del Uruguay S.A. for an enterprise value of USD 440 million…

Electric Vehicles

GM Confirms to GT Halt on Exporting US-Made Cars to China

General Motors (GM), the U.S.-based carmaker, has confirmed that it has ceased exporting U.S.-made vehicles to China as part of a broader restructuring of its p…

CCS

China’s First Offshore Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Project Put Into Operation

China’s first offshore carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project has officially commenced operations in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, accordi…

Nuclear Equipment

First RITM-400 Reactor Unit Manufactured for New Generation Icebreaker

The first RITM-400 reactor unit has been completed for the Rossiya, a Project 10510 nuclear-powered icebreaker under construction near Vladivostok, eastern Russ…

Metal

Minerals 260 Sells Aston Lithium-Ree Project Tenements to Delta Lithium

Minerals 260, an Australian mining company, has signed a binding agreement with Delta Lithium to sell its Aston lithium-rare earth elements (REE) project teneme…

Energy Storage Project

Grenergy Signs Chilean Storage Deal

Grenergy has signed a new supply agreement with BYD Energy Storage for the delivery of 3,500 MWh in energy storage systems, to be deployed in the sixth phase of…

Offshore Wind Power

Largest Privately Led Offshore Wind Farm in South Korea Enters Commercial Operation

The 96 MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project in South Korea has officially entered commercial operation. The project is developed by Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power, a…

China

China’s ‘Biggest’ Solar/LNG-Powered PCTC Embarks on Inaugural Global Voyage

The Yuan Hai Kou, described as China’s largest ocean-going cargo ship powered by both solar energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG), has officially embarke…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Mozambique Opens Solar-Storage Minigrid Tender

Mozambique’s Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE) has launched a tender for the development of hybrid minigrids that integrate solar power and battery energy st…