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Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ethiopias-renaissance-mega-dam-fuels-energy-hopes-and-regional-anxiety/

Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety
This January, U.S. President Donald Trump offered to act as a mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River waters, signaling renewed interest in the dispute. Ethiopia’s flagship project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011, has been a source of prolonged friction among Nile Basin countries. The row intensified with the dam’s […]

Der Ozean als Standort für KI-Rechenzentren
Das US-Start-up Aikido will KI-Rechenleistung an Bord schwimmender Windplattformen bereitstellen. Ein erster Prototyp wird in diesem Jahr vor Norwegen getestet.
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Iran confirms it has received ceasefire plan,
but says US is not ready for peace
The US, Iran and a group of regional mediators discussed the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war,
according to a report from Axiosthat cites “four US, Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks”.
Now, a senior Iranian official has now confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Tehran has received the two-tier ceasefire plan fro…

The University of Missouri starts a program allowing students to live in DC and report on Missouri politicians for publications affiliated with the school (Liam Scott/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/cap…

Capitol Newbies: The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington, DC.
The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington.

Alps Alpine: Fahrzeugcockpit mit haptischen Rückmeldungen
Auf der CES 2026 stellt Alps Alpine Komponenten für das Fahrzeugcockpit. Sie kombinieren Kameras, Sensoren, Sprachausgabe und haptisches Feedback.
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Zelensky announces Air Force personnel changes amid regional air defense concerns: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/zelensky-announces-air-force-personnel.html

Een belangrijk succes van Nederlandse lokale en regionale overheden: publieke laadnetwerken via competitieve tenders aanbesteden, om zo kwaliteit en lagere kosten voor gebruikers te realiseren.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2601006-grote-prijsverschillen-tu…

„Die WhatsApp-Nachricht, die dem NDR vorliegt, wäre der schriftliche Beleg dafür, dass etwa 1,5 Millionen Euro Steuergelder zweckentfremdet worden sein könnten.“ https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/niedersachsen…

An internal email indicates the BBC plans to shut down its central regional investigations unit, launched in 2022, as part of new cuts to BBC Local (Kevin Stanley/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/…

BBC proposes to close central regional investigations unit
BBC Local is proposing to close a unit dedicated to investigative journalism in the English regions less than four years after it was set up.

Sächsisches Luftfahrtprojekt zielt auf Markt für Regionalflieger
Am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle entsteht ein Werk zum Bau eines kleinen, sparsamen Regionalflugzeugs. Regionalflüge sollen dadurch nachhaltiger werden.