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European Prices on Natural Gas are Suddenly Plumming

European Prices on Natural Gas are dropping

Full storage, lower demand, and mild weather have all helped to ease concerns about a rise in heating and power costs. However, socioeconomic power dynamics are constantly shifting and as a result the European prices on natural gas are suddenly dropping. Russia’s natural gas exports to Europe are declining and the war in Ukraine is …

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Nord Stream Pipelines

Three Inquiries but no Answers for Who Blew Holes in Nord Stream Pipelines

The leakage of the pipelines has been investigated by Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. However, they are not revealing the cause or who may have done it. A seismograph in Sweden picked up a strong disturbance after midnight on Monday, September 29th. The seismic activity jolted the Baltic Sea floor south of Bornholm. Bornholm was a …

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gas crisis

The European gas crisis caused by Russia is devastating the manufacturers.

ARQUES (France) — Arc International has been the largest producer of glass tableware in the world for many years thanks to cheap energy. It is a vital employer in northern France’s working-class region. The business has been flooded with new risks by Russia’s sudden cutoff of gas from Europe. Arc’s chief executive Nicholas Hodler had …

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Dutch supremacy in chip making. U.S. and China battling over the technology

Dutch supremacy in chip making. U.S. and China battling over the technology

A chip-making machine worth $150 million made by a Dutch company has turned into an instrument in the U.S.-Chinese battle. It also shows how ingrained the supply chain in the world is. President Biden and several members of Congress in Washington are concerned about computers and China’s plans to use the technology that is at the core …

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Russia's Unfounded Claims about Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Continue to Linger On

Russia’s Unfounded Claims about Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Continue to Linger On

The Kremlin has made allegations against the U.S. that it operates laboratories in Ukraine and other countries without providing any evidence. It called a Geneva investigative session this week. The United States secretly produced biological weapons in Ukraine. It taught birds how to bring pathogens into Russia. It invented Covid-19. It ran laboratories in Nigeria, which engineered the monkeypox …

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China's strategic support to Russia

China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Increase Around the World

China’s state media and officials are increasingly echoing Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine. This is undermining diplomatic efforts by the U.S., Europe, and even after the massacre in Bucha. China’s state media quickly defended Twitter’s warning message that was posted atop a Russian government posting denying civilian deaths in Bucha, Ukraine last week. Frontline, …

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China's strategic support to Russia

China Shows Sympathy to Russia Despite its stance against the West by bristling against it

China’s Communist Party has launched an ideological campaign targeting students and officials. The message is: China will not abandon Russia. While Russian troops are pounding Ukraine, Chinese officials have been meeting behind closed doors in order to examine a Communist Party-produced documentary which extols President Vladimir V. Putin as a hero. According to the video, the …

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Russia's Unfounded Claims about Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Continue to Linger On

U.S. Combats Bioweapons Desinformation Pushed by Russia and China

WASHINGTON — Russia launched one of its most incendiary disinformation campaign days ago. Its defense and foreign ministries made statements falsely claiming the Pentagon was funding biological weapons labs in Ukraine. Chinese diplomats and state media repeated conspiracy theories at Beijing news conferences, articles, and on official social media accounts. The Biden White House took the unusual step of …

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Market growth in ecological coffee

Conventional coffee vs ecological coffee The market for conventional and ecological coffees is growing rapidly, with the latter being preferred by consumers who are concerned about their health and environment. The global market has been estimated to be worth US$3 billion annually, but this figure may increase significantly over the next decade as a result …

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