The global microchip supply chain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS/TAIPEI — Forget Brussels, London and Washington. For the microchips industry, all eyes are…
Europe’s war against tobacco has a new target: Nicotine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Europe is building up a head of steam to wage the next war on…
Why battling Houthis will be tougher than Somali raiders – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Commercial ships sailing off the coast of Africa are again facing heavily armed men…
Azerbaijan taps former oil industry leader to head this year’s climate talks
Al-Jaber, who leads the UAE’s state-run oil company, faced backlash from climate advocates and lawmakers who feared that his connections to the industry created a…
Russia and Ukraine target each other’s defence industry amid land stalemate | News
Russia launched a relentless barrage of missiles and drones into Ukraine during the last few days of 2023 and into the new year, revealing weaknesses…
Britain’s got some of Europe’s toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — The U.K. already has some of the most far-reaching surveillance laws in…
Macron makes enemies defending rape-accused star – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — The storm sparked by Emmanuel Macron’s defense of film star Gérard Depardieu…
Hollywood diversity hiring efforts are ‘performative’: study
Greta Gerwig, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé had the industry proclaiming 2023 the Year of the Women. Even The Times heralded 2023 as the year women…
Lewis Capaldi debuts five new songs after music industry hiatus
LEWIS Capaldi is starting 2024 with a bang – by releasing five new songs. The much loved Scottish superstar has been on a career break…
Forestry industry still feeling effects of Black Summer looks at how to best protect plantations
Four years ago the hills of pine plantations in the Snowy Mountains outside Tumut were black after the most severe fire season ever recorded in…
Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go? – POLITICO
Tomaž Vuk has the carbon. Now he just needs somewhere to send it. Since 2020, Vuk, who sits on the board of the Salonit cement…
‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and Taylor Swift reign at 2023 box office
During a theatrical decade best defined by its franchises and interconnected superhero epics, 2023 offered some hope for (semi-)original filmmaking — and was the year…
Pope Francis denounces weapons industry as he makes Christmas appeal for peace
Francis’ annual “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) speech typically offers a lament of all the misery facing the world, and this…
Who wins the race for electric cars? | Automotive Industry
The global race for electric vehicles is at full speed and it is driving geopolitical rivalries. For every seven cars sold around the world last…
Tourists encouraged to keep bookings in Far North Queensland after flood disaster
As clean-up efforts continue in Far North Queensland following this week's flooding disaster, tourism operators have called on visitors to keep their bookings.Key points:Most operators…
U.S. deploys sanctions, unseals indictment targeting Iran’s drone industry
The Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging two men for their involvement in an Iranian drone-component procurement network.…
Smell that: The rise of India’s ittar industry | Business and Economy
Kannauj, India — Gopal Kumar pulled apart the bulb of a flower and pointed to where the roots of the petals had turned a little black…
Inquiry hands down findings into SA’s greyhound racing industry, as Premier threatens ban
The South Australian Government has given the greyhound racing industry two years to improve its standards, or the sport will be banned.Key points:South Australia's greyhound racing…
Tesla recalls nearly all US vehicles over autopilot system defects | Automotive Industry News
The firm’s largest-ever recall comes after a two-year investigation by federal safety regulator focused on autopilot function. Tesla is recalling more than two million cars…
How Europe failed to sap Russia’s energy profits – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — In early August, Bulgarian officials spotted something they weren’t sure was legal. Barrels of Russian oil were arriving in the country priced above a…