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How Trump Can End Europe’s Reign Of Terror On American Oil And Gas
Independent Journal Review
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August 19, 2025
The Trump administration has an opportunity to free the U.S. of draconian climate regulations and directives the European Union (EU) has imposed on American oil and gas companies for years, energy sector experts and industry insiders told the...
IISS: Russia is deliberately targeting Europe’s energy, communications, and military infrastructure
The Odessa Journal
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Russia is conducting a large-scale covert campaign against Europe, deliberately targeting energy, communications, and military infrastructure, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The report...
Spain’s political class faces a credentials crisis
University World News
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SPAIN What began as a single admission of academic misrepresentation has cascaded into a political reckoning in Spain. In recent weeks, a string of Spanish politicians from across the ideological spectrum have been forced to revise – or retract...
Boskalis Kicks Off Baltica 2 Boulder Clearance Work Offshore Poland
Offshore Wind
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August 19, 2025
The next stage of seabed preparation for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has begun with the arrival of Boskalis’ BOKA Falcon vessel in Polish waters. The task of BOKA Falcon, equipped with two ploughs, T-Rex and...
GT Voice: Hamburg Port's growth shows Asia crucial for Europe amid US tariffs
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Xidan/GTHow have US tariffs affected global trade? The Port of Hamburg in Germany has provided some valuable insights with latest data. Despite a 19.3 percent decline in container throughput with the US in the first half, the...
How Trump’s Tariffs Stymied Black Business Growth
Black Enterprise
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August 19, 2025
Black firms are being battered by everything from financial constraints to deterred expansion as tariff chaos lingers. The Trump administration’s aggressive stance on tariffs is ravaging small business owners, including Black-owned enterprises....
EU Continues to Prioritise Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Jamaica Information Service
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August 19, 2025
The European Union (EU) continues to prioritise sustainable development and innovation in the Caribbean, pledging strong support for initiatives that enhance the region’s resilience and competitiveness. Speaking at the Caribbean Investment Forum...
Europe To Spend $100BN It Doesn't Have, To Buy Weapons America Doesn't Have, To Arm Soldiers Ukraine Now Lacks
Zero Hedge
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Part of Zelensky's motive for wearing a suit Monday to the White House has become clearer with fresh reporting in the Financial Times, which reviewed a document showing Ukraine will promise to buy $100 billion of American weapons financed by...
Rachel Reeves is under fire as Britain's borrowing costs hit highest level in 27 years
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Published: 18:42 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 19:44 EDT, 19 August 2025 Rachel Reeves has been accused of losing control of the public finances after UK borrowing costs hit the highest level since...
Why Britain thinks it can win the European space race
The Times
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Britain is in a “very good position” to win the European space race and beat Norway to the continent’s first launch into orbit, Sir Chris Bryant, the space minister, has said, as he announced the government would take full control of the UK Space...
Germany to support 12,000 farmers on climate-smart rice production
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
The German government officially launched the Carbon Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) Project on Tuesday, aimed at supporting 12,000 smallholder farmers in Benue, Nasarawa, and Kano states with climate-sensitive rice farming. The three-year...
Google Play Allows Developers in Europe to Promote Offers Outside App
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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August 19, 2025
The Google Play store is updating its external offers program in the European Union to allow links to download developers’ own external apps and to let developers select ongoing service tiers. These changes will be available in the fall, Google...
Northern Australia: securing a developing economy to secure a developed nation
The National Tribune
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August 19, 2025
ASPI Northern Australia is central to the nation’s future. Economically, it serves as the gateway to Indo-Pacific trade, is home to world-class resources and represents a frontier of opportunity. Strategically, it’s the keystone of Australia’s...
German Court Revives Adblock Plus Copyright Lawsuit, Eyes EU Impact
WebProNews
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August 19, 2025
In a move that could reshape the digital advertising ecosystem in Europe, Germany’s Federal Supreme Court has revived a long-dormant legal dispute over ad blockers, prompting warnings from tech giants like Mozilla that such tools might soon be...
Econergy’s 87 MW Oradea solar park in Romania starts commercial operation
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 19, 2025
Oradea solar farm, with a capacity of 87 MW, is Econergy’s fourth photovoltaic plant in Romania. With the addition, the company’s operational and ready-to-connect capacity in the country has reached 447 MW. It is building another 788 MW and...
Innovation on display: PCCI’s 51st Philippine Business Conference & Expo highlights tech breakthroughs
Manila Standard
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August 19, 2025
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) officially launched the 51st Philippine Business Conference & Expo (PBC&E) today, setting the stage for the country’s most influential business event happening on October 20-21, 2025 at the...
The Defeat of European Socialism Was Far From Inevitable
Jacobin
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Matt Myers Well, the dominant explanation of labor’s decline has been that a changing social structure and cultural references undermined working-class institutions behind their backs. However, I found that three different West European movements...
Scans From Hacked Cisco Small Business Routers, Linksys and Araknis are at the Raise
Cyber Security News
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August 19, 2025
Researchers have identified a significant surge in malicious HTTP scanning activities originating from approximately 2,200 compromised small business routers across multiple vendors. The campaign, which began escalating on July 30th, 2025,...
Russians opposing the regime face uncertainty as Germany halts humanitarian visas
Euronews
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August 19, 2025
Bright sun, Ukrainian flag, a woman's hand gesture shielding from Russian drones and warplanes, and the slogan: "No to Putin, no to war". The drawing by Russian sixth-grader Masha Moskalyova was widely shared around the world — and it was the one...
Lidl to set overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth biggest supermarket as shoppers turn to cheaper food
The Scottish Sun
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August 19, 2025
LIDL is due to overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth biggest supermarket — as shoppers turn to cheaper food to offset higher costs. The latest data shows that the discount option makes up 8.3 per cent of the grocery market against Morrisons’ 8.4...