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June 3, 2025
Darren Davidson is the vice president at Siemens Energy UK&I. He said that if Britain wants to reach its clean energy targets for 2030, it must have a record amount new offshore wind power. Offshore wind is at the core of the country's plans to decarbonise electricity by 2030.
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June 1, 2025
The government announced that Britain would increase its fleet of nuclear-powered attack subs. This announcement comes ahead of an upcoming defence review, which is expected to state that the country needs to invest billions in order to be prepared and equipped for a modern conflict.
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May 29, 2025
Kurts Adam Rozentals, a British canoeist, says that he was banned from training or competing due to his use of the social media platform OnlyFans in order to raise money for advancing his career. Rozentals competes in the canoe-slalom event and is a part of Paddle UK’s World Class Programme…
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May 28, 2025
Archeological sites along the Bay of Biscay in France and Spain have revealed that people have been making tools out of whale bones for more than 20,000-years. This shows the inventiveness of prehistoric humans. Researchers said that the tools…
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May 28, 2025
The European Union proposed Wednesday creating a center to enhance security in the Black Sea, by collecting information from different countries and monitoring the region more closely. This move comes at a time when European officials are warning about the continued threat of Russia…
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May 28, 2025
On Wednesday, emergency services in the region reported that at least six people were killed when a boat carrying migrants to Spain's Canary Islands capsized as it was being escorted into port. According to the state broadcaster TVE, it was carrying around 180 passengers.
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May 26, 2025
Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Economy Minister, urged on Monday that central banks take into consideration slowing inflation when they meet next week to set interest rate. He warned that Russia's cooling economic is showing signs "hypothermia".
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May 23, 2025
Three sources confirmed on Friday that a Greek naval court had charged 17 coastguard officers in connection with one of the worst shipwrecks to occur in the Mediterranean two years ago. Hundreds of people were believed to have died. The shipwreck that occurred on June 14…
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May 23, 2025
Sovcomflot, Russia's largest tanker company, suffered a $393 million net loss in the first three months of the year. The group blamed the decline on the new Western sanctions, which have caused operational issues, reduced revenues, and the idleness of some sanctioned ships.
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May 22, 2025
Francois-Philippe champagne, Canada's finance minister, said that discussions about tariffs were held during the G7 meeting of financial leaders. This was despite the fact that they had been mentioned in the final communiqué. At the conclusion of the meeting…
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May 22, 2025
An official from Europe said that on Thursday, the United States was "not convinced" by the idea of lowering the price cap for Russian crude oil set by the Group of Seven Nations (G7). The European Union proposed lowering the cap to a level indicative of $50 per barrel.
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May 22, 2025
Four market sources have confirmed that Russia, the largest wheat exporter in the world, has removed the minimum price recommendation for grain exporters until the end the export season, which is July 1. Sources said that the initial minimum price for May and Juni was $250 per metric ton.
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May 22, 2025
Poland is investigating whether explosive devices have been planted after a Russian "shadow fleet's" ship was seen suspiciously moving near a cable connecting Poland and Sweden on Wednesday. According to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland will be looking into the matter.
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May 22, 2025
Uganda's finance ministry announced that it had signed an agreement worth $800 million with the Islamic Development Bank for the support of projects, such as a railway project, which aim to boost trade in the country. The railway will link to Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway…
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May 21, 2025
Ambrey, a British maritime security company, said that a hijack signal sent by a Panamanian flagged petroleum products tanker near Iran was a false alert. Ambrey reported the incident on Tuesday, south of the busy Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes without naming "UAE-linked vessel".
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May 21, 2025
The Kremlin announced on Wednesday that Russia will defend its ships in the Baltic Sea using all available means. A recent failed Estonian attempt at seizing a tanker showed that Moscow can respond with harsh action if necessary. It was reported…
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May 20, 2025
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that the EU had adopted four sets sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine, including a 17th set of measures targeting Moscow's Shadow Fleet, as well as measures relating to chemical weapons and human rights, and hybrid threats.
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May 20, 2025
Russia accused NATO on Tuesday of committing what it described as aggressive actions in Baltic Sea, which impeded freedom of shipping. This came after Estonia attempted to seize and failed to do so a tanker. Estonia reported on Thursday, last week…
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May 20, 2025
The tyremaker announced on Tuesday that Pirelli had agreed to a new partnership with the Italian Luna Rossa Team in order to help them compete for the America's Cup in 2027 when Italy will host the event. Pirelli, a technical and official partner of the event in Naples…
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May 19, 2025
The Trump administration lifted the stop-work order that had been in place for a month on a major offshore facility planned near the coast of New York. The Norwegian energy company Equinor announced that construction on Empire Wind was allowed to resume.
