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HD Hyundai deepens robotics push with German partnership as shipyard humanoids take shape
Splash 247
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July 11, 2025
As labour shortages continue to challenge the shipbuilding sector, South Korea’s HD Hyundai has doubled down on robotics innovation, announcing a strategic partnership with German cognitive robotics pioneer NEURA Robotics and sister firm HD...
The Seabed: A New Digital Frontier to Protect from Threats
SecureWorld
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July 22, 2025
The recent surge in maritime security is a direct response to a troubling increase in hostile activity targeting Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI). As reports confirm, "Over the past 2–3 years, Europe has experienced increasing threats to its...
Germany summons China’s ambassador after a plane is lasered over Red Sea
Associated Press
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July 8, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Office said Tuesday it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German aircraft in the Red Sea. The surveillance aircraft was part of the EU mission Aspides,...
See it: 1,500 tarantulas hidden in snack cake boxes smuggled into Germany
FOX Weather
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July 16, 2025
Just in time for Halloween. It is tarantula mating season. FOX Weather explains why you may be seeing a lot more of these eight-legged fuzzy friends crawling around. COLOGNE, Germany – Customs officials in Cologne, Germany, made a startling...
France-Germany rail highway service to be launched in September
Rail Freight
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July 16, 2025
A new rail highway service between Perpignan, in southern France, and Cologne, in western Germany, will commence in September. An exact date for the start of operations has not yet been provided, but DB Cargo underlined that there will be up to...
LNG shipping stocks: A holiday week
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 16, 2025
LNG shipping stocks remained virtually flat last week, with the UP World LNG Shipping Index (UPI) dipping just 0.04% to 164.37 points, effectively sliding along its support level. While the market was quiet—reflecting a typical holiday...
In Germany, summer vacation is grounds for interstate spats
Deutsche Welle
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July 16, 2025
Why don't all schoolchildren in Germany have their summer vacation at the same time? About 11.4 million minors attend school in Germany. If they and their families were to go on vacation at the same time, the result would be even more massive...
Customs Officials Make Skin-Crawling Discovery In Spongecake Shipment
KFI AM 640 - California
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German customs officials made a startling discovery when they found approximately 1,500 young tarantulas hidden in a shipment of spongecake boxes at Cologne Bonn Airport. The package, originating from Vietnam, arrived three weeks ago and weighed...
The US Air Force Has Almost Twice As Many Logistical Aircraft Than All of NATO
24/7 Wall St.
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July 16, 2025
Key Points Logistical aircraft are the backbone of any modern air force When the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities weeks ago, stealth aircraft carried out the strike, but they could only complete the 30+ hour mission with the help of...
HOMAG invests heavily in Schopfloch, Germany, HQ
Woodworking Network
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SCHOPFLOCH, Germany — The HOMAG Group is undertaking a "major investment program" at the Schopfloch site. A groundbreaking ceremony for a new customer center and a modern company restaurant, with an investment volume of around €40 million ($46...
Edinburgh's funniest joke award scrapped for 2025
BBC
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Paul GlynnCulture reporter ShareSave Masai Graham has won the funniest joke award three times, in 2016, 2021 and 2022 Edinburgh Fringe's annual funniest joke award has been scrapped for this year's comedy festival, organisers have confirmed (no...
Tesla Model Y RWD India review: Is Elon Musk's electric Utopia India-proof?
India Today
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July 22, 2025
For what feels like an eternity, the automotive world, particularly in India, has been abuzz with whispers, rumours, and fervent anticipation surrounding Tesla's grand entry. It was more than just a car; it was a phenomenon, a brand that didn't...
Airbus, Kratos team to pitch German Air Force drone wingmen
Breaking Defense
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July 16, 2025
An XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle launches at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King) WASHINGTON — European conglomerate Airbus and American defense manufacturer...
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It’s a ship, it’s a plane… Is China using Soviet technology to build a flying boat?
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
Images on social media reveal that China has built its own flying ship, dubbed the ‘Bohai Sea Monster’. This wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft, commonly known as an ekranoplan, was first seen during the Cold War and developed by the Soviet Union...
London Southend Airport to partially reopen three days after deadly plane crash
LBC
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16 July 2025, 16:40 London Southend Airport has partially reopened three days after a fatal plane crash. Picture: Alamy London Southend Airport will partially reopen for a “small number of flights” three days after a plane crash which claimed the...
Russian Branch of Danish Company Helps Ship Grain From Occupied Ukrainian Port – Investigation
Kyiv Post
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July 16, 2025
A Russian company tied to a well-known Danish inspection firm has been helping export grain from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, according to a new investigation by Slidstvo.Info and Ukrainian hackers from the KibOrg group. The...
'True heroes' - Tributes paid to four killed in plane crash at Southend Airport
Echo News
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Essex Police said the aircraft, which crashed on the airport boundary shortly after take-off on Sunday afternoon, killing four people, was a medical flight chartered for a patient to be transported for treatment in the UK. It is understood that...
London Southend Airport to partially reopen three days after fatal plane crash
Express & Star
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July 16, 2025
London Southend Airport will partially reopen for a “small number of flights” three days after a small plane crashed, killing four people who were on board. The medical flight, chartered for a patient to be transported for treatment in the UK,...
‘Saving Lots of Lives’ – Trump Says Patriots ‘Already Being Shipped’
Kyiv Post
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July 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated a significant escalation in his administration’s approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine, defending his 50-day deadline for a peace deal. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews en...
Mainstreaming Enhances DAZN Edge Infrastructure To Support DAZN's Global Free-To-View Broadcasting Of The FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM
MENAFN
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Following DAZN's landmark agreement with FIFA to exclusively broadcast all 63 of the tournament's matches live and free worldwide, MainStreaming further expanded the Private DAZN Edge infrastructure by deploying new Points of...