The Virtual Tribune
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Future of Energy Storage: Lithium, Flow Batteries & Green Hydrogen
ROME, July 8 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable: grid energy storage is no longer a niche…
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Oil Route at Risk: Strait’s History of Tensions and Threats
TEHRAN, July 8 — A narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz, has…
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FDR’s New Deal: Hoover Dam, TVA Transform America’s Rivers
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The strategic transformation of the American landscape during the Great Depression remains one of…
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Itaipu Dam powers 90% of Paraguay and 15% of Brazil
ASUNCIÓN, July 8 — The Itaipu Dam, a 14,000-megawatt hydroelectric plant straddling the Paraná River on the border…
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Oil Output, Exports, and Strategic Reserves Amid Crisis
TEHRAN, July 8 — Iran pumped 3.8 million barrels of crude per day in 2024, and exported roughly…
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China’s Three Gorges Dam: 22,500 MW Power, Heavy Costs
BEIJING, July 8 — The world’s largest hydroelectric power station, the Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River,…
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Aswan High Dam Provides Year-Round Irrigation And Power For Egypt
ASWAN, Egypt, July 8 — The Aswan High Dam, a structure that reshaped life along the Nile and…
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1930s Mega-Engineering: Hoover Dam and TVA Tamed Rivers
BOULDER CITY, Nevada, July 8 — The Hoover Dam stands 726 feet tall on the Colorado River at…
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Oil Markets React to Geopolitical Shocks: Historical Precedents
LONDON, July 8 — Oil prices surged 6% today as markets priced in the risk of a major…
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Russia, Europe, China Build Rival Satellite Navigation Systems
LONDON, July 8 — The story of how we know where we are on the planet is rarely…
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GPS: 50-Year Journey from Cold War Project to Global Utility
MANILA, July 8 — For millions of families across Asia, from the tricycle drivers of Manila navigating the…
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GPS Satellites Orbit 20,200 Km Above Earth, Enabling Precise Navigation Across Asia-Pacifi
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 8 — The constellation of satellites that guides everything from jeepney routes…
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The Wright Brothers: Inventors of the First Powered Airplane
KITTY HAWK, N.C., July 8 — The salt wind off the Atlantic still scours these dunes, but the…
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Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Controls Global Oil Supply and Prices
MANILA, July 8 — For communities across Asia that rely on stable energy prices to keep their economies…
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The Strait of Hormuz Calculus Tests Global Energy Security
MANAMA, July 8 — The United States Fifth Fleet, the Navy’s primary combat force across the Persian Gulf…
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University of Tokyo Study Links Parents to Gender Attitudes
TOKYO, July 8 — A new study from the University of Tokyo has used quantitative analysis of survey…
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Strait of Hormuz Scenarios: Global Oil Supply at Risk
LONDON, July 8 — For all the noise around the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf, the salient point…
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Ceasefire Breakdown Threatens Global Oil Supply Chains
SINGAPORE, July 8 — The global petroleum market is holding its breath, watching a narrow stretch of water…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz: 17M Barrels Daily at Economic Risk
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The economic stake in the Strait of Hormuz is enormous, and a new analysis…
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Strait of Hormuz: A History of the World’s Vital Oil Chokepoint
DUBAI, July 8 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the open…
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Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Handles 20% of Global Oil
MANAMA, July 8 — The Strait of Hormuz remains the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoint, a narrow…
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Keeps Oil Flowing Amid Sanctions
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is subtle but devastating: Ukraine is no longer just fighting Russian troops…
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GATA6 Gene Acts as Molecular ‘Identity Keeper’ in Intestinal Cells
NEW YORK, July 8 — A discovery about how colorectal cancer spreads to the liver is reframing what…
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Ukraine Strikes Threaten Global Oil Prices and Supply
LONDON, July 8 — Against this backdrop of escalating conflict in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s recent strikes on…
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