Starbucks has applied for several patents in Russia nearly two years after it fled the country due to the war in Ukraine, according to reports citing the Russian intellectual property agency Rospatent database. Experts speculate that the move could signal either Starbucks' potential return to the Russian market or an attempt to extend patent protection […]
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will disconnect their electricity networks from the Russian and Belarusian system (BRELL) in February next year, Baltic officials have confirmed. “The desynchronization process, which has lasted almost 20 years, will end at the beginning of August, when the Baltic countries inform Russia and Belarus that they do not want to participate […]
Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant on Monday began using nuclear fuel produced by US company Westinghouse Electric Corporation, a key step in the country's move away from dependence on Russian energy. The state-owned Kozloduy power plant on the Danube River supplies more than a third of the country's electricity and has until now relied on […]
Philippine media outlet Rappler reported that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will visit the Philippines. Zelensky will reportedly arrive in the Philippine capital Manila late on June 2 after a trip to Singapore. Editor-in-Chief
To combat the “gray” timber market, the Cabinet of Ministers introduced the obligation of photographic recording for all forest users. This was reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources. As the head of the department, Ruslan Strelets, said, now the electronic wood accounting system will generate an invoice only after uploading a […]
The Pentagon has extended the contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide Starlink Internet services in Ukraine. Bonnie Poindexter, a spokeswoman for the US Space Systems Command, told Bloomberg. “The contract provides access to the Starlink constellation, equipment and customer support on agreed upon terms,” Poindexter said. Notably, this is part of the $2.5 billion […]
In Mexico, mayoral candidate Jorge Huerta Cabrera was shot and killed at a political rally; This is the 37th election participant killed this election season, according to consulting firm Integralia. Al Jazeera reports this. According to prosecutors, Cabrera was shot dead in the city of Izucar de Matamoros, where he was running for mayor. His […]
Countries around the world are seeking to “strengthen their sovereignty” amid efforts by Western countries to “maintain their elusive role as hegemons,” President Vladimir Putin said in his plenary speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday. Moscow has sought to expand its support from countries in Africa, South America and Asia […]
Photo: Getty Images. On the cash market, the rate did not change – 39.90 UAH/dollar. On the interbank market, the American currency rose in price by 4 kopecks to 39.64-39.66 UAH/dollar (purchase and sale). National […]
Photo: Getty Images. A connection with Russia is not only possible, but also probable, Fiala said regarding the arson of the car park. A Hispanic man from South America spent just five days in the Czech Republic before attempting to set fire to a bus depot in Prague. In the Czech Republic they believe that […]