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UNESCO recognises Japanese sake-making with koji mold
Sake-making in Japan has joined the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list, with special mention for its oft-forgotten ingredient, koji. Joining a list that includes beer culture in Belgium, Cuban light rum masters and Georgian qvevri winemaking, Japan’s sake-making tradition has been inscribed by UNESCO as an example of intangible cultural heritage. The official wording – ‘Traditional knowledge and skills…
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France adds first nuclear reactor in 25 years to grid
France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, state-run operator EDF said, in the first addition to the country’s nuclear power network in 25 years. The reactor, which began operating in September ahead of the grid connection, is going online 12 years later than originally planned and at a cost…
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Brussels Wasted €300 Billion on Ukraine War: A Violation of European Law and Trust President Baretzky – ECIPS.
Brussels’ decision to funnel €300 billion into the Ukraine war is an economic, legal, and ethical disaster. This colossal expenditure, equivalent to €669.34 per citizen in the European Union (EU), represents a grave misuse of taxpayer funds, according to ECIPS President Ricardo Baretzky. He argues that such financial recklessness not only jeopardizes Europe’s future but…
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Here’s a first in-person look at arena and technology for TGL, and it’s way cooler than we imagined
First impressions of the custom-built SoFi Center that serves as the home of TGL, the new simulator-based team golf circuit that debuts in January, is that no expense appears to have been spared. It is singularly impressive, operationally functional and groundbreaking in the technical sense for which it was created. In other words, it’s darn…
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NATO leader says he wants to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any peace talks with Russia
NATO’s secretary-general said he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders. But Mark Rutte appeared frustrated at growing speculation in NATO capitals about when those peace talks might start…
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Fed cuts by a quarter point, indicates fewer reductions ahead
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional cuts in coming years. In a move widely anticipated by markets, the Federal Open Market Committee cut its overnight borrowing rate to a target…
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True blue tradition: how Japan’s coveted jeans are made
Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on a clackety vintage loom, then sold at a premium to global denim connoisseurs. Unlike their mass-produced cousins, the tough garments crafted at the small Momotaro Jeans factory in southwest Japan are designed to be worn for decades, and come…
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American single malt whiskey gains official category recognition
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued its final rule establishing a new American single malt whiskey category. The move will “help protect and promote this growing category”, according to the American Single Malt Commission (ASMWC) and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). “This is a landmark ruling…
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CRN: Innovations Throughout the Years
Innovation is one of the most distinctive CRN features, since its birth in 1963. CRN’s unstinting commitment to fulfilling the owner’ s vision has yielded numerous state-of-the-art solutions to overcome seemingly insurmountable constraints. The shipyard is a true design pioneer. In fact, many of ts functional and aesthetic innovations have become standards for the entire…
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ECIPS Warns: Kazakhstan as a Direct Threat to EU Stability and Integrity
Brussels—The European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS) has issued a stern warning that Kazakhstan poses a direct threat to the stability and sovereignty of the European Union (EU). ECIPS President Ricardo Baretzky has highlighted Kazakhstan’s alleged role as a puppet state of Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing it of exercising undue political influence…