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Baltic Cable Trial Exposes Fragility of Subsea Lifelines as Industry Warns of Global Stakes
Offshore Source - Florida
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The trial now underway in Helsinki of the Eagle S oil tanker’s captain and two officers has highlighted Europe’s subsea vulnerabilities squarely. Prosecutors allege that on Christmas Day, the Cook Islands-flagged vessel dragged its 11-tonne anchor...
EU deforestation rules open trade doors for Morocco
Hespress
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August 28, 2025
Morocco is set to gain a trade edge in Europe as the European Union rolls out strict anti-deforestation rules later this year, with the North African country classified as “low risk” under the new regulation. The law, which takes effect in...
EU proposes 'preferential' access to US goods; Tesla sales plunge
NBR
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August 29, 2025
Ata mārie and welcome to your Friday recap of international business and political news. First up, the European Union proposed to remove trade tariffs on US industrial goods to ensure lower automotive tariffs for vehicles manufactured in the EU,...
Italy: Dig for (Rare Earths) Victory
CEPA
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August 28, 2025
The European Union (EU) got an alarming reminder about its fragile standing in great power competition when, in a recent speech, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi reiterated a hard truth: dependence on strategic resources is incompatible...
EU begins plan to scrap tariffs on U.S. industrial goods
Cryptopolitan
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August 28, 2025
The European Commission on Thursday set in motion plans to eliminate duties on U.S. industrial products, opening the EU’s procedure for a trans-Atlantic trade arrangement that would also backdate reductions in U.S. levies on European cars. In a...
EU looks to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods as part of a wider trade deal
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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August 28, 2025
The European Commission on Thursday proposed removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods as part of a trade deal that would also reduce American duties on European cars, Reuters reports. The proposal is the EU’s first step in enacting the framework...
Farmers join forces to train future UK farm vets
The Pig Site
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August 28, 2025
VetPartners Farm Academy pairs students with working farms Farmers have been joining forces with VetPartners to help tackle a critical shortage of farm vets in the UK by welcoming veterinary students onto working farms, according to a recent press...
EU Proposes Removing Tariffs on US Goods After Trump Demand
Mint
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August 28, 2025
The European Union said it’s following through on a demand by President Donald Trump and is putting forward proposals to remove all tariffs on US industrial goods, give preferential treatment to some US agricultural and seafood products and...
EU Proposes Removal Of Tariffs On US Industrial Goods To Accelerate Lower Duties On Car Exports
Asianet Newsable
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August 28, 2025
The European Commission on Thursday proposed the removal of tariffs on U.S. industrial goods imported into Europe in a bid to accelerate the reduction of duties on cars exported from the EU to the United States. According to a statement posted by...
FARM CLASSICS: SiteMaster was king of the construction site
The Southern Star
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‘JCB’ has become a universal term for any form of yellow digging machine from a tracked excavator to a wheel loader. The term JCB is actually an acronym for the company’s founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford. A man with a fascinating life story, leaving...
Britain is OUR home first & foremost – PM’s first duty of care is to us NOT the rest of the world
The Sun
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August 28, 2025
THE British people have a long history of opening their arms and their wallets to those suffering from tyranny, war or disease in far-flung countries around the globe. We have a strong track record of donations to disaster relief funds and for...
EU plans to cut US industrial tariffs to protect its carmakers
News.Az
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On Thursday, the European Commission put forward new legislation aimed at removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, a step expected to pave the way for Washington to lower its tariffs on European automobiles. Putting forward the legislation is a...
France sees sharp drop in lumpy skin disease outbreaks in livestock
WHTC - Michigan
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PARIS (Reuters) -France has reported a sharp decline in outbreaks of an illness in cows called lumpy skin disease, with no new cases since August 22, after launching a mass vaccination campaign around the outbreaks, the agriculture ministry said...
European Union to remove tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, triggering cuts for EU autos
CNBC
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August 28, 2025
Rows of Volkswagen ID Buzz electric buses are parked at the National City Marine Terminal, a major port for vehicle imports and exports to the U.S. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Union formally proposed Thursday to...
Four Oaks HortWeek plants import/export panel looms as EU minister reveals timeline for SPS agreement
HortWeek
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Join our panel of industry experts: Matthew Appleby HortWeek (chair), with Craig Francis of Cargo Logistics, Malcolm Catlin of Plant Healthy and Sally Cullimore (HTA). EU minister Nick Thomas-Symonds spoke on 27 August about how the deal could...
Baltic Cable Trial Exposes Fragility of Subsea Lifelines
Ocean News & Technology - Florida
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August 28, 2025
Finnish authorities estimate the resulting damage at more than €70 million. For several days, both power flows and internet connectivity were disrupted, exposing the fragility of the infrastructure that underpins daily life. The defendants have...
EU Warns of Urgent Water Crisis in Afghanistan
Khaama Press
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August 28, 2025
The European Union has warned of severe water shortages in Afghanistan, particularly Kabul, pledging support for local partners to address the crisis threatening agriculture, health, and livelihoods. The European Union office in Afghanistan has...
Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution
Earth.com
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Farming spread across prehistoric Europe mostly because farming communities moved, not because local hunter-gatherers copied their ways. Cultural adoption played only a minimal role in the Neolithic transition, the period when agriculture took...
Wake up, Labour: drought and tax have put farming in crisis
The Times
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As I look out of our farmhouse window, the rain that was forecast begins to fall. But it’s not enough, not nearly enough. We live and farm in one of the drier parts of the country, at least for this summer. Neighbours have literally no feed for...
Wind farm waste is an all too familiar problem in modern Britain
The Times
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Wind farms sometimes have to be paid to turn off when there is no grid capacity for the electricity they produce DANNY LAWSON/PA It has been well over a year since Labour pledged to slash energy bills by £300 by the end of the decade. This...