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Discarded plastic containers litter sone brush in north-end Dartmouth Wednesday April 24,2024.

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Dalhousie-led study reveals biggest branded waste producers

A Dalhousie-led study has unveiled a link between plastic production and pollution. The study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, was conducted by scientists from Dalhousie and 12 other post-secondary institutions in the U.S., Australia, the ...

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Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

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Pallet shelter plan: A year late and 90 per cent short

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Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

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CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

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US Labor Department corrects productivity data

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Two senators want US to order Tesla to restrict Autopilot use

Reuters |Updated 14 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Friday urged regulators to bar Tesla from allowing the use of driver assistance system Autopilot on roads where it is not intended. Democratic Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal said the National ...

Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais speaks during the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 26, 2023.

'End of oil not in sight', OPEC Secretary General says in MEES article

Reuters |Updated 24 minutes ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - The end of oil is not in sight, OPEC's top official said, as the pace of energy demand growth means that alternatives cannot replace it at the needed scale, and the focus should be on cutting emissions not oil use. In an op-ed ...

An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023.

Earnings for Big Oil backpaddle as natgas prices tumble

Sabrina Valle |Updated 59 minutes ago |2 min read

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. and European oil companies reported weaker first quarter results on Friday due to a sharp drop in natural gas prices compared with a year ago. In the U.S., Exxon Mobil missed Wall Street earnings targets ...

Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage reaches $250 million antitrust settlement

Jonathan Stempel |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A real estate brokerage owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday it reached a $250 million settlement of nationwide antitrust litigation that is expected to change how real estate agents are ...

People visit the booth of battery manufacturer CATL, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024.

Foreign automakers eager for Chinese partners at Beijing auto show

Daniel Leussink, Sarah Wu |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Daniel Leussink and Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - Global automakers including Volkswagen and Toyota came to this year's Beijing auto show looking to catch up to surging China EV makers that are dominating the world's largest auto market. The ...

Televisa to merge Sky, cable 'as soon as possible'

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Televisa plans to merge its satellite TV unit Sky with its cable TV and internet service Izzi as soon as possible, the head of the new unit, Francisco Valim, said on Friday. Televisa is aiming to trim ...

Members of the Starbucks Workers Union and other labor organization picket and hold a rally outside a company owned Starbucks store, during the coffee chain's Red Cup Day event in New York City, U.S., November 16, 2023.

Starbucks and US workers' union meet for contract negotiations

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Starbucks held contract negotiations with the Workers United union over a two-day session in Atlanta, both the parties said on Friday, with plans to meet again in late May. The coffee chain and Workers United, that represents ...

General Motors to shut manufacturing operations in Colombia, Ecuador -statement

Reuters |Updated 21 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Car maker General Motors will close its manufacturing operations in Colombia and Ecuador, the company said in a statement on Friday, as part of its shift towards producing next-generation vehicles. Manufacturing will cease at ...

Porsche AG posts Q1 profit drop on ramp-up costs

Reuters |Updated 24 minutes ago |1 min read

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Porsche on Friday reported a 30% drop in first-quarter operating profit, citing higher investments in what the German luxury carmaker has called its biggest year of product launches in history. Operating profit in the first three ...

IGNITE Atlantic has partnered with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network to facilitate cross-cultural collaboration and innovation. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

IGNITE Atlantic had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN) on April 24. The MOU represents a strategic alliance facilitating knowledge and technology transfers and innovation ...