A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in a rare auction on Tuesday.. The skeleton fetched a hammer price of 4.8 million Swiss francs, rising to 5.5 million with the buyer's premium added on.
Despite their 2015 pledge to limit global warming by slashing carbon emissions, big countries' commitments so far still fall short of meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement, monitors say.. The 2015 Paris accord requires "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs) from countries to meet the global aim of limiting global warming to less than two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels -- a target since tightened to 1.5C. - China - China is by far the largest emitter, responsible for roughly a quarter of all carbon pollution currently and 14 percent since the start of industrial times.
Nearly a quarter of South Sudan's population has been affected by years of unprecedented flooding, according to a report Tuesday by the UN Development Programme and the government's relief and rehabilitation commission.. Last November, the United Nations warned that around two-thirds of South Sudan's population of 11 million people were at risk of severe hunger, surpassing levels seen even during the conflict in 2013 and 2016.
China was the road to the future for foreign brands at the Shanghai Auto Show on Tuesday, who are racing to catch up with Chinese competitors in the crucial electric vehicle market.. Zeekr, a premium electric brand owned by Geely, confirmed on Tuesday that it would enter the European market.
Infections with superbugs that are resistant to most drugs have presented a "huge challenge" in treating the devastating injuries of people wounded in the war in Ukraine, doctors in Germany said on Tuesday.. But the addition of severe, open wounds that are not quickly treated during the war had led to more infections, he said, with the combination presenting "a huge challenge" for doctors.
China was the road to the future for foreign brands at the Shanghai Auto Show on Tuesday who are racing to catch up with Chinese competitors in the crucial electric vehicle market.. EVs now make up one out of four car sales in China, the world's largest car market, and dozens of new models from domestic and Western brands were unveiled at the first auto show since the end of China's Covid restrictions.
The European Parliament adopted sweeping climate measures on Tuesday aimed at massively cutting EU greenhouse emissions, including the introduction of a carbon border tax on imports.. Technically called an "adjustment", not a tax, this measure requires importers into the EU whose products exceed the bloc's carbon norms to buy an "emission certificate".
Coachella brings adrenaline-fueled sets to hundreds of thousands of festival-goers who gather in the California desert -- and it also leaves behind a lot of trash.. Turkish-born, LA-based DJ Omer Mesci, who played a set at the festival, agrees: "As artists we have an audience and we have a voice, and people tend to listen to us."
A very wet winter has left California's reservoirs looking healthier than they have for years, as near-record rainfall put a big dent in a lengthy drought.. California's Department of Water Resources says major reservoirs are overtopping their average capacity.
Two years ago, Paul's teacher noticed that the 10-year-old boy could no longer see anything on the board at the front of the class.. "After a year, the results were quite positive because his eyesight seemed to have stabilised," Paul's mother Caroline Boudet told AFP. Previous research has suggested that myopia progresses 60 percent slower in children wearing the "Miyosmart" glasses compared to normal prescription glasses.
