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EU prepares €1.2tn upgrade of electricity grids, identifies eight priority projects to speed up renewables rollout
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission has selected eight flagship projects under its forthcoming “Grids Package,” a sweeping plan aimed...
Read moreChina’s exports rebound, but U.S.-bound shipments plunge for eighth straight month
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports returned to growth in November, outperforming market expectations, even as shipments to the United States...
Read moreHalf of crypto investors report significant losses as major U.S. financial firms begin recommending limited exposure
NEW YORK (Realist English). Nearly half of all current cryptocurrency investors have suffered “notable losses,” according to a new survey...
Read moreTurkey extends Russian gas contracts for one year, explores investment in U.S. production
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has finalised a one-year extension of its expiring natural gas import contracts with Russia, totalling 22...
Read moreEU agrees on phased ban of Russian gas imports by 2027
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on a...
Read moreGoldman Sachs survey: Investors see gold hitting $5,000 by end-2026
LONDON (Realist English). Gold is on track for another historic year, and a new Goldman Sachs survey shows many institutional...
Read moreEurope faces power constraints but sees long-term advantages in next-generation data-centre buildout
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe is entering a decisive phase of data-centre expansion as the global AI boom drives demand for...
Read moreCanada advances major west-coast pipeline to cut reliance on US market
OTTAWA (Realist English). Prime Minister Mark Carney has reached a landmark agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to begin work...
Read moreMerz urges patience as Berlin fights to revive sluggish German economy
BERLIN (Realist English). Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday called on German business leaders to give his government more time to...
Read moreMicrosoft’s Copilot faces pushback from enterprise customers despite rapid AI expansion
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Microsoft’s push to make its Copilot AI assistant a core tool for global enterprises is encountering...
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Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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