In the United States, 46 percent fewer solar panels will be installed this year and next, as a result of the U.S. government’s investigation into import tax breaches. This was stated by the trade association SEIA. The trial began at the end of March Import tax evasion on solar panels and solar panels imported from […]
Phil Hwang, founder of Arkikos, has been arrested in the United States on fraud charges.
Phil Hwang, founder of Archicos Capital Management, the family office that collapsed, was arrested by U.S. authorities and charged with fraud, fraud and market manipulation. The indictment, released Wednesday, alleges that Hwang, 58, and Patrick Halligan, 45, a former chief financial officer, used Archie as a “tool for market manipulation and fraud” and “had far-reaching […]
The American car emits more fine particles than its European number
A regulatory loop allows automakers in the United States to build cars that emit more ultrafine particles than comparable models sold in Europe and other markets. This is the result of a report by British test firm Emissions Analytics, based on a study of emissions of several models from car makers Ford, BMW, Toyota and […]
Nearly three-quarters of new infections in the United States are caused by Omigran
Omigron is spreading fast in the United States: According to figures from the National Health Commission CDC, 73 percent of new infections last week were caused by a new variant. Twenty days after the first omigran infection was detected in the United States, it has now become the dominant type in the country. In one […]
The United States has not ruled out military intervention in the Solomon Islands
The United States will not rule out military action against the Solomon Islands if China allows a military base to open in its territory. Still undercover, US Deputy Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Daniel Greidenbrink echoed an earlier White House warning against the island nation. Kritenbrink released her statements after her […]
Many years after Brexit why there is still no UK-US trade agreement
The United States and the United Kingdom will meet again on Tuesday to discuss trade. As the British left the EU a new treaty had to be drawn up with the Americans, which had not gone smoothly before. Negotiations on the deal have been going on for a long time. For so long, in fact, […]
Moscow: Russian warship pulls US nuclear submarine out of naval training area | Abroad
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, it is a nuclear-powered American Virginia submarine. The submarine was found at 10:40 a.m. (Moscow time) Saturday near Urup, one of the islands in the northern Kuril archipelago. The exercises are being conducted by the Pacific Navy, part of the Russian Navy stationed in the Pacific or Pacific […]
Three life sentences for black jaguar murder in US: ‘young man full of life and energy’ | Abroad
VideoThree white Americans have been sentenced to life in prison in early 2020 for the murder of black jaguar Ahmed Arbery in the US state of Georgia. The trio chased Arbery in pickups and shot him very close at gunpoint. “They could not scare him, so they killed him.” Foreign teachers 7 Jan. 2022 Latest […]
US ministers visit Kiev for the first time: an hour-long meeting with Zelensky | Abroad
The New York Times reports that the meeting between Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken and President Volodymyr Zhelensky lasted about three hours. None of the journalists attended and only pictures of the meeting were distributed. Blingen spoke of the ‘terrible things’ happening in Ukraine as a result of the war, which has now lasted more than […]
Fiscal Week: Results of major US technology companies
Investors are preparing for a very busy week with quarterly results from companies such as Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook parent company Meta. The agenda in Amsterdam is well packed with figures from Philips, Randstad, KPN, PC and Unilever. There is also data on economic growth in the Eurozone and the United […]