The American space agency NASA will start a major study into UFOs in the fall. The organization announced Thursday that knowledge of “unidentified aerial phenomena”, as it officially calls UFOs, is important for aviation safety and national security. According to NASA, there is no evidence that these phenomena have […]
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Volkswagen Offers Russian Employees A Severance Package
The German automaker Volkswagen would offer workers at one of its Russian factories compensation if they left the factory voluntarily. That writes the Russian newspaper Kommersant. According to the newspaper, the offer would in some cases amount to six months’ salary for the approximately 200 employees at the factory […]
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Governor: Chance of Ukrainian Army Withdrawing in Severodonetsk
Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk may have to withdraw to more defensible positions in the eastern city. The governor of Luhansk, Sergei Gaidai, said this on television on Wednesday. He added that Ukraine does not intend to give up Severodonetsk. The governor said Russia is already conducting 24-hour air strikes […]
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Australia Raises Interest Rates Again to Fight Inflation
The Australian central bank has again raised its key interest rate in the country. It was the second interest rate hike in a row. With the increase, the central bank wants to combat high inflation in the country. Like many other countries, Australia is struggling with rising food and […]
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President Biden Hosts Summit of the Americas
US President Joe Biden will host the Ninth Summit of ‘the Americas’ or the North, Central and South America Summit in Los Angeles. The last summit was in 2018. Biden has not invited the left-wing leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela because of human rights violations and that is […]
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Asian Investors Fear Central Banks Inflation Approach
Stock markets in Asia were mostly down on Thursday. Investors were cautious after new signals that central banks like the US Federal Reserve are looking to step up their efforts to tackle high inflation. There are fears that this could affect economic growth. Furthermore, the financial markets reacted to […]
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Switzerland Blocks Delivery of Armoured Vehicles to Ukraine
The Swiss government has again blocked the delivery of war equipment to Ukraine. Bern vetoed a Danish request to supply armoured vehicles produced in Switzerland to the Eastern European country. Denmark had wanted to send about twenty armoured cars of the type Piranha III, according to the Swiss public […]
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Australian Labor Party Gains Majority in Parliament
Australia’s Labor Party has secured enough seats to secure a majority in parliament, new Prime Minister Anthony Albanian said on Tuesday. According to his party, it looks like Labor will get 76 seats, just enough for a majority. This number may increase to 77 seats. As a result, the […]
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Ukraine Summit in EU Overshadowed by Division Oil Boycott
The scheduled EU summit on Ukraine starting Monday has been overshadowed by ongoing disagreements over an embargo on Russian oil. It is very doubtful whether the summit will bring agreement, senior EU diplomats say. The leaders of the 27 EU member states will meet in Brussels in the afternoon […]
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Zelensky Continues to Push for Peace Talks With Putin
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky continues to press for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He said on Friday that he had tried several times unsuccessfully to enter into talks with Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainians are not eager to talk to Putin, according to […]