In sea change for Poland, new government is sworn in

In sea change for Poland, new government is sworn in

[1/5]Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel Acquire Licensing Rights Polish president swears in new government Ceremony completes shift away from nationalist rule New PM Tusk aims to repair ties with European Union WARSAW, Dec 13 (Reuters) – … Read more

Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to authorities within five days after being notified, according to a government decree that comes into force on Monday. According to the Russian law, authorities can impose a travel ban on conscripts, employees of the Federal … Read more

Russia and Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ powers to join oil cuts

Russia and Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ powers to join oil cuts

Putin discussed OPEC+ with MbS MbS emphasises need to commit to OPEC+ agreement Putin hosts Iranian president in Moscow MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy … Read more

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

HELSINKI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight on Friday in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the month, more than 600 people without … Read more

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HELSINKI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Finland said on Monday it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who did not meet the criteria for protection and said that … Read more

Tech creates bridge from motor switches to digital world

Tech creates bridge from motor switches to digital world

Tech creates bridge from motor switches to digital world 18 November, 2023 At the recent SPS show in Germany, ABB demonstrated a technology that offers a simple way to digitise AF contactors and motor starters and provide information about their loads. The Novolink system can be integrated easily with existing wiring and contactors, which can … Read more

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

Germany set to double Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan -source

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country’s military aid for Ukraine next year to … Read more

Ukraine hits shipyard in Crimea’s Kerch, damages ship, Russian defence ministry says

Ukraine hits shipyard in Crimea’s Kerch, damages ship, Russian defence ministry says

Nov 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine hit a shipyard in the city of Kerch with 15 cruise missiles on Saturday, damaging one ship, Russian news agencies cited the Russian defence ministry as saying. The ministry said in a statement that air defence systems destroyed 13 of the Ukraine-launched missiles. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne Our … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

File photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 28 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said … Read more