The New York stock exchange has begun the process of delisting three Chinese telecoms companies as it seeks to comply with an order by the Trump administration barring investment in firms with ties to the Chinese military. It comes as relations between the world’s two biggest economies spiral downwards over sore
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It took 50 years for Intel to be run by an accountant and those 50 years have seen its fortunes rise and fall like a yo-yo. Now, despite it being the No.1 chip company with annual revenues topping $75 billion at a gross margin of 50%+, it is seen as falling. It
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Main distribution board (MDB) is a panel or enclosure that houses the fuses, circuit breakers and ground leakage protection units where the electrical energy, which is used to distribute electrical power to numerous individual circuits or consumer points, is taken in from the transformer or an upstream panel. MDB typically has
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A conductor is one of the most important components of overhead lines. Selecting a proper type of conductor for overhead lines is as important as selecting economic conductor size and economic transmission voltage. A good conductor should have the following properties: • high electrical conductivity • high tensile strength to withstand mechanical
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The sinking of the ground's surface — or 'subsidence' — will threaten nearly a fifth of the world's population come the year 2040, a study has warned. An international team of researchers led from Spain have created a new model that estimates local subsidence risks across the globe. Subsidence is usually caused
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The Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to prevail on Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company to pay the $3.6bn fine imposed on it by an industry regulator over the 2011 Bonga oilfield spill incident. The Coordinator, ARFAN, Niger Delta chapter, Samuel Ayadi, who made the
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Distance learning and remote training have had a strong symbiosis in 2020, namely the increased reliance on tech that make it a reality, and able to traverse borders with less regard for physical geolocations. But there are numerous barriers that prevent online learning from being ubiquitous, like internet accessibility, access to
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Mikano Motors, a subsidiary of Mikano International Limited recently undertook a test-drive of Geely Emigrand 7 (Sedan) and Geely X7 Sports (SUV) assembled in Nigeria. With Nigerian motoring journalists on board, the event was held at the company’s new state-of-the-art assembly plant located at karameh city, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Addressing newsmen at
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Pfizer said in a statement Thursday there is "no data" that shows a single dose of their coronavirus vaccine will protect a person after 21 days without an additional dose, Axios reports. The United Kingdom and parts of Canada have announced plans to deviate from the suggested vaccination strategy and in
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Rail track maintenance workers inspect, maintain and repair railway lines and associated services. Their work includes inspecting tracks, bridges, cuttings, embankments, fences and level crossings. They also look out for obstacles, worn areas or anything which could interfere with the smooth running of a train service. In bad weather they clear
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