Three researchers who dedicated their life’s work to quantum mechanics, specifically the ‘entangled states’ of particles, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 for turning an experimental field into a science with practical applications.
The Nobel Foundation explains that the three laureates have developed theoretical foundations for how governments can regulate financial markets and address financial crises.
Russia’s retaliation marks a new phase in the now almost eight-month-long war in Ukraine. The Kremlin, it would appear, has expanded its list of valid military targets.
Energy analysts warn of the dangers that market intervention tools, such as price caps, present. For the EU, it is “unchartered territory.”
The French president considers these cases a challenge to his political authority, and he has no intention of yielding. For the moment, there is no official reaction to either affair by the Élysée.
In the aftermath, it is doubtful whether Moscow will experience much impediment to its war’s prosecution. However, to Ukraine it is both a symbolic and political victory, as it helps to raise confidence in its western backers.
The North Korean army launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which flew over Japan. South Korea and the United States responded on the same day with precision strike drills and several missiles launched into the sea.
Estonian home prices rose more than 20% year-to-year for the third quarter in a row.
Ukrainian President Zelensky was recorded calling upon NATO to consider “preemptive strikes” against Russia, rather than “waiting for the nuclear strikes first” and then retaliating.
Whether this new ‘European Political Community’ will indeed become a ‘United Nations in Europe,’ so dubbed by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, remains to be seen. As of now, it bears all the hallmarks of just the latest talk shop.
In a move that left the White House “disappointed,” OPEC+ announced a cut of its oil production by 2 million barrels a day, which amounts to 2% of global oil production. The political and economical fallout may have far-reaching consequences.
The chairman of the French National Assembly’s law commission explained in an interview that Parliament’s freedom to legislate on ethical matters must be “absolute,” meaning that parliamentarians must not feel bound by public disapproval of euthanasia.
