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Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Economy
by  AFP

Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden's administration are betting on technological advances to make it a backbone of the green transition. The use of existing drilling technology makes geothermal both quicker and cheaper to develop.

Paris crowns champion waiters in one-of-a-kind 'cafe race'
Paris crowns champion waiters in one-of-a-kind 'cafe race'
Economy
by  AFP

Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the mediaeval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games. "We want the Olympic Games to give a positive boost to the profession" of restaurants and waitering, he added. tgb/rox