Riding pedal boat made from recycled materials

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  12 rescued, 1 missing after shipping accident in south China

  Twelve people have been rescued and one remains missing after a fishing-vessel accident in south China's Guangdong Province Saturday, local authorities said.The municipal government of Jiangmen said they received a distress call in the early hours of Saturday morning from a fishing boat off the coas

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  10 missing after boat sinks in south China

  Photo: CCTVGUANGZHOU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Ten people went missing after a boat loaded with sand sank in waters near the Hailing Island, south Chinas Guangdong Province, on Tuesday, according to the provincial maritime search and rescue center on Wednesday.Rescue forces rushed to the scene immediately after the accident, searching for people on the boat.Preliminary investigation shows that there were 16 people on the sand carrier, six of whom had been rescued as of noon Wednesday, while 10 others are still missing.Rescue work and investigation on the cause of the accident are underway.

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  Tesla CEO Elon Musk's next big bet rides on better batteries

  Tesla "battery day" annual meeting. /Photo via TeslaTesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel dramatically longer distances on a single charge.But the battery breakthroughs that Musk unveiled Tuesday at a highly anticipated event didnt impress investors. They were hoping Teslas technology would mark an even bigger leap forward and propel the companys soaring stock to even greater heights.Teslas shares shed more than six percent in extended trading after Musks presentation. That deepened a downturn that began during Tuesdays regular trading session as investors began to brace for a potential letdown. Musk raised those worries with a series of tweets Monday warning that Teslas new battery technology might not be ready for high-volume production until 2022.Read more:Teslas Musk sees no immediate boost from Battery Day tech unveilMusk reiterated that timetable during Tuesdays showcase and then added it might take up to three years before the battery technology translates into a new Tesla model selling for 25,000 U.S. dollars. That would be a dramatic markdown from Teslas cheapest car now, the Model 3, a sedan that starts at 35,000 U.S. dollars but usually ends up costing buyers more than 40,000 U.S. dollars."We dont have a truly affordable car and that is something we want in the future," Musk said during an event shaped by the restrictions imposed by a pandemic that requires people to keep their distance.Besides lowering the price, Musk promised the new battery technology would help Tesla reduce the size of its vehicles by about 10 percent and extend their range by 56 percent. That projection implies the Tesla cars using the new batteries will be able to travel 500 miles (800 kilometers) or more on a single charge, surpassing the distance many gas-com...