June2021
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Orange to launch experimental 5G network using a cloud-based open platform and artificial intelligence in July
Jun 30, 2021Orange said on Wednesday it will launch an experimental 5G network using a cloud-based open platform and artificial intelligence in July, as the telecom industry rushes to shift services onto the cloud in a bid to... -
Daimler Truck expects only a moderate market ramp-up of its first electric truck model due to its high price
Jun 30, 2021Daimler Truck, the world’s largest truck and bus maker, expects only a moderate market ramp-up of its first electric truck model, eActros, due to its high price, the sales head of Daimler’s brand Mercedes-Benz Trucks said.... -
Renault unveiled a more ambitious strategy for electric vehicles
Jun 30, 2021French carmaker Renault unveiled a more ambitious strategy for electric vehicles on Wednesday, betting on new, affordable versions of its iconic small cars of the past to catch up with Volkswagen in the fast-growing sector. Renault... -
Queen Elizabeth to host Angela Merkel at Windsor Castle this week
Jun 30, 2021German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle during her visit to Britain this week, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The German leader will meet the 95-year-old British monarch on Friday, the same... -
7 year old boy in Taiwan, dies after slummed to the floor 27 times during Judo practice
Jun 30, 2021A seven-year-old boy who was slammed to the floor 27 times during judo practice has died in Taiwan. In April, he had suffered severe brain haemorrhaging after a judo class which saw both his classmate and... -
Pioneering black British film-maker Menelik Shabazz dies at 67
Jun 30, 2021Tributes have been paid to pioneering black British film-maker Menelik Shabazz, who has died at the age of 67. Shabazz was best known for his 1981 film Burning an Illusion, which saw him become only the... -
China certified as malaria-free by WHO, following a 70-year effort
Jun 30, 2021China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infectious disease annually in the 1940s but... -
Scores of deaths in Canada’s Vancouver area likely linked to a grueling heat wave
Jun 30, 2021Scores of deaths in Canada’s Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities said on Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific... -
The outback town of Alice Springs became the latest Australian population centre to lockdown
Jun 30, 2021The outback town of Alice Springs became the latest Australian population centre to lockdown on Wednesday, as anger mounts over the country’s slow coronavirus vaccine rollout. The usually busy streets of Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Darwin... -
Russia launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station
Jun 30, 2021Russia on Wednesday successfully launched an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress spacecraft launched at 02:27 am Moscow time (2327...