Germany and Italy — the bloc’s two big manufacturing economies — performed less well, with GDP contracting by 0.1 percent quarter-on-quarter. Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics, said that this leaves the…
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Japan’s Fukushima plant workers evacuate after tsunami warning
Getty ImagesThe Fukushima nuclear plant was the site of a triple disaster in 2011 Workers at Japan’s embattled Fukushima nuclear plant were evacuated earlier on Wednesday after tsunami warnings were issued across the country.
The plant’s operator…
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90 Billion Liters of Water Punched Through Greenland’s Ice Sheet – And Nobody Noticed : ScienceAlert
A build-up of meltwater under the Greenland ice sheet in 2014 resulted in a flood of such magnitude that it burst upward through tens of meters of solid ice, fracturing the surface and spilling water to the open air.
It’s the first time…
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Paul Krugman Brutally Wrecks Trump’s Europe Deal: “Scam on His Voters”
You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the European Union have reached a big trade deal. This is being widely portrayed as a “win” for Trump and a big humiliation for the EU. But it’s not at all clear what we gain as a country…
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The Hyperflexible People Who May Help Unlock Better Sleep Apnea Treatments
But the search for such a pill—or indeed any treatment as effective as CPAP—has proved challenging. Dozens of drugs have failed to show efficacy in clinical trials, and while HGNS was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in…
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EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority
A European Union proposal to suspend Israel from a research funding program for startups failed to garner the necessary support for passage Tuesday after Germany and Italy balked.
The proposal, announced Monday, would partially suspend…
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‘An extraordinary event’ Tsunami waves hit Kamchatka after historic earthquake strikes off Russian coast — Meduza
A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, about 149 kilometers (92 miles) from the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to the local branch of the Russian Academy…
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Oil prices ease as markets weigh supply risks after Trump ultimatum to Russia – Reuters
Oil prices ease as markets weigh supply risks after Trump ultimatum to Russia Reuters
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Poland plans to suspend visa-free travel for a number of countries,
The restrictions will apply to countries whose citizens regularly violate the law in Poland, Mroczek said, but he did not specify which countries they would be.
“We are likely to submit an application under…
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