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In the meantime, French farmers are continuing to put pressure on Paris to not back down. French President Emmanuel Macron is listening, and has described the trade deal as "unacceptable in its current form".

The mega trade deal that has French farmers in uproar

By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2024

As the ink was drying on one of the world’s biggest trade deals and hailed as a milestone for the global economy, anger was brewing thousands of miles away in France

"For polar bears, sea ice is a big dinner plate - it’s access to their main prey, seals. They’re probably excited for a big meal of seal blubber - they haven’t been eating much all summer on land."

Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world

By: EBR | Thursday, December 19, 2024

"Can I give you some polar bear advice?" asks Tee, a confident 13-year-old we meet during a visit to a high school in Churchill, Canada.

The measures "will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration while ensuring the free flow of people and goods that are at the core of North America’s prosperity", Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Tuesday.

Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border

Japan’s cautious approach to AI adoption stems from a broader cultural norm: an aversion to failure and risk.

Reconciling tradition and innovation: Japan’s path to global AI leadership

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Japan’s journey towards becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) presents a fascinating case study in balancing tradition with innovation

Published on Wednesday, the IEA’s "Coal 2024" report does however predict the world will hit peak coal in 2027 after topping 8.77 billion tonnes this year.

Record year for coal in 2024, world’s hottest year

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history

The countries currently relying most on automation for production, as measured by robot density, are: The Republic of Korea (approximately 1,000 robots per 10,000 employees), Singapore (approximately 730 units) and Germany (approximately 400 units).

The Global War for Talent

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 17, 2024

With aging populations projected to rise, competition for workers will increasingly intensify

Can we pause to acknowledge the joy and relief of Syrians worldwide? The old regime is gone. Whatever comes next, it is new.

After Assad: It’s the Syrian People, Stupid!

By: EBR | Monday, December 16, 2024

The problem with too much geopolitics is that it often stops saying anything meaningful

The EU needs to seize its technological sovereignty by rejecting the blind replication of the U.S. tech innovation model and forging a unique path rooted in responsible digitalization, societal cohesion, and democratic values.

Europe’s Wake-Up Call for Tech Leadership

By: EBR | Friday, December 13, 2024

Europe’s digital future cannot hinge on Washington’s whims or the outcome of elections every four years

For Trump, whose public appearances have been relatively sparing since his election win last month, the visit was a reminder of the high value he places on market opinion.

Trump rings bell on record stock market - but will it last?

By: EBR | Friday, December 13, 2024

Donald Trump stood on Wall Street and hammered the bell to kick off morning stock market trading

"This is a bilateral relationship on a contractual basis. Bulgartransgaz will strictly implement its contract and will not allow natural gas to be transited if the service is not paid for," the Energy Minister said.

Bulgaria to stop Russian gas transit unless Gazprom pays

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Bulgaria will stop the transit of Russian gas through the Balkan Stream unless Gazprom finds a new way to pay following the imposition of US sanctions

Taiwan on Monday said multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels were moving in regional waters and around the Taiwan Strait.

China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 11, 2024

China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said

On Tuesday, the price for Arabica beans, which account for most global production, topped $3.44 a pound (0.45kg), having jumped more than 80% this year. The cost of Robusta beans, meanwhile, hit a fresh high in September.

Coffee price surges to highest on record

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Coffee drinkers may soon see their morning treat get more expensive, as the price of coffee on international commodity markets has hit its highest level

The fall of the Assad regime is a blow to Russia’s prestige.

Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia’s prestige

By: EBR | Monday, December 9, 2024

For nearly a decade it was Russian firepower that had kept Bashar al-Assad in power

The lightning advance relied on an almost perfect alignment of stars for the forces opposed to Assad: his army was demoralised and exhausted; his main allies, Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, were severely weakened by conflict with Israel; and his other key military supporter, Russia, was distracted and losing interest.

How stars aligned for Syria’s rebels to oust Assad

By: EBR | Monday, December 9, 2024

After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power

Putin issued an initial decree in March 2022 forcing buyers of Russian gas to pay for deliveries via Gazprombank through a scheme involving payments in roubles.

Foreign clients of Russian gas feel the heat of US Gazprombank sanctions

By: EBR | Friday, December 6, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the option for buyers of Russian gas to convert currency into roubles at Gazprombank

These upcoming deals may first of all make him very rich, next add formidably to the wealth of his children and finally provide a bonanza to a group of vastly rich and fawning tycoons surrounding the Trump clan.

The Trump Era of Crony Capitalism

By: EBR | Thursday, December 5, 2024

Donald J. Trump, who relishes nothing so much as a great deal, is setting the stage for an triple avalanche of transactions

China’s Commerce Ministry condemned the move, accusing the US of “abuse” of export controls and posing “a significant threat” to the stability of global industrial and supply chains.

China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of fresh export controls on US-made semiconductors

Six South Korean opposition parties said they would submit Yoon’s impeachment bill on Wednesday, the Democratic Party said in a message to reporters, with voting to take place on Friday or Saturday.

South Korean president faces impeachment calls after martial law debacle

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 4, 2024

South Korean lawmakers called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign or face impeachment after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later

Still, Fed officials believe that borrowing costs are still too high, according to recent speeches, which means they’ll deliver a few more rate cuts to ease the grip on the economy.

Why Trump’s tariff plans could lead to higher interest rates

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 3, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to impose stiff tariffs against America’s three biggest trading partners is widely expected to push prices higher

Speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan, Putin castigated President Joe Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for the incoming Trump administration, after Biden gave Ukraine permission to fire longer-range American missiles, called ATACMS, at targets deep inside Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Trump is ‘intelligent and experienced,’ capable of finding ‘solutions’

By: EBR | Friday, November 29, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect Donald Trump as an “intelligent and experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions,”

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