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Britain’s Tesla hopes for big things from ‘microfactories’

Electric vehicle maker Arrival is gambling that small sites, a ‘Lego-block’ manufacturing system and lots of robots will bring it success

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

War in Ukraine: Joël Lautier, the French chess star on the US sanctions list

French chess star and businessman Jöel Lautier was added to the list of people targeted by US sanctions over the war in Ukraine back in March, French business daily Les Echos reported on Wednesday, the only non-Russian to be targeted by the American authorities.

France 24 · Apr 23, 2022

Russian Patriarch prays for quick end to Ukraine conflict but avoids criticising it

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, whose backing for Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine has dismayed many fellow Christians, said on Saturday he hoped it would end quickly but again did not condemn it.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Media gets it wrong on Musk and Twitter

Mainstream media largely parrots Musk's mendacious framing — but this fight is about monopoly power, not speech

Salon · Apr 23, 2022

Who is Marine Le Pen? French far-right leader into run-off election with Emmanuel Macron

Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Ukraine: Russians Try to Storm Mariupol Plant, Strike Odesa

Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday while attempting to crush the last corner of resistance in a place of deep symbolic and strategic value to Moscow, Ukrainian officials said. The reported assault on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2022

Russian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen countries in Africa in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force analysts say is loyal to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

The French will decide on Sunday whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

When will the French election results be announced?

An exit poll gave President Macron 58.2 per cent of the vote

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022