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Sanctions against Russia are ‘impoverishing EU’ – French MEP
Thierry Mariani said restrictions against Moscow had backfired on the countries that imposed them Western sanctions against Russia have ended up damaging the nations that imposed them, French European Parliament member Thierry Mariani has told the TVLibertes (TVL) channel. In an interview aired on Saturday, Mariani said sanctions had been intended to “ruin” the Russian economy, but “on the contrary, they impoverish us.” Citing the strain on the EU economy, the…
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There will be war: Elon Musk predicts potential conflict for the EU
NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — Modern EU policies and the continuation of existing migration trends make civil war in Europe inevitable, American entrepreneur Elon Musk came to this conclusion on his page on the social network X. This is how he responded to criticism from the British political commentator Konstantin Kissin of European countries, which, according to him, not only open borders to people with different values, but also…
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World
Archaeologists found the oldest stilt village in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have found a village on stilts on the shore of the lake, which is considered the oldest ever found in Europe. This is reported by Arkeo News. According to scientists, a settlement with houses on stilts on the shore of the lake existed in the territory of modern Albania in the period between 6000 and 5800 BC, approximately 8 thousand years ago. In this case, the discovered…
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World
Scientists predict a new ice age in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — In recent decades, there has been a general discussion of the problem of global warming and its consequences. Scientists around the world are warning of the need to take urgent action to curb rising global temperatures. However, according to new research by Danish scientists, global warming could lead to an unexpected result – a new ice age in Europe. Climate change on Earth is a normal process…
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World
Scientists warned about the eruption of the most dangerous volcano in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have announced that a long-dormant supervolcano located in Italy may soon wake up. And the consequences of its eruption will be catastrophic. This is reported by Space.com. Phlegrean fields are the caldera of a giant volcano located near Naples. The volcano last erupted in 1538. Scientists now say that the caldera’s crust is becoming thinner and weaker, which “increases the likelihood of an eruption.” More than…
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World
Europe is on the brink of recession — It will suffer more than in 2008
(ORDO NEWS) — Data on bank lending marked a bleak outlook for the eurozone economy, writes UnHerd. It is quite clear that the European economies are in deep recession, and unlike the financial crisis of 2008, the current one can develop at a rapid pace. The European statistical agency Eurostat recently published a survey of bank lending, and its data look disappointing. The document tracks observed credit conditions in the…
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Health
Rare and deadly virus is spreading in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — Europeans are suffering from a deadly new virus. New cases of this dangerous fever are registered every day. The disease is called Crimea-Congo. There is no vaccine, scientists sound the alarm! This is reported by Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine. It is known that the first tragic case was registered in 2016. One resident of Madrid was bitten by a tick in the park. After…
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World
Highest railway station in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — High in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of almost 3,500 meters, is Europe‘s highest train station, Jungfraujoch. This marvel of human engineering has been around for over a century. The train does not seem to be the best way to get around the mountains, but the Swiss might disagree with this statement. At the end of the 19th century, they began work on the Jungfrauban project:…
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World
“Chip war” between the US and China has spread to Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — The two deals have been shelved amid growing concern in the West over potential Chinese control over Europe‘s critical infrastructure. Last week, the new owner of Britain’s biggest chip maker was told to end its takeover after the sale of the chip factory was blocked in Germany. Both deals came under fire for reasons of national security and related to the acquisition of companies owned by China.…
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Almost three times as many people died in the EU from the heat last summer as from the coronavirus a year earlier
(ORDO NEWS) — Extremely high temperatures in European countries are causing more and more concerns among doctors and scientists. In July 2022, excess deaths in the European Union reached an annual high due to record heat. According to the EU statistics agency Eurostat, the figure was 16% of the annual average, according to Reuters. According to experts, 53,000 more people died in European countries in the middle of summer than…
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World
Bloomberg urged EC to tell the truth about the energy crisis in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — The head of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, must tell the people of Europe the truth about the harsh winter and the need to make sacrifices due to the energy crisis. This was stated on September 13 in an article by Bloomberg. “Von der Leyen must tell citizens clearly that winter will require sacrifice and that energy consumption will have to be reduced by…
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World
US is waiting for the same energy nightmare as in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — Biden decided to practically stop the leasing of sites for oil and gas production, writes the New York Post. By doing so, he risks bringing on the US the same energy nightmare that Europe is experiencing due to the fact that its leaders have put climate policy at the forefront. Europe is preparing for energy shortages and a harsh winter due to the fact that Russia has…
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The real scale of the coming crisis in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — Some believe that the energy crisis raging in Europe will grow into a comparable scale to the financial crisis of 2008, writes a Chinese economist in an article for Huanqiu Shibao. He notes that it is too early to make such pessimistic forecasts. The mayor of London warned that the impact of the current energy crisis on ordinary British families “will be no less than the international…
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EU drought rated as ‘worst in 500 years’
(ORDO NEWS) — Rainfall deficit bad for crop yields, European Commission warns Europe is facing what appears to be its worst drought in five centuries, the European Commission warned on Tuesday, citing a new analysis published by the EU Joint Research Center (JRC). The August report highlights the continued impact of extreme weather on agriculture. Almost half of the EU, or 47%, remains on alert due to lack of soil…
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US and EU have been ruthlessly plundering natural resources for decades
(ORDO NEWS) — Although rich countries make up only a small percentage of the world‘s population, they have a long history of over-extracting the planet’s raw materials, and a new study highlights just how excessive and harmful this way of plundering really is. After analyzing nearly 50 years of natural resource extraction around the world, the researchers found that the US and high-income countries in the European Union accounted for…
