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Record: Most Powerful Solar Flare Since 2017
The most powerful solar flare since 2017 has been registered so far. The sun has expelled a mass with values unseen for close to a decade, reports UPI. In less than 24 hours, the sun has unleashed three waves of X-class flares, the highest magnitude on the scale measuring the intensity of solar eruptions.
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Day 663 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Listening Device Found In Zaluzhnyi’s Office
Bulgaria wants Brussels to Buy Out its Unneeded Vaccines against COVID-19
Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary insist on renegotiating the conditions for the supply of Pfizer's vaccines against COVID-19, according to a joint statement of their health ministers, quoted by the BTA correspondent in Brussels.
According to the announcement, they submitted their position to the EU Council of Health Ministers, which is meeting on Tuesday in Brussels.
Almost 12% more Expensive Electricity for Businesses in Bulgaria
Electricity was traded on the Bulgarian Independent Energy Exchange (BNEB) at an average price of BGN 419.68 (without VAT) per megawatt hour, according to trading data in the "Day Ahead" market segment after the close of the exchange, BTA reported. Deals are based on tomorrow's delivery day (October 18).
Gas Storages in Germany are 85 percent Full
Germany's gas storage facilities are already 85 percent full, meeting Berlin's October target levels, despite the prolonged shutdown of Russian Nord Stream 1 supplies.
This is according to data published yesterday by the European group of operators "Gas Infrastructure Europe", cited by Reuters and BTA.
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Veto after Veto: EU Enlargement Is Dead, What Follows Instead?
The principle, according to which the reforms pave the way to EU membership is no longer in force for the countries of the Western Balkans, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an extensive analysis cited by Deutsche Welle and BTA.
Moody's Downgraded India's Credit Rating Outlook
Moody's has downgraded India's credit rating prospect because of increasing risks of a long-term slowdown in the economy and rising debt, DPA reported.
The Indian government said that it has undertaken a number of reforms in the financial sector and in other areas to strengthen the economy while keeping its fundamentals stable.
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The Strong Earthquake in the Philippines Killed at Least Nine People
At least nine people have already died in the major earthquake in the Philippines today, TASS reported, citing local media.
The victims include children and teenagers buried in debris.
Two dead and dozens injured were reported earlier, BTA recalls.
Infrastructure damage has been done.
The New European Commission Delayed for at Least One Month
Ursula von der Leyen will have to wait a month before heading to the next European Commission, as the European Parliament rejected three candidate-commissioners, the institution's spokesman said Wednesday (16 October), Euractiv reported.
HSBC Plans to Cut 10,000 Employees
HSBC, a British bank, plans to fire up to 10,000 employees as part of a cost-cutting program under which new interim chief executive Noel Quinn is seeking recognition. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing two informed sources.
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