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The park can generate 286 GWh of clean electricity annually. On Wednesday, the Dominican Republic inaugurated the Cotoperi Solar complex in La Romana, with an installed capacity of 162.6 megawatts peak (MWp), considered the largest photovoltaic park in Central America and the Caribbean. RELATED: Dominican Republic Citizens Protest Over Nationwide Blackout The project, led by […]

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In nuclear war, the long-held assumption of mutual assured destruction no longer exists. Welcome to the age of permanent strategic instability, where superpowers mix fast and accurate nuclear and non-nuclear missiles in the same arsenal. The risk of war is greater than many realise. The scale of catastrophe is also significant. A potential nuclear winter is estimated to amount to billions of deaths from starvation after years of global crop failures. Such risks and consequences are disastrously...

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Both China and the European Union have signalled that a dispute over semiconductor maker Nexperia should be resolved at the corporate level, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce, as affected countries continue to seek a solution to supply-chain disruptions. The push for a corporate resolution came after two separate video conferences that Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had on Wednesday – with German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and European Commissioner for Trade Maros...

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Donald Trump is the oldest man to have ever been US president. The fact that he occupies a high-pressure position while being so old may explain why he keeps having temper tantrums. One case in point is: Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by […]

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The Trump administration expands U.S. military presence in the Caribbean. ON Wednesday, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader and U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an agreement for the provisional use of two Dominican airports — Las Americas International Airport and the San Isidro military airfield — as part of Operation Southern Spear, which is allegedly […]

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Beijing has warned against foreign interference in its internal affairs following reports that US President Donald Trump privately pressed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to dial back her rhetoric on Taiwan. During a call on Tuesday, the US leader urged Takaichi not to provoke China, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited government officials. While reportedly briefed on Takaichi’s domestic political constraints, Trump asked her to “temper” her tone, but stopped short of...

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The diplomatic crisis over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan shows no sign of easing after two weeks, with mainland Chinese commentators predicting Beijing would continue to push for a retraction. However, that demand appears unlikely to be met in the short term, and one diplomatic analyst warned that the pressure tactics should aim to avoid a nationalist backlash within Japan and win support for Beijing’s stance. The Chinese foreign ministry and state media stepped...

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It was, of course, budget day yesterday. During this annual farce Rachel Reeves announced that, among other things, the two-child cap would be lifted and that taxes would once again rise. These two things are not related, because more than anything, the amount disabled people will lose from benefits cuts and losing our cars will […]

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Heavy metals are a legitimate food safety concern. That has created a mini-industry of conflicted measurement and certification players.

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Pope Leo XIV begins his first apostolic journey with a program spanning Ankara, Istanbul, and Beirut, including official meetings and events commemorating the First Council of Nicaea.

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Ahead of the Your Party conference (29-30 November), we spoke to a few local Your Party groups about how things have been going and their hopes for the conference and beyond. Watch this space for more #YourPartyLocal articles in the coming days. Emma Jayne Park organises with Your Party Glasgow. And she told the Canary about the importance of […]

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