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Finland Seizes Ship Suspected of Severing Undersea Cables

Finnish authorities seized the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-registered ship suspected of severing undersea cables between Finland and Estonia on December 25th, causing power outages and internet disruptions; the ship is believed to be part of a Russian shadow fleet evading sanctions.

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Estlink 2 Cable Damaged: Sabotage Suspected Amidst Baltic Sea Infrastructure Attacks

The Estlink 2 underwater electricity cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged on December 26th, 2024, prompting an investigation into potential sabotage and increased NATO military presence in the Baltic Sea, following a pattern of similar incidents targeting critical infrastructure since the s...

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Finnish Authorities Detain Tanker Suspected in Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Finnish authorities suspect the Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker Eagle S, possibly linked to Russia's \"shadow fleet,\" of damaging three underwater communication cables between Finland and Estonia on December 26th, prompting a formal investigation and detention of the vessel.

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France Awards Contracts for Two Large-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farms

France awarded contracts for two large-scale floating offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea, one off Occitanie and the other off Fos-sur-Mer, with investments exceeding €1.8 billion, aiming to increase renewable energy capacity and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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Finnish Authorities Investigate Tanker Suspected of Sabotaging Baltic Sea Cable

Finnish authorities boarded a tanker, "Igor S", suspected of damaging the Estlink 2 cable on December 26th, raising concerns about sabotage and highlighting the growing threat of Russia's 'shadow fleet' in the Baltic Sea.

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Germany Weighs Nuclear Restart Amidst Political Change

Germany is considering restarting three nuclear power plants, facing challenges related to personnel and costs, while the Bundestag is set to dissolve ahead of an anticipated February 23rd election; an Israeli airstrike in Yemen killed two, prompting condemnation, and a prominent climate activist le...

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Russia Launches Groundbreaking Closed-Cycle Nuclear Fuel Project

Russia's ODEK, located in Seversk, is a pioneering project integrating a nuclear fuel production module, a BREST-OD-300 fast-neutron reactor, and a spent fuel reprocessing module, creating the world's first closed-cycle nuclear fuel system on a single site.

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Suspected Russian Sabotage Causes Baltic Sea Blackout

A Russian-linked tanker, the Eagle S, is suspected of sabotaging an underwater electricity cable connecting Finland and Estonia, causing a Christmas Day blackout. Finnish authorities seized the vessel, while the EU and NATO pledged support and threatened further sanctions.

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EU Announces New Sanctions Against Russia's "Shadow Fleet" After Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Following damage to a Baltic Sea cable and the Finnish detention of the Eagle S tanker suspected of involvement, the EU announced further sanctions against Russia's "shadow fleet," pledging enhanced cable protection and international cooperation to combat sanctions evasion.

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Finland Investigates Oil Tanker for Sabotage of Baltic Sea Power Cable

Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging the EstLink 2 submarine power cable connecting Finland and Estonia on December 25, 2023, with the ship's anchor; the incident is seen as potentially part of a pattern of hybrid warfare in the Baltic Sea.

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China Approves World's Largest Dam, Raising Concerns in South Asia

China approved construction of the world's largest dam, three times larger than the Three Gorges Dam, on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, projected to produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually but raising concerns about its impact on India and Bangladesh.

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Spanish Banks Join €80 Billion European Wind Energy Rescue

Banco Santander and CaixaBank joined eight other major European banks in securing €500 million each from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to rescue the struggling European wind energy industry, leveraging up to €80 billion in total to support manufacturers like Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, and Nordex f...

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