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Finnish authorities say they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable

About three-quarters of the coal-fired generators near major cities are set to miss a year-end deadline to install equipment to curb sulfur-dioxide emissions, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. If fully implemented, such systems could cut India’s emissions of the pollutant by almost two-thirds, benefiting air quality and public health, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Sulfur dioxide breaks down into sulfates, which can account for almost a third of the particulate mass that forms India’s smog, according to Manoj Kumar, an analyst at the Finland-based research group.

Baltic Sea which linked Finland to Germany and Lithuania to Sweden's Gotland Island have been reportedly damaged while raising suspicions of possible sabotage amid heightened tensions with Russia, reported The U.S. Sun. The Finnish company Cinia reported that its 1,200 km cable connecting Helsinki to Rostock stopped functioning early morning while a 218 km cable between Lithuania and Gotland went out of service the previous day. According to The U.S. Sun, both incidents have prompted investigations by Finnish and German authorities who have eventually expressed deep concern over the potential for intentional damage to critical infrastructure. Also Read :My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2: What we know about cast, plot and production

Sean Diddy Combs named Gene Deal has eventually made some sensational claims regarding an alleged animal sacrifice ritual performed by the hip-hop mogul just hours before he was acquitted of charges related to a 1999 nightclub shooting, reported Daily News. According to Daily News, in the recently released Hulu documentary ‘The Honorable Shyne’, Gene Deal recounts witnessing Sean Diddy Combs participate in a ritual in the Central Park where he reportedly sacrificed a white bird to influence the outcome of his trial. Adding on to that, Gene Deal described seeing Sean Diddy Combs drop to his knees before an unnamed man who prayed and instructed him to release the bird which then eventually fell lifelessly to the ground. Also Read: Vital deep sea communication cable between Germany and Finland cut, fingers point to one person — who is he?

Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by sabotage

German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea

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Gentari Sdn Bhd, the clean energy arm of Malaysia's state-run Petronas Group, has agreed to acquire a part of the renewables portfolio of Brookfield Asset Management for $900 million, inclusive of debt, following months of talks, said people with knowledge of the matter. Last week, both parties signed a firm agreement that will see Gentari take control of a 2.2 GW portfolio of assets. This is the first time Brookfield will be monetising part of its green energy portfolio after building, acquiring and operating the assets for over five years. Gentari is expected to seek regulatory approvals in the next few days before any formal announcement. Its portfolio in India will double from the current 2 GW capacity. This will be its second acquisition in India this year. Gentari had bought the 185 MW solar power portfolio of Finnish firm Fortum Oyj in May.

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain shared the second place, granting their citizens visa-free access to 192 countries, as per the latest rankings. The United States ranked 8th, giving its citizens visa-free entry to 186 countries.

A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities

inflation falling below the central bank's 2% target, signalling a change in their focus after years of excessive price growth. Inflation in the euro zone dipped to 1.7% last month and could be back at 2% on a durable basis in the first months of 2025, ending three years of excessive price growth, when inflation even briefly rose into double digits.

Nokia’s India sales fell for the fourth straight quarter, in line with what rival Ericsson reported a few days ago for the three months through September 30. This, as their big telecom clients, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, continued to cut down on network capital expenditure. Industry executives and analysts expect Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson to rely more in the near term on their latest contracts to supply 4G and 5G equipment to Vodafone Idea (Vi) to boost India sales and support global growth.

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of cost cutting measures, but saw its sales dive 8% largely due to a weaker India market

The U.S. retirement system doesn't get high marks relative to other nations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Immigration is the most vexing political problem in Europe these days and guess what: It’s no longer a preoccupation only of the so-called far right. This weekend centrist Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the latest European leader to try to slam the Continent’s gates shut.

defence collaboration, the defence equipment manufacturers are expecting manifold increase in the collaboration and are bullish on Make in India initiative. MBDA, Europe’s leading missile manufacturer is looking to set up unit in India. Head of Naval systems in MBDA missile Systems, Stefano Bertuzzi told ET, " We are planning to have a unit in India in next three to four years. " Naval Group India is the first subsidiary of any Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) platform designer to establish it physical presence at Karwar.

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and peering networks are set to surge in India amid the data centre boom to support increasing IT workloads and strong data consumption by mobile users. IXPs, typically, are physical locations where different networks connect to exchange internet traffic via common switching infrastructure. They are responsible for interconnecting internet service providers (ISPs), content delivery networks (CDNs) such as Cloudfare, Akamai, over-the-top (OTT) players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, DNS root servers, national and international telco networks and even social media networks like Instagram. As per the Internet Society, India ranks number 2 in Asia on the IXP count metric. But it lags in penetration terms compared to Finland, Singapore, Australia and the UK. For instance, Finland and Singapore have 12.5 and 22 IXPs per 10 million people, respectively, whereas India has only 0.23 IXPs per 10 million people, according to Extreme Infocom.

the fighting. Both sides pummel the enemy with cheap kamikaze models and use long-range craft to strike targets far from the front lines. In the Black Sea Ukrainian naval drones have helped to inflict serious damage on Russia’s fleet.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has inked a near ₹13,500-crore deal with Finland's Nokia to buy equipment over a three-year span for its 4G network expansion and 5G roll out. Multiple persons privy to the deal details said Nokia will supply 4G and 5G network equipment to Vi in nine circles. The Finnish gear maker will supply Vi its 5G AirScale network gear portfolio and also upgrade the telco's existing 4G network with multiband radios and baseband equipment, which can also support 5G. The deal is part of Vi's recently announced plans to buy $3.6 billion (read: ₹30,000 crore) of 4G and 5G gear from Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung over a three-year span to bolster its 4G operation and roll out 5G networks in key cities across its 17 priority circles. The move was seen as a significant step from Vi to improve its competitiveness in the market against bigger adversaries Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel and also stem customer losses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Scattered across the ocean floor are trillions of lumps of nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. Companies have long wanted to mine them: these “critical minerals" are needed in vast quantities to electrify the global economy and cut dependence on fossil fuels.

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