Is nuclear green?

Reportedly, the eu’s taxonomy classifies which economic activities mitigate climate change. According to a report, four eu member states have accused the european commission of departing from scientific evidence in its proposal to include nuclear energy as a possible green investment. Reportedly, Austria and Belgium have threatened to bring a lawsuit against the commission.

According to a report, home heating oil is subject to another rise in Ireland due to carbon tax, but as oil fired central heating doesn’t create a haze, it can’t contribute to greenhouse gases.

Meta

Reportedly, Facebook’s parent company, Meta is the most dominant social media player in the world, with nearly half of the global population using its apps. According to a report, the company owns a quarter of the digital advertising market.

Reportedly, metaverse was announced in October as a platform to introduce people to shared virtual worlds and experiences. According to a report, the company has poached metaverse employees from Microsoft and Apple divisions that work on augmented reality, and has officially rebranded some products such as its oculus virtual reality headsets with the metaverse name. Reportedly, metaverse will imagine new ways to experience concerts and conventions.

According to the report, since 2012 the company focus switched from computers to mobile phones, leading to much growth. Reportedly, Meta has fourteen times more employees than in 2012, and its market value is $840 billion (€740 billion).

Reportedly, some employees advocated fixing issues such as extremist posts rather than hurtling towards a new branch of ideas, though there is the option of unfriending or reporting a post to Facebook or the police.

Who regulates the central bank of Ireland?

According to a report, revolut have dropped plans to use the emoney license its been offered by the central bank of Ireland, authorising bank services such as personal loans to customers, and is instead using its Lithuanian license.

According to the report, the minister of state for financial services said, its disappointing that Revolut decided not to accept the emoney license. But he said, regarding the application process, there are no plans to change the financial regulator’s mandate to allow it to promote Ireland as a base for international financial activity. Reportedly, the central bank had this (dual) role but it was removed in in-post recession reforms as it was viewed as a contributing factor to regulatory mishap in the lead up to the financial crash.

Iran nuclear deal

According to a report, the u.s. waived some of Iran’s sanctions, said to be intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Reportedly, the sanctions were reinstated and the latest round of talks were adjourned on Friday.

According to a report, the framework of the deal was that Iran would redesign, convert and reduce its nuclear activities and accept additional protocol in order to lift all sanctions, freeing up tens of billions of dollars in oil revenue and frozen assets.

BoI and AIB not regulated by central bank of Ireland

According to a report, a December survey accounting for 90% of Ireland’s continuing banks operating under the central bank of Ireland revealed all have ruled out the possibility of a return to a full working week at the office following the covid 19 pandemic.

Reportedly, eleven banks were surveyed excluding bank of Ireland who is regulated by the Prudential regulation authority and aib. According to a report, with regard to the aib, the previous european governing framework has been replaced.

Electronic voting error leads to labour reform

According to a report, a spanish conservative mp’s electronic voting error has allowed the ruling spanish socialist workers party to save its labour market reform, and the conservative opposition party are considering taking the matter to court.

Reportedly, the vote in the spanish congress on Thursday was won by 175 votes to 174. According to the report, the mp who was ill at the time and wanted to vote against the reform, asked to vote remotely. Reportedly, when he received his electronic voting certificate he realised he had made a mistake.

French president to visit Moscow and Kyiv

According to a report, the french president is scheduled for talks in Moscow and Kiev next week. Reportedly, Emmanuel Macron spoke to the u.s. president on Wednesday to update him on his new diplomatic push. According to the report, on Thursday evening the french president had seperate talks with the presidents of Russia and the Ukraine about de-escalation and conditions for strategic balance in europe. Reportedly France, a major player in nato is moving troops to Romania, though Russia has said they will not invade Ukraine.

Pegasus

According to a report, the fbi acquired Israeli nso group’s pegasus spyware for $9 million in 2019. Reportedly the deal went ahead following a long process of disagreements over how much  control the nso group would retain over its spyware. According to the report, the fbi took issue with nso’s policy of keeping sensors on its technology in order to keep track of its location.

Reportedly, pegasus was critical in getting Saudi Arabia to agree to Israel normalising relations with Arab states such as united Arab emirates and Bahrain. According to a report, Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince, prime minister and minister of defence in Saudi Arabia received approval to use pegasus following a deal with former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017.

According to the report, despite the fbi’s acquisition of nso’s program, the company was blacklisted by the u.s. commerce department in November 2021 for engaging in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the u.s. Reportedly, nso group’s former chairman announced his departure in January, and the company is in talks with a number of u.s. funds discussing the sale of its assets.

The Huns

Reportedly, Atilla was ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was also ruler of a tribal empire, including Bulgers.

According to a report, the beginning of the barbarian invasion began with the Huns in 375. During the roman empire the term foederati was used to describe barbarian tribes for which the state provided benefits in return for military assistance. Goths fought on both sides.

The invasion of europe during the roman empire was also a great migration and lasted until the 560’s, during which time the roman empire fell and large numbers of Huns migrated to western europe and elsewhere.

According to medieval chronicles, hungarians and the Székely people of Romania descended from the Huns who are possibly from Bulgaria. Reportedly, there was a migration from Bulgaria to Romania during the 4th Century. Now termed romanians. The indegenous people are often termed romani and said to be nomadic itinerants.