Warning light flashing for Slovakia’s auto industry while automakers thinking of locations for future production lines When David landed an assembly line job at Volkswagen’s Bratislava factory, his colleagues congratulated him on securing a well-paid position he could ride to retirement. Two years later, he is among the 3,000 workers being laid off at the plantthat produces the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne in…

Mining companies get under pressure to make changes as Glencore’s Congo tragedy highlights security conundrum for miners Artisanal gold miners sit outside a tunnel at an illegal mine-pit in South-Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS The deaths of 43 illegal miners at a Glencore facility in Congo highlighted a growing challenge for mining companies struggling to secure…

Cuba legalizes independent movie-making, however, censorship and distribution are still unsettled issues to be resolved uba’s Communist government has issued a decree legalizing the country’s independent movie industry in a move that should facilitate production, although critics said it fails to resolve issues of censorship and distribution. Until now, Cuba’s independent filmmakers have had to scramble to get their projects made due to the lack of legal recognition….

Refurbishing Prince Harry and Meghan’s home, Frogmore Cottage in the grounds of Windsor Castle estate, cost $3 million The cost of renovating Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s new home was $3 million, Buckingham Palace said as it detailed how the royal family had spent money provided bytaxpayers. The sum, part of the annual “Sovereign Grant”, funded…

Sotheby’s to auction rare videotape of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on moon as the only surviving original recording A one-time NASA intern who bought a truckload of videotapes to resell them may end up a millionaire this month when Sotheby’s auctions what it says is the only surviving original recording of man’s first steps on the moon 50 years ago. In the years…

U.S. envoys lend a hand as Israel digs down in east Jerusalem to open an ancient road used two thousand years ago Envoys of the U.S.A. wielded hammers on Sunday, June 30, to break open a new tunnel at a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem, signalling Washington’s support for Israel’s hold over parts of the city that Palestinians seek for…

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities located in the heart of the capital set for revamp to preserve and enhance the site Egypt has launched a revamp of the Egyptian Museum, promising to preserve and enhance the storied site even as it loses its most famous collection. Located in the heart of Cairo on Tahrir Square, the…

‘Chernobyl’ mini-series gets mixed reviews from disaster’s survivors pointing out inaccurate portrayal of the management Critics and viewers on both sides of the Atlantic have lined up to acclaim ‘Chernobyl’, a dramatization of events surrounding the world’s worst nuclear accident – but the reactions of some of the survivors are less rose-tinted. Sergii Parashyn, the then chairman of the Chernobyl Nuclear…

India’s space startups ignite interest catching the attention of private investors with space race being in full swing From companies building palm-sized satellites to those aiming to propel satellites into space using cleaner fuels, a new wave of space technology startups are mushrooming in India, catching the attention of investors keen to join the space race. Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace, which wants…

Britain, the birth place of coal power, is set this year to use more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the first time, the country’s National Grid said in June. Britain was home to the world’s first coal-fuelled power plant in the 1880s, and coal was its dominant electricity…