The technology, produced by a firm backed by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has proven to be effective at striking down Russian drones
Category: World
Posted inEnergy & Environment
A rare oil CEO shows up at COP30, spars with activists
‘There have been cyclones in the Caribbean for decades,’ head of TotalEnergies said to activists who said fossil fuels cause climate disasters
Posted inConsumer
Greenland limits foreigners’ right to property
Non-Danish citizens and foreign companies can only buy property if they have been permanent residents and paid all their taxes in Greenland for the previous two years
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Ottawa’s $2.7bn in aid cuts spark concern among aid groups
Canadian non-profits warn that reducing global health and development funding will cost more in the long run
Posted inSecurity
‘The war of tomorrow will begin in space’: Macron
Macron says Russia is carrying out ‘espionage’ in space, as a result France is boosting funding for military space activities, including developing launchers
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Cash only: How the loss and damage UN fund will pay countries
Fund will help poor countries address harms from storms, floods, droughts and rising sea levels; first grants are to be dispersed in 2026
Posted inWorld
Germany offers money to Afghans to forgo refugee scheme
Afghan refugees have been stuck in Pakistan since a resettlement program has been frozen; it is unclear if any Afghans have accepted the offer
Posted inSecurity
Ukraine gets partnership status in Europe military group
Ukraine now has an ‘enhanced partnership’ in the Joint Expeditionary Force, but has not yet become a member of NATO
Posted inSecurity
NATO tests war preparedness on eastern flank facing Russia
Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paris has deployed nearly 1,500 soldiers in Romania and in case of a crisis, can increase this to 5,000 troops
Posted inConsumer
World’s most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup
Twenty kilograms of the rare coffee bean from Panama went for US$600,000; Dubai cafe plans to sell 400 cups