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North Korea dismantles power lines on border with South Korea

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The North Korean authorities are allegedly dismantling power transmission lines leading to the now-closed Kaesong industrial complex on the country’s territory, South Korean media reported, citing the military.

Telecompaper.com 

KDDI launches Unlimited MAX+ and Smart Mini Plan+ services

(Telecompaper) KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will, from 3 December 2024, begin offering the following new smartphone pricing plans for au. The first is the Unlimited MAX+ 5G/4G, which provides unlimited data usage...

New York Post 

Jennifer Aniston shares ‘a few scenes from Friendsgiving’ with Courteney Cox in latest holiday party

The one with Friendsgiving. Jennifer Aniston celebrated Friendsgiving on Monday and shared “a few scenes” from the pre-Thanksgiving gathering on her Instagram story. The “Friends” alum, 55, posted a photo showing a series of blurry, mostly black-and-white Polaroid snaps of her, “Friends” co-star Courteney Cox, 60, and other revelers as they enjoyed the occasion. “A...

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

New Zealand-England Test series renamed, teams to compete for Crowe-Thorpe Trophy

Christchurch [New Zealand], November 26 (ANI): A pair of former cricket legends Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe will be honoured as New Zealand and England announced that future Test matches between the two sides will be played for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, according to ICC. The trophy will pay tribute to New Zealand legend Martin Crowe and England great Graham Thorpe, with the winner of all future series between the two co

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Anupamaa: Rahi joins Anupamaa’s business

Raahi's partnership in Anupama's business sparks family conflict, particularly with Toshu. Pakhi's return hinges on an apology to Raahi, leading to further drama. Amidst the chaos, Prem develops feelings for Raahi, while her ambitious rebranding of the business creates new tensions, especially with Prem, threatening his position.

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Exclusive! Krystle Dsouza on dating Gulaam Gouse Deewani: I wouldn’t like to label a relationship until I have a ring on my finger

Krystle D'Souza opens up about her journey from TV to films. She discusses the challenges and misconceptions she faced. D'Souza also reveals her relationship with Gulaam Gouse Deewani. She credits him for his unwavering support and encouragement. D'Souza prefers to keep her relationships private until marriage. She values his impact on her confidence and career.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Widespread Microsoft outage takes email and videoconferencing offline

The outages primarily affected Microsoft Outlook, the company's email software, and Microsoft Teams, the company's video and communications program. Microsoft acknowledged the outage and said that it was because of a "recent change" to its software that had affected a number of its servers.

Energy-daily.com 

Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog

New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth. India's capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world's most polluted cities. Each winter, vehicle and factory emissions couple with farm fires from surrounding states to blanket the city in a dystopian haze. Acrid smog th

Energy-daily.com 

Concern as climate talks stalls on fossil fuels pledge

Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
The failure of UN climate negotiations to double down on a global pledge to move away from planet-heating fossil fuels on Sunday was decried by experts as a "worrying" setback to global progress on curbing warming. Nearly 200 nations spent much of COP29 in Azerbaijan locking horns over a tough-fought finance pact that was finally approved in the early hours of Sunday. But countries also

Energy-daily.com 

Climate finance's 'new era' shows new political realities

Baku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Rich countries' promise of $300 billion a year in climate finance brought fury at talks in Baku from poor nations that found it too paltry, but it also shows a shift in global political realities. The two-week marathon COP29 climate conference opened days after the decisive victory in the US presidential election of Donald Trump, a sceptic both of climate change and foreign aid. In the n

Energy-daily.com 

Petrol industry embraces plastics while navigating energy shift

Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if that sector faces challenges of its own. Plastics and chemical products now account for 15 percent of world demand for the refined petroleum products used to make them. But as "robust growth" continues, that should rise to 25 percent by 205

Energy-daily.com 

Police arrest 170 after floating blockade of Australian coal port

Sydney (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
Australian police arrested 170 climate activists over the weekend after their floating blockade briefly disrupted activity at one of the world's largest coal ports. The fleet of kayaks, paddle boards and inflatable boats blocked the entrance to the Port of Newcastle, which exports millions of tonnes of coal each year. Police said on Sunday evening that 156 adults and 14 youths had been

Energy-daily.com 

EU launches WTO challenge against China's brandy duties

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 25, 2024
The European Union on Monday formally launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization against China's move to impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the bloc. Beijing's move last month appeared to be a tit-for-tat measure against Brussels after the EU imposed hefty additional import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. "This step reflects the EU's firmly held vie

Energy-daily.com 

US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to close

Alexandria, United States (AFP) Nov 25, 2024
Google and the US government faced off in a federal court on Monday, as each side delivered closing arguments in a case revolving around the technology giant's alleged unfair domination of online advertising. The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second US antitrust case now under way as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech. In a separate trial, a Washingt

Energy-daily.com 

Tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials

Boston MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Acoustic metamaterials - architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves through a medium - have been studied extensively through computational and theoretical methods. Physical realizations of these materials to date have been restricted to large sizes and low frequencies. "The multifunctionality of metamaterials - being