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Asian markets mostly down as Fed rate-cut rally fades
Asian markets mostly down as Fed rate-cut rally fades
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets fell Monday as traders took a step back following last week's rally, with Federal Reserve officials looking to temper expectations the US central bank will cut interest rates several times next year. A number of Fed officials lined up last week to douse expectations they will slash rates next year.

Drones help solve forest carbon capture riddle
Drones help solve forest carbon capture riddle
Technology
by  AFP

On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest. We would walk around in a circle, we would measure all the trees in a circle," explained Stephen Elliott, research director at Chiang Mai University's Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU).