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When it comes to US national security, you'd expect every Pentagon dollar to be directed toward defense, technology, and direct support for soldiers. The reality revealed by a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), a...

The National Institute of Statistics published a press release yesterday showing that in July 2025 the volume of turnover in retail trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased compared to June 2025, both as a gross series...

Faced with threats from Beijing and the Kremlin, the West is losing ground because it reacts chaotically, without a common strategy and with fragile political systems, warns Chris Kremidas-Courtney, senior researcher at the European Policy Centre...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows provide a snapshot of the industries that global investors see as having the greatest growth potential. In 2024, the top ten sectors attracting FDI accounted for $1 trillion in foreign investment, according...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Although warning signs have been emerging for some time, the pace and scale of change have become alarming in recent years, affecting all...

Europe is currently experiencing a new extreme heatwave, wreaking havoc from Paris to Athens, testing the limits of infrastructure, ecosystems and emergency systems. Record temperatures, sometimes exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, have led to loss of...

Japan recorded its hottest June on record, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), in a context in which extreme heat waves are becoming more frequent amid accelerating climate change. The monthly average temperature was 2.34°C above...

• Gold price down 

The official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), considered the largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization, has been postponed again, this time due to the worsening tensions in the Middle East. The event, originally...

The global food price index fell in May, thanks to the decrease in the quotations of cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Friday, Reuters reports, according to Agerpres.

Crude oil prices rose on the global commodity market yesterday as geopolitical tensions escalated after Ukraine targeted several Russian military air bases as Kiev and Moscow prepared for peace talks in Istanbul, dmarketforces.com reported.

A statement signed by alleged "two gangs of anarchists" was published on a website affiliated with the far-left movement, Indymedia, claiming an act of sabotage on the electrical infrastructure in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes regions. The...

The World Health Assembly (WHA) - the main decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) - has adopted a crucial agreement on preventing, preparing for and responding to future pandemics. With 124 votes in favor, none against and 11...

The European Union will propose this week to finance ministers from the group of highly industrialized countries (G7) to reduce the current price cap of $60/barrel, which applies to Russian oil delivered by sea, as part of a new package of...

Aeronautical company IAR Brasov (IARV) reported a net turnover of 150.5 million lei for the first quarter of the year, 27% higher than in the first three months of 2024, while net profit amounted to 15.5 million lei, more than double that...

• The company will distribute dividends of 36.5 million lei 

The European defense financing gap amounts to 850 billion euros, according to two analyses published on the Zerohedge website and using statistical data provided by NATO, the Kiel Institute for the Global Economy and Exante Data. This deficit is...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock recently ruled out, in Kiev, where she paid a visit at the end of her term, any relaunch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to supply Europe with Russian gas, a possibility recently raised by...

Aircraft components manufacturer Turbomecanica Bucharest (TBM) reported a preliminary net profit of 12.2 million lei for last year, 10% more than in 2023, as revenues increased by 8.5%, to 142.5 million lei, according to the issuer's report...

The European Union is currently unable to strengthen its common defence because military mobility is blocked by administrative bureaucracy and chronic underfunding, according to a report published last night by the European Court of Auditors...

Commodity prices have experienced significant volatility in recent years, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, disruptions in the global supply chain and geopolitical tensions.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dorin Recean, yesterday asked the Parliament in Chisinau to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector for a period of 60 days. The decision comes against the background of the risk of ceasing...

European natural gas benchmarks rose for a second straight session on Thursday, with the weather forecast calling for cooler temperatures in many parts of the continent, Bloomberg reported, according to Agerpres.

Grup Şerban Holding (GSH), a company active in several areas of agriculture, obtained in the first nine months of the year a consolidated net profit of 18.4 million lei, 48% more than in the same period last year, while operating income amounted...

The Polish government will extend the electricity price cap for household consumers for the first nine months of 2025, Reuters reports.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has gone through a period marked by volatility since October 7, 2023, but despite this, investors have maintained a cautious optimism, according to an article published yesterday by the website www.calcalist .co.il....

The river port of Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon rainforest, has recorded the lowest water level of the Rio Negro in more than 120 years, amid a devastating drought that has affected the entire region. The water level fell to 12.66...

The law of retaliation (an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth) seems to dominate the conduct of the two main powers in conflict in the Middle East. Both the authorities in Tehran, which ordered 180 ballistic missiles to be sent to Israel on...

Oil futures quotes rose by around 3% yesterday, on the international stock exchanges, against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, as concerns are fueled that Iran's military attack against Israel could lead to new...

The rains covered the entire globe. From the US to Nepal and from Mexico to Romania, water creates problems, big or small.

Recent statements by the Russian Foreign Minister threatening the USA with a new world war aim to strengthen the confidence of the Russian population and soldiers, according to military expert Aurel Cazacu. He believes: "Lavrov has to follow...

The severe drought affecting the Italian island of Sicily has reached critical heights, leaving many residents of the town of Caltanissetta without running water for over two months. In a situation more reminiscent of the difficulties of...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday kept its forecast for global oil demand unchanged in 2024, but downgraded estimates for 2025, citing the impact of Chinese consumption, according to Reuters.

• Escondida produces over one million tons of copper per year 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide Deutsche Bank with guarantees of 500 million euros to help the lender support Europe's wind energy industry, the two organizations and the European Commission announced yesterday, according to...

China is conquering the port infrastructure in Europe while the European Commission seems concerned only with supporting Ukraine and less with combating its influence on the territory of the European Union. According to several articles published...

Domestic education is in full adjustment period. The Minister of Education, Ligia Deca, stated that, at the national level, the number of positions put out to competition for employment for an indefinite period (tenureable) has increased by 45%...

NATO and the European Union cannot keep up with the Russian Federation regarding the delivery of weapons and military equipment to the front in Ukraine, according to an analysis prepared for the publication France Soir by Oleg Nesterenko,...

One of the holiday destinations of Romanian tourists is affected by a strong heat wave. Temperatures in Cyprus, including the capital Nicosia, are expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius by the middle of this week, the Cyprus Meteorological Office...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the temporary blockade of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from the "breadbasket of the world".