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Hydrogen-powered train a step closer to passenger service in Germany
Technology

Hydrogen-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 […]

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Intel commits  billion to making chips in Europe
Technology

Intel 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 […]

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With Putin’s war in Europe, the legacy of Germany’s Merkel is now being seen in a very different light
Politics

With 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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