Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 1/27/22

 (sorry, I forgot to send these out yesterday) Le tour du monde d'Astérix Bertrand Richet (dir.) Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2011 online at https://books.openedition.org/psn/6982?lang=fr   Bertrand Richet Avant-propos Bertrand Richet Introduction Astérix autour du monde – Diffusion Bernard Cros Du village d'Astérix au villag...
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Putin accuses Nato of ignoring Russia’s concerns as Ukraine crisis simmers

Russian president’s first public comments on response to Moscow’s proposals come in readout of phone call with MacronVladimir Putin said the US and its Nato allies had ignored Russia’s main security concerns, but promised to continue talks with the west, in a call with Emmanuel Macron amid simmering tensions over possible war in Ukraine.In his first public comments on US and Nato responses to Russian proposals to rewrite the post-cold war security architecture, Putin said Moscow’s concerns about...
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‘Putin only understands strength’: Estonian PM on Ukraine tensions

Kaja Kallas criticises Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and says gas pipeline to Germany should be scrappedEurope needs to end its reliance on Russian energy and Germany should accept that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was never just a commercial project, the Estonian prime minister has said in an interview conducted against the backdrop of soaring tensions over Ukraine.Kaja Kallas also said she detected a wider debate within Germany about its approach to Russia after Angela Merkel’s departure, ...
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Covid live: Germany says Omicron surge ‘under control’; England’s R number dips to between 0.7 and 0.9

Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach says Omicron wave is below projections; England’s R number falls from 0.8 to 1.1 last weekEuropean Commission guilty of ‘maladministration’ over Pfizer textsCanada truckers’ vaccine protest spirals into calls to repeal all rulesIs it time to ditch cloth face masks for FFP2 or alternatives?UK Downing Street parties investigation – liveNightclubs will be allowed to reopen in Wales from today as Covid restrictions are eased further and “alert level zero” ca...
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German intelligence chief: Russia has not decided whether to attack Ukraine

Bruno Kahl believes decision ‘has not been made’, as Biden warns Ukraine Russia may invade in FebruaryRussia has not yet decided whether to attack Ukraine but is prepared to do so, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has said, amid soaring tensions about the Kremlin-ordered military buildup.“I believe that the decision to attack has not yet been made,” Bruno Kahl told Reuters. Continue reading...
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Lithuania and Germany in Talks on More Troops in Lithuania, President Says

(Reuters) - Lithuania and Germany are in talks on increasing Germany's military presence in Lithuania "in light of current events", Lithuanian...
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Germany's Spy Chief Says Moscow Has Yet to Make Final Decision on Attacking Ukraine

By Andreas RinkeBERLIN (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to attack Ukraine but has not yet decided whether to do so, the head of Germany's foreign...
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France records fastest annual growth in 52 years; German economy shrinks; markets fall – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: Markets in the red againGerman economy shrank 0.7% in last quarterFrench GDP grew 7% last year as economy recovered from 2020 slumpSpain records fastest annual growth since 2000Yesterday, US recorded best annual growth since 1984Apple beats estimates with all-time record revenueTreasury unease over fears of No 10 U-turn on national insurance hikeGermany’s statistics body has also reported that goods exports to the UK fell last yea...
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Covid live: Germany says Omicron surge ‘under control’ despite high cases; Russia reports record 98,040 infections

Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach says Omicron wave is below projections; Russia sets record daily caseload for eighth consecutive dayEuropean Commission guilty of ‘maladministration’ over Pfizer textsAustralia records deadliest day of Covid pandemicLifting England Covid rules while 3bn people unvaccinated ‘reckless’The numbers government could use to fight anti-vaccine misinformationUK Downing Street parties investigation – liveNightclubs will be allowed to reopen in Wales from today as...
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Germany Expelled Russian Diplomat Over Space Tech Spying -Spiegel

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany last year expelled a spy who was working under diplomatic cover at Russia's consulate in Munich, Der Spiegel...
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US and Germany step up pipeline warnings to Russia | First Thing

Biden tells Ukraine US could offer economic support as tensions mount. Plus, the climate disparity between rich and poor countriesGood morning.The US and Germany have increased warnings to Russia that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not open if Moscow invades Ukraine, as efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis.What is Russia asking for? It denies planning to invade but last month demanded a number of security guarantees. The main one, which was rejected, was that that Uk...
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Germany Says Omicron Surge 'Under Control' Despite Records

Germany's health minister says a coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron variant remains “under control” despite a string of new infection records.
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Trial in Germany's Green Vault Jewel Heist Opens in Dresden

BERLIN (Reuters) - Six men accused of involvement in a 2019 jewel heist at a museum housing one of Europe's greatest art collections appeared in...
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AutoStore and Ocado 'Robot War' Spills Into Germany

OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) -Norwegian warehouse robot maker AutoStore AutoStore shares rose as much as 15% after the company issued a statement saying...
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Ukraine's president told Biden to 'calm down' Russian invasion warnings, saying he was creating unwanted panic: report

A composite image of US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Dmytro Smolyenko via Getty/Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Biden and Zelensky spoke by phone Thursday about the threat of Russia invading Ukraine. Biden told Zelensky that Russia may invade in February, the White House said. Zelensky told Biden to tone down his predictions as they were creating panic, a Ukrainian official told CNN. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Joe Biden to "calm down...
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COVID Leaves Germany and France With Contrasting Economic Fortunes

By Joseph Nasr and Leigh ThomasBERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -The German economy contracted over the last three months of 2021 while the French economy...
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Germany: Brexit Pushed Exports to UK Down 2.5% Last Year

Official figures show that German exports to the U.K. dropped another 2.5% last year, the first full year of Brexit, following a huge decline in 2020 in the first stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US and Germany step up pipeline warnings to Russia as UN meeting called

Hopes continue for diplomatic solution to Ukraine standoff but Berlin swings behind Washington’s threat on Nord Stream 2 The United States and Germany have stepped up warnings to Russia that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be at stake if it invades Ukraine, as Washington voiced hope for a diplomatic way out despite frigid statements from Moscow.A day after the US and its allies formally responded to security demands issued by Russia, officials in Moscow said their chief concerns were not ad...
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Covestro and Genomatica produce significant volumes of plant-based HMDA

In Germany, material manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology pioneer Genomatica announced an important industry milestone to advance sustainability resulting from their partnership. The two companies have teamed to be the first to successfully produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of the chemical raw material HMDA (hexamethylene diamine). HMDA, with a worldwide market of 2 million tons per year, is a key ingredient for a widely-used type of nylon (nylon-6,6), as well as an importa...
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Evangeline Lilly says she attended the anti-vaccine mandate rally where RFK Jr. spoke

Evangeline Lilly said she attended a rally against vaccine mandates in Washington, DC, last weekend -- the same event where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoked Nazi Germany and Anne Frank in a speech.
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Apple Reports Record 1Q 2022 Results: $34.6B Profit on $123.9B Revenue

Apple today announced financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2022, which corresponds to the fourth calendar quarter of 2021. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $123.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $34.6 billion, or $2.10 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $111.4 billion and net quarterly profit of $28.8 billion, or $1.68 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Despite headwinds from chip shortages and other supply chain issues that Apple had previously said ...
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Newcastle target Issa Diop and Jeremiah St.Juste for late January business

It is getting a little ridiculous now, isn’t it Newcastle? Eddie Howe’s Magpies have been linked with yet another potential January transfer as the Tyneside outfit has cast the widest possible net available known to man in order to hopefully secure additional signings before the winter window closes.This time, Newcastle has been linked with interest in West Ham center-back Issa Diop according to L’Equipe referenced by Get French Football. New talks today between Newcastle & West Ham defender Iss...
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‘Be humble’: Chelsea’s Rudiger launches Sierra Leone foundation

Freetown (AFP) – Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger launched on Thursday an educational foundation to support sports literacy in Sierra Leone, the west African nation where his mother was born. Rudiger, 28, arrived on Monday during the Premier League’s international break. “It’s a huge pleasure for me and my family to be here, I don’t see myself as a superstar because my parents always tell me to be humble — that’s why I’m here today,” Rudiger said. “To me this foundation means a lot, because I d...
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Atalanta’s Gosens joins Inter

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan said on Thursday they had signed Germany’s Robin Gosens from fellow Serie A club Atalanta. Gosens, 27, who has been sidelined since September with a hamstring injury, will leave the... Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.
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NATO allies send deadly weapons, munitions to Ukraine while Germany sends 5K helmets

Germany provided a donation of 5,000 helmets and a field hospital to Ukraine ahead of a possible Russian invasion while NATO allies has deployed forces to neighboring countries and supply weapons... #allies #helmets #fieldhospital
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Varney rips Biden’s ‘weak’ leadership for making energy Russia’s best weapon

FOX Business' Stuart Varney discusses Germany's lackluster allyship over Ukraine as its allegiance to Russian energy poses a challenge for the European country
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Israeli politician ends Bundestag prayer in tears

Michael Levy wept as he recited a prayer for the dead in Germany's parliament on Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Germany's Scholz to Meet Biden, Discuss Ukraine and COVID - White House

By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on Feb. 7 at the White House to discuss tensions...
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Ukraine's President Welcomes Talks With Russia as Path to Peace: Statement

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed four-way talks with Russia, France and Germany as meaningful and a step towards...
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Vietnam: Four Flight Routes Opened With Europe - Envoy Global, Inc.

The government of Vietnam announced that regularly scheduled flights between Vietnam, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany will commence beginning 24 Jan. 2022.
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