Poland’s ambitious push to build a hydrogen-powered public transport system is faltering, with several buses halted by soaring fuel costs and fragile infrastructure, according to a new report by the NGO Central and Eastern Europe Bankwatch Network. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Polish municipalities embraced hydrogen buses largely because subsidy schemes covered up to 100% of vehicle purchase […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday afternoon (local time) a freight train hit a bus while crossing the tracks in Bangkok.Image: keystone May 18, 2026, 9:48 amMay 18, 2026, 9:48 am After the serious traffic accident with eight deaths in the Thai capital Bangkok, investigators are making allegations against the driver of the train who rammed a bus. The […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the WHO, all ten neighboring countries of Congo are at high risk. But this is not a pandemic alarm.Image: keystone A rare Ebola variant has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are hundreds of suspected cases, but no vaccine. The WHO warns ten countries of the spread. May 17, 2026, […]
Continue ReadingMay 17, 2026, 6:30 p.mMay 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m US Secretary of Commerce Jamieson Greer at dinner during the President’s trip to China.Image: keystone The US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer referred to the relevance of the Taiwan Strait when his country was considering further arms sales to the island of Taiwan, which is claimed by […]
Continue ReadingThe announcement came a day after Pope Leo signed his encyclical, a letter drawn up by the pontiff and sent to bishops to provide instructions or guidance on moral questions. His new encyclical, which should be made public in coming weeks, is expected to consider the question of AI within the church’s social teaching, which […]
Continue Reading“I’m very worried, because I sometimes also see countries going down that lane,” she said. “The dividing is actually working.” Several EU countries have sought to preserve their own channels with Washington since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni positioning herself as a potential bridge between […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/05/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2 Former British health secretary Wes Streeting has labeled the UK’s decision to leave the European Union a “catastrophic mistake” as he launches his bid to become the country’s next prime minister. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Streeting, who quit his Cabinet position earlier this month, has openly called for Keir Starmer to […]
Continue ReadingStarmer has vowed to fight on despite being widely unpopular after a series of setbacks, policy U-turns and questions over his judgment for appointing a friend of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador. The government is facing weeks of chaos after he rejected calls to resign following the party’s disastrous results in the […]
Continue ReadingJean-Jacques Rousseau’s view of humanity shaped modernity. For Elon Musk, however, this is precisely where the origin of an ideological aberration in the West can be found. May 17, 2026, 07:47May 17, 2026, 07:47 Simon Maurer / ch media Elon Musk blames a Geneva philosopher for wokeism. In a heated argument about French thinkers, the […]
Continue ReadingThe United States has allowed an exemption to expire that had eased sanctions on Russian oil in recent weeks amid rising energy prices in the Iran war. May 17, 2026, 04:01May 17, 2026, 04:01 Just over a month ago, a Treasury Department agency announced that the sale and delivery of Russian oil that had been […]
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