Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever
European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions.
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Why German reunification is still a good idea
When asked about my opinion on German reunification, I usually respond that I think it is a good idea, and that we should do it. This is, of course, a joke, as Germany is now united with no official internal borders.
EU’s carbon tax on China EVs sparks debate on environmental progress, economic burden in Asia
However, navigating the growing complexity of environmental regulations may require cooperation among companies rather than competition to maintain market access.
Volvo Cars cuts margin and revenue aims after ditching electric vehicle target
Volvo Cars on Thursday scaled back its margin and revenue targets, after announcing it was no longer targeting 100% all-electric vehicle sales by 2030.
The investors punting on a Ukraine economic renaissance
Fincantieri—Europe’s largest shipbuilder, based in Italy’s Trieste—is quietly working to transform defunct Ukraine government-owned shipyards in the Black Sea port of Odesa into a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub that will seek to build some of the world’s most advanced commercial vessels.
Pro-Putin movement spreading fast across ex-Soviet bloc
As Russia keeps pounding Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and advances along the frontline in Donbas, regional elections in two states in eastern Germany have seen a surge of support for parties on the extreme right and extreme left.
Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says
MOSCOW (AP) — NATO member Turkey has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, as Russia and China seek to counter the West’s global influence.