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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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According to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), the global population in 2018 was 7.6 New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% billion and the urban population was 4.2

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Researchers develop MOF membrane coating to prolong lithium–sulfur battery life

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Now, Mohamed Alkordi at Zewail City of Science and Technology in Egypt and co-workers have fabricated a flexible metal–organic framework (MOF) coating (UiO-66-NH 2 @SiO 2 ) for a commercial Celgard 2320 membrane that is placed between the lithium (anode) and sulfur (cathode) components of the battery. —Suriyakumar et al.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Egyptian communications satellite

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SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch Egypt’s Nilesat 301 communications satellite no earlier than (NET) 5:04 pm ET (21:04 UTC) on Wednesday, June 8th. It will augment the capabilities of Nilesat 201, launched in 2010, and fill in for Nilesat 101 and 102, which were retired in 2013 and 2018.

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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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The transaction is expected to close by mid-2018 and will have an effective date of 1 January 2018. The proposed transaction is subject to the applicable legally required consultation and notification processes with employee representatives as well as approvals by the relevant regulatory authorities and partners on certain contracts.

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Boats Should Be Sleek—But Only Up to a Point

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Roman vessels transporting wheat from Egypt to Italy had an LBR of about 3; ratios of 3.4 The Symphony of the Seas (2018) , the world's largest cruise ship, is only about 10 percent shorter, but its narrower beam gives it an LBR of 7.6. Building with wood allows for sleeker designs, but only up to a point.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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In 2018, for the first time in history, persons aged 65 or above outnumbered children under five years of age globally. The latest assessment uses the results of 1,690 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2018, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,700 nationally representative sample surveys.

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