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Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is seen on the stand during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images A venture capital fund backed by sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be trying to wipe any trace of its […]
Read MoreOmicron’s ‘stealth’ subvariant BA.2 could go ‘wild’ in Europe before going global, top epidemiologist says
Doctor Immanuel Hardtmann holds a syringe with the vaccine Moderna in a temporary vaccination center inside the Excursion boat Alexander von Humboldt on the first day of the #HierWirdGeimpft (Get Vaccinated Here) Covid-19 vaccination campaign on September 13, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Carsten Koall | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — While war […]
Read MoreGerman firms sign deals in UAE as Berlin seeks alternative energy supplies
Electricity transmission pylons beside the gas-fired power plant, operated by Uniper SE, in Irsching, Germany, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Michaela Handrek-Rehle | Bloomberg | Getty Images German companies have signed agreements with firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build up a hydrogen supply chain, Germany’s economy ministry said on Monday, as Berlin […]
Read MoreHydrogen-powered train a step closer to passenger service in Germany
A model of Siemens Mobility’s Mireo Plus photographed in 2019. Nicolas Armer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Plans to deploy a hydrogen-powered train in the southern German state of Bavaria took a step forward this week after Siemens Mobility and rail operator Bayerische Regiobahn put pen to paper on a leasing contract. The signing […]
Read MoreIntel commits $36 billion to making chips in Europe
Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel announced Tuesday that it plans to invest over 33 billion euros ($36 billion) into boosting chipmaking across the European Union […]
Read MoreWith Putin’s war in Europe, the legacy of Germany’s Merkel is now being seen in a very different light
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves goodbye as she departs from the Chancellery for the last time. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images With Vladimir Putin‘s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, political analysts are now reassessing the long and deeply complicated relationship the Russian leader had with ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and how […]
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