Covid: Vaccine plant bomb hoaxer jailed and Christmas food shortages warning
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Samsung chooses Texas as site of new $17bn chip plant
The announcement comes as the US government has been calling on firms to tackle supply chain issues. from: BBC News
3D-printed ‘meat’: Does the plant-based product pass the taste test?
For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’ – the BBC’s Emily Maitlis tried it. from: BBC News
Mexican superstar Alvarez stops Plant to make super-middleweight history
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez makes history in Las Vegas by becoming the first undisputed world super-middleweight champion. from: BBC News
New funding plan paves way for Sizewell C nuclear plant
The new rules, to be announced in Parliament, will boost the prospects of the £20bn project in Suffolk.
Climate plan urging plant-based diet shift deleted
from: BBC News A research paper recommending people shift towards plant-based foods is not policy, the government says.
Ford to make electric car parts at Halewood plant
from: BBC News The carmaking giant is investing up to £230m in its Halewood plant, safeguarding 500 jobs.
Alvarez and Plant trade blows as they promote unification bout
from: BBC News Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Caleb Plant’s first press conference to promote their upcoming super-middleweight unification fight turns violent as the pair trade blows.
McDonald’s plant burger launch late to vegan party
The chain announces its McPlant burger will be on offer nationwide next year, after years of research.
Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Is Here (and Lab-Grown Versions Are Coming)
Sophisticated, plant-based alternatives that mimic seafood are cropping up at restaurants and grocery stores around the world. And “cultivated” seafood, grown in labs from real cells, is on the horizon. From: New York Times
UK fires up coal power plant as gas prices soar
The country has had to bring an old plant back online after a spike in the price of natural gas.
Blaenavon fire: Crews tackle large blaze at recycling plant
Residents in the area were told to keep doors and windows shut due to a large smoke plume.
China linked to takeover of Italian drone plant
Six people are reported to prosecutors over the takeover which police say broke arms laws. from: BBC News
ASIA/BANGLADESH – Catholics plant a million trees in the spirit of Laudato Sì
Dhaka – As part of the “Laudato Sì” Year and on the occasion of the centenary of the “founder of the nation” and the year in which Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence, the country’s Catholics have planted around a million trees. This is shared by the small Catholic Church in Bangladesh, which has only… Leggi tutto »
The zero-power sewage plant inspired by cows
Fifty sustainable sewage treatment plants have been built that work in similar way to a cow’s stomach. from: BBC News
Coronavirus: What do we know about the artemisia plant?
Artemisia plant extracts have anti-malarial properties, but there’s no evidence they can combat Covid-19.
A US company has turned a former coal plant into a gas-fired Bitcoin mine
Environmentalists have criticised the gas-fired mine but the company says it offsets its emissions. from: BBC News
F.D.A. Gives Approval for Emergent Vaccine Plant in Baltimore to Reopen
After a two-day inspection at the Emergent BioSolutions site where Johnson & Johnson doses were contaminated, the F.D.A. said operations could start again. From: New York Times
Leverkusen blast: German chemical plant explosion leaves one dead
Officials in Leverkusen say four people are missing and 16 were injured in the blast on Tuesday. from: BBC News