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A team from the Geology Bureau of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) collected natural gas samples on October 23, 2023, in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.Noor Photos | Noor Photos | Getty ImagesU.S. clean fuel startup Koloma, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said it hopes to leverage expertise traditionally serving the hydrocarbon industry to fuel the global gold rush for buried hydrogen.Meanwhile, there’s been buzz about the clean energy potential of geological hydrogen, a long-neglected resource that advocates say could play a key role in the transition away from fossil…

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel was interviewed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 18, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUniCredit BankChief Executive Andrea Orcel revealed this week that the Italian bank holds a 9% stake in the company. Commerzbank –A takeover of the German rival is still possible.UniCredit faces a series of hurdles before it can increase its stake after making a request “that could exceed 9.9% of Commerzbank if necessary”. Shares in Commerzbank soared on Wednesday following news of UniCredit’s stance, and rose further on Thursday on speculation of an imminent takeover.”All options are on…

On September 20, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin used binoculars to watch the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz shooting range near the city of Orenburg.Alexey Nikolsky | AFP | Getty ImagesRussia says it has launched a massive counteroffensive to retake large swaths of the Kursk region that were captured by Ukrainian forces in a border incursion that began last month.Russian special forces Major General Apti Araudinov, who is fighting in Kursk, said Russian forces had regained control of about 10 settlements in Kursk, which borders northeastern Ukraine.”We are in a good situation…our troops have started attacking. Yesterday and today…

Britain’s competition watchdog said on Friday it found competition concerns with the proposed merger of the two companies. Vodafone and the three major UK mobile networks owned by CK Hutchison.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal would lead to price increases for tens of millions of customers or result in some users receiving reduced services. The regulator also warned it would have a negative impact on so-called mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), which rely on existing infrastructure.”The CMA has preliminarily concluded that the merger will result in a significant lessening of competition in the UK retail and wholesale…

As riots raged across the UK, Elon Musk began making inflammatory comments about the situation, including stating: “Civil war is inevitable”. Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as X.Atug Khan Senkar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — The British government has engaged Elon Musk’s social media site X over the spread of misinformation and other harmful content, technology minister Peter Kyle told CNBC on Friday. “Constructive” talks.Kyle told CNBC’s Arabile Gumede that this summer the government has been reaching out to all major social media platforms, including Musk’s X, about misinformation and the role…

Aerial view of Moscow Kremlin landmarks: Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower and Red SquareSergey Alimov | Moment | Getty ImagesIn the late 1970s, American spy Jim Olson was stationed in Moscow. At the time, it was one of the highest-risk, high-stakes CIA stations in the world. Olson served overseas for more than 30 years, intercepting sensitive Russian messages sent via microwave transmissions. He knew that if they were caught, it could mean spending the rest of their lives in Soviet prisons. Many of the transmissions involved military and defense messages, and they eventually discovered that their strategy to intercept…

A recent U.S. News & World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and 5,900 respondents in their 40s and older.89 countries were ranked based on the following seven attributes:Affordable pricefavorable tax environmentfriendlywhere i will livePleasant climateRespect property rightsComplete public health systemWhile Florida and Delaware are frequently ranked as the best states to retire in, in other surveys conducted by services like Bankrate, the U.S. doesn’t make the top 10 at all. Countries such as the Dominican Republic.Switzerland is the best country for a comfortable retirement lifeFor the second…

Shoppers on Wicklow Street in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, March 28, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA landmark ruling by the EU’s top court means Ireland will receive 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple – a windfall that Dublin has been trying to avoid for years.That leaves the small EU member in an awkward but enviable position politically. Irish lawmakers are expected to work out how best to use the upcoming cash infusion ahead of a general election, which must be held by March next year.The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said the EU’s top court made…

On January 12, 2022, workers worked at the construction site of the Mumbai Coastal Highway Project.Puneet Paranipet | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Governor of the Reserve Bank of India said that India can achieve sustainable economic growth of up to 8% in the medium term.His remarks came shortly after data showed that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 6.7% in the second quarter from 8.2% in the same period last year. These data have increased pressure on the central bank to start a rate-cutting cycle as soon as possible.Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said in…

Floods caused by heavy rainfall in recent days have ravaged Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Austria and other countries. The death toll continues to rise and thousands of people have been evacuated.Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in a post on social media platform X on Monday that was translated by CNBC that two more people had died in floods in the country. That doesn’t include a firefighter who died Sunday.Over the weekend, Reuters also reported several deaths in Poland and Romania, while Czech outlet CTK reported one death and several missing persons. CNBC could not immediately independently verify the reports.Czech…