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Brazil tribal chief ready to give Lula a 'talking-to'
Brazil tribal chief ready to give Lula a 'talking-to'
by  AFP

A renowned Brazilian tribal chief said Wednesday on the sidelines of UN climate talks that he would not hesitate to give the president a "talking-to" if he ignored concerns over oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River.

US presses final penny after more than 230 years
US presses final penny after more than 230 years
by  AFP

The United States pressed its final circulating penny on Wednesday, in a move made to save money as the one-cent coin denomination became less relevant over time. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.

Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit
by  AFP

Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path towards introducing self-driving cars at this week's Web Summit in Lisbon, with infrastructure, developing regulation and passengers' preference for human contact weighing on the brakes.

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