Siberia experiences record temperatures
Siberia has experienced unusually high temperatures during the six-month period from May to October this year – more than 3C above average – to make 2020 one of the warmest Continue Reading
UK’s Johnson says devolving powers to Scotland was ‘a disaster’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the devolution of powers to Scotland “a disaster”, a comment that played into the hands of Scottish nationalists pushing for an independence referendum that Continue Reading
Pandemic puts end to Germany’s construction boom
Germany’s construction sector expects nominal sales to fall for the first time in more than a decade next year as companies in Europe’s largest economy are scaling back building activity Continue Reading
Go See the Biggest Glacier in France Before It All But Disappears
France’s largest glacier once looked so mighty sliding down the granite slopes of the Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s tallest peak, that early explorers struggled to find the words to capture Continue Reading
Johnson to Unveil Green Plan That May Halt Sales of Petrol Cars
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a green 10-point plan on Wednesday, as he weighs controversial proposals to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars Continue Reading
Moscow launches its 500th electric bus; largest electric bus fleet in Europe
Moscow, Russia has launched its 500 th electric bus—a KAMAZ 6282 electric bus. The KAMAZ 6282 uses lithium-titanate batteries, and has a range of 70 km on one charge. The Continue Reading
The Great Struggle For Iraqi Oil May Be Drawing To A Close
With the announcement last week that the president of Russian state oil proxy Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, met one-to-one with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and its Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul Continue Reading
Boris Johnson Seeks Green Jobs for U.K. For Covid Recovery
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking advice from industry on how to create green jobs in the U.K. as unemployment rose at the quickest pace in a decade. The government is Continue Reading
To help economy, bank proposes tax on working from home
White collar staff reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren’t getting the same advantages, experts at Deutsche Bank said in Continue Reading
Energy Has Become Bargaining Chip In Brexit Talks
The European Union (EU) is conditioning the United Kingdom’s access to the EU energy market to Britain, making concessions on the fishing rights in British waters, Bloomberg reports . In Continue Reading