EU energy ministers, including Stef Blok, are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the energy crisis. The recently sharp rise in energy prices also affects households and companies. In the short term, the Member States themselves can take several measures to ease the pain, but whether action should be taken […]
Auto branch Chinese Evergrande Rises Sharply on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group shot up on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday. The jump followed ailing Chinese real estate developer Evergrande’s plans to favour the growth of its electric car division over its real estate business. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, which […]
Lockdown New Zealand Won’t End Until 90 Percent are Vaccinated
The lockdown in parts of New Zealand will not end until 90 percent of residents are fully vaccinated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday (local time) that the current warning levels would be replaced by a new kind of traffic light system. More than 68 percent of New Zealanders […]
Former President Trump Comes Up With Social Network Plan
Former President Donald Trump plans to create a social network. The platform will be called TRUTH Social and launched in early November, initially for invitees only. The network is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), and the intention is that there will also be a streaming service […]
NATO Chief Stoltenberg Regrets Leaving Russian Mission
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg regrets Russia’s termination of its diplomatic mission at NATO. That was an angry response from the Kremlin to the earlier expulsion of Russians from Brussels, but according to Stoltenberg, they were not diplomats, but in reality, intelligence officers. Stoltenberg also regrets that the Russian government […]
North Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile
North Korea has again fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea, the South Korean military said on Tuesday. “Our military is closely monitoring the situation and remains on standby, working closely with the United States to prepare for possible additional launches,” the military said in a statement. […]
New MacBook Pro Expected at Apple Product Presentation
Lovers of the latest electronic gadgets can indulge themselves on Monday. Apple will announce its latest products at its second “event” this fall. Although it is still formally secret, many experts expect the American tech group to develop a new version of its MacBook Pro. If the media reports […]
Singer Adele Releases New Single Easy on Me
Singer Adele released the new single Easy on Me in the night from Thursday to Friday. The song and music video were released at midnight (local time). The video clip starts in the same location as that of her 2015 hit Hello. However, in Easy on Me, she leaves […]
US Supreme Court Moves to Death Penalty for Boston Bomber
The US Supreme Court is looking to sentence the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing perpetrator, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to the death penalty. However, one court judge questioned during a hearing on Wednesday what the consequences would be for Tsarnaev after President Joe Biden had announced that he would no longer carry […]
IBM and American Airlines Ignore Texas Vaccination Ban
Tech company IBM, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday (local time) that they would comply with President Joe Biden’s obligation to vaccinate employees against Covid-19. With that decision, they ignored a decree issued Monday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Instead, it states that nobody can demand a vaccination […]