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Economy & Business

“United States Cancels Some Chip Supply Licenses to Huawei”

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Falcon powers – The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has revoked some licenses that allow companies to ship goods such as chips to Chinese company Huawei, which manufactures mobile phones and personal computers. The decision comes after Huawei launched its first artificial intelligence-compatible personal computer, the “MateBook X......
European

Italian government accused of using defamation law to silence intellectuals

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Falcon powers – Philosopher being sued by Giorgia Meloni’s brother-in-law says such trials are part of a political strategy. The government of Giorgia Meloni is making strategic use of defamation suits to silence public intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime minister’s brother-in-law has claimed. In......
Lebanon and Gaza WarThe Middle East

“Completion of Floating Port in Gaza by the United States… Experts: A Path to Displacing Palestinians to the Diaspora”

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Falcon powers – The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that the U.S. military has completed the construction of the floating port in Gaza. However, the current weather conditions do not allow for the safe transfer of the two-part facility to its designated location. Deputy spokesperson for the Department of......
European

“Fed Up”… Borrell Criticizes the Invasion of Rafah and Threats against the International Criminal Court

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Falcon powers – The European Union’s High Representative, Josep Borrell, responded to the Israeli attack on the city of Rafah in Gaza, stating that the human toll would be high and that people had no safe haven to seek refuge in. Borrell told reporters, “I fear that this will once......
International

Russia Launches Extensive Attack on Energy Facilities in Ukraine

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Falcon powers – Russia launched a wide-scale attack on Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, employing dozens of missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia conducted airstrikes on energy facilities throughout Ukraine, targeting seven regions with over 50 missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The attacks also reportedly destroyed the railway......
International

Why is the US bill on anti-Semitism so controversial?

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Expanding the definition to include anti-Zionism could have a chilling effect on free speech, civil liberties groups warn FALCON POWERS – As Washington seeks to crack down on campus anti-Gaza war protests, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that expands the definition of anti-Semitism. Senators were on......
Economy & Business

Australian airline Qantas agrees payouts over ‘ghost flights’

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FALCON POWERS – Australia’s biggest airline Qantas agrees million-dollar settlement after being accused of selling thousands of tickets for flights it had already cancelled. The A$100m (€61m) penalty deal comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued the Sydney-based airline in the Federal Court last year. The commission......
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How the Gaza war tore apart the Jewish community hit by deadliest US anti-Semitic attack

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The grounds at this Jewish centre are falling into disrepair. FALCON POWERS – Untrimmed weeds sprout from a brick walkway, while panels that have collapsed inside the adjoining building expose dark holes in its ceiling. The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighbourhood, home to many of the US city’s......
Economy & BusinessEuropean

EU Policy. China dominating soaring global clean tech industry

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FALCON POWERS – EU’s goal to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies faces stiff competition from China. Investment in clean technologies such as solar photovoltaics (PV), batteries, wind power, electrolysers and heat pumps soared by 70% last year with China accounting for three-quarters of global investments, according to a......
European

EU hosts defence forum to rally Europe’s military industry behind Ukraine

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FALCON POWERS – The defence industry forum was held in Brussels to discuss cooperation and increase ammunition production for Kyiv in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression. The European Union hosted a defence industry forum on Monday in a bid to find new ways to supply Kiyv with much-needed weapons and......