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☆ New mission could reveal secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In one lunar region, Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission has beaten the odds and survived three long, frigid lunar nights since its sideways landing on January 19. The Tianwen-2 mission will visit the space rock later this decade. But first, China has set its sights on returning to the moon’s “hidden side.”An illustration depicts the far side of the moon, with Earth behind it. Since the Chang’e 4 mission in 2019, China remains the only country to have landed on the moon’s far side, sometimes called the “dark side” of the moon. Scientists hope that returning samples from the far side could solve some of the biggest remaining lunar mysteries, including the moon’s true origin.

Persons: Graziano Ranocchia, Ranocchia, Plato, Emma Pomeroy, “ She’s, ”, Pomeroy, Armas Rakus, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Kevin Bacon, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Engineers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, Apollo, Platonic Academy of Athens, University of Pisa, Netflix, University of Cambridge, Norton Disney, Archaeology Group, Roman, International Space, CNN Space, Science Locations: China, Kurdistan, Gunung Leuser, South Aceh, Indonesia, Morocco

☆ What’s on the far side of the moon? Here’s why scientists want to find out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The far side of the moon is very different from the near side,” said Li Chunlai, China National Space Administration deputy chief designer. The Yutu-2 lunar rover took an image of the Chang'e-4 lunar probe on the far side of the moon on January 11, 2019. Far side mysteriesDespite years of orbital data and samples collected during six of the Apollo missions, scientists are still trying to answer key questions about the moon. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty ImagesChang’e-6 is just one mission heading to the moon’s far side as NASA has plans to send robotic missions there as well. Cracking the lunar codeOne of the most fundamental questions that scientists have tried to answer is how the moon formed.

Persons: Von, hasn’t, ”, Li Chunlai, David Trone, Bill Nelson, ” Nelson, “ We’re, Pink Floyd, Renu Malhotra, Louise Foucar, we’ve, Noah Petro, Artemis III, “, ” Petro, Artemis, Malhotra, Brett Denevi, ” Denevi, Hector Retamal, Denevi, Aitken, “ it’s, CNN’s Wayne Chang Organizations: CNN, China National Space Administration, NASA, Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research, Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Apollo, Reconnaissance, Artemis, Soviet Union, Johns Hopkins, Getty Locations: China, Tucson, AFP, Hainan Province

☆ How to Watch China’s Launch to the Far Side of the Moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Why the far side of the moon? But the far side of the moon — it is not actually the dark side of the moon — is distinct from the near side. With a lunar far side sample, scientists can begin to probe why the two sides of the moon are so different. Because the same side of the moon always faces Earth, it is impossible to directly establish communications with the lunar far side. Chang’e-7, expected to launch in 2026, will search for water at the lunar south pole.

Persons: maria Organizations: Soviet, China National Space Administration Locations: United States, Soviet Union, China, Chang’e

☆ China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

China launched the Chang'e-6 probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon. AdvertisementChina on Friday launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon, as it stepped up its space race against the US. The Chang'e-6 probe successfully lifted off from China's Wenchang Space Launch Center at 5.37 a.m. It will collect around two kilograms of lunar samples from the far side of the moon for analysis. "People want to know why this happened," Yi Xu, a professor at the Space Science Institute of Macau University of Science and Technology and a member of the Chang'e-6 science team told The New York Times.

Persons: —, maria, Yi Xu Organizations: Service, US, NASA, Space Science Institute of Macau University of Science, Technology, New York Times Locations: China

☆ China’s Chang’e-6 moon probe stands by for launch as space race with US heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Marc Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

China’s planned 53-day mission would see the Chang’e-6 lander touch down in a gaping crater on the moon’s far side, which never faces Earth. China became the first and only country to land on the moon’s far side during its 2019 Chang’e-4 mission. Ambitious missionThe Chang’e-6 probe will be a key test for China’s space capabilities in its effort to realize leader Xi Jinping’s “eternal dream” of building the country into a space power. This time, to communicate with Earth from the moon’s far side, Chang’e-6 must rely on the Queqiao-2 satellite, launched into lunar orbit in March. This time, China has said the Chang’e-6 mission will carry scientific instruments or payloads from France, Italy, Pakistan and the European Space Agency.

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(AP) — The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address the pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that's been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years. The proposal would be executed through a century-old U.S.-Canada boundary waters treaty, establishing independent boards to study the pollution’s extent and make cleanup recommendations. It comes after indigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for more than a decade for the federal governments in the U.S. and Canada to intervene and stop the flow of pollution. The proposal calls for no more than two years of study to gauge the extent of pollution. Investigators in Canada found Teck Resources Limited discharged hazardous amounts of selenium and calcite from two coal mines north of Eureka, Montana.

