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Maritime Security: EU updates Strategy to safeguard maritime domain against new threats

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

On 10 March, the European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication on an enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy to ensure a peaceful use of the seas and safeguard the maritime domain against new threats. They have also adopted an updated Action Plan through which the Strategy will be implemented.Maritime security is vital to the European Union and its Member States. Together, the EU's Member States form the largest combined exclusive economic zone in the world. The EU economy depends greatly on a safe and secure ocean. Over 80% of global trade is seaborne and about two-thirds of the world's oil and gas is either extracted at sea or transported by sea. Up to 99% of global data flows are transmitted through undersea cables. The global maritime domain must be secure to unlock the full potential of the oceans and the sustainable blue economy. The EU intends to reinforce the wide range of tools it has at its disposal to promote maritime security, both civilian...

Alexei Navalny’s Stanford daughter honors dad on Oscars stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

The 21-year-old daughter of Alexei Navalny joined her mother and brother on stage at the 95th Academy Awards Sunday to celebrate the best documentary award going to “Navalny,” a portrait of how the imprisoned Russian opposition leader investigated his own poisoning after he stood up to the dictatorship of President Vladimir Putin.Dasha Navalnaya, a junior at Stanford University, held back tears as “Navalny” director Daniel Rohrer praised their family’s courage and dedicated the award to her father, saying, “To all political prisoners around the world, Alexei, the world has not forgotten your vital message to us all. We cannot, we must not be afraid to oppose dictatorship and authoritarianism whereever it reads its head.”Dasha Navalnaya and her brother, Zakhar, also listened as mother Yulia Navalnaya briefly went to the podium and said, “My husband is in prison just for telling the truth. My husband is in prison just for defending democ...

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” se corona en los Premios Oscar 2023: estos fueron los momentos más destacados de la ceremonia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

(CNN Español) – La edición 95 de los Premios Oscar ofreció algunas sorpresas inclusive antes del inicio de la ceremonia televisada.Por primera vez en seis décadas, los nominados a los premios de la Academia no caminaron sobre una alfombra roja. La de esta edición fue color champán y fue una decisión de la Academia porque, indicaron, querían un ambiente más tranquilo.Ganadores Premios Oscar 2023: lista completa por categoríasSegún The New York Times, el presentador de la gala, Jimmy Kimmel, bromeó que la elección de color de la alfombra es porque “muestra cuán seguros estamos de que no se derramará sangre”.(Crédito: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)“Everything” se lo llevó -casi- todo“Everything Everywhere All At Once” llegó como la favorita de la noche, no solo por ser la más nominada (con 11), sino porque ha sido una de las producciones que ha triunfado en premiaciones del circuito de Hollywood.La cinta se llevó siete Premios de la Academia:El premio más importante de la noch...

Taiwán dice que soldado desaparecido en una isla cercana a la costa china ha sido encontrado en China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

Taipéi (CNN) — Un soldado taiwanés desaparecido en una isla situada muy cerca de la costa china ha sido encontrado en China continental, según informó este lunes el jefe del organismo taiwanés encargado de la política hacia China.El soldado, apellidado Chen, fue dado por desaparecido en la isla de Erdan tras pasar lista este jueves por la mañana, según informó el Ministerio de Defensa taiwanés en un comunicado el pasado jueves por la tarde. El ministerio señaló que ha creado un grupo de trabajo especial para localizar al soldado e identificar las causas.La isla Erdan, que forma parte de las islas Kinmen controladas por Taiwán, se encuentra a menos de 5 kilómetros de la ciudad china de Xiamen, según la Agencia Central de Noticias oficial de Taiwán.Ministro de Defensa de Taiwán dice que China podría ingresar a una zona cercana de su espacio territorial este añoEste lunes, Chiu Tai-san, ministro del Consejo de Asuntos Continentales de Taiwán, declaró que China ha notificado a Tai...

Flames beat Senators 5-1 for 3rd win in four games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm, Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson each had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 Sunday night.Trevor Lewis and Noah Hanafin also scored, and Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund each had two assists as the Flames won for the third time in four games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots.“I thought we had good pace to our game all night,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter said. “When they did score, we came right back. … Marky made some big saves.”Calgary remained six points behind Winnipeg — which who won 3-2 at Tampa Bay earlier Sunday — for the second wild card in the Western Conference.“We got to collect points as much as we can here in the stretch,” Kadri said. “Overall, I think just the whole 60 minutes is pretty positive for us. We made a lot of great plays and hopefully its something we can build on.”Tim Stutzle scored his 32nd goal for Ottawa, and Kevin Mandolese finished with 35 saves to lose for the se...

