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NVIDIA unveils next-generation chip for fully autonomous cars
October 10, 2017
NVIDIA unveils next-generation chip for fully autonomous cars
Silicon Valley graphics chipmaker NVIDIA unveiled on Tuesday the first computer chips for developing fully autonomous vehicles and said it…
Black rhino to return to Chad after South Africa deal
October 9, 2017
Black rhino to return to Chad after South Africa deal
South Africa and Chad on Sunday signed an agreement that will see the re-introduction next year of critically endangered black…
Tourist boat operations suspended over coral reef destruction
October 9, 2017
Tourist boat operations suspended over coral reef destruction
Major General Ahmed Abdallah, the governor of the Red Sea, decided Sunday to suspend a tourist boat from operation for…
Egypt to build its first smart green city in Aswan
October 5, 2017
Egypt to build its first smart green city in Aswan
The governor of Aswan, Major General Magdy Hegazy, announced the start of the designing of a smart model green city…
Coral reefs threatened to disappear in the Red Sea
October 5, 2017
Coral reefs threatened to disappear in the Red Sea
Marine environment experts and diving centers warned of the disappearance of coral reefs in the red sea due to launch…
Greek archaeologists clear way for Hellenikon resort
October 4, 2017
Greek archaeologists clear way for Hellenikon resort
Greece welcomed a decision by senior archaeologists to conditionally permit a major tourism project in Athens on Wednesday, saying it…
Predynastic graffiti rock dating back to stone age unearthed south of Aswan
October 4, 2017
Predynastic graffiti rock dating back to stone age unearthed south of Aswan
An Egyptian archaeological mission discovered a predynastic graffiti rock that dates back to the late stone age, during an archaeological…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of cryo-electron microscopy to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson
October 4, 2017
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of cryo-electron microscopy to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was won by three researchers for the development of cryo-electron microscopy – a method of…
European court asked to rule on Facebook data transfers
October 3, 2017
European court asked to rule on Facebook data transfers
The European Court of Justice has been asked to consider whether Facebook’s Dublin-based subsidiary can legally transfer users’ personal data…
Tunisian brewery takes lead on energy efficiency
October 3, 2017
Tunisian brewery takes lead on energy efficiency
A Tunisian brewer is one of four big companies taking a hands-on approach to reducing energy consumption. Its initiative is…