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French governments’ long record of bypassing parliament: a brief history of article 49.3

Emboldened by united trade unions, the tug of war between the street and the government over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform had mostly taken on the form of strikes and demonstrations since mid-January. However, the government’s decision...

The rare sport car of Hitler’s deputy is for sale

A 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet is up for sale. The car belonged to the Nazi warlord, Adolf Hitler's deputy in the National Socialist Party, Rudolf Hess. Rudolf Hess decided to buy a Mercedes-Benz 500...

New redundancy plan at Amazon 9,000 more jobs cut worldwide, including in Europe

The CEO of the American company announced on Monday 20 March a new redundancy plan at Amazon involving the loss of 9,000 jobs.

Fragments of the Eiffel Tower stairs are up for auction

A fragment of a spiral staircase made at the end of the 19th century for the Eiffel Tower will be offered for auction by the French auction house Agute. Bidding is scheduled for March 23. According...

The price of gold has crossed a psychological limit

The price of gold in Monday's session is rising, passing the psychological threshold of 2,000 dollars per troy ounce. Investors generally pay attention to the news from the banking sector in Europe and the...

A Czech company is finding success with inflatable imitations of military equipment

Inflatech, based in the northern Czech town of Decin, was founded eight years ago and now produces more than 30 inflatable replicas of military equipment designed to fool the enemy, including Hymars rocket launchers...

Kadyrov: They stole my horse Zazu, worth 10 million dollars

The Chechen leader added that he had become the "first victim of the sanctions" against him back in 2014, taking "this first heinous blow from the democratic West." The head of Russia's Chechen Republic, Ramzan...

Are LED bulbs really economical?

LED lighting has gained popularity in recent years for several reasons. The main one is that it is offered as a significantly more economical alternative to traditional light bulbs. And at first glance, it really...

Journalists replaced with artificial intelligence: “Bild” and “Politico” are cutting staff

German publishing group Axel Springer, owner of Politico, Die Welt and Bild, is preparing to make major layoffs, saying journalists will now be able to be replaced by artificial intelligence, the Guardian reports. Springer is...

The world’s first 3D printed home

Scientists at the University of Maine used one of the world's largest 3D printers to create 'Biohome3D'. This is the first house in the world that is 3D printed from 100% natural materials. Despite...

Sumela Monastery attracted half a million tourists with its brilliant evening facade

Sumela Monastery, one of the most important religious tourism sites in Turkey, attracts the attention of visitors even at night with its shining appearance and illumination of its steep slope. The Holy Virgin Monastery was...

Russians will pay for purchases in supermarkets “with a look”

Sberbank customers in Russia will soon be able to pay for their purchases by scanning their face. Company X5 Retail Group, which manages the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel supermarket chains, together with Sber and Visa...

Pakistan to quadruple electricity generation from coal

Islamabad's plan is not to build new gas plants Pakistan plans to quadruple its domestic coal-fired power generation capacity to lower power generation costs and will not build any new gas-fired plants in the coming...

Scientists obtained environmentally friendly hydrogen from seawater

An international team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide, Australia, has succeeded in producing environmentally friendly (green) hydrogen by electrolysis of seawater, without its prior purification from microorganisms and without the addition...

Fraud, 50000€ agricultural funds seized in Naples

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) last Monday (6 February), the Naples Carabinieri Investigative Unit seized over €50 000, in an investigation in Naples led by the EPPO into possible fraud involving EU agricultural...

Maria Gabriel: European alliances lead the way for the EU’s university strategy

There are currently 44 of them, with the goal of becoming 60 by 2024 In the European University Strategy, the leading initiative is the European University Alliances and their acquisition of status. This was said...

Serbia discovered gold worth several billion near the border with Bulgaria

Serbia has serious mineral deposits, and even without counting the new gold deposit near Zhagubitza, they are estimated at nearly 200 billion dollars. "All exploration companies, after confirming the reserves, report this data to the...

First meeting of the Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches, 9-10 February

More than 500 senior government officials representing 100 countries and jurisdictions from around the world are expected to come together for the first meeting of the Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA)starting with a high-level launch event...

Alla Pugacheva shoes are renamed in Russia, the singer no longer has any property in her homeland

Russian pop queen Alla Pugacheva has said that she no longer owns any real estate in Russia. "No apartments, no houses, no castles," she added. At the same time, the censorship in Russia has reached...

Former Bulgarian finance minister buys part of the business of the sanctioned Russian bank VTB

Former Bulgarian (NDSV party) Finance Minister Milen Velchev (2001 – 2005) will purchase the Swiss-based commodity trading unit of Russia's VTB Bank - a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal regions of...

Growth of millionaire bankers in Europe for 2021

EBA reports the highest growth since 2010 In 2021, the number of high earners receiving remuneration of more than €1m increased by 41.5%, from 1,383 in 2020 to 1,957 in 2021, the European Banking Authority...

Erdogan drove Turkey’s first electric car, elections are near

After driving Turkey's first electric car, Erdogan promised to build a factory for lithium-ion batteries lest there be any confusion that political populism thrives only on home soil, Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Turkey's national holiday...

Ukraine busts a prostitution ring run by migration officials

The security service released footage of uniformed police officers storming a flat where they detained several men who were found in possession of large sums of cash Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) says it has busted...

The fastest metro line in Europe was opened in Istanbul

It connects the Turkish metropolis with the international airport in the European part of the city According to the local authorities, the trains will run on the new line at a speed of 90-120 km/h,...

Italy, €160,000 seized following a fraud with EU agricultural funds

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Naples, the Italian Financial Police of Salerno seized over €160 000 on 26 January, as part of an investigation into possible fraud with EU agricultural funds.
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