Etichetta: ambitions
Russia scales back its military ambitions but the war in Ukraine is far from over
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One month after Russian president Vladimir Putin asserted that Ukraine should be liberated from the historical mistake of its independence, the Russian defence ministry has announced that Russia’s war aims were limite...
Saudi Arabia expands its sportswashing ambitions to the world of gaming
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Saudi Arabia has grand plans to become a powerhouse in the world of eSports and gaming. The kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund – a $500bn entity chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – announced a new gaming compa...
The roots of Vladimir Putin’s invasion ambitions
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Andrew Rawnsley is right to note that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine signals a global contest for the soul of our planet (“Liberal democracies must defend their values and show Putin that the west isn’t weak”, C...
Xi Jinping warns China’s low-carbon ambitions must not interfere with ‘normal life’
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China’s ambitious low-carbon goals should not come at the expense of energy and food security or the “normal life” of ordinary people, president Xi Jinping said, signalling a more cautious approach to climate change a...
"È fondamentale": può Microsoft realizzare le sue ambizioni climatiche??
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Quando il rapporto sul clima, punto di riferimento delle Nazioni Unite, è stato pubblicato nel 2018, chiedendo cambiamenti urgenti e senza precedenti, Ai dirigenti di Microsoft è stato detto di "affidarlo alla memoria", disse Elizabeth Willmott, chi guida il carbo aziendale...
China’s plan to build more coal-fired plants deals blow to UK’s Cop26 ambitions
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China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash emissions, in a significant blow to the UK’s ambitions for securing a global agreement on phasing out coal a...
Apple’s automotive ambitions dealt blow as car chief joins Ford
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Apple has lost the executive in charge of its below-the-radar car project to Ford, dealing a further blow to the iPhone maker’s automotive ambitions. Doug Field, Apple’s vice-president of special projects, had also wo...
Keith Pitt on Australia’s energy ambitions – Australian politics podcast
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Katharine Murphy speaks with the federal resources minister, Keith Pitt, about the government’s gas-fired recovery plan, the export of energy resources and Australia’s record on climate action ...
Dillian Whyte’s world title ambitions on the rock in Povetkin rematch
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“This is heavyweight boxing and it takes just one second and a lapse in concentration to end it,” Dillian Whyte told me earlier this month as he remembered his crushing loss to Alexander Povetkin last August. “That’s ...
Out of Africa: how Netflix’s ambitions could change the continent’s cinema
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It was the sight of donkeys carrying camera equipment that reminded Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese he was shooting in Lesotho. The director was filming This Is Not a Burial, It Is a Resurrection in a remote part of his tiny...