An investigation warns that chip production is very vulnerable to disasters, geopolitical tensions or other problems. But solving that costs a lot of money. That the production of computer chips, be it for cars, game consoles, computers or other purposes, is under pressure is an understatement. There has been […]
The United States government is withdrawing all of its non-essential employees and their families from Myanmar. The U.S. has taken that decision in connection with the unrest in the Southeast Asian country since the army coup in February. That reports the U.S. Department of State. Mass protests and brutal […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced six ministers on Monday. The ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice, among others, have been given a new helmsman, the government announced in a statement. Carlos Alberto Franco França was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Walter Souza Braga Netto […]
The new coronavirus may have passed from the bat to humans via another animal. This is the conclusion of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) who, together with a Chinese team, investigated how the corona pandemic could have arisen. The hypothesis of an escape from a laboratory in […]
The Chinese Xiaomi wants to market its first electric car within two years. In this way, the company wants to diversify its income. Xiaomi mainly makes smartphones and wearables but also wants to enter the car market soon. The plans are not yet formal, but according to multiple sources […]
The opposition in Belarus has called for new demonstrations against authoritarian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s regime on Thursday. Opposition to the long-serving president has diminished in recent months after severe repression by the regime. In August, after the elections, mass demonstrations took place in Belarus. President Lukashenko then claimed victory, […]
A stock of 29 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine is in Italy, ready for export to the United Kingdom. These would include doses produced in Leiden, reports the Italian newspaper La Stampa. According to the newspaper, the Italian authorities have run into stock at the Anagni factory following […]
The Chinese stock markets lost ground on Tuesday. The sanctions imposed on the country by the European Union, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom for the oppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang have caused investor reluctance. Other stock markets in the Asian region also showed […]
Australian authorities plan to evacuate thousands of more people from flood-hit suburbs in the west of Sydney’s metropolis on Monday. They expect the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains likely to continue for the next few days. Over the past three days, the massive rainfall has caused […]
A police investigation started on Friday into the birthday party of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The prime minister turned sixty and celebrated it last month with her extended family in a ski resort about 150 kilometres northwest of Oslo. Norwegian media have reported that more than ten people […]
