World’s biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland
Operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year and inject it deep into the ground to be mineralised
Operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year and inject it deep into the ground to be mineralised
China has pledged 200 million yuan ($31m, £22m) worth of aid to Afghanistan, including food supplies and coronavirus vaccines.
Some migrants in Denmark will now be required to work 37 hours a week in order to receive welfare benefits.
Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s government on Tuesday pressed the United States to commit funds to the economic development of Central America and southern Mexico to help contain a sharp increase in immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border this year.
Shares have slipped in Asia and Europe after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where weak jobs data and pandemic concerns weighed on sentiment.
The European Union wants Europe’s top court to impose daily fines on Poland for failing to take action to protect the independence of the country’s justice system In a rare move, the European Commission said Tuesday that it wants the European Court of Justice to “impose financial penalties on Poland to ensure compliance” with a previous legal ruling.
KUWAIT – More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tyre graveyards.
SEOUL – North Korea has elevated a general long seen as a rising star in the country’s powerful military and a major player in its missile programme to a position in the presidium of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) politburo, state media reported on Tuesday.
LONDON/DUBLIN – Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday, in a move designed to give London and Brussels more time for talks about trade with the province.