Persons: ”, Tom McDonald, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Stephenne Harding, Gary Aitken Jr, “ It’s, Rachel Poynter, ” Poynter Organizations: The Associated Press, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, U.S ., White, Council, Environmental, Investigators, Teck Resources Limited, of, of Teck Resources Locations: Mont, U.S, Canada, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Kootenai, Lake Koocanusa, U.S . Canada, Elk, Kootenai Tribe, Canadian, Montana and Idaho, Eureka , Montana ., of Teck

NEW YORK (AP) — English-language editions of a Vietnamese novel set everywhere from Saigon to Paris and of the latest publication of poetry by Egypt's Iman Mersal are this year's winners of National Translation Awards. The awards were announced Sunday by the American Literary Translators Association. Thuân's novel “Chinatown,” translated from the Vietnamese by Nguyễn An Lý, won in the category for prose. The poetry prize was given to Mersal's “The Threshold,” translated from the Arabic by Robyn Creswell. “ALTA is incredibly proud to recognize Nguyễn An Lý and Robyn Creswell for their masterful translations from Vietnamese and Arabic respectively, in this the 25th year of the National Translation Award,” Elisabeth Jaquette, executive director of the translators association, said in a statement.

Persons: Egypt's Iman Mersal, Robyn Creswell, ” Elisabeth Jaquette, Peter Constantine's, Anton Chekhov, Martin, Karl Ove Knausgaard's “, ” Locations: Saigon, Paris, Norwegian

The spacecraft would also make room for 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of foreign science payloads, the agency said on its website. This could allow overseas partners to conduct lunar research by “piggybacking” off the mission, Chinese state media said. China is not alone in elevating its space program and lunar ambitions as multiple countries eye the potential scientific benefit, national prestige and access to resources and further deep space exploration that successful moon missions could bring. That same week, Russia’s first lunar mission in decades ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. Its last mission, Chang’e-5, landed on the moon in December 2020 and returned with samples of lunar rocks and soil.

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☆ Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Novel for Our Precarious Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sven Birkerts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY, by Karl Ove Knausgaard. As the late Milan Kundera put it: “A novel does not assert anything; a novel searches and poses questions.” But in our manic and precarious times, fiction that conveys no sense of a world in upheaval can feel partial. With “The Wolves of Eternity,” the Norwegian distance runner Karl Ove Knausgaard brings us his second massive speculative novel in three years. Like its predecessor, “The Morning Star” (2020), the new novel comprises multiple narratives filtered through various characters. The first half of the novel, a section titled “Syvert,” is the anchor narrative.

Persons: Karl Ove Knausgaard, Martin Aitken, Milan Kundera, Marina Tsvetaeva, meanderings Organizations: THE, “ Wolves Locations: Milan, Norwegian, Russian, “, Syvert

☆ In battleground Arizona, key independent voters decry Trump, support Georgia election indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Mark Clarcq, 77, an independent voter in Arizona who in 2016 cast his ballot for Donald Trump, but stopped supporting him, is pictured in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado Acquire Licensing RightsPHOENIX, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Mark Clarcq is an independent voter in the presidential battleground state of Arizona. In Reuters interviews with 15 independents in Arizona about Trump's arrest in Georgia on Thursday, only one said they would likely support Trump next November. A Trump spokesman did not comment on what he described as a small, unscientific sample of independent voters. Thom Reilly, a political professor at Arizona State University who has authored studies on independent voters, said recent elections in Arizona and in other battleground states show that independents have been the key swing votes in close elections.

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☆ Kroger's secret weapon in the battle for your dining-out dollars is ... sushi
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kroger has quietly become the biggest sushi seller in the US, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Sushi sales at US retailers were up 72% in the past year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. It began selling sushi in the early 1990s, but realized it had become the country's biggest sushi retailer in 2020 when reviewing data from the research firm Circana Group, the Journal noted. "The California Crunch roll is our most popular cooked sushi roll, and the Rainbow Roll is the most popular raw sushi roll," the spokesperson told Insider by email.

Persons: Kroger, sushi's, Stuart Aitken, it's Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Circana Group, Kroger Locations: Wall, Silicon, West Coast, California, Ohio, —, New York

☆ Airfares across Asia are sky-high this year. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But passengers in Asia Pacific are currently grappling with bigger price jumps than other regions, highlighting the uneven global recovery. Economy fares to Asia from North America and Europe are set to rise 9.5% and 9.8% this year from last year, respectively, Amex GBT forecasts show. “In the markets where restrictions have been the last to lift, and hence [flight] capacity last to be restarted, the difference in fares is the highest,” said Aitken. Despite China’s reopening, outbound flight capacity “is currently only at 15% to 20% of pre-Covid levels,” according to Trip.com (TCOM) CEO Jane Sun. The restrictions have remained, and those most heavily impacted are between Asia and North America or Europe.

