Russia must be judged on the blockade of grain from Ukraine, says EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell. He speaks of a “true war crime” as hunger threatens poor parts of the world. “So I can’t imagine this going on for much longer.” Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, […]
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated in southern Spain’s Costa del Sol tourist region due to a forest fire that broke out there on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services have mobilized en masse to fight the fire. The fire started on the slopes of the Pujerra Mountain, affecting the […]
TSMC, the world’s largest chip maker, says it has no concrete plans to build a new factory in Europe. In the US, the price tag of those plans is now rising. TSMC makes chips for other chip vendors like AMD or Nvidia. In recent days, there have been trading […]
At least four people were injured in a stabbing in Norway on Friday morning. This is reported by the Norwegian police. The stabbing in Numedal, west of the Norwegian capital Oslo, is said to have been “random”. A suspect has been arrested, police said, but it is unclear […]
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner is confident that G7 leaders will reach an agreement on financial aid to Ukraine. He said this Thursday at the start of a two-day meeting of finance ministers and leaders of the central banks of the rich industrial countries. Lindner said that the country […]
The United States and the European Union are expected to develop a plan on Monday to tackle disruptions in the semiconductor chain. These are important for the production of computer chips, among other things, of which there is a significant shortage due to previous disruptions due to the pandemic. […]
Four European buyers of Russian gas have already settled in rubles. Bloomberg reported this based on an anonymous insider at state gas company Gazprom. In addition, ten European companies are said to have opened an account with Gazprombank to pay for gas from Russia in rubles. Russian President Vladimir […]
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is “absurd” with his uncritical comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin and should resign from the Social Democratic SPD. SPD co-chair Saskia Esken said this on the radio following an interview with Schröder in the New York Times. He rejected the allegations of war […]
A universal charger for small and medium-sized electronic devices will be launched in a few years’ time on the European market. That is certain now that, after the Member States, the European Parliament has also sided with the Commission’s proposal. In the future, all smartphones, tablets, headphones and other […]
The chairman of the Duma, the Russian House of Representatives, has labelled the reports of civilians murdered by Russian soldiers in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, as a propaganda stunt by “Washington and Brussels”. Parliament Speaker Viacheslav Volodin argues that there are no facts but lies that should put […]
