Новости за 10.04.2024

Hong Kong (AFP) April 8, 2024
Hong Kong customs said Monday it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history, seizing 146 kilograms of the precious metal disguised as air compressor parts at the city's international airport. Melted and moulded into parts like motor cores, screws, and gears, the smuggled gold was intercepted last month in two air compressors that were sent by air from Hong Kong to Japan and est

London (AFP) April 9, 2024
Global bank HSBC has agreed to sell its Argentina division to the financial services company Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550 million as it focuses on core Asia operations, it said Tuesday. "This transaction is another important step in the execution of our strategy and enables us to focus our resources on higher value opportunities across our international network," chief executive Noel Qu

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) April 9, 2024
Malaysia has ordered tech giants Meta and TikTok to present plans to combat harmful content online, authorities said Tuesday, after the Muslim-majority country reported an uptick in offensive material on social media platforms. The government reported more than 50,000 such cases to various social media platforms, including Meta's Facebook and TikTok, in the first three months of this year al

Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2024
Beijing said Wednesday it was "highly concerned" over a European Union probe into Chinese wind turbine suppliers, the latest move by Brussels targeting the country over green tech subsidies suspected of undermining fair competition. The EU is seeking to massively ramp up renewable energy as it aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 while moving away from excessive reliance on che

Dubai (AFP) April 7, 2024
A missile fell near a ship southwest of the Yemeni port city of Aden, maritime security firms said on Sunday, in the second such incident in less that 24 hours. The attack was not immediately claimed, but it coincides with a campaign by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis against ships the rebels say are linked to Israel amid the Gaza war. British security agency United Kingdom Maritime Trade Ope

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2024
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, has been awarded a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to produce a key component of the next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) system for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Under the contract, Hughes will provide advanced, ruggedized HM400 modems, named the HM400

Geneva (AFP) April 9, 2024
Switzerland's biggest political party demanded a withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the continent's top rights court on Tuesday ruled that the country was not doing enough to tackle climate change. The hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) slammed the verdict, calling the decision by the European Court of Human Rights "scandalous". "Switzerland must withdraw from the Council of

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2024
Embedded World - Quectel Wireless Solutions, a prominent provider of IoT solutions globally, today unveiled the Quectel BG95-S5 3GPP non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite communication module. This module adheres to 3GPP Release 17 IoT-NTN standards using S and L band frequencies for satellite communications. Additionally, the BG95-S5 supports LTE Cat M1, Cat NB2, eGPRS, and integrated GNSS.

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 9, 2024
The European Union on Tuesday announced a probe into Chinese wind turbine suppliers, the latest move by Brussels targeting Beijing over green tech subsidies suspected of undermining fair competition. The 27-nation bloc is seeking to massively ramp up renewable energy as it aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while moving away from excessive reliance on cheaper Chinese technol