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Italy on Friday transferred 40 migrants denied the right to remain in the country to Italian-managed detention centres in Albania — seemingly the first time an EU member state relocated rejected asylum seekers to a third place that is neither their country of origin nor a transit one.According to domestic media, the group departed from the port city of Brindisi, though authorities have yet to confirm the migrants’ nationalities or further details.The individuals are now being held at two Italian-built and operated facilities in Shëngjin and Gjadër, which were initially constructed to process asylum claims for migrants intercepted in the…
Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of our everyday lives. From online shopping to searching the web, AI is evolving into a useful, time-saving tool for people and corporations alike.When it comes to climate change, AI is proving its usefulness there, too. At the UK’s Cambridge University, researchers are using AI in everything from climate modelling to land use planning, and see it as a transformative tool for protecting nature.Researchers at Oxford University have created an AI tool that promises to make corporations’ environmental conduct more transparent. Even Google has touted the benefits, developing various…
It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy. 11 HRS ago 11 mins read
La Niña, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Niño climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three months. The La Niña that appeared in January, months later than forecast, was a weak one, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday.Earth is now in a neutral stage of the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle, which is generally the most benign of the three states that influence hurricane formation, droughts, floods and global temperatures. What does the end of La Niña mean for this year’s weather?NOAA forecasts the current neutral setting to last most, if not…
Jordan Belfort, known as the “real-life Wolf Of Wall Street” and depicted in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film by Leonardo DiCaprio, has backed Donald Trump’s tariffs. Trump’s executive order to impose tariffs on imports from a number of countries sent shockwaves through stock markets, before delaying the majority of them. Indeed, Trump has paused the higher-band tariffs on countries for 90-days with the exception of China, where he has imposed a 125 per cent tariff on Chinese goods. In retaliation, China has also raised tariffs on the US to 125 per cent. Now, in a new interview with Sky News, Jordan…
Trump announced Wednesday a 90-day pause on the most severe new “reciprocal” tariffs — up to 50 percent — he had imposed a week earlier on nearly all countries, plus the European Union. But a strict 10 percent tariff regime remains in place for much of the world, continuing to roil financial markets, while Trump continues to go after China with punitive 145 percent tariffs. In response to Trump’s climbdown, the European Commission said Thursday it would also suspend for 90 days its countermeasures against the U.S. According to the French president, Europe must stay united and continue to mobilize…
Updated: 11/04/2025 – 11:07 GMT+2Varna’s coast has found its feathered celebrity in Stoycho, the pink pelican who struts near the railway station, charms passersby and poses for photos. … More Stoycho was rescued last year after being found injured in a nearby town. Treated at Varna Zoo, he later flew off, only to return and settle by the Bulgarian city’s bustling promenade. Experts say it’s rare for pelicans to choose such urban surroundings, but Stoycho seems to be doing well, finding food and companionship. A regular sight among fishermen and local shops, Stoycho often stops by for a visit. While…
Šefčovič’s visit comes after U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning U-turn and paused parts of his so-called Liberation Day tariffs and raised tariffs on China to a total of 145 percent. The EU said it would pause its own retaliation by 90 days as well. The U.S. still maintains a 10 percent overall tariff on global imports, plus 25 percent tariffs on steel, aluminum and cars. It will be the third time Šefčovič will travel to Washington since Trump returned to the White House in January.
The EU is ready to put pressure on the US by threatening to tariff its services, where it has a trade surplus with the EU, if negotiations in the ongoing trade war break down, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.US big tech is also in von der Leyen’s sights, she told the Financial Times in an interview, signalling readiness to introduce a tax on digital advertising revenues that would hit tech groups such as Meta, Google and Facebook. The EU will use the anti-coercion tool if necessary, she says, explaining that there were “a wide range of…
“I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base,” Meyers wrote in the email. “I commit that, for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base, all of our flags will fly proudly — together,” the message added. Late Thursday in the U.S., the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson Sean Parnell announced that Meyers had been removed from her post, explaining that “actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s…