Norway defies EU pressure to maintain Arctic oil and gas production

Chinas New Ambassador in Australia Signals Assertive Stance with United Front TiesChinas new ambassador to Australia, Liu Jinsong, made a bold statement on his first day in Sydney by posing for a photo with two high-profile figures tied to the United Front, a move that signals a more assertive approach to his role. This striking image, published on the Chinese embassys website, immediately linked… #Geopolitics #UnitedFront #NationState #DiplomaticRelations

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Los dividendos globales marcan récord con 755.700 millones La distribución global de dividendos alcanzó un récord de 881.000 millones de dólares (algo más de 755.700 millones de euros) en el segundo trimestre de 2026. La cifra representa un aumento interanual del 8. Leer

expansion · about 3 hours ago

Sub-Saharan Africa Could Become Next Major Source of Global Migrants, Demographer Says

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Drought and extreme heat pose escalating risks to Cyprus tourism and farming Europes worsening drought is already disrupting agriculture, inland transport and energy production, Morningstar DBRS has reported, with the warning carrying particular significance for water-stressed Cyprus and its climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture and tourism. In a new analysis of the effects of extreme weather during the summer of 2026, the credit ratings agency said successive […]

cyprus mail · about 4 hours ago

WEBINAR, 3 septembrie 2026, ora 16.00: Cum luăm fondurile SME Eco-Tech. O șansă rară la finanțare pentru firmele din comerț și alte domenii Joi, 3 septembrie 2026, de la ora 16.00, avem WEBINAR, live video pe canalele StartupCafe de YouTube și Facebook: programul de fonduri elvețiene SME Eco-Tech, o șansă rară la finanțare pentru firmele românești din comerț și din alte domenii, precum și pentru microîntreprinderi, după ultimele modificări ale schemei de ajutoare de la Ministerul Economiei. Citește …

hotnews.ro · about 4 hours ago

European gas prices climb to highest level since January 2023 European natural gas prices surged almost 4 on Monday, reaching their highest level since January 2023 as fresh US sanctions on Iran intensified concerns over Middle Eastern energy supplies. Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, delayed Qatari LNG shipments and stronger summer demand are adding pressure to Europes efforts to rebuild gas inventories ahead of winter.

yenisafak · about 4 hours ago

Cyprus Business Now: banks, funds, housing, CySEC, housing, payments Eurobank S.A. spent almost €5.88m repurchasing more than 1.3m of its own shares on Euronext Athens between August 17, 2026 and August 21, 2026. The lender announced the acquisition on Monday, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting on April 28, 2026. Framework for the buyback was formally established […]

cyprus mail · about 4 hours ago

Insight: India wanted red flags on chip packets and soda. Big Food fought back. reut.rs/4qUeUZX

bluesky_Reuters · about 5 hours ago

Danish cult show Matador scripts sold for double the estimate A complete set of original scripts from the TV series Matador has been sold for 200,000 DKK, surpassing the estimated 80,000 to 100,000 DKK, according to the auction house Bruun Rasmussen. Several props were also auctioned, including copies of the newspapers *Korsbæk Tidende* and *Nationaltidende* alongside the German occupation leaflet Oprop!, which together fetched 22,000 […]

cphpost · about 5 hours ago

Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers António Costa is kicking off a tour of EU capitals to find out what leaders want from the blocs next seven-year budget — and what they might accept in return for a deal. His first stop is Bratislava, with Slovakia among the countries pushing to protect cohesion and agricultural funding. Later this week, German Chancellor […]

politico.eu · about 5 hours ago

Lanț nou de cafenele în România lansat de un fost director Starbucks Cristian Turculeț, fost director operațional Starbucks România și Bulgaria și ex-director de operațiuni Burger King România, intră în antreprenoriat cu Anuva Coffee, un lanț de cafenele de specialitate care va fi lansat din București. Planurile vizează ulterior și extinderea în afara țării. Prima unitate va fi deschisǎ cel mai probabil în primul trimestru din 2027, …

hotnews.ro · about 5 hours ago

New Zealands main opposition party supports social media ban for under-16s reut.rs/4hTF3W7

bluesky_Reuters · about 5 hours ago

Türkiye, Brazil seek stronger trade and defense ties in call President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reviewed Türkiye-Brazil relations and international developments in a phone conversation Monday. Erdogan stressed that greater cooperation in investment, trade and the defense industry could create mutual economic gains, while both countries diplomatic approaches to regional and global crises could contribute to wider peace efforts.

