European missile producer MBDA is restarting production of its Cold War-era PARM directional anti-tank mine after Germany ordered thousands of the tripwire systems to replace stocks delivered to Ukraine. Germany’s federal office for equipment procurement is buying 2,600 of the off-route mines from MBDA subsidiary TDW, with an option for 10,000 more, the office said
If this castle in small-town Quebec sells, it’ll be a record price for the area (Photography courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada) In L’Assomption, a town of 23,000 people located 50 kilometres north of Montreal, stands a stone castle—known, unsurprisingly, as the Stone Castle. The place was only built about 50 years ago, but looks
In a new study, Georgia Tech researchers investigated whether 25 rare gene variants known to be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) play a role in risk for African Americans. The vast majority of genetics research has focused on people of European ancestry. In order to address health disparities, it is crucial to do the
The EU has struck a deal that will force the fossil fuel industry to rein in dangerous methane pollution. From a report: Under the proposed law, which is the first of its kind, coal, oil and gas companies would be required to report their methane emissions and take steps to avoid them. The measures include
IF YOU have ever marvelled at the accomplishment of Stone Age cave artists, you are in good company. In 1940, on visiting Lascaux cave in southern France, Pablo Picasso supposedly said: “Since Lascaux, we have invented nothing.” Perspective, movement, impressionism, abstraction, pointillism – it is all there. And these artworks are some 17,000 years old.
The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today joined representatives from the St. John’s International Airport Authority and WestJet to celebrate the announcement of a direct route from St. John’s International Airport to London Gatwick Airport. This flight marks the reestablishment of a connection between Newfoundland and Labrador and Europe – the
In Pictures | Archaeology (Image credit: Susana Girón) A series of discoveries is revealing that Europe’s first inhabitants settled in a remote and rugged corner of Granada some 1.4 million years ago. N Nestled in the heart of the High Plateau of Grenada in southern Spain, the 1,300-person town of Orce is surrounded by a
For the first time in its nearly 25-year history, the Latin Grammys ceremony will be held outside the U.S. this week. But Thursday’s ceremony isn’t headed to Mexico City or Bogotá, Colombia; instead, the awards — and the week of events leading up to them — will take over the city of Seville, Spain. The
The debates unfolding now about what it means for Spain to host the Latin Grammys hint at much larger questions about how the Academy decides what constitutes Latin music. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jackie Lay/NPR The debates unfolding now about what it means for Spain to host the Latin Grammys hint at much
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union negotiators reached a deal on Wednesday to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc. According to experts, one of the biggest causes of climate change is methane gas emissions — second only to carbon dioxide. The gas also causes serious health problems. Most