World
South Korea declares it has the 5th strongest army in the world
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President Lee Jae Myung said that South Korea currently ranks 5th in the world in military strength and 4th in defense industry capacity.
Belgium makes efforts to control the largest forest fire in history
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Hundreds of firefighters have been mobilized to respond to a forest fire in the High Fens nature reserve, eastern Belgium.
Russia announces a series of equipment losses from Ukraine after more than 4 years of conflict
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Ukraine has lost 674 aircraft and 284 helicopters since the special military operation began.
Poland accelerates preparations for defense against risk of conflict
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Poland is preparing for the possibility of conflict, although hoping that will never happen.
Russia accuses some EU countries of boarding ships and illegally detaining foreign ships
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The Russian Embassy accused Italy and some EU countries of violating maritime law when inspecting and seizing foreign ships.
Forecast of unpredictable developments of storm 2024
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The latest storm forecast from the Center for Climate Adaptation for the 2024 typhoon season includes 24 named storms and 12 typhoons, with 6 of these being Category 3 or higher.
China welcomes early-season flooding unprecedented since 1998
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Guangdong Province, China announced the first flood of the year, the first flood, on the Bac Giang River on April 7.
The West loses control of gold prices
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The gold price fixing in the gold market has long been dominated by Western money moving to the East.
NATO speaks out to Ukraine and may have to reach apromise with Russia
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Ukraine may eventually have to make a commitment to Russia to end the conflict, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The largest companies in the West quietly buy important goods from Russia
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The largest Western companies have widely rejected Russian titanium but have quietly purchased large volumes of the ingredients worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Many Americans have to fast to cope with rising prices
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More than 1 in 5 Americans are asked to fast to cope with rising prices.
African country launches gold-backed currency, replacing the dollar
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Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency to replace domestic dollars.
Unusual weather, forecast of many storms in the 2024 storm season
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The storm forecast just released this week shows that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is very worrying, with the expected number of storms reaching 170% of the average of the years.
The earthquake of the century shook the east coast of the United States
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A powerful 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast region of the United States on the morning of April 5, local time. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called it "one of the biggest earthquakes on the East Coast in the past century."
Warning of the worst behind the European gas crisis
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The European gas crisis is not over yet and analysts point to the worse behind gas prices.
The basement helps the tallest building in Taiwan (China) stand as a stone's throw when it is hit by a strong earthquake
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When the 7.4 earthquake of Richter scale shook Taiwan (China) on April 3, the tallest skyscraper on Taipei Island 101 was still safe thanks to the large golden earthquake absorbing the shaking.
Estonia announces reopening date for Baltic gas pipeline
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The Balticconnector gas pipeline connecting Estonia and Finland has completed repairs and is expected to be operational again on April 22.
EU country uses Russian gas pipeline as geopolitical weapon
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The leader of Bulgaria's largest party, GERB, revealed that the country is using the Russian gas pipeline as a geopolitical weapon.
Ukraine's aid risks pushing the US into bankruptcy
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The US should end aid to Ukraine if it does not want future generations to go bankrupt, Republican lawmakers warned.
Reasons for the shaky gas pipeline from neighboring Russia to Europe
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Gas pipelines from Kazakhstan and Central Asia to Europe are still just a plan, despite major claimations.
