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Alstom is buying Bombardier rail unit for up to $6.7 billion
18. 2. 2020 No Responses

Alstom is buying Bombardier rail unit for up to $6.7 billion

France’s Alstom SA has agreed to buy the rail division of Canada’s Bombardier Inc for up to 6.2 billion euros ($6.7 billion) to create the world’s No. 2 train manufacturer and better take on Chinese leader CRRC Corp. The cash...
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China sets up wartime measures in Wuhan, send 25,000 medical personnel
15. 2. 2020 No Responses

China sets up wartime measures in Wuhan, send 25,000 medical personnel

China Sends 25,000 Medical Personnel To Hubei As War Time Conditions Take Effect. 1,716 medical workers have been infected. China has sent new 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 personnel to Hubei province to fight the outbreak. New wartime level quara...
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Xiaomi launched Mi 10 and MI 10 PRO with 108 MPix camera
13. 2. 2020 No Responses

Xiaomi launched Mi 10 and MI 10 PRO with 108 MPix camera

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is the Chinese manufacturer’s brand-new high-end device, offering premium specs all around, including Qualcomm’s new top-end Snapdragon 865 chipset and a 6.67-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with FHD+ resolution. In t...
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Airbus steamrolled Boeing with record jet deliveries
13. 2. 2020 No Responses

Airbus steamrolled Boeing with record jet deliveries

Boeing’s European rival Airbus wants to break its own record and bring aircraft deliveries to a new all-time high in 2020, as the American planemaker continues to struggle with the aftermath of the 737 MAX crisis. Airbus’s clients received a...
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Spy Agencies Secretly Owned World’s Top Maker of Encryption Devices
12. 2. 2020 No Responses

Spy Agencies Secretly Owned World’s Top Maker of Encryption Devices

The US and West German intelligence agencies clandestinely owned the world’s leading manufacturer of encryption devices, Swiss-based Crypto AG, enjoying throughout the Cold War direct access to closely guarded secrets of more than 120 countries, the Washingt...
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T-Mobile Wins Court Approval for $26.5 Billion Sprint Deal
11. 2. 2020 No Responses

T-Mobile Wins Court Approval for $26.5 Billion Sprint Deal

T-Mobile US Inc. won court approval for its $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint Corp., defeating a state-led lawsuit that sought to block the industry-altering wireless deal. Shares of Sprint soared 66% to $7.95. The decision by a district judge in Manhattan...
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Less than 20% of employees expected to return to work in mainland China
10. 2. 2020 No Responses

Less than 20% of employees expected to return to work in mainland China

Less than 20% of Chinese factory employees would return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break due to the coronavirus outbreak, and many components plants in China have decided not to restart production until February 25 despite being...
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15,000 years old carvings of scores of animals unearthed in Spanish cave
9. 2. 2020 No Responses

15,000 years old carvings of scores of animals unearthed in Spanish cave

In a discovery that local media have dubbed the ‘Catalan Altamira’, an extraordinary trove of 15,000-year-old carvings, depicting dozens of animals, has been found in a cave in northeast Spain’s Tarragona region. Around 100 carvings of animals including ...
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Phillipines’ Duterte to Order Termination of Defence Agreement With United States
8. 2. 2020 No Responses

Phillipines’ Duterte to Order Termination of Defence Agreement With United States

Since his election in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has reshaped the relationship between the Philippines and the United States: in late January 2019 he reportedly threatened to end a 1999 military agreement with Washington after it cancelled a tourist visa....
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Israeli Attack On Damascus Put At Risk Civilian Flight With 172 Passengers On Board
7. 2. 2020 No Responses

Israeli Attack On Damascus Put At Risk Civilian Flight With 172 Passengers On Board

On February 6th, the passenger plane, which landed at the time of the Israeli attack near Damascus, almost came under fire from Syria, the spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov said. According to the general, after 2...
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Gasmaggedon sweeps over global gas market
6. 2. 2020 No Responses

Gasmaggedon sweeps over global gas market

China’s state-owned gas importers are considering declaring force majeure on LNG imports, which would amplify the turmoil in global gas markets. Shipments of oil and gas are backing up at Chinese ports, which is creating ripple effects across the world....
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New video of fake chemical attack in Syria already complete
4. 2. 2020 No Responses

New video of fake chemical attack in Syria already complete

Militants affiliated with al-Qaeda and ‘White Helmets’ are preparing to stage a chemical attack in Idlib province as Syrian army continues to advance, the Russian Reconciliation Center said citing a tip from local residents. New video of fake chemical att...
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India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection
3. 2. 2020 No Responses

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection As Economy Plunges.  India’s economy is rapidly decelerating and could be headed for a financial crisis. As an emergency response to plunging growth rates and falling energy consumption, along with ...
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Russia: Trump’s Plan Contravenes UN Resolutions
2. 2. 2020 No Responses

Russia: Trump’s Plan Contravenes UN Resolutions

A Middle East peace plan presented by US President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions, Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday, questioning the plan’s feasibility. “WE SEE THE REACTIONS...
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Chevron loses $6.6B after huge writedown of North American shale
31. 1. 2020 No Responses

Chevron loses $6.6B after huge writedown of North American shale

Chevron posted a massive fourth-quarter loss after taking $10.4 billion worth of writedowns related to North American shale projects. The San Ramon, California-based oil giant lost $6.6 billion, or $3.51 a share, in the three months through December as reve...
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