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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Beijing vowed Friday to uphold the Paris climate accord after the United States withdrew from the pact, saying it was a “responsibility shouldered by China as a responsible major country”. “We think the Paris accord reflects the widest agreement of the international community with regards to climate change, and parties should cherish this hard-won outcome,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. “We also hear that our actions and leading role are applauded by the international community,” Hua told reporters. “We will earnestly implement our obligations.” Hua said China wants to strengthen cooperation with various parties to “push for the follow-up negotiations on the articles of the agreement and promote low-carbon green development”. President Donald Trump caused international consternation on Thursday when he announced the United States was ditching the agreement, arguing that it was too lenient on China, India and Europe. China and the US, t...

http://ift.tt/2rTH8c9 This undated handout image received on May 31, 2017 from the Space Environment Research Centre shows the EOS Space Systems Satellite Laser Ranging Facility at the Space Environment Research Centre (SERC) tracking space debris at Mount Stromlo near Canberra. The growing number of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned on May 31, 2017 ahead of a summit to coordinate efforts to remove the junk. / AFP PHOTO / Space Environment Research Centre / Handout / The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to coordinate efforts to remove the junk. There are an estimated 170 million pieces of so-called “space junk” — left behind after missions that can be as big as spent rocket stages or as small as paint flakes — in orbit alongside som...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos, Nigeria: It is announced that on 5 May 2017, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice, British Virgin Islands (the “Court”) placed Sea Trucks Group Limited (the “Company”) into provisional liquidation, appointing Chad Griffin of FTI Consulting LLP and Ian Morton of FTI Consulting (BVI) Limited as Joint Provisional Liquidators (the “Joint Provisional Liquidators”). It is important to note that the appointment is only to the Company, being the group holding company. The underlying operating/asset owning companies (the “Subsidiaries”) are not subject to insolvency proceedings. Collectively, the Company and the Subsidiaries are referred to as the “Group”. The provisional liquidation of the Company has no impact on the operations of the Group, the management team remains in control of operations and it is business as usual for the Group. Chad Griffin, Joint Provisional Liquidator of the Company, commented: “The Provisional Liquidation...