Backroom deals, embassy contacts and brown liquor built a booming export trade. Now, the lobbyist who saw it all says the U.S. president’s dalliances with Vladimir Putin are an incoming “asteroid” for the industry.
Category: 3. Europe
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YouTube's misinformation tools are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, report warns
YouTube labels to provide neutral information on topics laden with conspiracy theories are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, a new report says.
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Haunted by Merkel: Trump still grappling with Europe’s lost leader
Trump spoke on CNBC about the current state of markets in the US, but was quizzed about the EU-US trade deal, and reminisced about a conversation with former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Is August the worst month to invest in European stocks?
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European equities have entered what is historically the most challenging stretch of the calendar year, as August and September consistently deliver the weakest returns for the region’s stock markets….
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Potatoes could raise your risk of type 2 diabetes. But how you prepare them matters, study finds
Eating more potatoes was tied to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes risks in a study that spanned three decades – and French fries were the main culprit.
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Spain’s smelly algae invasion creeps further into Europe
The stinky suffocating brown Asian algae that has troubled southern Spain’s fishers for a decade already could now be on the march across the Mediterranean and up into the Bay of Biscay.
Despite its exotic name, the rugulopteryx okamurae algae…
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Trump says he will put 100 percent tariff on semiconductors
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to impose 100 percent tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of imported semiconductors used in consumer electronics and other products, but indicated he would not charge companies that commit to making chips in the U.S.
“We’ll be…
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Machthaber: Xi Jinping – POLITICO
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem Sommer-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Ein Politiker pro Tag, ein Blick hinter…
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EU planned to pass climate burden to poor countries, but did no analysis
EU officials did not assess the economic or environmental impacts of a contentious plan to pay poorer countries to cut pollution on Europe’s behalf, the EU executive has admitted in response to a records request.
The use of carbon credits, which can be purchased by funding carbon reductions…
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The EU wants to finalize a trade deal with Indonesia by September. Can it? – POLITICO
Gill said that an “agreement has been reached on all the key elements” of the TSD chapter — but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s been finalized or agreed.
Jakarta and Brussels are still nursing wounds from a WTO case in 2021 over nickel ore. Indonesia, a leading producer, had…
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