News Headlines - 17 November 2018

▽UN lifts nearly decade-old sanctions on Eritrea - CNN

The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to lift 9-year-old sanctions against Eritrea that imposed travel bans, asset freezes and an arms embargo.
The East African country was hit with targeted sanctions in 2009 after being accused of having ties to Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia and refusing to withdraw from border disputes with Djibouti. Eritrea denied the accusations of involvement with Al-Shabaab.
The resolution, which was drafted by the United Kingdom and backed by allies, marks a new chapter for peace and cooperation in Eritrea after years of regional conflict.

▽Southeastern and Greater Anglia want more women train drivers - BBC News

Rail companies have launched campaigns to recruit more women train drivers.
Southeastern, which serves London, Kent and East Sussex, said fewer than 5% of its drivers were women and it wants 40% of applicants to be women by 2021.

▽Couple who named baby after Hitler found guilty of membership of neo-Nazi group - CNN

A neo-Nazi couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty Monday of being part of a banned right-wing group in England.
Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted at Birmingham Crown Court in the country's West Midlands region for being members of the extreme right-wing organization, National Action. The group was banned in 2016.
According to the UK's Press Association news agency, the court heard that the couple gave their child the middle name "Adolf" after Hitler, because of Thomas' "admiration" for him.

▽US asks London court to hand over two alleged hackers - BBC News

The US's attempt to have two alleged cyber-criminals extradited from the UK has come before a London court.
The two men are accused of being members of a 36-strong group said to have been behind a dark web forum responsible for more than $530m (￡409m) of losses to banks and individuals... Taimoor Zaman and Anthony Nnamdi Okeakpu deny the allegations made against them.

▽What happens to used lithium-ion battery packs from electric cars?

While the sheer volume of EV batteries that will need to be re-purposed or recycled is undoubtedly daunting, it’s worth starting on the positive note that these batteries have a long lifespan, and have proven very reliable. Most lithium-ion batteries will last about eight to 10 years before their performance drops to around 70 per cent (or less) of what it was when new.
So what can be done with these batteries when they reach the point that they need to be re-used or recycled?