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6. 12. 2022 No Responses

US Approves $3.75B Sale of Abrams Tanks to Poland

The US government on Tuesday announced the approval of a $3.75 billion sale of 116 Abrams tanks and other equipment to Poland. “The proposed sale will improve Poland’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing a credible force that is capable of deterring adversaries...

5. 12. 2022 No Responses

Germans banned from using nitrate fertilizers

Farmers in Germany’s most populous state must severely rein in their use of certain fertilizing techniques under a new set of restrictions apparently aimed at making the industry more “green.” As of Thursday, farmers in North Rhine-Westphalia are requir...

4. 12. 2022 No Responses

OPEC+ Leaves Production Quotas Unchanged

At its meeting on Sunday, the OPEC+ group decided to leave its production quotas unchanged. The cartel also announced that its next meeting will be in February and the one after that in June, marking the end of monthly meetings....

3. 12. 2022 No Responses

Volkswagen Group CEO: High Energy Cost Make New EV Plants “Unfeasible”

Incentives to buy an EV are starting to vaporize into thin air in places like Japan and the U.K. Now, the irony continues, as rising costs of energy in Europe, helped along by “green” energy policies, are making industrial projects...

2. 12. 2022 No Responses

Osaka University researchers developed a system where hydrogen is separated and stored in liquid organic hydrogen carriers

Osaka University researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a novel molecular hydrogen production method that bypasses the need for expensive purification steps. They developed a system where hydrogen is separated and stored in liquid organic hydr...

1. 12. 2022 No Responses

USAF begins withdrawal of F-15 fighters from Japan

The details were given in a 1st December U.S. Air Force media release, to announce the 18th Wing bid farewell to several F-15 Eagles from Kadena Air Base, Japan. This marks the first departure of Eagles as a part of...

30. 11. 2022 No Responses

ANC ‘reformist’ president under fire after $580,000 found stuffed in a sofa

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s job has come into question after a report claiming that millions of dollars in cash were found at his private game farm. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no int...

29. 11. 2022 No Responses

Russia and China bypassing SWIFT

Moscow and Beijing are developing a system of settlements which could allow cross-border transactions without using the Western financial messaging system, SWIFT, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak revealed on Tuesday. The two countries have reportedly acce...

28. 11. 2022 No Responses

US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Electronic Equipment

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules on Nov. 25 that will prohibit the import or sale of Chinese communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. The new rules will ban equipment from Chinese telecom.....

27. 11. 2022 No Responses

A Day In Ukraine Is A Month Or More In Afghanistan

Two-thirds of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have depleted their stockpiles by sending weapons to Kiev, according to an alliance official. Even larger NATO states are struggling to meet the demands of Ukraine’s war effort. The New York Times.....