A victory in the U.S. presidential election by Trump, who has signaled that he would draw back Washington’s aid to Ukraine, could force Berlin to reverse its decision. Even though the cabinet gave its blessing to the draft, a final budget remains far from the finish line. The bigger hurdle will be in parliament, where MPs from all three governing parties will have to hammer out the details by the end of the year. “The many promises of the chancellor and his defense minister to continue to support Ukraine are turning out to be hollow phrases,” Ingo Gädechens, a lawmaker…
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Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit. In fact, despite carefully designed diets, space travellers often struggle to eat enough to meet their energy needs. What’s going on here? We carried out some experiments on Earth to find out, using virtual reality (VR) and a simulated spacecraft environment to study how space travel might affect a person’s sense of smell and experience of food. We discovered that some smells seem much more intense in a space-like environment – and earlier theories about…
UKEF provides competitive financing to British companies to trade internationally and to overseas buyers of UK goods and services to facilitate access to the UK’s high-quality supply chain. The delegation consists of Emma Thomas, Co-Head of Global Business Origination George Hames, Regional Head of Business Origination for the Americas and Gerson Pérez, Country Head for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The delegation will meet with senior representatives of government agencies, private sector, and regional finance institutions. Amongst these, the Secretaries of Finance, Infrastructure and Investment; Banco Atlántida, and the Central American Bank of Economic Integration (CABEI). Delegates will learn…
Today marks 29 years since the Srebrenica genocide. The American people join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in honoring and mourning the more than 8,000 men and boys who were murdered in July 1995. We stand with the victims, survivors, and families who continue to pursue justice for their loved ones. Today also marks the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, recently designated by the United Nations to be observed every year on July 11 in remembrance of those whose lives were cut short. On this solemn day, it is fitting that…
The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognise “the importance of quantum science and the need for wider awareness of its past and future impact”. But why quantum? Why now? Quantum science is both complex and weird. It’s not easy to wrap your head around concepts such as entanglement, light existing as both a wave and a particle, or a cat in a box that is both alive and dead (until observed). The weirdness of quantum mechanics is now being channelled into the construction of the first quantum…
The government has backed a move by the Fair Work Commission to place the construction division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) into administration. Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said on Wednesday there could be “no place for criminality or corruption in any part of the construction industry”. He promised to legislate if necessary. The commission’s decision to investigate placing the union’s construction division into administration follows allegations of thuggery, kickbacks, standover tactics and the parachuting of senior bikie figures into lucrative union positions aired in Nine newspapers and on the Nine television network. Burke also promised…
Community Living of Brookfield also agrees to pay $2,800 to resolve retaliation claims Employers: Community Living of Brookfield LLC, Brookfield, Wisconsin Matthew Sebuliba, owner and operator Action: Consent judgment and order Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in MilwaukeeThe U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court judgment requiring a Wisconsin residential group home and its owner, Matthew Sebuliba, to pay 27 caregivers a total of $27,184 – representing $13,592 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – after investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division identified overtime, minimum wage and recordkeeping…
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is it possible that one day we could make Mars like Earth? – Tyla, age 16, Mississippi When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class the sci-fi movie “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.” The plot drew me in, with its depiction of the “Genesis Project” – a new technology that transformed a dead alien world into one brimming with life. After watching the movie, my teacher asked us to…
The UK is the first country in the world to offer a national vaccination programme that uses the same vaccine to protect both infants and older adults from RSV The vaccine will protect infants and older adults, easing winter pressures on the NHS Eligible people urged to take up offer when rollout begins in September The UK will become the first country in the world to have a national programme that uses the same vaccine to protect both newborns and older adults against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The rollout, which will start from 1 September in England, includes both a…
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. And it’s a pleasure to be here with all of our colleagues from the G7, which is really the essential coordinating committee for the world’s leading democracies. We have an opportunity today to follow up on the very good work that our leaders did in Apulia, and I want to thank again my friend and our chair Antonio Tajani for the remarkable work that Italy did and continues to do in leading the G7 this year. I think you see through the G7 extraordinary collaboration and coordination on the critical issues of our time,…