Thirteen Drones Shot Down Last Night, Ukrainian Army Reports
Ukraine reports Monday that it has downed 13 of the 15 explosive drones that Russia fired at night. The drones were Iranian-made. The supplies of Western anti-aircraft guns help Kyiv effectively repel such attacks. “The Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-131/136 drones from the north,” the Ukrainian army said. “In
Lufthansa Plans Double Bed in Aircraft
The German airline Lufthansa will introduce a new luxury product on long-haul flights in 2024: a fully lockable suite for two people, with the option of unfolding a double bed. However, the sister company Brussels Airlines has no plans in that direction. Lufthansa presented its new long-haul product ‘Allegris’ on
Crewed SpaceX Spaceflight to ISS Postponed After Technical Error
SpaceX’s flight, which should have departed Monday morning from Florida to the International Space Station (ISS), is still grounded. A technical error in the ground system threw a spanner in the works two minutes before take-off. There would have been problems with the fuel supply needed to launch. The four
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Met with Senior US Government Representatives in Washington
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has met with senior US government representatives in Washington for rare security policy talks. The talks included US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and the head of the East Asia Department, Daniel Kritenbrink, Taiwanese news agency CNA reported. China protested Wednesday against the United
US Blocks International Digital Tax According to France
Negotiations within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) about a digital tax – a tax on internet giants such as Google, Meta and Amazon – have stalled due to opposition from the United States, among others. That is what the French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire,
Musk Expects a New CEO for Twitter by the End of This Tear
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, says late 2023 will be “good timing” to find a new CEO for the company. Musk indicates that Twitter’s organization needs to be more stable and financially sound, with a clear product roadmap. According to Reuters, he said that in response to a question
European Commission More Optimistic About Economy in the Euro Countries
The European Commission is less pessimistic about the economic outlook in the EU this year than in the autumn. She expects an average growth of 0.9 percent for the eurozone. However, in November, it still averaged 0.3 percent and feared a recession in the months around the turn of the
Hundreds of Millions of British Corona Aid May be Fraud
Small British companies may have received 640 million pounds in corona loans when they were not entitled to them. This was reported by the British state-owned bank British Business Bank. These companies received a loan through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, which compensated small British companies for loss of income
Biggest Strike Ever By British Nurses
In the United Kingdom, nurses and paramedics were laid off from work en masse on Monday. They demand more pay. More than 100,000 male nurses and 10,000 paramedics are on strike on Monday. It is the largest strike ever within the National Health Service (NHS), the overarching British health system.
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide are Building More Than 100 Hydrogen Stations
Energy group TotalEnergies and chemical company Air Liquide will build a network of more than a hundred hydrogen stations for trucks in Europe. In the coming years, the filling stations must be placed along major roads in Benelux, Germany and France. The companies say they are pooling their knowledge to
