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Andriy Rudyk: “The biggest obstacle to Europe becoming a global power is the lack of political will”
Andriy Rudyk, PhD in social and behavioural sciences and a serviceman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spoke with The Ukrainian Week about Europe’s rearmament prospects amid the Russian-Ukrainian war and the evolving role of the United States. — In...

EU Energy Ministers Recognise Role of Renewables in EU Energy Security
On June 16th, in Luxembourg, EU energy ministers attended a meeting of the Energy Council. Ministers discussed how Europe should reinforce energy security and strengthen the Energy Union. Prior to the meeting, SolarPower Europe and 32 national...

Education Briefs | June 27
Heritage Charter Academy to provide free breakfast, lunch and afterschool snack Heritage Charter Academy has announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the NSLP’s Community Eligibility Provision for the 2025-2026...

Regal Springs CEO departs; Tidal hires new customer experience specialist
To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to...
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Contractors selected to build Belgian disposal facility
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 Civil engineering for ONDRAF/NIRAS' surface disposal facility in Dessel will be carried out by the NucleusSafe partnership, with construction company Denys responsible for electromechanical aspects. Work is to begin later...

HAKUTO-R Mission 2's Crash was Caused by its Laser Range Finder
Japan’s ispace sheds light on what may have caused the Resilience lunar lander failure. The Moon is an unforgiving place. Early in June, ispace’s Hakuto-R2 Resilience lunar lander became the latest in a long line of missions to try the land on the...

Bitegt Develops Blockchain Training Module With UNICEF to Close Gender Digital Skills Gap
Crypto exchange and Web3 company Bitget has joined forces with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people. A three-year partnership agreement, which enrols Bitget into the Game Changers Coalition led by...

NATO orders two additional Airbus A330 MRTTs
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, increasing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to 12 aircraft. The two additional aircraft will be delivered in 2028...

Blockfills Integrates With Zodia Custody To Fulfill Institutional Demand For FCA-Regulated Digital Market-Access
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) London, UK-29 June 2023- BlockFills , a pioneer innovator in the digital asset sector for liquidity provision, and cutting-edge SaaS tech, has announced their integration with digital asset servicing provider Zodia...

New Self-Employment Tax Risks For U.S. Investors In Global Funds
A new Tax Court ruling is a warning for U.S. limited partners in global funds, imposing new ... More self-employment (SECA) tax risks. U.S. limited partners in foreign funds like Cayman or Luxembourg partnerships must ensure passive roles to avoid...

Exclusive: Sorenson Capital raises $150 million third fund to chase security and enterprise software deals
Sorenson Capital—like Mormonism, the electric guitar, and frisbee—has origins in Utah, and expanded beyond. Rob Rueckert, who spent 15 years at Intel Capital, joined the VC firm in 2015 right as it was looking beyond Utah. “A number of people...

Bitget Joins UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition to Train 300,000 Youth in Blockchain by 2025
Bitget, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has entered a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to deliver blockchain education and digital skills to young people, especially adolescent girls. Through this partnership,...

Cannabis users at twice the risk of dying from heart attack or stoke, study finds
Smoking cannabis could double the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, research suggests. A huge review of international observational studies shows people who use, or have previously used the recreational drug are more likely to go on to...

Taiwan to launch first 'sovereign satellite' this year
Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信), the nation’s biggest telecom, has negotiated exclusive agency operation rights for major low-orbit satellites, the company’s chairman said today. Through the agreements, the company could introduce Taiwanese firms into...

EIB invests €1.6 billion into 2.2GW Spain-France interconnector
At a ceremony in Luxembourg yesterday, representatives from the EIB, RTE and Red Eléctrica signed agreements for the first €1.2 billion of the loan. The project will be partially funded by a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grant of €578 million....

25 of the most tempting weekends in Europe — all reached by train
The first time I travelled by train in Europe was on a sleeper to the Pyrenees for a school trip when I was 14. It felt impossibly glamorous eating homemade ham sandwiches while the French countryside slipped by outside. Four years later I...

RTL acquires Sky Sport Germany in €150 million deal
Sky could receive an additional €377m depending on RTL share price New entity will have 11.5 million subscribers Comcast has been seeking buyer for three years RTL Group is acquiring Sky Deutschland, including Sky Sport Germany, from US cable...

Bitget Joins UNICEF Game Changers Coalition to Enhance Blockchain Literacy Across 9 Countries
Bitget, the world’s sixth biggest cryptocurrency spot exchange by trading volume, has once again made the news, and this time it is for entering a partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg. The goal of this partnership is to help advance digital and...

Bitget Partners UNICEF Unit to Expand Blockchain Training Across India, Other Countries
Bitget announced Monday that it was joining forces with UNICEF Luxembourg to expand training in Web3 technologies. As part of the initiative, the exchange plans to educate over 3,00,000 individuals across eight countries, including India, Brazil,...

Vienna Woods Highlights European Drift Wood French Oak Flooring For New Zealand Interiors
Vienna Woods, a leading supplier of premium timber flooring in New Zealand, has announced the continued availability of its French oak flooring, imported from Luxembourg and tailored for the local market. The product is part of Vienna Woods’...