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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a conference during the International Expert Conference on the Recovery, Reconstruction and Modernization of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany. — courtesy photo
Rebuilding Ukraine will be a ‘challenge for generations’, says German chancellor
BERLIN — Ukraine’s reconstruction will be a “challenge for generations” that needs to begin now, the German chancellor said at a conference on rebuilding the war-torn country.Olaf Scholz was co-hosting an expert conference on Ukraine’s recovery with the European Commission as part of its G7 presidency.“We want to discuss the reconstruction of Ukraine today,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her opening speech.“Thousands of destroyed houses, several hundred schools turned to rubble. Countless bridges, roads, power stations, railway infrastructure and industry bombed. For Ukrainians, these are not just statistics. This is their everyday experience,” she added.“What is at stake here (is) nothing less than creating a new Marshall Plan for the 21st...
October 25, 2022

Rebuilding Ukraine will be a ‘challenge for generations’, says German chancellor

The wholesale price of gas dropped to its lowest level since mid-June on Monday.
Europe’s energy bills could be lower than expected this winter
BRUSSELS — The possibility of winter blackouts in Europe is being held at bay by falling gas prices.A spell of unusually warm weather, plus improved supplies, saw the wholesale price of gas drop below €100 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the first time since mid-June on Monday.It’s not a household name exactly, but the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands is Europe’s leading trading hub of fossil gas, where traders swap ‘futures contracts’ for the asset, thereby setting its price.Gas rose to a record €349 MWh in late August as governments grappled with underground storage deficits and shortages due to Russia’s war, before starting to gradually decrease.Though they can take a while to make a dent in bills, wholesale prices directly impact the retail price that...
October 25, 2022

Europe’s energy bills could be lower than expected this winter

King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, Tuesday. — courtesy photo
Sunak admits ‘mistakes were made’ as he officially becomes UK PM
LONDON — Britain received its 57th prime minister on Tuesday, with Rishi Sunak becoming the third occupant of 10 Downing Street in less than three months.Sunak was formally invited to form a government by King Charles, having been the only candidate remaining in the Conservative leadership election Monday.Speaking outside of Downing Street, the new PM started by paying tribute to his predecessor Liz Truss’s leadership, but admitted that “some mistakes were made”.“I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of the government agenda ... this will mean difficult decisions to come,” he continued, pointing out his past “track record” in steering the UK through COVID as finance minister.Sunak then said his government would not leave the next generations with...
October 25, 2022

Sunak admits ‘mistakes were made’ as he officially becomes UK PM

File photo of US President Joe Biden
Biden, Modi lead world leaders welcome of next UK prime minister
LONDON — World leaders have been reacting to Rishi Sunak's victory in the race to be the next British prime minister. Many offered their congratulations, and expressed hope for stability after a "turbulent" few weeks.Leading the congratulations and warm welcome were American President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.At a White House event to mark the Hindu holiday of Diwali, President Biden described Sunak's nomination as the UK's next prime minister a "ground-breaking milestone". Biden had already said he would maintain a "close relationship" with whoever succeeded Liz Truss.The New York Times lauded the "record of representation" built by the Conservatives in recent years, saying Sunak's victory is another...
October 25, 2022

Biden, Modi lead world leaders welcome of next UK prime minister

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi seen in this file photo
UN nuclear watchdog to revisit sites amid Russia ‘dirty bomb’ claim
VIENNA — The UN’s nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its inspectors have regularly visited two sites in Ukraine at the center of Russian claims that Kiev is preparing a so-called dirty bomb.Inspectors would return in the coming days following a Ukrainian request, Director General Rafael Grossi said.Russia has not offered any evidence for its allegations, which NATO dismisses.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned it meant Russia itself could be preparing an attack of this kind.So-called dirty bombs contain radioactive material, such as uranium, which is scattered through the air when its conventional explosive detonates.They don’t need to contain highly refined radioactive material, as is used in a nuclear bomb, which makes them cheaper and...
October 25, 2022

