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CATL earnings beat estimates, defying falling battery prices
Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. posted a 34% rise in profit for the second-quarter, with its outlook further buoyed by a blockbuster share sale in Hong Kong that will fund its global expansion. The company posted...

8.8 Quake = 14,300 Hiroshima Bombs – Why India Can’t Ignore Global Panic
New Delhi: Tremor may last only a few seconds, but the energy it carries is unimaginable. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake releases as much energy as detonating more than 14,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs at once. Scientists estimate this energy at...

Morning Mail: Adani’s ‘sustainable’ coal claim denounced, NSW religious school boom, tsunami fears subside
Morning everyone. Scientists have denounced a claim by Adani that its exports of coal from Australia are helping advance sustainable development. In other news, Anthony Albanese is fighting off pressure from his backbenchers to take a tougher line...

Rebalancing for the future: Why the Philippines needs a tradables revival
By Gonzalo Varela and Kevin Cruz OVER the past 15 years, the Philippines has been one of East Asia’s most dynamic economies. Growth was fast, inclusive, and spatially balanced. Public investment in infrastructure surged, and reforms attracted...

38 UCF Students Gain Global Experience, Make an Impact Through Distinguished Gilman Scholarship
From researching transportation systems and studying efficient ways to improve the healthcare system to examining the psychology of art, a prestigious group of scholarship recipients is developing skills that will prepare them to enhance their...

Liebherr delivers complete trolley solution at Collahuasi mine
Liebherr Mining and Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi – jointly owned by Anglo American, Glencore, and Japan Collahuasi Resources B.V. – have successfully deployed a full trolley solution at Collahuasi copper mine site in the Tarapacá region...

Huge quake rocks Russia's Far East
A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula. The...

Map Shows Countries Where Christians No Longer in Majority
New data from Pew Research Center shows a decline in the number of countries where Christians are in a majority between 2010 and 2020. While most countries still have Christian majorities—with more than half the people in those countries...

Wesley “Wes” Allen Leightner worked for Phillips
Memorial service on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. UPDATED. Wesley “Wes” Allen Leightner, 84, passed away July 30, 2025 at the Meadows of Leipsic. Wes was born March 3, 1941 in Fort Wayne, IN, to Clinton Edward Leightner, from Pandora, OH...

Fears of devastating tsunami fade following huge quake
HONOLULU (AP) -- Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new alerts along South America's Pacific coast...

News digest: President calls out British “help” and dares UK with “what‑if”
Greetings! This is Today in Slovakia – Thursday, 31 July edition. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok on Thursday dismissed Czech intelligence reports alleging...

Goals and Highlights: Charlotte 1-4 Juarez in Leagues Cup
EVENT ENDED A rather complex duel for the home team, despite multiple attempts to cause damage up front, Charlotte failed to win the match. Raymundo Fulgencio managed to score the fifth goal of the game, however, after a brief review, the referee...
Harvard professor believes interstellar comet could be alien spacecraft
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WPRI) — Is it a comet or an alien spacecraft? A newly discovered object in space was spotted earlier this month by the Atlas telescope in Chile. It’s traveling at 135,000 miles per hour, which is too fast to originate from our...

Berkeley no longer under tsunami advisory, but Bay remains dangerous
In this image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025....
UK Professor Becomes First Female Astronomer Royal in 350 Years
Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father’s telescope. Now she is the first woman to be appointed the UK’s Astronomer Royal in the post’s...

Could a tsunami ever hit Spain?
Following an earthquake off the coast of Russia that caused tsunamis fears this week, some in Spain have wondered whether something similar could happen on one of the country's many coastlines. A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 struck the east...

'Free-floating' black hole appears to be feeding on a star
Astronomers have spotted what may be a rare type of black hole hiding on the outskirts of a distant galaxy. This discovery could help fill in a key missing piece in our understanding of how black holes grow over time – and how galaxies build...

Huge quake rocks Russia’s Far East, triggering tsunami warnings
A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula. The...

Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?
Esme Stallard and Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate and Science ShareSave Debris in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake It has been one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded – but so far has not brought the catastrophic...
Liebherr Delivers Complete Trolley Solution for Collahuasi
Earlier this month, Liebherr Mining and Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi – jointly owned by Anglo American, Glencore and Japan Collahuasi Resources B.V. – have successfully deployed a full trolley solution at Collahuasi copper mine site in...