yenisafak · about 5 hours ago

Putin says Russia-India trade rebounds as ties deepen Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia-India trade has resumed growth this year as Moscow and New Delhi broaden cooperation in energy, fertilizers, nuclear power and advanced technology. Speaking in Moscow with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Putin also pointed to upcoming meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and closer coordination between the two countries.

yenisafak · about 5 hours ago

Rising tariffs and import fees weigh on Shein Hong Kong flotation Shein is seeking to raise up to $1.77 billion in Hong Kong at a valuation of just $27bn, barely a quarter of its 2022 price tag, as tariffs in the US and Europe put its low-cost business model under growing pressure.  The fast-fashion group began taking orders on Monday for 280 million shares priced between HK$47.60 […]

cyprus mail · about 6 hours ago

#USA #Poland The U.S. Army completed micro high-altitude balloon tests in Powidz and Ustka during Exercise Cold Raptor in July 2026, validating launch, monitoring, and recovery procedures while testing experimental payloads at 60,000–70,000 feet to enhance sensing and communications for NATO deterrence. Subscribe to @OSINTdefender | 💬 Chat room

telegram_OSINTdefender · about 6 hours ago

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Armenia to launch EU accession bid in near future, PM says, further distancing from Russia Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament on Aug. 24 that Yerevan will soon launch its bid to join the European Union, as the country seeks to further distance itself from Russia. #Ukraine

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Dragoș Pîslaru critică publicarea corespondenței cu Bruxelles-ul privind legea salarizării: „România este o țară atipică Ministrul interimar al Muncii, Dragoş Pîslaru, a transmis luni, 24 august, că recomandările oficialilor europeni cu privire la legea salarizării nu reprezintă în niciun caz obligaţii ale României.

adevarul · about 7 hours ago

Flock cameras join data centers as a top AI boogeyman in 2026 midterms Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool.Why it matters: This blowup over the countrys massive network of license plate readers illustrates how rapidly AI has moved from a peripheral issue in national politics toward the center of the midterm campaign.Data centers have become a major issue in the midterms, with candidates racing to one-up each other in their opposition to building the energy-hungry facilities.Super PACs affiliated with AI companies have also spent tens of millions of dollars clashing with each other in congressional elections over the degree to which the federal government should regulate the technology.Now, surveillance cameras are opening a new front in the debate over AI.Driving the news: Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, posted a video to X Wednesday tying his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, to Flock cameras."Theres been this mass proliferation of Flock cameras, any and everywhere, watching your every move to collect information without you even noticing," El-Sayed says with the 80s tune "Somebodys Watching Me" playing in the background.El-Sayed accuses Rogers of supporting the practice, citing a 2013 hearing in which the then-House Intelligence Committee chair said: "You cant have your privacy violated if you dont know your privacy is violated, right?"The Rogers campaign did not respond to a request for comment.Catch up quick: Flock and similar companies are facing a public outcry over their AI-powered license plate reader cameras, particularly given reports of police officers misusing the technology, Axios reported. Municipalities across the country have already moved to sever ties with Flock — whose vast network of 120,000 cameras allows law enforcement to track the movement of vehicles — and some people have sabotaged the cameras.The company has defended its practices and said it is improving its privacy features, telling Axios it has been "listening to customers, communities, and civil liberties groups."Flock has also argued that the tool is being used for good, saying its cameras have aided roughly 1 million police investigations and helped find around 10,000 missing people.State of play: Democratic House candidates are getting in on the Flock camera blowback. Ohio Democrat Kristina Knickerbocker said in a statement that her opponent, former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio), "pushed for more Flock cameras in downtown Dayton.""Now those cameras have been caught running thousands of searches that broke our citys rules," she added. Turners campaign did not respond to a request for comment.Chaz Molder, the Democratic nominee in Tennessees 5th District, said of Flock cameras: "That kind of big government overreach has no place in our country or Tennessee.""Politicians are cashing their checks while allowing their cameras to go up everywhere," said William Lawrence, a progressive Democratic House candidate in Michigan.Between the lines: Flock cameras are emerging as a rare area of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill, with conservatives and progressives in particular speaking out on the issue in recent weeks.A trio of House Republicans led by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill last month to prohibit the federal government from purchasing Flock cameras or similar technology.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote in a social media post Tuesday: "Flock has installed nearly 100,000 cameras across America to track your every movement. ... STOP AI MASS SURVEILLANCE. STOP FLOCK."The bottom line: The Flock camera backlash is converging with the already prominent data center discourse to make AI one of the most potent issues on the campaign trail.Jake Johnson, a Democratic House candidate in Minnesota, told Axios he was not surprised to find voters chafing at Flock cameras given the intense feelings he has encountered about data centers."Everywhere I go I get questions about data centers," he said. "So the fact that those two are potentially linked together, I think, really, really burns people."

