China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
Stock Buyers Step In as Data Keep Fed Bets in Play: Markets
(Bloomberg) — A renewed wave of dip buying lifted stocks in the final stretch of the week after…
Friedrich Merz’s fight to fix the German economy is already on the ropes – POLITICO
Dittrich called on the government to immediately do away with unnecessary bureaucracy and overhaul Germany’s social security system…
Trump’s 100% pharma tariffs, FTSE 100
Stocks listed in Europe opened broadly higher on Friday, as investors assessed the latest trade policy announcements out…
EU Commission lashes out at Apple for wanting landmark digital law scrapped – POLITICO
The tech company was slapped with a €500 million fine by the Commission in April. “And that’s not…
Tusk issues stark reality check about Trump’s pro-Ukraine pivot – POLITICO
But Tusk had a different take on Trump’s apparent U-turn. Reading between the lines, the U.S. president was…
Review: Bask – The Turning
Published by Dave on September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 Artwork by: Mitch Meseke Style: Stoner metal, progressive metal,…
Chiang Mai property market drops as Chinese demand wanes, Myanmar and US rise
A shift in consumer behaviour Akkadet Udomsirithamrong, President of the Chiang Mai Real Estate Association, noted a…
UK energy chief eyes an oil and gas loophole – POLITICO
That involves a parallel process, where the NSTA assesses a project’s development plan while OPRED judges its environmental…
Is a rumoured US rare earth fund coming too late to catch up with China?
As China consolidates its near-monopoly status in critical minerals and rare earth elements – essential raw materials for…
UK looks to lure talent caught by Trump’s visa bombshell – POLITICO
Luke Sullivan, a former political secretary to Starmer, now a director at consultancy Headland, said Reform’s indefinite leave…
A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Humanity has long considered the Moon a place of wonder and possibility. Now it’s being talked about as…