UN nuclear watchdog to revisit sites amid Russia ‘dirty bomb’ claim

Rishi Sunak — after his first televised address as Tory leader — leaves the Conservative HQ smiling and with a wave to the small crowd that had gathered.
New British PM pledges to serve with 'integrity and humility'
LONDON — Rishi Sunak, who will be the UK's next prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest, pledged to serve with integrity and humility."I pledge that I will service you with integrity and humility," Sunak said. In a brief statement, he warned the country faces "profound economic challenges".Sunak said he is "humbled and honored" to have the support of his fellow MPs and be elected leader."It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love and give back to the country I owe so much to."Sunak will become the UK's first British Asian premier and at 42, the youngest leader in more than two centuriesHe is the country's 57th prime minister and the UK's youngest PM since Lord...
October 24, 2022

New British PM pledges to serve with 'integrity and humility'

File photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine war: Zelensky hits back at Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims
KIEV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implied that claims made by Russia’s defense chief during a round of phone calls meant Moscow was setting the stage for deploying a radioactive 'dirty bomb' device on Ukrainian soil.Earlier on Sunday, Sergei Shoigu held phone calls with counterparts from the United States, Britain, France and Turkey alleging that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device.“If Russia calls and says that Ukraine is allegedly preparing something, it means one thing: Russia has already prepared all this,” Zelensky said in a televised address Sunday evening.Russia's Defense Ministry said Shoigu voiced concern about “possible Ukrainian provocations involving a ‘dirty bomb,’” a device that uses explosives to...
October 24, 2022

Ukraine war: Zelensky hits back at Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims

The new French mine site contains one million tons of lithium, drilling surveys have revealed. — courtesy Canva
France's massive new lithium mine could supply 700,000 electric car batteries a year
PARIS — A lithium mine with the capacity to supply 700,000 electric car batteries per year is set to open in France.The massive mining project — unveiled Monday by French minerals company Imerys — will operate on the site of the existing Beauvoir kaolin quarry in Central France.The site contains one million tons of lithium, drilling surveys have revealed — enough for the extraction of 34,000 tons per year for 25 years.This metal is a crucial component in the production of electric vehicles, but mining it can also have adverse environmental consequences.The EU bloc currently imports the vast majority of what it uses.As countries and individuals try to reduce their carbon footprint, electric vehicle sales have surged.In December 2021, electric cars outsold diesel-powered vehicles for...
October 24, 2022

France's massive new lithium mine could supply 700,000 electric car batteries a year

The online system is part of Ireland's Information and Tracing Act. Irish officials have hailed the legislation as a landmark step towards making amends for a long, dark chapter in the country's history.
New law gives adoptees from Ireland access to birth records
DUBLIN — In the early hours of Monday this week, US resident Alan Bigger submitted the last of his details into a new online tracing system for adoptees from Ireland.Passed in June, the legislation allows adopted people automatic access to early life records, including birth certificates, for the first time.Close relatives can also access information about children who died in the institutions or documents after a parent has died.Bigger, who was adopted in the early 1950s, wanted to be one of the first to take advantage of the scheme.But the retired university facilities director said he was entering into the process with some anxiety.Previous attempts to find out about his early years had seen him pass from pillar to post.“There's a degree of fear of the unknown. You know,...
October 24, 2022

New law gives adoptees from Ireland access to birth records

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the Tory leadership race in the final minutes before nominations closed Monday.
Sunak named UK premier as Mordaunt drops out of race
LONDON — Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the Tory leadership race in the final minutes before nominations closed Monday.Sunak had announced his candidacy Sunday to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom in a bid to “turn around” the country’s economy and “unite” the Conservative party.Sunak will succeed Liz Truss seven weeks after she defeated him in the previous Tory contest. The ex-chancellor gained the support of well over half of Tory MPs, with Mordaunt struggling to reach the threshold of 100 MPs to get on the ballot.He will become the UK's first British Asian premier and at 42, the youngest in more than a century.Meanwhile, Labour have reiterated their call for a...
October 24, 2022

Sunak named UK premier as Mordaunt drops out of race

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