axios · about 8 hours ago

Ohrid – Kicevo highway will be completed in early 2027 Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski said that he is satisfied with the implementation of the Ohrid – Kicevo road and expects that in the first quarter of 2027 this route will be fully put into operation. Regarding the most difficult section of the Ohrid – Kicevo highway, from Izvor to Vrbjani, two […] The post Ohrid – Kicevo highway will be completed in early 2027 appeared first on Republika English.

republika macedonia · about 8 hours ago

Freixenet y Ficosa, protagonistas de las principales operaciones empresariales catalanas  Leer

expansion · about 8 hours ago

Nikoloski: we will talk with Albania for a new route for the Kafasan – Trebenista highway Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski announced today that work is already underway with Albania to find an alternative route for the Kafasan – Trebeniste highway. Nikoloski said that work on the Izvor – Garski Most section is also going well, and the Tetovo highway, which has three sections, is expected to be […] The post Nikoloski: we will talk with Albania for a new route for the Kafasan – Trebenista highway appeared first on Republika English.

republika macedonia · about 9 hours ago

Food prices fall at fastest pace in nearly a decade – but it may not last Milk, meat and fruit became cheaper in July, but analysts warn drought and higher production costs could soon push prices back up.

spectator.sme.sk · about 9 hours ago

Linkspartei in Sachsen-Anhalt: Mit einem „Zukunftsfonds gegen die AfD Zwei Wochen vor der Landtagswahl stellt die Linke einen Neun-Punkte-Plan für Sachsen-Anhalt vor. Damit unterstreicht sie ihren Gestaltungsanspruch. mehr...

taz.de · about 9 hours ago

Berliner SPD-Chef Steffen Krach: Mit Ach und Krach SPD-Spitzenkandidat Steffen Krach soll seine Partei bei der anstehenden Berlin-Wahl aus dem Tal der Tränen führen. Besonders gut sieht es nicht aus. mehr...

taz.de · about 9 hours ago

Fuel prices go up, diesel went over 100 denars per liter The Energy Regulatory Commission (RKE), fuels are becoming even more expensive and diesel surpassed the price of 100 denars per liter. In accordance with the price calculation methodology, retail prices are increasing by an average of 2.62. Gasoline prices are increasing by 1.50 denars per liter. One liter of Eurosuper-95 will cost 93 denars, while […] The post Fuel prices go up, diesel went over 100 denars per liter appeared first on Republika English.

republika macedonia · about 9 hours ago

Superbul oraș din Italia trecut cu vederea de turiști. Are vestigii romane, vinuri celebre, restaurante tradiționale și o istorie fascinantă Turiștii se grăbesc să ajungă la marile destinații din nordul Italiei și trec pe lângă un oraș care are aproape tot ce și-ar putea dori un călător: vestigii romane, piețe medievale, vinuri renumite, restaurante tradiționale și peisaje spectaculoase.

adevarul · about 9 hours ago

Pew study confirms sharp rise of AI-written text on the web since ChatGPTs launch The Pew Research Center analyzed nearly half a million English-language web pages for AI-generated content. More than a third of pages published since ChatGPTs launch show signs of machine-written text, and commercial .com sites are ten times more likely to contain AI content than .edu or .gov domains. The article Pew study confirms sharp rise of AI-written text on the web since ChatGPTs launch appeared first on The Decoder.

the decoder · about 10 hours ago

Luxembourg PM: even the smallest states can make a significant contribution to supporting Ukraine Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luc Frieden said that supporting Ukraine is a contribution to the security of all European countries, as, if Ukraine is defeated, they will become Russias next targets.

ukrinform · about 10 hours ago

Europes EV share hit 25 in July as sales jumped 51 Electric cars took a 25 share of European registrations in July, with sales up 51 year on year against 4.1 growth for the market as a whole. Chinese brands took 34 of plug-in hybrid sales, a segment EU countervailing duties do not currently cover. Electric cars have stopped being a minority interest in Europe. Registrations […] This story continues at The Next Web

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