Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the Glock handgun, dies at 94
Established in 1963 near Vienna, Glock's company revolutionised small arms, expanding globally with a U.S. subsidiary in 1985. Gaston Glock, the Austrian billionaire and developer of the handgun that bears his name, has died aged 94. Glock handguns, recognised for their lightweight design,…#vienna #gastonglock #austrian #hollywood #matrixreloaded #darkknight #johnwickseries #apple #stevejobs #fritzofner (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaston Glock: Inventor of popular handgun dies aged 94
Despite the popularity of his creation, Glock has been described as a reclusive billionaire who spent most of his time at a lakefront estate in Austria. He was rarely in the news, only making headlines when a book about his business was published in 2012, after a divorce from his first wife in…#austria #gastonglock #glockgroup #vienna #austrian #paulbarrett #tommyleejones #usmarshals #iraqi #saddamhussein (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaston Glock, Inventor of the Gun That Bears His Name, Dies at 94
Gaston Glock, left, the inventor of the Glock handgun, with Pete Dickey of the National Rifle Association in 1988. In 2017, Forbes estimated worldwide Glock sales at more than $500 million, with a 65 percent market share of handguns sold in the United States. A reclusive Austrian billionaire, he…#gastonglock #petedickey #austrian #hollywood #austria #paulmbarrett #vienna #worldwarii #austrianarmy #smithwesson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the Glock handgun, dies at 94
Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the handgun that bears his name, has died.#gastonglock #austrian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Austrian business school cuts ties with Harvard University ‘in solidarity with the Jewish student community’
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The U.S. is not pleased with Canada's digital services tax proposal
The U.S. and Canada are sparring over another trade issue. They’ve put disputes over softwood lumber and dairy products behind them; now they’re at odds over Canada’s proposed tax on digital services. The Biden administration says it’s unfair to U.S. businesses. But, as Canada points out, other…#ottawa #renuzaretsky #taxpolicycenter #ustreasurydepartment #marketplace #allisonchristians #mcgilluniversity #montreal #austria #spain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Christmas Truce of World War I
The Christmas truce, which occurred primarily between the British and German soldiers along the Western front in December 1914, is an event the official histories of the "Great War" leave out, and the Orwellian historians hide from the public. Stanley Weintraub has broken through this barrier of…#greatwar #orwellian #stanleyweintraub #geoffreyheinekey #westministerrifles #germans #belgians #prussians #queenvictoria #austria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump ’s Actions Prove His Commitment to NATO
As U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 2018-21, I can confirm that President Trump was committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and would be again (“NATO and Donald Trump,” Review & Outlook, Dec. 19). I found that people tend to focus only on what Mr. Trump says rather than what he does. He…#austria #nato #donaldtrump #reviewoutlook #nordstream2 #iran #romania #poland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Christmas Eve: Europe on high alert citing terror risk
Security surrounding Christmas events has been tightened across Europe amid a heightened terror threat of Islamic extremism. Cologne police acting on indications of a possible attack searched Germany’s landmark cathedral with sniffer dogs Saturday and said worshippers attending Christmas Eve Mass…#islamic #cologne #austria #vienna #dpa #michaelesser #newyearseve #europeanunions #ylvajohansson #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Security hiked at Cologne Cathedral for Christmas amid attack threat
German police said on Saturday they were heightening security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an attack planned for New Year's Eve and in the wake of government warnings in recent weeks about the rising threat of Islamist violence. The police said in a statement they would use…#colognecathedral #newyeareve #islamist #bild #austria #spain #newyear #interior #nancyfaeser #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ski resorts are the best choice for a long workation. Here ’s why
Empty slopes, lively nightlife and like-minded travellers are just a few reasons ski resorts are ideal for digital nomads. Snow is falling around me in large, cinematic flakes. It’s 8.45 on a Tuesday morning in mid-January. I’m sitting at the top of a wide empty ski slope, ready to strap into my…#morzine #alps #switzerland #babbel #austrian #mountainfilmawards #verbier #tignes #engelberg #heydaychalet (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dean Baker Debates Bob Murphy on Recession Outlook
On a recent installment of the Pynx debate series, Bob had a friendly debate with Dean Baker on a soft or hard landing in 2024. In this episode of the Human Action Podcast, Bob comments on the key disputes, underlying the differences between the Austrian and Keynesian frameworks. Bob's Debate with…#pynx #deanbaker #humanactionpodcast #austrian #keynesian #invertedyieldcurve #tomdilorenzo #joesalerno #patricknewman #tampa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Banks reportedly face $160B in losses on commercial real estate loans
Banks are sitting on as much as $160 billion in losses on loans to the commercial real estate market as they brace for a wave of defaults from landlords in the year ahead, according to a report. There is currently a 10% to 20% default rate on commercial real estate loans, equivalent to between $80…#columbia #stanford #northwestern #lisashalett #nber #times #newyorkcitys #brodskyorganization #signaholding #austria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2023
Thousands of solstice enthusiasts will engage in a range of rituals and activities to celebrate the winter solstice, otherwise known as the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
This year the solstice falls on Dec. 21 for the U.S. and Dec. 22 in Europe, marking the (astronomical) beginning of winter, although there are also meteorological seasons that mark winter as starting in early December through February.
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The winter solstice is also the day in which the earth’s tilt away from the sun is at a maximum, making the lack of direct sunlight...
Source: TIME: Science - December 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Solcyre Burga Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Source Type: news
Putin Seizes Multi-Billion-Dollar OMV And Wintershall Stakes In Russian Ventures
By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Germany’s Wintershall Dea and Austria’s OMV are being stripped of their multi-billion-dollar stakes in joint ventures developing natural gas projects in Russia under a decree by…#putinseizesmulti #russianventures #austria #vladimirputin #russian #western #yuzhno #achimov #arctic #basf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
