Tag: material
In Mongolia, copper, a raw material for development
In the middle of the Gobi Desert, on the vast ocher expanse traversed by dark veins, a veritable small industrial city arises. Sheds of blue sheet metal, power lines, straight…
War material for Ukraine – military association wants to sell new tanks and old Leopard-2 – News
The Association of Swiss Military Companies (VMG) wants to quickly procure new battle tanks and sell the old Leopard 2 tanks to Germany. That ends the “inglorious debate” as to…
Ice storm in eastern Canada: two dead and significant material damage
The storm affected Quebec and Ontario, the two most populous provinces in Canada. This is the biggest outage on Quebec’s power grid since the 1998 ice storm, which plunged the…
North Korea: Kim wants to increase production of “military nuclear material”
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 03/28/2023 at 05:56 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with his daughter. KCNA/REUTERS North Korean number one Kim Jong Un has called for…
War material for Ukraine – U-turn: Germany should be allowed to buy 25 tanks – News
So far, parliament has rejected any military support to Ukraine, no matter how indirect. The National Council’s Security Commission is now recommending that 25 Leopard tanks be taken out of…
Ten percent ores and Co.: EU clears the way for more raw material extraction
Ten percent ores and Co. EU clears the way for more raw material extraction 03/16/2023 1:19 p.m The EU Commission wants to make the member states less dependent on raw…
Turkey: material damage from the earthquake “exceeds 100 billion dollars”
Europe 1 with AFP 12:29 p.m., March 07, 2023 According to a summary calculation by the World Bank, the UN, the European Union and the Turkish government, and therefore by…
Weapons, tanks and ammunition – 955 million: Switzerland is exporting more war material than ever – News
Weapons, tanks and ammunition – 955 million: Switzerland is exporting more war material than ever – News – SRF Skip to content News Switzerland Current article Contents In 2022, Swiss…
Swiss war material – Rejection of re-export of war material in the Council of States – News
The Council of States has rejected a motion by Thierry Burkart (FDP/AG) to amend the War Material Act by 23 votes to 18 with two abstentions. This demanded that a…
Swiss War Material Act – Swiss weapons to Ukraine – hurdles and possible change of course – News
Contents Switzerland is under pressure. Will it give in and make it possible for Swiss ammunition or tanks to be passed on to Ukraine? The most important questions and answers.…
War material re-export – Seco boss: “We are a constitutional state” – News
According to Helene Budliger, the EU sanctions against Russia have been implemented quickly and efficiently. The head of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) also says that efforts are…
On the Milan catwalks, the material remains raw
Bottega Veneta. FILIPPO FIOR / GORUNWAY Exploring the textile fiber, extracting astonishing garments from it whose drape raises questions about the nature of the fabric and the techniques used: the…