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Two undersea cables in baltic sea cut, Germany and finland fear sabotage
Date: November 19, 2024
By Johan Ahlander, Essi Lehto and Andrius Sytas HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea, including one linking Finland and Germany, were severed, raising suspicions of sabotage by bad actors, countries and companies involved said on Monday. The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as...
Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift
Date: May 30, 2024
Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) – British ferry operator Wightlink wants to order a $60 million, state-of-the-art electric ferry to make its crossings cleaner and greener. But it can’t commission the vessel until it gets a power upgrade. The company carries 4...
Oil-rich regions in kazakhstan brace for floods, siberian rivers burst in Russia
Date: April 19, 2024
Oil-rich regions in Kazakhstan brace for floods, Siberian rivers burst in Russia YANVARTSEVO, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – Kazakhstan braced on Friday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that could threaten two of its western regions and key oil infrastructure, while Russia grappled with floods in and near Siberia. Both countries have in...
Gaining a competitive edge: Why GPs need to invest in technology infrastructure now
Date: November 8, 2023
Gaining a competitive edge: why GPs need to invest in technology infrastructure now By Eliot Hodges, CEO, Anduin There’s been a lot of chatter over the democratization of the global alternatives markets, and investors of all types are seeking out the private markets. Still, very few people have spoken about the lack of infrastructure standing...
Estonia launches investigation into underwater communications cable malfunction -PM
Date: October 11, 2023
Estonia launches investigation into underwater communications cable malfunction -PM (Reuters) – Estonia has launched an investigation into the malfunction of communications cable connecting it to Finland under the Baltic Sea, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in a statement late on Tuesday. Following the damage of a cable and a nearby pipeline, in what Finland...
Factbox-What is the kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened?
Date: June 6, 2023
Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine – and what happened? By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone. Ukraine said Russia had destroyed it, while Russian officials gave conflicting accounts,...