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NATO president Jens Stoltenberg says "Putin's aim is to leave Ukraine cold and dark this winter" during a press conference following his meeting with top Dutch ministers in The Hague, Netherlands. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that growth in the eurozone risks slowing further, while inflation could continue to rise beyond recent record highs. SOUNDBITE
France is likely to suffer 800,000 job losses in coming months, the finance minister warned on Wednesday, as the economy reels from the effects of a lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. "Our evaluation is that 800,000 jobs will be lost in the coming months, or 2.8 per cent of total employment," Bruno Le Maire told a finance committee in parliament. SOUNDBITE
This portable hydrogen fuel cell prototype could be the next generation of portable chargers for phones, laptops and other electronic devices. Called HandyPower, the new fuel were tested at the Institute of High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences. HandyPower is resident at Skolkovo Innovation Centre and is financed by the Fund for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE).
Popular British airline easyJet is set to trial a hydrogen fuel cell system on planes with the potential to save $35 million a year in energy costs, Reuters reported.