Strateco suing Quebec government $190m for blocking uranium project
Strateco Resources Inc. says it is suing the provincial government of Quebec for $189,987,663 following its decision to block the firm’s Matoush uranium project...
Construction output fell by 2.2% in October versus September, UK
Construction output in the UK declined by 2.2% in October compared to September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed on Friday.
Analysts were surprised...
Energy firms fined £4.6m for not meeting environmental targets, says Ofgem
UK’s energy regulator Ofgem says it has fined Scottish Power, SSE and GDF Suez a total of £4.6 million for failing to meet environmental...
Water bills to drop by 5% by end of decade, Ofwat ruled
UK regulator Ofwat ruled that household water bills in England and Wales will decline by 5% on average (excluding inflation) by the end of...
Southampton students plan to grow lettuce on Mars
An experiment to grow lettuce on Mars is looking like a real possibility. University of Southampton students intend to bring a small pressurised greenhouse...
Burger King’s move to Canada could save it $1 billion in taxes, says ATF...
Burger King’s relocation to Canada after merging with Tim Hortons is reported to potentially save the company between $400 million to $1.2 billion in...
Google moving engineering operations out of Russia
Google Inc. will be moving its engineering operations out of Russia after the government implemented new laws requiring more data to be stored in...
SeaWorld CEO steps down, company announces job cuts
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc announced that Jim Atchinson will be stepping down as chief executive officer. The theme park operator also said that it will be...
Xbox One sales better than PS4 in the US and UK in November
Microsoft announces that its Xbox One console was the best selling console in November, putting an end to Sony’s PlayStation 4’s year long spot...
Scientists detect signals that may be a sign of dark matter’s existence
Scientists have detected some unusual signals from deep space that could be a sign of the existence of dark matter.
Dark matter is one of...