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BY SARAH GIBBONS, in London AS the drive to encourage electric vehicle (EV) ownership gathers momentum, so does the desire to install automated recharging systems, such as devices built into roads that top up batteries as autos motor on.

BY SARAH GIBBONS, in London, and KATHRYN WORTLEY, in Tokyo SMART e-textiles are set to revolutionise the industry in the coming years as the wonder material of the 21st century is introduced into an array of innovative applications.

BY SARA LEWIS, in Brussels OCTOBER'S ground-breaking deal in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to curb global aviation emissions growth after 2020 through a global market-based measure (GMBM) is facing major challenges in the months ahead to gain political acceptance in both the European Union (EU) and the United States.

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut ARAB Gulf governments are repeatedly accused of aiding terrorist financing on and, more often, off the record. Calls to get tough on these states have been sidelined by political and economic expediency, while Gulf moves to curb terrorist financing have been lacklustre and there may be risks ahead, reports Paul Cochrane, in Beirut.

By Alyshah Hasham, International News Services As negotiators at the recent United Nations climate change conference in Cancun wrapped up their work, one problem concentrating minds enough to secure a partial deal was the spread of disease on the coat-tails of global warming. Infectious diseases are spreading to regions where they were previously absent, driven by warmer temperatures and changing rainfall patterns. Europe and North America have been seeing an increase in cases of West Nile disease, which as the name suggests thrives in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Warmer temperatures are allowing the mosquitoes that carry the disease to roam further north. It’s a similar story for diseases such as dengue fever or tick-borne encephalitis (which causes brain inflammation).