In a significant development German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, Berlin wants to pursue gas and renewable energy projects with Senegal. The development comes in the backdrop of the war in Ukraine which is having a major impact on energy and… Read More ›
Strategy
Malicious Hackers Are Threatening The Global Food Supply Chain
Experts warn that modern “smart” farm gear is vulnerable to hostile hackers, putting global supply lines at risk. Hackers may be able to take advantage of weaknesses in agricultural technology used to sow and harvest crops. John Deere, the agricultural… Read More ›
For The First Time In Its History, Sri Lanka Defaults On Its Debt Repayment
As the country grapples with its greatest financial crisis in more than 70 years, Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in its history. On Wednesday, a 30-day grace period to pay $78 million in overdue… Read More ›
A Member Of The European Central Bank Predicts The First Rate Hikes To Be This Summer
According to reports, the ECB will shortly raise rates for the first time in more than a decade, according to a member of the central bank’s governing council. The ECB has been criticized for taking a less forceful monetary policy… Read More ›
Canada Will Join The Five Eyes Allies In Banning Huawei/ZTE 5G Equipment
Canada is set to impose a ban on the usage of equipment from the Chinese tech companies Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp for in the country’s 5G network with the aim of national security. With this move, Canada… Read More ›
Crypto-Loving South Koreans Gamble On Luna Rising From The Ashes
South Korean speculators have poured into Luna, a cryptocurrency that lost 99.99 per cent of its value last week after its linked stablecoin TerraUSD failed, figuring they have little to lose with prices so outrageously low. Both coins are linked… Read More ›
Google Private Browsing mode, not private: lawsuits
An amended lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google has alleged that Google’s search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In January, the state… Read More ›
Ukrainian ports blockade could be lifted once sanctions on Russia are reviewed: Andrei Rudenko
In a news bulletin Interfax news reported, Russia said sanctions by the West will have to be reviewed if it were to heed a U.N. appeal to open access to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports so that grain could be exported…. Read More ›
EU will not renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules: EU ambassador to UK
In a statement the EU’s ambassador to the UK, João Vale de Almeida said, the European Union will not give a new mandate to renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland since they have been agreed as part of the… Read More ›
China wants BRICS expansion
In a statement a senior Chinese diplomat said, Beijing wants to expand the group of emerging economies known as BRICS. The development will mark the first shake up of the bloc in over a decade. The bloc was formed in… Read More ›