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Singapore

Online users unimpressed with rooftop gardens installed on public buses in Singapore

As part of an initiative to study the possibility of energy and cost savings for bus operators, 10 SBS Transit buses will be seen on the road with mini gardens on its rooftops for at least the next three months. Known as Asias first green-roofed bus, the Gar…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Bees

Can A.I. Help Stop Bee Extinction?

Jerry Bromenshenk has been at the forefront of the bee colony collapse. Hes seen harrowing scenes, some that he will never forget. I have seen stockpile yards of 10,000 colonies, ready to go into almonds in California, lose anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of …

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Trade War

China trade team still preparing to go for talks after Trump cranks up pressure

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China said on Monday that a delegation is still preparing to go to the United States for trade talks, after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on Beijing to reach a deal, saying he would hike tariffs on …

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

China says it won’t take part in trilateral nuclear arms talks

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday dismissed a suggestion that it would talk with the United States and Russia about a new accord limiting nuclear arms, saying it would not take part in any trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. U.S. President Donald…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

China says it won’t take part in trilateral nuclear arms talks

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday dismissed a suggestion that it would talk with the United States and Russia about a new accord limiting nuclear arms, saying it would not take part in any trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. U.S. President Donald …

bubmagMay 6, 2019

New York City

Another Way the Subway Fails Riders: Broken Escalators

There are also stations with neither an elevator nor an escalator so riders have no choice but to use the stairs. The task of keeping all of those escalators and elevators running falls to a team of about 250 maintenance workers. Mr. Byford, who has pledged…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Are Bulgaria’s strings still being pulled by the Kremlin?

Vladimir Putin was said to be livid. It was bad enough that more than a dozen EU countries had collectively decided to expel Russian diplomats over the poisoning of former intelligence operative, Sergei Skripal, in the UK. But the diplomatic offensive was an…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Geely

Geely Binyue PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV launching soon – will we get it as the Proton X50 PHEV?

This is the Geely Binyue PHEV, the plug-in hybrid version of the B-segment SUV that surfaced late last year in China. According to Chinese media, the Binyue PHEV is set to debut in its home market either late this month or in early June. These images show t…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Drones

A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone

When we think about hydrogen and flying machines, it’s quite common to imagine Zeppelins, weather balloons and similar uses of hydrogen in lighter-than-air craft to lift stuff of the ground. But with smaller and more efficient fuel cells, hydrogen is gaining …

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Paris

France is banning electric scooters from sidewalks

Over the last few years, the electric scooter craze has hit Paris big time. Lime, Bird, and Jump (owned by Uber) all operate electric scooter services in the city. It is estimated that there are currently 15,000 electric scooters in Paris right now, with up t…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Online users unimpressed with rooftop gardens installed on public buses in Singapore

Can A.I. Help Stop Bee Extinction?

China trade team still preparing to go for talks after Trump cranks up pressure

China says it won’t take part in trilateral nuclear arms talks

China says it won’t take part in trilateral nuclear arms talks

Another Way the Subway Fails Riders: Broken Escalators

Are Bulgaria’s strings still being pulled by the Kremlin?

Geely Binyue PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV launching soon – will we get it as the Proton X50 PHEV?

A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone

France is banning electric scooters from sidewalks

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