Jeff Bezos declares war on Elon Musk to conquer space.Image: keystone In the space race of tech billionaires, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is increasing competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system. 01/22/2026, 06:5201/22/2026, 06:52 Bezos’ space company Blue Origin announced a high-speed network for businesses called TeraWave. The first of the 5,400 satellites planned […]
Continue ReadingTrump hates them, Europe doesn’t care: for the first time, wind turbines and solar panels produced more electricity in EU countries than fossil resources. 01/22/2026, 04:0201/22/2026, 04:02 According to an analysis, wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU for the first time last year. A good 30 percent of […]
Continue ReadingThe Dutch have also declined to take part, while a Danish diplomat, like others granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, told POLITICO that Copenhagen was not even invited to join. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is considering whether to take part, said Tuesday it was “very difficult to imagine how we and Russia would […]
Continue ReadingPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Getty Images Protesters have taken to the streets outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland this month What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, a buoyed-up Donald Trump started to ratchet up the rhetoric on Greenland. […]
Continue ReadingThe journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has rowed back on his threat to slap tariffs on the UK and Nato allies who opposed his ambitions to annex Greenland, after he and the alliance’s chief “formed the framework of a future deal” for the Arctic region. The US president had only earlier on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to […]
Continue ReadingParts of Russia’s Far East have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change affecting Arctic air patterns. In Kamchatka Peninsula, locals were seen shovelling in the streets, as rescuers helped people trapped in their homes. Public transportation was partially suspended in […]
Continue ReadingOTTAWA — A federal court has overturned a Liberal government order to shut down TikTok Canada’s business operations, ordering Industry Minister Mélanie Joly to take another look at the app that more than 14 million Canadians use. On Wednesday, a federal court judge quashed the Liberal government’s order that would have shuttered the tech company’s […]
Continue ReadingLuxembourg has levied the third highest amount of total fines enforcing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since the data privacy rules took effect eight years ago. The Grand Duchy’s data protection watchdog slapped penalties totalling more than €740 million between May 2018 and January 2026, according to a survey released by the law […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that, only a few days after threatening several European countries with tariffs if they do not agree to a US takeover of the Danish territory. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert looks into the […]
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