Dali ship that collided with Baltimore bridge previously hit a port's wall
The Dali container ship that struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday morning previously hit a Belgium port's stone wall in 2016. The large vessel rammed one of the support columns of the bridge at about 1:30 a.m., causing the entire structure to break into several pieces and fall…#baltimore #belgium #patapscoriver #antwerp #vesselfinder #synergymarinegroup #jameswallace #kevincartwright #srilanka #singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The EU nearly green-lit a major climate change bill
Large-scale farmers’ protests have shaken European countries, from Germany to Poland, since the start of the year. They’ve raised concerns over a range of topics, from reductions in fuel subsidies, to competition and tough environmental regulations. The impact of the protests has reverberated…#poland #hungary #anikoraisz #belgium #ukraine #copacogeca #europeancommission #irish #eamonryan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: EU Backs AU's Initiative for in-Continent Vaccine Production
[Independent (Kampala)] Brussels, Belgium -- The European Union intends to support its partner, the African Union, in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on the continent for African citizens by 2040, according to Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

EU launches probe into Meta, Apple and Alphabet under sweeping new tech law
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the Digital Age (Competition), Margrethe Vestager, holds a press conference on "Apple on App Store rules for music streaming providers" in Brussels, Belgium on April 30, 2021. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty…#europeancommission #appleonappstore #belgium #apple #alphabet #meta #digitalmarketsact #commission #googleplay #googlesearch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Countries Least Accepting Of Autistic Individuals
A new survey of 306 autistic individuals residing in eight countries found that participants from Japan and Belgium experienced the lowest levels of societal acceptance. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Shiba Inu Google Trend Searches Spike Amid Growing Global Interest
Google Trend search interest has witnessed an increase this month as investors demonstrate renewed optimism in the memecoin ecosystem. Per the Google Search data, the popularity of the “Shiba Inu” phrase comes in at 48 over a 7-day period, a figure slightly below the average of 50. While Shiba…#googletrend #googlesearch #shibainu #shibainualltimehigh #googletrends #pakistan #netherlands #slovenia #singapore #belgium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Asia shares flat, dollar restrained by Japan caution
Asian shares dithered on Monday as investors worried U.S. inflation data this week could derail the outlook for lower interest rates, while the risk of currency intervention from Japan stalled the yen's decline for the moment. China's central bank also engineered a rally in the yuan after setting…#pce #federalreserve #jeromepowell #lisacook #christopherwaller #belgium #spain #sweden #swissnationalbanksnb #dovish (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

EU must wean itself off Russian nuclear fuel, Belgian PM says
Alexander De Croo urges bloc not to replace one energy dependency for another#alexanderdecroo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Leaders from 20 EU countries sign the Quantum Pact, recognizing the importance of quantum tech in enhancing Europe's scientific and industrial competitiveness
Thomas Skordas of the European Commission describes the Quantum Pact as the EU’s attempt to make Europe the ‘Quantum Valley’ of the world. EU leaders have gathered today (22 March) to sign what they are calling a Quantum Pact that recognises the importance of advancing quantum computing…#thomasskordas #europeancommission #quantumpact #quantum #skordas #thierrybreton #shapingeuropes #quantumfuture #belgium #quantumvalley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

EU agrees in principle to give profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
EU leaders have agreed in principle to commandeer a large majority of the profits generated from frozen Russian assets and give them to Ukraine. The proposal could generate €3bn (£2.6bn) this year and the first billion could be released to Ukraine by July, the European Commission president, Ursula…#russian #ukraine #3bn #europeancommission #ursulavonder #leyen #vonderleyen #belgian #euroclear #hungary (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: High-Level Event Kicks Off Expansion of Strategic EU-AU Partnership, Pledging Joint Commitments to Strengthen Global Health and African Health Sovereignty
[Africa CDC] Brussels, March 19, 2024 -- The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union hosted a High-level Conference marking the expansion of the strategic EU-AU health partnership. The AU delegation was led by the AUC, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The EU delegation was led by the Belgian Presidency of the European Council and the European Commission. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

France ’s TF1 Launching Streaming Service Internationally
French commercial broadcast giant TF1 is taking its streaming service international. CEO Rodolphe Belmer told Series Mania on Thursday that TF1+ will start rolling out in the middle of this year before a wider series of launches in 2025. “We will roll out TF1+ in the French-speaking world,” Belmer…#rodolphebelmer #seriesmania #belmer #seriesmaniaforum #belgium #luxembourg #switzerland #nicolasdetavernost #netflix #hpi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

France Televisions Boss Delphine Ernotte-Cunci Says Axing Of French Networks Streamer Salto Was “Strategic Mistake”
Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, the CEO of France Télévisions, has called the collapse of the French broadcaster-backed streamer Salto “a strategic mistake.” Salto — a subscription streaming venture between France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 — dissolved last year after failing to attract subscribers amid…#delphineernottecunci #ernottecunci #seriesmania #nicolasdetavernost #nordic #zdf #npo #netherlands #vrt #belgium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PET/MRI findings ‘encouraging’ for people with late-life depression
PET/MRI scans have revealed positive findings for people with late-life depression – namely that they have preserved “synaptic density" and thus are likely to respond to treatment, according to a group in Belgium. Neuroscientists at the Leuven Brain Institute used hybrid brain imaging to explore connections between synaptic density (on PET) and gray-matter volume (on MRI) for the first time in a group of depressed patients, with a link between the two thought to be involved in neurodegenerative diseases. “In contrast to Alzheimer’s disease, lower gray matter volume in late-life depression is not associated with s...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: MRI Source Type: news

Netherlands pledges $164M in F-16 ammo for Ukraine
Ukraine's F-16 fighter jet program is getting another boost from its NATO allies, with the Netherlands pledging to deliver Kyiv with $164 million in ammunition for the aircraft. Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday that the funds will go toward…#ukraine #f16 #nato #netherlands #dutch #kajsaollongren #f16s #volodymyrzelensky #denmark #belgium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news