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Scotland spaceport gets full approval, will be able to host up to 12 launches per year

Scotland’s first proposed spaceport has been fully approved to proceed with construction and operation (via The Northern Times). The facility, which will be built in northern Sutherland on a pen

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14 rockets hit Afghan capital ahead of Independence Day, injuring 10

Ten people, including four children and one woman, were wounded after 14 rockets struck in a diplomatic district and other neighborhoods in Kabul on Tuesday morning as

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Electric vehicle startup Canoo to go public via SPAC

Canoo, the Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup, has struck a deal to merge with special-purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., with a market valuation of $2.4 billion.

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BlackSky’s latest satellites return images just 58 hours after SpaceX launch

There’s an increasing demand for fast turnaround time in the satellite imaging industry, especially among clients across government and defense, who want responsive, near-real time performance b

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Tesla's China registrations down by 24% amid more competitive trend

A Tesla store in Shenyang City, China. /CFP Tesla's vehicle registrations in China dropped by 24 percent in July on a monthly basis, given local competitors also make more efforts to share the

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Asia Album: Vehicles buried in mud after heavy rainfall, landslide hit India's Jaipur

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2020 shows vehicles buried in mud after heavy rainfall and landslide in Jaipur, India. (Str/Xinhua) NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles were buried in mud after a landslid

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China's NEV storage battery output surges in July

Sales of NEVs in China posted robust growth in July 2020. /VCG China's output of storage batteries to power new energy vehicles (NEV) edged up by 6.4 percent year on year in July, rebounding f

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Lebanon receives more donations following Beirut's blasts

Lebanon received on Saturday more support and donations from foreign countries, following the explosions that rocked Beirut's port on Aug. 4, LBCI local TV channel reporte

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Two killed in blast at warehouse in east China's Shandong

Two people were killed and several injured as a fire-triggered explosion took place at a warehouse in Jining City in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday morning,

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Beijing sees improving air quality in Jan.-July

The average density of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Beijing from January to July stood at 42 micrograms per cubic meter, down 6.7 percent year on year, local aut

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Repairs underway after ancient city wall collapsed in Xi'an

Repair work on a collapsed section of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) wall in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is underway after crumbling bricks crushed

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China July auto sales surge 16.4%, marking fourth month of gains

Newly manufactured cars are seen at a port in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, April 10, 2020. /Reuters China's auto sales in July climbed 16.4 percent from a year earlier, the fourth consecu

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Hyundai to bring three new EVs to market under spinoff brand Ioniq

Hyundai has launched a dedicated EV brand called Ioniq with plans to bring three all-electric vehicles to market over the next four years. The Ioniq brand is part of the Korean automaker’s broad

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Unpacking Duck Creek Technologies’ IPO and hoped-for $2.7B valuation

Tech stocks retain their highs as the second quarter’s earnings season begins to fade into the rearview mirror, and there are still a number of companies looking to go public while the times are

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Chinese peacekeepers to provide medical aid to Beirut after deadly explosions

The medical unit of the Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon said it will provide medical aid to Beirut following the deadly explosions at the port of the Lebanese c

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ChargePoint raises $127M as electric vehicle adoption grows among fleet operators

Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint raised $127 million in funding in a bid to expand its platform for businesses and fleets in North America and Europe.A mix of existing investors from the

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German carmaker BMW fully confident about China's positive business prospects: spokesman

German carmaker BMW remains fully confident about the positive mid- and long-term business prospects of China, a spokesman of the company told Xinhua in a recent interview. "We stand firm on BMW's lo