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Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in US

Voice of America 

MOUNT STORM, West Virginia — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation's energy future. They aren't mining the coal that powered the steel mills and locomotives that helped industrialize America — and that is blamed for contributing to global warming. Rather, researchers are finding that groundwater pouring out of this and other abandoned... Читать дальше...

Holocaust orphan finds family, thanks to DNA tests

Voice of America 

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning Warsaw neighborhood while he was a toddler during World War II, when the rest of his family was killed by Nazis in Poland.    He grew up and lived in Israel with no idea of his past. He never knew a hug from someone who shared his blood or his DNA — until Wednesday, when Korai walked off an airplane in the U.S. state of South Carolina and into the arms of Ann Meddin Hellman. Читать дальше...

26 million tons of clothing end up in China's landfills each year

Voice of America 

WENZHOU, China — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China's eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket sleeves, collars and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines. It's the first stage of a new life for the textiles, part of a recycling effort at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of the largest cotton recycling plants in China. Читать дальше...

US grocery stores add ammo to vending machines

Voice of America 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk. American Rounds said their machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser's age and are as "quick and easy" to use as a computer tablet. But advocates worry that selling bullets out of vending machines will lead to more shootings in the U.S.,... Читать дальше...

Germany’s Lufthansa cuts 2024 profit target for a second time

Cyprus Mail 

Deutsche Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) slashed its 2024 earnings guidance for a second time and issued a profit warning for its second quarter on Friday as one of Europe’s top airlines struggles with low returns and operations problems. The warning underscores worries about a weaker-than-expected quarter for airlines as they struggle with high labour and operating costs […]