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Why Europe’s start-ups are betting $2bn on nuclear under Trump
The CEOs of two European advanced nuclear energy start-ups behind a $2bn deal to invest in the US have credited the Trump administration for boosting the country’s attractiveness for the development of next-generation fission technologies....
Shifting Waters: How Climate Change Is Changing Life in Italy’s Mountains
Drought from climate change threatens Italy's Valle dei Laghi, impacting its vital hydropower and wine production. Learn how a digital twin helps manage water scarcity. In the northern Italian region of Valle dei Laghi, known as the “Valley of...
The 2-Ingredient Pasta Dish I Make When I Don't Feel Like Cooking
This might come as a shock, but, sometimes after a day of work writing about food, looking at recipes, and staring at food photos, the last thing I want to do is come home and actually cook anything. Sure, my MyRecipes collection is bursting with...
Cirque Italia’s Stunning Water Stage Comes to Rochester for One Weekend Only
As a parent, I’m always on the lookout for fun things to do with my kids. I search for activities they’ll love but that won’t bore me to death. That might sound awful, but our best memories come from experiences that keep the whole family...
Sizable Energy raises US$8 million to launch ocean-based energy storage
Sizable Energy, a pioneer in long-duration ocean energy storage, has raised US$8 million to accelerate its path to commercial deployment. The round was led by Playground Global. With successful testing completed at the offshore wave basin at...
Fork & Dagger: Luminosa offers Italian perfection on Battery Park
From flawless cocktails to lemon pizza and a vibe straight out of 1960s Manhattan, this gem in Asheville's Flatiron Building delivers sophistication without pretension Editor’s Note: Fork & Dagger is 828newsNOW’s anonymous restaurant review...
Resort & SPA Le Dune Named Italy’s Leading Beach Resort 2025
Resort & SPA Le Dune, a stunning coastal retreat in Italy, has been honored as Italy’s Leading Beach Resort 2025 at the World Travel Awards European Gala Ceremony, held last evening at the luxurious Forte Village Resort in Sardinia. The award...
Reese Witherspoon Wore This Top-Handle Bag Out Four Times Last Week – And Now I Want One
It's official: Reese Witherspoon has impeccable taste in handbags. Just a month ago, she was spotted carrying DeMellier’s fall It-bag, the Midi New York Bag in Black Small Grain, which gets the Grazia fashion team's seal of approval. Now, she’s...
Lanarkshire locals urged to upgrade energy meters to avoid disruption
Jillian Edmund, energy project lead at Advice Direct Scotland(Image: WSH]) Lanarkshire locals with ageing energy meters that are being gradually switched off have been urged not to delay having them replaced, amid fears that public awareness about...
Gattoni (CIB): Biological CO₂ must be exploited, Italy should strive for biomethane
"Although attention at European level has somewhat shifted from climate issues to energy security, the climate objective remains central. In this sense, even the biological CO₂ produced by our plants represents a resource to be harnessed, within...
Putin's puppet Prof Doomsday talks arrant nonsense – West's wilting violets must wake up
Those of us who have been following Russian political and military aggression over the past few years have become used to, and blasé about, nuclear sabre-rattling emanating from the Kremlin. However, the latest outburst from Sergei Karaganov,...
Fire takes out engine on Grimaldi car carrier in English Channel
A Grimaldi Euromed car carrier has lost power off France after an engine room fire. The Emanuele Grimaldi-controlled company said the blaze broke out on the 5,379-ceu Grande Roma (built 2003) at around 10 pm local time on 25 October as it was...
Twin black hole mergers reveal secrets of cosmic evolution
From: ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGRav) An international team of scientists from the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations, including researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery...
Russia secretly acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet
Russia is using sensitive high-tech equipment it secretly acquired from European, U.S. and Asian companies to protect its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic, according to Russian Secrets, a new cross-border investigation that exposes how the...
Bishop Kenney: A ministry of presence
Bishop Kevin Kenney, center, talks with Deacon Kevin Conneely, who ministers at Annunciation in Minneapolis, before the annual Candlelight Rosary Procession Oct. 3, beginning at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul and proceeding to the...
Investors commit $8m to Italian offshore-pumped-hydro storage
An Italian start-up claiming to offer the world’s lowest-cost LDES technology is aiming for commercial operation of its offshore pumped hydro systems next year. Announcing an $8 million funding round led by Californian “deep technology” venture...
Australia, Italian event at Imarc fair on mining sector
Ambassador Paolo Crudele opened the Italian side-event 'Italy-Australia: partnership opportunities in critical minerals' at the International Mining and Resources Conference and Expo (Imarc) 2025 in Sydney today. Considered the most important...
Italy lays groundwork for future aircraft carrier and maritime patrol revival
Italy has launched early studies for a next-generation aircraft carrier, described in its 2025–2027 Multi-Year Defense Planning Document (DPP) as the Portaerei di nuova generazione, within a record €31.2 billion ($33 billion) defense budget for...
Uzatom discusses nuclear project cooperation in Italy
The Director of Uzatom, Azim Akhmedkhadjayev, has been holding talks with Italian specialists and businesses about cooperation in the project to build Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant. Uzatom, which is Uzbekistan's nuclear energy agency,...