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Airlines count cost of UK traffic control failure

  By AFP and published by CNA London – The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around £100 million (around 4.45 billion baht), the head of global airline body IATA estimated today (Aug. 30). Passengers continued to be affected by cancelled flights owing

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Technology

Brazil robot helps farmers scout, spray and protect crops, developer says

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance Sao Paulo – Brazilian agriculture startup Solinftec plans to accelerate deliveries of its farming robot in Brazil and in the United States, CEO Britaldo Hernandez said in an interview, in a sign of growing demand for “precision agriculture” tools in two of the world’s largest food producers. Sold

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