The new iPhone 16 Pro at the Fonshow in Cupertino, California (Photo by NIC COURY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images With the introduction of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Apple has taken the first steps into the next generation of smartphones, but Tim Cook and his team will not be able […]
German police checked migrants near the Polish border in October 2023 JENS SCHLUETER Text size Germany stressed on Tuesday that the introduction of border controls with its nine neighbouring countries to stop illegal immigrants was in line with EU rules and not an attempt to solve the problem alone. Berlin will not take any unilateral […]
An investigation by the non-profit investigative portal Dossier Center revealed on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin has two sons, Ivan Putin and Vladimir Putin Jr., with his alleged long-term partner, Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva. The sons live in isolation and under the protection of the Federal Protection Service (FSO) in various private residences. According to the […]
Thousands of Oasis fans waited for hours in virtual queues this weekend to get tickets for the British band’s reunion concerts next summer, only to find that prices had been raised under a “dynamic pricing system.” Many fans who waited for more than three hours, thinking they would pay the original advertised price of £148.50 […]
Apple’s opening of its platform, forced by the EU, means that there is now a title on the iPhone that has been a bone of contention for years: “Fortnite” by Epic Games. The 2017 battle royale classic was already kicked out of the App Store in 2020 and gave rise to several lawsuits in various […]
Norway’s gas exports have soared so far this year. So much so that they are on track to break historic records, with pipeline deliveries to Europe up 10% year-on-year. This year’s increase follows the lull in 2023 and makes Norway Europe’s leading gas supplier after Russian exports fell following the invasion of Ukraine. Gassco, Norway’s […]
OMV (Norge) AS, operator of PL 1194, completes drilling in the Norwegian Sea for the “Haydn/Monn” exploration areas. The well encountered gas with an estimated total recoverable volume of 30 to 140 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). “By focusing on gas as a transition fuel, OMV is investing in affordable energy solutions and contributing […]
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his train journey from Warsaw to Kyiv, he became one of the few international leaders to have visited both Moscow and Kyiv. Modi has always advocated diplomacy and dialogue as a means of resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking directly to President Putin during their meeting […]
(Bloomberg) — Sinopec, China’s largest oil refiner, reported a slight increase in first-half profit as better performance at its upstream operations offset weakness in refining and petrochemicals. Net profit for the first six months was 35.7 billion yuan ($5 billion), up 1.7 percent from a year earlier, according to a stock exchange statement on Sunday. […]
Ukrainians in Germany have expressed their dismay that their EU country remained quietly dependent on Russian gas for years, despite stopping direct imports. At the end of June, the EU finally banned its terminals from reselling Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and stopped financing two new projects supported by the Kremlin. The sanctions are likely […]