☆ RBC names 5 global financial stocks to buy right now as banks sell off
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The recent falls in the stock of European financial stocks have presented a buying opportunity, according to RBC Capital Markets. However, RBC analysts say insurers are fundamentally different from banks, and the circumstances that led to SVB's collapse could not occur at an insurance company. Shares of Just Group in particular are expected to double over the next 12 months to £1.60 ($1.96) from its current share price of £0.79, according to RBC. "While bank customers can choose to withdraw their deposits there is no ability for an annuitant to withdraw." While the insurance firms only hold high-quality investments, as required by law, RBC analysts concede that there is a small risk if the underlying assets fail or if people live longer than anticipated.

☆ We compared 9 major grocery stores to find out which one offers the best deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Ann Matica | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thanksgiving turkey prices increased by as much as 28 percent from the same time last year. Insider compared turkey prices at nine different retailers to find out which one has the best deal. We compared turkey prices from nine major grocery store chains to determine which one offers the best bang for your buck this holiday season. "Even as grocery prices rise nationally, shoppers can rely on Lidl for the best deal to feed their family this holiday season, Stefaqqn Schwarz, Lidl US chief product officer, said. Talia Lakritz/InsiderThe grocery store Wegmans has an array of turkey sizes available for customers to choose from.

☆ Taiwan electric scooter firm Gogoro delaying China expansion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc (GGR.O) is delaying its expansion plans in China due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty there and putting more focus on India and Indonesia, its chief financial officer told Reuters on Friday. As well as making its own vehicles, Gogoro has electric battery and other partnerships with vehicle makers including India's Hero MotoCorp (HROM.NS) and China's Dachangjiang Group and Yadea Group Holdings (1585.HK). Gogoro, known for its green-hued battery swap distribution network for riders, has ambitious plans, seeing potential to replace vast fleets of heavily-polluting, gasoline-powered scooters with electric two-wheelers as Asia's metropolises bid to improve air quality. With China being a challenging place, Gogoro is looking at its plans elsewhere, Aitken said. In Taiwan, Gogoro has a partnership with Foxconn (2317.TW), best known for assembling Apple Inc (AAPL.O) iPhones but with its own huge electric vehicle ambitions.

☆ Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O'Neil faces off against three opponents in Anaheim, California's mayoral election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Four candidates are vying to replace former mayor Harry Sidhu in Anaheim, California's mayoral race. 2022 General EmbedsSidhu resigned in May amid an ongoing FBI corruption investigation that put Trevor O'Neil in the mayor pro tem seat. O'Neil currently represents the 6th District on the Anaheim City Council and replaced Sidhu after his resignation. Lorri Galloway is the chief executive officer of a nonprofit who's served two terms on the Anaheim City Council. Richard Lopez, a city water systems operator, is campaigning on prioritizing homelessness, crime and clean water.

☆ Elon Musk touts big plans for Tesla's Optimus robot, but some experts doubt it's the next big thing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Eight experts told Insider they have doubts about Elon Musk's promises for Tesla's Optimus bot. Several experts said Tesla's AI Day demonstration doesn't stand out from other companies' projects. This year, at Tesla's second annual AI Day a prototype of the Optimus bot walked slowly onto the stage and waved to the audience. The Optimus bot did stand out in one way, according to several experts — its hands. Animesh Garg, a professor of AI Robotics at the University of Toronto, called the bot's hands "impressive."

☆ Lumea va cheltui 157 de miliarde de dolari pentru vaccinuri COVID-19 până în 2025
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdLumea va cheltui 157 de miliarde de dolari pentru vaccinuri COVID-19 până în 2025Cheltuielile globale totale pentru vaccinuri COVID-19 sunt prognozate să ajungă la 157 miliarde de dolari până în 2025, stimulate de programele de vaccinare în masă care sunt în derulare şi rapelurile care ar urma să fie făcute odată la doi ani, arată un raport publicat de firma americană de consultanţă IQVIA Holdings, transmite Reuters. IQVIA, care furnizează date şi analize pentru industria de sănătate, se aşteaptă ca primul val de vaccinuri COVID-19 să ajungă la aproximativ 70% din populaţia lumii până la finele lui 2022. Cheltuielile preconizate pentru vaccinurile COVID-19 reprezintă 2% din cele aproximativ 7.000 de miliarde de dolari reprezentând cheltuielile preconizate pentru toate medicamentele pe bază de reţetă până în 2025. Raportul IQVIA adaugă că dacă ar fi excluse costurile cu vaccinurile COVID-19, cheltuielile totale cu medicamentele în perioada 2020-2025 ar fi fost cu 68 de miliarde de dolari mai mici decât ar fi fost fără pandemie. "Chiar dacă vaccinurile COVID-19 vor costa 157 de miliarde de dolari în următorii cinci ani, acesta este un preţ foarte mic de plătit comparativ cu costul uman al pandemiei", subliniază Murray Aitken.

