In the US, under the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’, an EV subsidy is valid only for electric cars built in the US. This has already caused outrage on the European side. A French minister even appeared to believe that European subsidies should therefore only apply to European cars, which in addition to the US should also work against China. It seems …
Despite tensions between the US and Russia in connection with the war in Ukraine, astronauts from both countries have set off together for the International Space Station. From the base in Baikonur in Kazakhstan, A Soyuz 2.1 a launcher took off at 15.54 hours CET, according to images from NASA. The Soyuz must launch a Soyuz MS-22 capsule to the …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said it is “unlikely” that the US and Iran will reach a nuclear deal in the foreseeable future. In doing so, Blinken joins the broader sentiment in the Western world that the 2015 agreement will not revive in the short term. “We have seen over the past week that Iran’s response to the …
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence ministry and its minister. The Iranians, according to document, have been involved in a cyberattack that hit Albania in July and in similar activities against the US and its allies. Albania on Wednesday severed all diplomatic relations with Iran over the incident and ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to …
German automaker Volkswagen and Foxconn are keeping their factories in Chengdu running during the corona lockdown in the Chinese metropolis. The employees of automaker VW, which together with its local partner China FAW Group has a factory in the city, remain on the company premises via a so-called closed system and are not allowed to have contact with outsiders. Foxconn, …
A truck carrying about 150,000 tomatoes caused chaos on a California Highway yesterday. The car overturned after an accident, after which the tomatoes ended up on the road and, according to a local police officer, formed “a layer of more than 60 centimeters”. Cars had no chance in this tomato paste and collided with each other. The accident happened yesterday …
The U.S. Army is holding the entire fleet of about 400 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, which are used to transport troops, artillery, material and fuel, to the ground after a number of helicopters had a fire in the engines. “The military has identified the cause of the fuel leaks that caused a small number of engine fires in a few helicopters. …
British rock legend Ozzy Osbourne wants to leave the United States with his wife in the coming year and move back to England. Part of the reason is gun violence in the US. “It’s time. America has changed so drastically. It is by no means the United States, nothing is united,” said the 73-year-old. “I don’t want to die in …
The US regulator FTC has sued data trader Kochava for selling location data from hundreds of millions of phones, which would put people at risk. Kochava’s data makes it possible to see that individuals have visited “sensitive locations,” such as rehabs or homeless and crisis shelters, the FTC said. By selling this location data, Kochava has made it possible for …
After heavy fighting in Baghdad between militiamen and government forces, supporters of the spiritual leader Muqtada al-Sadr withdraw from their positions in the green zone. In the battle around the Government Center, at least 23 people were killed and possibly hundreds injured. Sadr had called on his followers to leave within an hour. He also said “no Iraqi blood should …
