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Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to hijack a Malta-flagged tanker carrying gasoline from India to South Africa. It followed several earlier hijack attempts by armed Somali pirates, and …
Read More »Love it or hate it, House of Dynamite is a film fuelling nuclear war fears. It’s far from the first
Shortly after its premiere, Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear warning film House of Dynamite earned a curious distinction. Instead of Oscar nominations or accolades, it was a warning: according to Bloomberg, it came in the form of an internal memo from the Pentagon. The document, dated Oct. 16, was meant to “address …
Read More »India, Russia hit back after U.S. accuses Modi government of fuelling Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. “We hear many statements that are in fact threats, attempts to force countries to cut trade relations with …
Read More »How electric vehicles are ‘fuelling’ the economy of the future
In a nondescript workshop next to a giant service garage in Burnaby, B.C., the next generation of students and instructors is learning the ins and outs of servicing and repairing electric vehicles. You might associate automotive work with grease, spare parts and noise. But here, the work is quiet – …
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