Persons: Murray Aitken, susţine Aitken Organizations: americană, Reuters, Albă, Pfizer, Agerpres Locations: Holdings, SUA

☆ Lumea va cheltui 157 miliarde de dolari pentru vaccinuri anti-COVID până în 2025
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

IQVIA, care furnizează date şi analize pentru industria de sănătate, se aşteaptă ca primul val de vaccinuri COVID-19 să ajungă la aproximativ 70% din populaţia lumii până la finele lui 2022. Cel mai probabil, rapelurile vor urma vaccinărilor iniţiale odată la doi ani, pe baza datelor disponibile în prezent cu privire la durata efectului vaccinurilor. Cheltuielile preconizate pentru vaccinurile COVID-19 reprezintă 2% din cele aproximativ 7.000 de miliarde de dolari reprezentând cheltuielile preconizate pentru toate medicamentele pe bază de reţetă până în 2025. Raportul IQVIA adaugă că dacă ar fi excluse costurile cu vaccinurile COVID-19, cheltuielile totale cu medicamentele în perioada 2020-2025 ar fi fost cu 68 de miliarde de dolari mai mici decât ar fi fost fără pandemie. "Chiar dacă vaccinurile COVID-19 vor costa 157 de miliarde de dolari în următorii cinci ani, acesta este un preţ foarte mic de plătit comparativ cu costul uman al pandemiei", subliniază Murray Aitken.

Persons: Murray Aitken, susţine Aitken Organizations: americană, Reuters, Albă, Pfizer Locations: Holdings, SUA

IQVIA, care furnizează date şi analize pentru industria de sănătate, se aşteaptă ca primul val de vaccinuri Covid-19 să ajungă la aproximativ 70% din populaţia lumii până la finele lui 2022. Cel mai probabil, rapelurile vor urma vaccinărilor iniţiale odată la doi ani, pe baza datelor disponibile în prezent cu privire la durata efectului vaccinurilor. Cheltuielile preconizate pentru vaccinurile Covid-19 reprezintă 2% din cele aproximativ 7.000 de miliarde de dolari reprezentând cheltuielile preconizate pentru toate medicamentele pe bază de reţetă până în 2025. Raportul IQVIA adaugă că dacă ar fi excluse costurile cu vaccinurile Covid-19, cheltuielile totale cu medicamentele în perioada 2020-2025 ar fi fost cu 68 de miliarde de dolari mai mici decât ar fi fost fără pandemie. „Chiar dacă vaccinurile Covid-19 vor costa 157 de miliarde de dolari în următorii cinci ani, acesta este un preţ foarte mic de plătit comparativ cu costul uman al pandemiei”, subliniază Murray Aitken.

Persons: Murray Aitken, susţine Aitken Organizations: Albă, Pfizer Locations: SUA

☆ A fost prezentată lista lungă de cărți selectate pentru International Booker Prize 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

A fost prezentată lista lungă de cărți selectate pentru International Booker Prize 2021Opere semnate de autoarea rusă Maria Stepanova, romancierul francez Eric Vuillard şi scriitoarea chineză Can Xue se numără printre cele 13 titluri selectate pe lista lungă a International Booker Prize 2021Prestigioasa distincţie literară recompensează cea mai valoroasă operă de ficţiune tradusă în engleză şi publicată în Marea Britanie sau Irlanda, potrivit site-ului oficial al evenimentului, citat de AGERPRES. Lista lungă a International Booker de anul acesta cuprinde romane scrise în 11 limbi şi scriitori din 12 ţări, multe dintre opere depăşind frontierele unui singur gen literar. Cu toate acestea, o temă iese în evidenţă – migraţia, durerea sa, dar şi interconexiunea fertilă a lumii moderne”, a spus preşedinta juriului, Lucy Hughes-Hallett. Premiul literar International Booker Prize este oferit anual celei mai bune cărţi scrise într-o altă limbă, tradusă în engleză şi publicată în Marea Britanie sau Irlanda. În 2020, premiul a fost câştigat de Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, din Olanda, pentru romanul „The Discomfort of Evening”.

Persons: Maria Stepanova, francez Eric Vuillard, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Judith Schalansky, Lucy Hughes, Aida Edemariam, Neel, George Szirtes, Karen Gernant, Chen Zeping, David Diop, Anna, Nana Ekvtimishvili, Elizabeth Heighway, Mariana, Megan McDowell, Adrian Nathan, Olga, Martin Aitken, David Doherty, Jackie Smith, Elisabeth Jaquette, Maria, Sasha, Andrzej Tichy, Eric Vuillard, Mark Polizzotti, Lucas Rijneveld Organizations: International Booker, AGERPRES, Man Booker, International Booker Prize, Gikuyu, Booker Prize Locations: francez, Britanie, Irlanda, Man, Gikuyu and, Coventry, Olanda

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