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Sika Releases Financial Results for First Half of 2025
Adhesive & Sealants Industry
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August 14, 2025
Sika recently released its financial results for the first half of 2025, posting sales of CHF 5,676.4 million (approx. $7,020.1 million) compared to CHF 5,834.8 million (approx. $6,589.9 million) in first half of the previous year. The company...
German yields rise for fourth straight day
GCN
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August 13, 2025
The German yield curve is expected to steepen for the fourth consecutive week. Recent trading trends in the biggest economy in Europe have revealed a consistent tendency that is drawing notice. Investors have been reevaluating their positions in...
News of the Weird: Week of August 14, 2025
Shepherd Express - Wisconsin
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August 14, 2025
Fish Flambe, S'il Vous Plait Fire investigators in British Columbia, Canada, discovered an unlikely culprit in a brush fire that knocked out power in the town of Ashcroft on July 30: a hungry osprey. Ashcroft Fire Rescue posted on social media...
Sky News: Europe Is Actively Looking For Places For A Possible Meeting Between Trump, Zelensky And Putin
Charter 97
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5 Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin The trilateral meeting depends on how the Alaska summit goes. European allies are looking for possible venues for a trilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, United States...
Here’s how renewable energy finance is navigating US tariffs and trade policy
Renewable Energy World
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August 14, 2025
The waters are choppy, but that’s nothing new for those who set sail on a career working in renewable energy finance. That just means everyone needs to be familiar with their ship’s navigation and know where the life preservers are located....
Investors adopt "higher for longer" view on ECB rates
Yahoo Finance
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By Stefano Rebaudo and Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Investors are increasingly pricing in a "higher for longer" interest rate environment in the euro zone, with a potential cut in March seen as a temporary blip before borrowing rates climb back above...
Pakistan detains Afghans waiting for Germany relocations
Deutsche Welle
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Pakistani authorities detained Afghans in Islamabad in its latest crackdown on refugees from the country, including some who were set for relocation to Germany, police confirmed on Thursday. The arrests have drawn reactions from Berlin, with some...
UCF Strengthens Investment in Engineering, Computer Science With 39 New Faculty
University of Central Florida
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August 14, 2025
As the technology industry grows each year, so does the need for experts who create innovations that fuel this sector and educate the workforce that powers it. With this demand in mind, UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) has...
Wall Street quiet ahead of meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 14, 2025
Markets are largely unchanged early Thursday ahead of a key meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq all ticked down less than 0.1%...
Germany’s media place the rapper Macklemore in its crosshairs
World Socialist Web Site
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August 14, 2025
The article “A bit of Israel-bashing and then just keep partying” by Sebastian Hammelehle in Germany’s largest circulation news weekly Der Spiegel was one of the triggers for a wide-ranging smear campaign against the rapper Macklemore. The Spiegel...
GOLDBECK SOLAR completes construction of the German solar park
Energy Global
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August 14, 2025
GOLDBECK SOLAR has completed construction of the Gornau solar park in Gornau, Germany, on behalf of Münch Energie. The state-of-the-art photovoltaic installation has a total capacity of 60 MWp and spans approximately 40 ha. It will generate around...
Philippines secures financing for 125 MW Citicore solar project
pv-magazine
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August 14, 2025
A PHP 4.4 billion ($77.5 billion) project finance loan facility is supporting the development of the 125 MW Citicore Solar Pangasinan project, with construction scheduled for completion by the end of this year. August 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett...
German Porsche SE Group turns to defense industries due to declining sales
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Berlin - Saba: Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Board of Management of the German Porsche SE Holding Group, announced on Wednesday that, in light of declining profits, the group intends to expand its investments in the defense sector. Pötsch...
German bishops face division over same-sex blessings
The Catholic Weekly
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August 13, 2025
A rainbow flag is seen on the wall of a Catholic church in Cologne, Germany, May 10, 2021. A German Catholic spokesman has defended his church’s approach to blessing same-sex couples, despite evidence of disagreement among the country’s bishops...
World : Putin-Trump One-On-One Meeting To Begin Friday: Russian Presidential Aide
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will begin at 11.30 am local time in the US state of Alaska on Friday with a one-on-one conversation accompanied by interpreters,...
As Elon Musk Invests In Optimus’ Robot, What Value Do Robots Really Bring?
Forbes
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Humanoid robots are a hot investment theme, but don’t pre-order one just yet When Elon Musk says Tesla will one day be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco combined, he’s not talking about electric cars. He’s talking about robots. At Tesla’s...
Now the Germans want to BUY Mallorca! Political group puts forward cheeky proposal - and it's immediately compared to Trump's bid to buy Greenland
Daily Mail
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August 14, 2025
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:05 EDT, 14 August 2025 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 14 August 2025 The youth wing of a German political party has put forward a cheeky and audacious proposal to buy the entire Spanish island of...
Derby County look to the future as free transfer confirmed for German midfielder
Derby Telegraph
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August 14, 2025
Derby County have continued to bolster their academy team with the arrival of teenage German midfielder Jamie Wähling. Wähling has signed on a free transfer at Derby after he left Bundesliga side Hoffenheim back in January. The 19-year-old began...
Afghans awaiting resettlement to Germany arrested in Pakistan, says report
Politico Europe
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August 14, 2025
The German government effectively suspended a resettlement program for vulnerable Afghans after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to power with a vow to drastically curtail the influx of asylum-seekers into the country. That decision stranded...
NIB, NORD/LB finance 182 MW of solar in Lithuania
pv-magazine
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August 14, 2025
The combined investment from the two banks totals €64 million ($74.7 million) and will be put towards the development of two new solar farms in Lithuania each with a capacity of 91 MW. August 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Deon Fosu, Unsplash The...