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French airports, schools and oil refineries hit by national strike over pension age increase | CNN Business

Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Paris CNN — French transport networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption Thursday as workers staged a national strike to protest an increase in the retirement age that was pushed through parliament without a vote. Though sporadic demonstrations had popped up in Paris and other cities after the French government forced the bill through last week, Thursday marked the first day of coordinated action since then. It is the ninth day of strikes since the bill was introduced in January. Only two out of…

After Fed, European central banks hike rates

Mar 23, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Switzerland and Norway hiked interest rates Thursday to tackle inflation despite banking-sector turmoil, with the Bank of England next in line after the US Federal Reserve also lifted borrowing costs. The Swiss National Bank, which helped oversee the UBS buyout of troubled Credit Suisse last weekend, lifted its key rate as expected by a hefty 50 basis points to 1.5 percent as it declared that authorities had brought the crisis under control. Norway’s central bank followed suit, hiking its rate by a more modest 25 basis points…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Mar 23, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Rescuers work at a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 22. (Stringer/Reuters) Russia unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on towns and cities across Ukraine on Wednesday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed from Moscow following talks with President Vladimir Putin. Xi left Russia’s capital pledging to deepen ties with Putin but the meetings failed to achieve a breakthrough on Ukraine. As Xi flew back to Beijing, Russia’s military launched a barrage of strikes with Iran-made Shahed drones on Ukraine’s…

Nuclear power startups are flourishing in Europe — here’s what they can offer

Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love While the tech downturn rumbles on, investment in nuclear fusion remains strong — in 2021, over €2.7 billion was injected in this field alone. More recently, the UK Space Agency committed £2.9 million to have Rolls-Royce develop a nuclear reactor that could work on the Moon and power future settlements there. Back on Earth, nuclear technology has a significant role to play in achieving global carbon neutrality and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In its 2022 report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flagged its importance in…

Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka found it tough to face ‘hate’ in locker room | CNN

Mar 22, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Reuters — Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka said she struggled to understand the “hate” she encountered in the locker room amid strained relations between some players following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The world number two has previously said she has nothing against Ukrainian people and felt bad for them as Moscow’s action rages on. Belarus has been a staging area for the invasion, which Moscow calls a “special military operation.” “It was really tough for me because I’ve never faced that much hate in the locker room,” Sabalenka said…

https://www.rt.com/russia/573407-volodin-ukraine-depleted-uranium/UK’s depleted uranium plan threatens all of Europe – Moscow

Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love The Ukraine conflict could descend into a fight “to the last European,” a top Russian lawmaker has warned The British decision to supply depleted uranium munitions to Kiev is part of a dangerous trend that makes the Ukraine conflict a threat to the whole of Europe, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has warned. “The war to the last Ukrainian could become a war to the last European,” the politician said in a social media post. Numerous Russian officials have claimed that Kiev’s Western backers are prepared…

First European Wildlife Comeback Fund grant sees Eurasian lynx released in northwest Poland | Rewilding Europe

Mar 21, 2023Mar 22, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love The aim of the recently established European Wildlife Comeback Fund is to scale up wildlife reintroduction and population reinforcement across Europe. The fund’s first grant has just enabled the release of two juvenile Eurasian lynx in Western Pomerania, enhancing the genetic diversity of the area’s existing lynx population. One of the Eurasian lynx due to be released in Western Pomerania before the end of the spring in its enclosure. Sophie Monsarrat An ongoing programme With the support of Rewilding Europe’s European Wildlife Comeback Fundtwo juvenile Eurasian lynx…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine, Xi-Putin meeting in Moscow

Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love Fumio Kishida delivers a speech in New Delhi on March 20. (Kydpl Kyodo/AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In person has already left India, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is now on his way to Ukraine, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. His trip is the first time a Japanese prime minister…

Spanish startup aims pivotal rocket launch for Western Europe

Mar 20, 2023Mar 21, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love As Europe ramps up its efforts in launching commercial rockets into space, Elche-based startup PLD Space wants to put Spain on the map. The company plans to launch the first private reusable rocket from Western Europe. Named after a famous breed of bull in Spain’s bullfighting tradition, the Miura 1 rocket is set for its maiden voyage later this year, although the launch date hasn’t been specified. Miura 1 was unveiled on March 11, touted by Spain’s Prime Minister as an important development that will put the…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine, Xi’s Moscow visit

Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023 Editor Desk

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Spread the love The Biden administration said it is watching China’s President Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow “very, very closely” as top officials express concerns about any calls for a ceasefire at this time. “A ceasefire called right now would basically just ratify Russia’s conquest and give Mr. Putin more time to really equip and retrain and restart operations at a time and a place of his choosing,” John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told Kaitlan Collins during an appearance on “CNN This Morning.” He said the…