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Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases
Almost 200 nations have reached a deal, announced Saturday morning after all-night negotiations, to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met officials from China, India and Pakistan during the talks this week. The world's two largest polluters, China and the US, laid the groundwork for the deal back in 2013.
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China to launch manned spacecraft Monday
China said that its space programme is for peaceful purposes, but the US Defence Department has highlighted its increasing capabilities, saying it was pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis.
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Form Wozniacki secures Hong Kong Open
All it did was delay Wozniacki, who was undeterred in wrapping up the set. Dressed all in green, a determined Wozniacki finally sealed victory in the third set as a exhausted Mladenovic was ultimately unable to match the Dane's power and consistency.
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European Lander Starts Descent to Mars
A European lander started a 3-day, million-kilometer (621,000-mile) descent to Mars on Sunday, October 16 , quitting its mothership to test technology for a daring mission to scout the Red Planet for signs of life. Craft must be built to survive a long trip from Earth, then a high-speed, ultra-hot journey through Mars' tenuous, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. It will be the first successful Mars landing for Europe.
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Israel bans Galaxy Note 7 from flights
While it later insisted that all replaced devices were safe, there were reports that those phones were catching fire too. The U.S. Department of Transportation said , "Individuals who own or possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States ".
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Alitalia bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from flights
Even if there is a single incident of a fire caused by the Note 7, it can pose a high level of risk for the flight and the passengers, putting them all at risk. Flames will often reappear after initially being quenched. Anyone who already replaced the original recalled phone for a temporary device can keep that device as their permanent smartphone or exchange it for a different phone.