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EU will allocate 90 million euros to victims of the war in Ukraine
(ORDO NEWS) — The European Commission has made an announcement that 90 million euros will be allocated as humanitarian aid to the victims of hostilities in Ukraine. This will provide the right amount of food, water, health care, housing, and other needs of the people. The statement of the European Commission says that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is deteriorating too quickly. Countries that are located nearby actively accept refugees…
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EU funds arms supplies to Ukraine
(ORDO NEWS) — The Ukrainian parliament tweeted on Monday that Europe would send 70 fighter jets to Ukraine, Politico writes. The author of the article points out that the EU will finance not only this, but also the supply of thousands of anti-tank missiles, machine guns, artillery pieces and other equipment. Ukrainian pilots arrived in Poland to pick up fighter jets donated by European countries, a government spokesman said. The…
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EU and US to remove Russian banks from the SWIFT system
US, NEW YORK (ORDO NEWS) — European Union and the US will start to remove Russian banks from the SWIFT system. The European Union and the United States have agreed to disconnect several Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank payment system, which was announced on Saturday, February 26, by the press service of the German Cabinet following the results of negotiations between Western leaders. “Tonight [Saturday] the United States, France,…
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“Dark day” for Europe: Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine
(ORDO NEWS) — Russian troops have attacked a number of targets in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. Moscow’s actions provoked “condemnation” from the collective West. They threaten Russia with new sanctions, as well as the collapse of markets around the world. Russian troops have hit a number of targets inside Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin ordered an operation to “demilitarize” the country. Russia’s actions have drawn strong condemnation from the international…
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Starlink competitor EU plans to create its own satellite Internet provider
(ORDO NEWS) — In mid-February, the European Commission submitted a proposal to create a new large constellation of artificial satellites in addition to the two existing ones. To date, the European Union already uses the global navigation system Galileo and the Earth remote sensing system Copernicus. Satellite constellations in low Earth orbit represent the most viable and promising business. Customers are willing to pay for access to satellite Internet, especially…
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Governance and security EU proposes new space debris tracking initiative
(ORDO NEWS) — Tens and hundreds of thousands of objects of different shapes and sizes revolve around the Earth in different orbits. All this is space debris and satellites. In the European Union, it is planned to pay more attention to this. The European Union decided to take up the issue of space debris and other objects in near-Earth orbit. To this end, a “joint communication” was published to the…
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Politics
Europe itself is to blame for the gas crisis
(ORDO NEWS) — There are many reasons for the energy crisis in Europe. But the key factors are the arrogance of the EU with its green policy and the energy poker played by the adamant Russia, the author is sure. He gives examples of how exactly Europe has hurt itself, writes Forbes. Europe has found itself in the grip of an unprecedented energy crisis. Some say that if this problem…
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How the treasures of Egypt ended up in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — How did your visit to the Valley of the Kings affect the fate of Napoleon? And why are researchers still arguing about the reasons for the mysterious Egyptian campaign of the commander? This year, the European Union launched a renovation program for the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The project cost is 3 million euros. The largest museums in the world, including the British one, will take part…
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Extreme heat hits historic temperature records in Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — A heatwave that has persisted for most of this week across the Mediterranean has caused temperatures in Syracuse, located on the island of Sicily, Italy, to hit 48.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe. A new round of brutal heat waves hit the eastern Mediterranean on Sunday and gradually shifted westward throughout the week, bringing record heat not only to…
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Angela Merkel was a disaster for the EU
(ORDO NEWS) — Angela Merkel is hailed by many as practically the ideal leader of Europe. But the author of an article in a Norwegian newspaper is convinced that Merkel is not just over-praised – her time has become a real disaster for the EU. For Merkel, the tactic of waiting and delaying is characteristic. She lacks vision and the will to act, reports Aftenbladet.no, Norway. Ijust want to rub…
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A meteorite found in England that existed before the formation of the planets
(ORDO NEWS) — A unique space object was discovered in Gloucestershire. If specialists in the near future find amino acids in it, then they will be able to obtain completely new data on how life originated in the early solar system. A meteorite was found in a footprint left on a field by a horseshoe. This is reported by Space.com. A piece of stone that has already begun to collapse…
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Deadly downpours in Europe – just the beginning: alarming forecast announced
(ORDO NEWS) — In Europe, bad weather makes itself felt in July. It not only led to dire consequences in many countries, but also caused a lot of destruction. At the same time, experts believe that this is just the beginning and in the near future it is worth preparing for more serious and dangerous weather conditions. It is reported by DW. Andrea Fink emphasized the fact that the rainfall…
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Biden is encouraging Europe, but what’s next?
US, WASHINGTON (ORDO NEWS) — While recovering from Trump‘s trauma, Europe will welcome Biden’s warm words, but hot topics remain: from China and Russia to trade disputes, vaccine diplomacy and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, the author notes. Europeans know that invisible price tags are attached to Biden’s policies. Alertness also persists. Four years ago, Donald Trump traumatized European leaders by welcoming Brexit and dethroning NATO, declaring the alliance…
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DNA analysis reveals the origin of the first European civilization of the Bronze Age
(ORDO NEWS) — Researchers analyzed DNA from ancient archaeological sites around the Aegean Sea and concluded that the first civilizations to build palaces and city centers in Europe were genetically more homogeneous than expected. In the Bronze Age, human civilizations received a huge boost in development. The researchers were now able to compile a genetic portrait of the Europeans who lived at the time. The Bronze Age in Eurasia was…
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The Gulf Stream becomes weaker glaciation threatens Europe
(ORDO NEWS) — German experts from the Potsdam Institute for the Study of Climate Change have come to the conclusion that in the future Europe may be under an ice crust. The reason for this is the loss of power by the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream is responsible for moving warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to the UK. The water flow directly affects the climate of the…