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Three scientists win Nobel chemistry Prize for their work on 'Hermione handbag' materials

The Nobel chemistry prize was awarded to Omar Yaghi, Richard Robson, and Susumu Ktagawa for their work on a new molecular structure that could help combat climate change, and the lack of freshwater. The three laureates created molecular structures, called metal-organic frames or MOFs. These have large spaces that allow gases and other chemicals to flow. They can be used to capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gasses, or harvest water from the desert air. The award committee described the "unheard-of properties" of some of these materials. A porous material about the size of a sugar cube can have as much

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Kazatomprom to triple exploration abroad as it seeks more ventures

Wildfires are fought by firefighters in the heat-stricken Turkey and Cyprus

Firefighters fought multiple wildfires in Turkey and Cyprus Thursday, which scorched large areas of land and forced the evacuations of villages and towns. Ten firefighters were killed by a heatwave that swept across the Mediterranean. Six separate wildfires are burning in Turkey. Turkish Agriculture and Forestry minister Ibrahim Yumakli has warned of the dangers of strong winds and scorching heat. Yumakli reported late on Wednesday that 10 firefighters died while fighting a fire in central Eskisehir Province. Yumakli also said 14 other firefighters were injured. The fire was fanned by strong wind and spread to Afyonkarahisar, another province in the

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Shooter shot dead, 3 cops injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Israeli military states it killed two enemies crossing from Jordan's Dead Sea area

storyp1> DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) The Israeli military identified what it called a number of terrorists crossing from Jordan into Israel south of the Dead Sea area and reduced the effects of two of them after they opened fire on Israeli forces, the IDF stated in a declaration on Friday. IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and 2 terrorists who opened fire toward the soldiers were neutralized by the forces, the armed force said. Additional forces have been dispatched to strengthen the location and are performing searches on the ground and air for an additional terrorist who likely got

Mining

Volkswagen's Audi: no new task found yet for threatened Brussels plant

Volkswagen's Audi management has not yet create a rewarding option of an alternative car to produce at its threatened Brussels plant and is carrying on the search for external investment, a. representative stated on Tuesday. Management responded to concerns from worker agents. on the matter at an extraordinary meeting on the Brussels website. on Tuesday, one of a series of discussions in between both celebrations. on how to continue. The carmaker revealed individually on Tuesday that it was. calling Thomas Bogus, currently project supervisor for the. production of all-electric designs in Europe and China, as the. Brussels website's brand-new plant

Jordanian traders claim that they will buy up to 120,00 T of feed barley.