Meneses homers twice, Mexico clobbers U.S. 11-5 in WBC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Joey Meneses hit two homers, including a crucial three-run shot in the fourth inning, to lead Mexico to an 11-5 win over the United States in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Chase Field.Meneses got the sellout crowd of 47,534 — mostly cheering for Mexico — on its feet in the first inning with his first homer, which gave Mexico a 2-0 lead. Those cheers got even louder in the fourth for his encore, which was a blast deep into the left-center seats that brought home Randy Arozarena and Alex Verdugo and made it 7-1.Meneses hit his first homer off starter Nick Martinez, who took the loss, and the second off Brady Singer. Mexico starter Patrick Sandoval gave up one run over three innings, earning the win.The 30-year-old Meneses became an unlikely MLB slugger in 2022 after spending over a decade in the minors and playing overseas. He debuted with the Nationals last season, batting .324 with 13 homers in just 222 at-bats.Mexico kept piling onto the lead in the eighth,...

NCAA Tournament Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

All Times EDTFIRST FOURWednesday, March 15At UD ArenaDayton, OhioTexas Southern (14-20) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (19-15), 6:40 p.m.Arizona St. (22-12) vs. Nevada (22-10), 9:10 p.m.Tuesday, March 14At UD ArenaDayton, OhioTexas A&M-CC (23-10) vs. SE Missouri (19-16), 6:40 p.m.Mississippi St. (21-12) vs. Pittsburgh (22-11), 9:10 p.m.EAST REGIONALFirst RoundFriday, March 17At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, OhioPurdue (29-5) vs. Texas Southern-Fairleigh Dickinson winner, 6:50 p.m.Memphis (26-8) vs. FAU (31-3), 9:20 p.m.At Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, N.C.Kentucky (21-11) vs. Providence (21-11), 7:10 p.m.Kansas St. (23-9) vs. Montana St. (25-9), 9:40 p.m.At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, OhioMichigan St. (19-12) vs. Southern Cal (22-10), 12:15 p.m.Marquette (28-6) vs. Vermont (23-10), 2:45 p.m.Thursday, March 16At Amway CenterOrlando, Fla.Duke (26-8) vs. Oral Roberts (30-4), 7:10 p.m.Tennessee (23-10) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (26-7), 9:40 p.m.Second RoundSunday, March 19At Nationwide ArenaColum...

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

All Times EDTFIRST FOURThursday, March 16At Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioPurdue (19-10) vs. St. John’s (22-8), 7 p.m.At Assembly HallBloomington, Ind.Monmouth (NJ) (18-15) vs. Tennessee Tech (22-9), 9 p.m.Wednesday, March 15At Purcell PavilionSouth Bend, Ind.Illinois (22-9) vs. Mississippi St. (20-10), 7 p.m.At Maples PavilionStanford, Calif.Sacred Heart (18-13) vs. Southern U. (18-14), 9 p.m.SEATTLE 4First RoundFriday, March 17At Maples PavilionStanford, Calif.Stanford (28-5) vs. Sacred Heart-Southern U. winner, TBAMississippi (23-8) vs. Gonzaga (28-4), TBAAt Carver-Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IowaFlorida St. (23-9) vs. Georgia (21-11), TBAIowa (26-6) vs. SE Louisiana (21-9), TBASaturday, March 18At Moody CenterAustin, TexasLouisville (23-11) vs. Drake (22-9), TBATexas (25-9) vs. East Carolina (23-9), TBAAt Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, N.C.Colorado (23-8) vs. Middle Tennessee (28-4), TBADuke (25-6) vs. Iona (26-6), TBASecond RoundSunday, March 19At Maples PavilionStanford, Cali...

HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank’s UK business

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

LONDON — HSBC has acquired the British assets of the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank, the U.K. Treasury announced today. No U.K. taxpayer money is involved, and customer deposits have been protected, according to the announcement.The news provides a welcome relief to local startups and venture capitalists who had spent the weekend worrying about their futures after the American bank collapsed.“Today the government and the Bank of England have facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK; this ensures customer deposits are protected and can bank as normal, with no taxpayer support,” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s treasury chief, said in a statement. The U.K. deposits of the California bank are estimated to be worth a combined $7 billion.“I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise,” Hunt said.HSBC saw off competition from other rivals, including the Bank of London, looking...

US Treasury, regulators unveil bank rescue plan to stem crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:37 GMT

WASHINGTON — U.S. federal authorities took aggressive action Sunday to end days of global uncertainty and panic, agreeing to backstop all depositors for two failed lenders — and to prevent runs on any other financial institutions.The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and FDIC vowed that taxpayers would not bear losses from the moves to bolster the depositors at the two shuttered lenders, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The agencies said Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors would have access to all their money on Monday.In a stunning move, the Fed also announced that it would offer cash loans of up to a year for any bank putting up safe collateral — an action that in theory would allow banks to handle deposit withdrawals of any amount. The goal: to reassure people that they don’t need to take their money out at all.The agencies were praised by lawmakers from both parties for taking swift action to stem a financial panic. But Federal Financial Analytics managing partner Karen P...