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The government on Thursday early afternoon submitted to parliament the draft State Budget law for 2027, two days before the deadline, after approving it this morning in the Council of Ministers. The document was handed over by the finance minister, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, to the Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro-Aguiar Branco. The third State Budget of Luís Montenegro’s government has its approval once again assured by the Socialist Party (PS). The Socialist secretary-general, José Luís Carneiro, announced last week that the party intends to abstain in the vote on the bill in general terms, scheduled for…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2 Scientists have invented the world’s first nuclear clocks that they say could unlock the fundamentals of physics. The two devices are the newest atomic clocks, which measure time by monitoring light by using transitions occurring inside the atomic nucleus, involving protons and neutrons. Atomic clocks have been used to keep precise measures of time and were first created in 1949 and, despite the name, do not use nuclear fusion or fission. The world’s best clocks have relied on electrons jumping between energy levels in atoms but the discovery has shown that the reference for…
“This strike will not go unanswered. Russia is trying to destroy all life in Donbas, and a response from the world is a must. A forceful response — exactly as the Russians deserve for all the deaths they have brought,” Zelenskyy added. In an interview Thursday, U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio said that currently “there does not seem to be any prospect of a negotiated settlement … as the Russians are making a condition of full control of Donetsk, which Ukraine rejects as unacceptable.” Russia has claimed that a key objective of its invasion is to save the Russian-speakers of…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 15:36 GMT+2•Updated 15:46 The European Commission has stepped up pressure on Russia to provide full details of a suspected plague case in Siberia, echoing calls for transparency from the United States and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Moscow has pushed back,insisting there is no risk of an epidemic. “Let me say, for the third time this week in the press room: Russia should make information about the plague available as soon as possible,” Eva Hrncirova, the Commission’s health spokesperson, said on Thursday. “We don’t have enough information to assess the epidemiological situation, to assess the risks…
By Euronews Persian Published on 08/10/2026 – 15:49 GMT+2 Iran’s armed forces struck two commercial tankers outside the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours this week, in what appeared to be a deliberate expansion of attacks beyond the strait, as Iranian officials issued a fresh wave of warnings against the United States. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said several projectiles hit the oil and chemical tanker Acers, flagged in Antigua and Barbuda, 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal in Qatar on Wednesday. Casualties were reported. Maritime intelligence firm Vanguard identified the vessel and said it was heading…
Foreign trade is expected to boost Europe’s biggest economy this year. Stronger exports helped prompt the German government to more than double its growth forecast for this year on Thursday, as it said the economy had withstood the energy shock caused by the Iran war and was benefiting from the global AI boom. The improved outlook could take some pressure off Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is facing criticism that he has not done enough to kickstart the long-stagnant economy. “The German economy proved more robust than projected in the spring,” Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said as she announced the new…
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Ethiopian drone strikes have targeted Eritrean forces who had reached a northern Tigrayan city, a conflict monitor and witnesses said on Thursday, amid fears that the renewed fighting in the African country might turn into a wider regional war. The strikes came as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front-led seven-group rebel coalition continued to push against federal forces across northern Ethiopia, with fighting reported in Afar and Amhara regions since the coalition announced its offensive last week. Eritrean troops crossed the border this week and were positioned around the Ethiopian city of Adigrat in northern Tigray, according to multiple sources. Conflict…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 13:59 GMT+2 Nigeria’s power crisis is creating a growing market for decentralized solar. Millions of businesses still rely on costly diesel and petrol generators, as unreliable grid power disrupts operations and drives up costs. PowerGen is betting that solar and mini-grids can provide more reliable electricity at scale. Speaking to Business Africa, Connor Shine, Director at Delphos, discussed whether commercial solar can now compete with generators, how the deal manages currency risk, and whether the model could be replicated across other African markets. Managing currency risk Currency volatility is one of the major challenges facing clean-energy…
Chatbots alone will not build a true AI economy. The real shift comes when artificial intelligence truly becomes part of how people earn a living, how companies make things and how governments make decisions. “People should start to recognise that AI is not a toy. AI is not chatbots,” Lee Kai-fu, founder and CEO of 01.AI and chairman of Sinovation Ventures, told Euronews in the Kazakh capital, Astana. “AI needs to become the tool with which people make a living. Then, and only then, does this become a people’s digital economy.” That leap from a conventional economy to an AI-driven…