When farmer Julimar Pansera purchased land in Brazil’s interior seven years ago, it was blanketed in tiers of fruit trees, twisted shrubs and the occasional palm standing tall in a …
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Sucking Carbon From Air, Swiss Firm Wins New Funds for Climate Fix
A small Swiss company won $31 million in new investment on Tuesday to suck carbon dioxide from thin air as part of a fledgling, costly technology that may gain wider …
your ads here!Trump Expands Google Criticism to Include Facebook, Twitter
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Google, Twitter and Facebook were “treading on very, very troubled territory” and warned them to “be careful.” Trump made the comments just hours after …
your ads here!India: Manned Space Mission to Cost $1.4 Billion
India said on Tuesday it expected to spend less than 100 billion rupees ($1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely …
your ads here!Hot Weather May Aid 2018 UN Climate Talks in Poland
Sizzling weather this summer will put pressure on almost 200 governments to reach a deal in Poland in December on the details of a global plan to limit climate change, the incoming …
your ads here!Chris Stapleton Tops List of Nominees for CMA Awards
Chris Stapleton topped the list of finalists Tuesday with five nominations for the 52nd annual Country Music Association Awards. Stapleton is vying for entertainer of the year, male vocalist of …
your ads here!Instagram: Users Can Now Evaluate Authenticity of Accounts
Photo-sharing app Instagram’s more than 1 billion users will now be able to evaluate the authenticity of accounts, weeks after parent Facebook Inc rolled out similar measures in a bid …
your ads here!US Trade Chief: Both US, Mexico Winners in New Pact
The tentative new U.S. trade deal with Mexico is a win for both countries, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer believes, creating more jobs for workers and farmers alike. Final details …
your ads here!Paris, Tokyo, New York and Others Pledge to Slash Waste
By slashing food waste and improving waste management and recycling, 23 global cities and regions representing 150 million people pledged Tuesday to significantly cut the pollution-causing garbage they generate by …
your ads here!US, Canada Set for Talks to Revise NAFTA
With a deal with Mexico out of the way, U.S. trade officials are due to resume talks with Canada on Tuesday to try to salvage the North American Free Trade …
your ads here!WHO: Rapid Response Needed to Stem Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports the next seven to 10 days are critical in controlling the spread of the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its latest …
your ads here!As Tesla Deals With Internal Woes, Rivals Make Their Move
While Tesla grapples with internal issues like production delays, a sometimes-erratic CEO and a recent about-face on whether to go private, its rivals are moving aggressively into the luxury electric …
your ads here!Bolivian Woman Might Be World’s Oldest at Nearly 118
Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age …
your ads here!Fans of Aretha Franklin Pay Respects Before Detroit Funeral
Mourning fans lined up for a last glimpse of the Queen of Soul on Tuesday as singer Aretha Franklin’s hits played from loudspeakers outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of …
your ads here!Will Seaweed Solve Indonesia’s Plastic Trash Problem?
Indonesia produces an estimated 1.3 million tons of plastic every day, much of which ends up in the oceans, clogging the ecosystem and killing wildlife. Last year the country pledged …
your ads here!Blow for France’s Macron as Star Minister Quits
President Emmanuel Macron suffered a major political blow Tuesday as his popular environment minister resigned live on radio — without informing the French leader beforehand. Nicolas Hulot, one of the …
your ads here!Basketball Great Manu Ginobili Retires from NBA
Argentinean basketball star Manu Ginobili is retiring after a stellar 23-year career, 16 of them with the National Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs, where he won four championship rings. The …
your ads here!5-Person Sub Readies for Titanic Dive
The ocean has untold wonders waiting to be discovered. A U.S. company has developed an improved, ultra-deep diving submersible craft to search for them. It will take a 5-person crew …
your ads here!‘Extreme’ Vespa Enthusiasts Rev Up at Indonesian Festival
Every year, Indonesians from teens and grandads, to mechanics and students, gather in eastern Java to celebrate their love of the iconic Italian Vespa scooter. For some, it’s an “extreme” …
your ads here!Toyota to Invest $500 Million in Uber
Toyota will invest half a billion dollars into ride-sharing giant Uber as part of a deal for the two companies to work together on developing self-driving vehicles. Toyota, one of …
your ads here!Kingsley: I Wanted to Nail Eichmann to Gates of Auschwitz
Ben Kingsley said he didn’t portray Adolf Eichmann out of love or admiration. Rather, he wanted to “nail him to the gates of Auschwitz.” The Oscar-winning Kingsley, who has …
your ads here!Carnival-crazy Trinidad Seeks New Economic Muse in Culture
The word for the night was “heat.” With that prompt, spoken word artists delivered poems about love, sex, gangs, street food, public transport and even a trip to the barbershop. …
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