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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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Following overnight increases in the 3-month nickel price earlier this week—with prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) up as much as 250% in two trading days above $100k per ton—the LME made the decision to suspend trading in the metal on 8 March. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city

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Next in the global rankings are Philippine capital, Manila (71%); Bogota in Colombia (68%); last year’s most congested city, Mumbai (65%); and Pune (59%), also in India; making up the top five most congested cities in the world. Paris (39%), Rome (38%) and London (38%) ranked in at 14 th , 15 th and 17 th respectively.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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During the first part of the project in summer 2017, the researchers on board HALO already examined the environment over European cities and conurbations such as London, Rome, Paris, Marseilles, Barcelona and the Ruhr region, as well as the Po Valley. —DLR research pilot Stefan Grillenbeck.

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Can the Artemis Moon Mission Revive the Glamour of Big Tech?

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They rained down on Paris, London, and other cities, killing 9,000 people , mostly civilians. When Musick and his crew arrived in the Philippines six days later, there were 200,000 people cheering wildly in Manila Harbor. Roosevelt to President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines.