EU top court adviser says US sanctions should not stop EU...

TheFrontierPost-en Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:19:00 PM CEST | info

BRUSSELS (Reuters): A legal adviser to the Europ-ean Union’s top court said on Wednesday that a Ger-man company was wrong to terminate its contract with an Iranian bank if its only justification was concern about becoming entangled in US sanctions on Iran....

Poland Wasting Money Purchasing Marie Curie Vacation Home, Critics Say

newsweek Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:48:00 PM CEST | info

Critics in Poland say their government is wasting money purchasing a vacation home in France used by Polish-born scientist Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her husband, Pierre Curie, between 1904 and 1906. The Nobel prize-winning couple spent holidays and weekends at the home built in 1890 on the.......

UN watchdog: Iran has enriched uranium to highest purity yet

news-yahoo Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:25:00 PM CEST | info

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Iran enriches uranium to highest purity yet as nuke talks continue

CBSnews Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5:47:00 PM CEST | info

The International Atomic Energy Agency said its analysis of a sample taken from an Iranian facility in mid-April, "shows an enrichment level consistent with that declared by Iran." Iranian officials announced in April that they'd taken another significant step toward obtaining weapons-grade uranium by enriching up to 60% purity....

Germany maps path to reaching 'net zero' emissions by 2045

independent-UK Wednesday, May 12, 2021 4:03:00 PM CEST | info

The German government adopted an ambitious plan Wednesday to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2045, five years earlier and with deeper cuts than previously planned. The roadmap approved by Chancellor s Cabinet sets out a number of measures for achieving the new target,.......

Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlook

startribune Wednesday, May 12, 2021 7:54:00 PM CEST | info

Its early hesitation to wade more deeply into efforts to resolve the decades-long conflict has created a leadership vacuum that is exacerbated by political uncertainty in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, each of which is clamoring for outside support and unhappy with America's new determination to toe a middle line....

Researchers’ new best friend? Robot dog gets to work

timesofmaltacom Wednesday, May 12, 2021 4:18:00 PM CEST | info

Deep underground in eastern France, a four-legged bundle of energy named Scar steps gingerly through vast caverns, loaded with sensors for taking measures in places where humans might fear to tread. It’s an ideal training ground for Scar, a robotic “dog” being groomed by researchers at the Ecole des Mines engineering school in Nancy....