Angle: Pakistan, a country with great air pollution, is the introduction of electric buses a hot stone | Reuters
Islamabad (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Raja Kamran, a 50-year-old worker in Pakistan’s financial capital, Karachi, used to commute by motorbike but switched to electric buses when they were introduced. It saves me money and helps me avoid breathing some of the city’s polluted air. Air pollution is the leading cause of death in Pakistan, with […]
Angle: Taiwan’s communications infrastructure at risk of crisis, high hurdles for maintenance | Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is scrambling to secure a way to communicate with the outside world in case China invades. Experts and officials interviewed by Reuters have pointed to the grim reality that the restoration of critical undersea cables is slow, even in peacetime, and that there are no backup satellite networks in place. March […]
French Prime Minister Forced to Adopt Pension Reform Bill, Upheaval in Chamber, Frequent Protests | Reuters
slide show ( 2 images ) PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Borne on Thursday was forced to adopt a constitutional provision without a vote to reform the pension system, raising the retirement age by two years to 64. In the parliamentary chamber, there were cries of “Resign!” The government has argued that raising the […]
Iran’s posture to support inspection activities for nuclear facilities = IAEA | Reuters
On March 4, Iran pledged to support the inspection activities of undeclared nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) where high concentrations of uranium particles have been found and to re-install surveillance cameras in these facilities. IAEA Director General Grossi meets with Iranian President Raisi (right) in Tehran on the 4th. From the […]
Norwegian police temporarily detain Greta during a protest demonstration | Reuters
The Swedish environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, was detained twice by the police during a protest in favor of indigenous human rights in the capital of Norway, Oslo on the 1st. FILE PHOTO: Oslo, 2023. REUTERS/Alf Simensen/NTB/via REUTERS OSLO (Reuters) – Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police on Wednesday during a protest […]
Russia begins to supply crude oil from Kazakh to Germany Stops in Poland | Reuters
State-owned Russian pipeline company Transneft has started supplying crude oil from Kazakhstan to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline. (2023 REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state-owned pipeline company Transneft began supplying Germany with crude oil from Kazakhstan on Monday via the Druzhba pipeline. On the other hand, the supply of crude oil to Poland, […]
Russia convenes the UN Security Council on the 22nd Nord Stream explosion = news | Reuters
The RIA said that Russia is expected to convene the UN Security Council on Thursday to discuss the “sabotage” of the Nord Stream submarine pipeline that transports natural gas from Russia to Europe. FILE PHOTO: United Nations Headquarters in New York February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo [１５日 ロイター] – Russia is expected to convene […]
Unknown flight method of downed object, not called ‘balloon’ = US military official | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The commander of US Northern Command, General Glenn VanHark, said on Wednesday that three objects he had shot down in the past three days did not know how to fly, which is why he did not call them balloons. “I can’t categorize how it stayed in the air. It could be gas […]
Angle: “Sunlight blocking” research in developing countries, new NGO funding | Reuters
Oslo (8th Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scientists in developing countries recently received new funding to study potentially dangerous ways to slow global warming. The method is “solar geoengineering,” which means artificially blocking sunlight by releasing reflective chemicals into the atmosphere, such as sulfur particles, similar to volcanic plumes. I’m trying to cool the earth. Also […]
Russia asks the United States to answer Involvement reported in Nord Stream explosion | Reuters
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said on Monday that the United States was responsible for last year’s explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 submarine pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. “The US administration needs to comment on all the facts,” he said. FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson […]
