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Lebanon: Defeated ISIS fighters retreat by bus to Syria following controversial truce deal Â

Lebanese Parliament abolishes controversial rape law: "we''re just at the beginning of our fight!" Â

Audi will be pairing with Altra Devices, a Chinese photovoltaic cell developer, to produce solar energy-capturing glass roofs for the luxury car brand. The solar-embedded panoramic roofs are expected to be transparent, and will generate enough energy to power a vehicle’s air conditioning system, heated seats, onboard electronic devices, and other accessories. Audi believes that the solar roof could one day be used to charge electric vehicles. The post Audi could forge ahead with EV solar roof despite Tesla skepticism appeared first on TESLARATI.com. Via

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov: "We insist North Korea should fully respect U.N. resolutions" Â

India: Where old clothes go to get a new life Â

The fight against illegal gold mining in French Guiana Â

Tesla and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Sparks on Monday to celebrate the completion of USA Parkway, a 12-mile extension connecting Tesla’s Gigafactory to Interstate 80 in the north and US 50 in the south. A red Tesla Model 3 driven by company CTO JB Straubel, along with a Model S and Model X, commemorated the completion of the $75 million and 14-month long project by driving on a section of the roadway that will soon serve as a major supply chain corridor for the Gigafactory. Speaking to roughly 200 people in attendance at the ceremony, including city officials, Tesla employees and local business owners, Governor Sandoval rema…

REPLAY - Watch President Macron's speech outlining his foreign policy

Ambassador's Week: President Emmanuel Macron on North Korea, China Â

Emmanuel Macron: "Africa is the continent of the future" Â

Emmanuel Macron: "The fight against terrorism is our top priority" Â

Emmanuel Macron: "The world has his eyes on France!" Â

Macron to outline his foreign policy: Can the president deliver on his promises and wake up the EU? Â

France: President Macron to outline his foreign policy in key speech to ambassadors Â

Migration summit: European leaders agree to help Niger and Chad secure borders Â

SpaceX’s 15th Falcon 9 first stage yet to be recovered after launch arrived earlier this morning at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles, California. Traveling aboard the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) Just Read The Instructions, Falcon 9 1038 was accompanied by several support vessels and tugs that are used to direct the barge in close quarters. Falcon 9 1038 arrives at Port of Long Beach aboard Just Read The Instructions. (NASASpaceflight – helodriver) Elon Musk was unusually vocal on Twitter about this particular landing, mainly due to its exceptional accuracy. After flying nearly 150 miles into space at a top speed of Mach 6.9, about ten times faste…

How does Houston compare to New Orleans after Katrina? Â

Iconic Mireille Darc remembered for that 'plunging backline' Â

The French DO want reform, but not at any price Â

THE DEBATE - Honeymoon Over? Macron slides in the polls as he faces first real test Â

Honeymoon Over? Macron slides in the polls as he faces first real test Â

Macron’s popularity ratings- a crucial reality check for the French President? Â Â

Tesla has made a major donation of solar panels to America’s largest nonprofit solar installer to provide power for roughly 150 low-income households across the United States. “Solar power has so many benefits for disadvantaged communities. It reduces pollution, helps financially strapped families live more affordably in their homes, and provides career opportunities for people who need good jobs,” said Erica Mackie, co-founder of GRID Alternatives. “Achieving a transition to clean energy takes all of us, and we’re grateful for Tesla’s contribution to this work.” Tesla’s donation of a 569 kW solar system also included approximately 15,000 hours of job training to s…

Brexit Talks: Why so little progress? Â

After SpaceX’s successful and uniquely exciting launch of TaiwanÂ’s Formosat-5 remote sensing satellite, Elon Musk took to Twitter to reveal some fascinating details about the launch and recovery of the Falcon 9 first stage. Unabashedly technical, the details Musk revealed demonstrate the truly incredible accuracy of Falcon 9Â’s recovery, honed over 20 landing attempts and numerous modifications to the launch vehicle. The accuracy is best understood within the context of Falcon 9Â’s scale and the general scope of orbital rocketry. The first stage of Falcon 9 Full Thrust, currently the active version of Falcon 9, stands 140 feet tall and 12 feet in diameter. If you ca…

Paris Migrant Summit: Macron's hotspots face criticism Â