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EU nears deal to lower Russian oil price cap
GCN
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August 14, 2025
In its most recent sanctions package, the EU suggests lowering the cap on Russian oil prices. Every choice taken in one city can have an impact on markets thousands of kilometres away in the world of global trade. Officials work many hours behind...
US, Europe still doing billions of dollars' worth of business with Russia
RNZ
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August 15, 2025
By Lauren Kent, CNN A ship carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) unloads gas in the port of Bilbao, Spain, on March 10, 2022. Photo: Vincent West/Reuters via CNN Newsource US President Donald Trump is threatening an additional 25 percent...
Majority of Organizations Ship Vulnerable Code, Study Finds
Infosecurity Magazine
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August 15, 2025
As AI-generated code becomes more mainstream, a new study by Checkmarx reveals that 81% of organizations knowingly ship vulnerable code. According to a study of 1500 CISOs, AppSec managers and developers, half of respondents already use AI...
Alabama Guard soldiers resuscitate man after heart attack at KFC in western Poland
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Four Alabama National Guard soldiers with the 214th Military Police Company, 336th Military Police Battalion performed lifesaving resuscitation while deployed to Poland after seeing a man at a KFC go into cardiac arrest Aug. 14, 2025, according to...
“Asharq Al-Awsat” newspaper: The Washington Agreement could strengthen Azerbaijan’s role as an economic bridge between Asia and Europe
Azertag
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August 15, 2025
Cairo, August 15, AZERTAC At a critical moment when influence maps are being redrawn at the crossroads of East and West, the signing of a peace document between President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in...
Poland signs $3.8bn deal for F-16 C/D Block 52 fleet modernisation
Airforce Technology
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August 14, 2025
Polish Defence Minister Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has signed a $3.8bn agreement with the US for the modernisation of its F-16 C/D Block 52 multi-role combat aircraft fleet. The agreement signed on 13 August 2025, will see the fleet being upgraded...
Joint Police Operation Yields Cannabis Seizure And Arrest In Port of Spain
TTT Live Online
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August 15, 2025
A coordinated joint police operation involving the Northern Division Task Force (NDTF) Area South and the San Raphael Police resulted in the arrest of one suspect and the seizure of over half a kilogramme of compressed cannabis on Thursday, 14th...
Kongsberg Australia to supply naval strike missile launchers to two European nations
Naval Today
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August 15, 2025
Kongsberg Defence Australia, a subsidiary of Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, has secured a $50 million export order for naval strike missile (NSM) launcher systems for two European nations. Illustration only; Archive; Credit: Kongsberg...
Germany sacks rail chief with train network in crisis
Northeast Arkansas News
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The German government sacked the embattled head of Deutsche Bahn on Thursday as it seeks to overhaul the ailing public rail network after years of criticism about deteriorating services. Once widely admired for its punctuality and efficiency,...
Massive Wildfires Devastate Spain, Prompting Arrests and International Aid
Novinite
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Spain is battling its most severe wildfires in decades, with a third fatality confirmed and numerous arrests made in connection with the blazes. The fires have already consumed approximately 105,000 hectares, prompting large-scale evacuations....
As European heat wave persists, some countries continue wildfire battle
Global News
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August 15, 2025
Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes. Spain was fighting 14 major fires, according to...
First Block Laid on New Carnival Cruise Ship, Carnival Festivale
Cruise Fever
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August 15, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line celebrated the keel laying for their next new cruise ship, Carnival Festivale. The keel laying ceremony marks the official start of construction on a new cruise ship as the blocks begin to be put together forming the vessel....
New Data Shows European Flights Getting Longer and Heavier
Energy Intelligence
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August 15, 2025
The average European flight is getting longer and heavier, according to the region’s network manager, Eurocontrol. That's bad news for an aviation industry keen to lower its carbon footprint by steadily cutting fuel use. Eurocontrol data released...
Germany: End of the line for Deutsche Bahn railway chief
Deutsche Welle
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August 14, 2025
The chief executive of Germany's rail network, Deutsche Bahn (DB), was dismissed on Thursday with the state-owned railway mired in economic, infrastructure and punctuality crises. Dr. Richard Lutz, who has headed up DB since 2017 after seven years...
Several people injured in Danish train accident
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 15, 2025
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Several people were injured in a train accident in southern Denmark on Friday, Danish police said. “We are present at a train accident with several injured people near Tinglev,” police in the Southern Jutland region of Denmark...
European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country
Olive Press
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August 14, 2025
SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed the Canadair aircraft...
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Eleven months, two 'danas' and one storm later, Malaga town's central streets reopen to traffic
SUR in English
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August 15, 2025
After 11 months of intense work, Calle Padre Miguel Sánchez, Calle San Isidro and Calle Villanueva de la Concepción in the small town of Almogía reopened to traffic at 3pm on Thursday, 14 August. Calle Winter was also reopened, although in this...
Sam Fender's Belfast gig could impact Linfield's hopes of European glory
Belfast Live
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August 15, 2025
Linfield's hopes of reaching the group stages of the Conference League could be impacted by none other than Sam Fender! The Blues extended their run in European competition to the end of August at least thanks to their 3-2 win over Vikingur on...
EU irked by US dollar stablecoins, China stifles stable talk
Coingeek
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August 14, 2025
Homepage > News > Finance > EU irked by US dollar stablecoins, China stifles stable talk The rise of dollar-denominated stablecoins is spoiling Europe’s plans to shore up its euro currency, while China’s tentative stablecoin embrace is being...
Slog AM: Bad Traffic for Seattle, Brain Storage for the Wealthy, and DC Sues Over Federal Police Takeover
The Stranger - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
Jeff's Mom Is Dead: Jackie Bezos, 78, died in her Miami home on Thursday after "a long fight with Lewy body dementia," as Jeff penned in his Instagram goodbye to mommy dearest. Alongside her husband Mike, Jackie wrote one of the two checks to...