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Japan startup’s failed moon landing caused by altitude miscalculation, company says
Date: May 26, 2023
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese startup ispace inc’s failed Hakuto-R moon landing mission last month was caused by an altitude miscalculation that meant the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday. Tokyo-based ispace lost connection with the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander after the spacecraft attempted what would have been the world’s first commercial soft-landing...
France, Netherlands call for EU climate clampdown on private jets
Date: May 26, 2023
France, Netherlands call for EU climate clampdown on private jets By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austria, France, Ireland and the Netherlands have called on the European Union to toughen laws to curb the impact of private jet travel on the climate, a document showed. The countries are home to some of the busiest airports...
Celine Dion cancels rest of world tour due to medical condition
Date: May 26, 2023
(Reuters) – Canadian pop singer Celine Dion announced on Friday that she was canceling the European stretch of her world tour, scheduled to resume this summer, due to a medical condition that makes it difficult for her to perform. The announcement comes four months after the 55-year-old Quebecoise singer said she was diagnosed with a...
Italy’s Industry Ministry reports ‘heavy’ cyberattack
Date: May 26, 2023
Italy’s Industry Ministry reports ‘heavy’ cyberattack MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian Industry Ministry’s web portal and applications were hit by a “heavy cyberattack” on Friday and were out of order, it said. Technicians were working to “mitigate the consequences” of the attack, it wrote in a statement, adding that initial checks showed no evidence of...
Engie, Amazon inaugurate Italy’s biggest agrivoltaic farm
Date: May 26, 2023
MILAN (Reuters) – France’s Engie and Amazon on Friday cut the ribbon of Italy’s biggest agrivoltaic farm with the aim to supply green energy to the Italian unit of the e-commerce giant. The farm, near the Sicilian city of Trapani, will create power through photovoltaic panels placed high above the ground in order to allow...
Insurers flee climate alliance after ESG backlash in the U.S
Date: May 26, 2023
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A United Nations-convened climate alliance for insurers suffered at least three more departures on Thursday including the group’s chair, as insurance companies take fright in the face of opposition from U.S. Republican politicians. At least seven members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), which launched in 2021, have now left including five of...