EU launches tender for construction of seven AI gigafactories
The European Commission launched a tender for seven of Europe's largest AI training data centers, aiming to catch up with the US and China in the computing power race.
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Netherlands closed canals between The Hague and Rotterdam due to drought.
Europe's summer of 2026 keeps setting unprecedented precedents. Dutch authorities have, for the first time in the region's history, closed all canal locks between The Hague and Rotterdam.
FDA incentivizes domestic production of veterinary drugs — prioritizing those independent of imports
FDA's veterinary center launches a pilot program giving priority review to veterinary drug applications if both the finished dosage form and active ingredient are made in the U.S.
Azerbaijan's green energy frees up gas for export — and the Caspian is getting crowded for two countries at once
Azerbaijan expands wind and solar not for climate goals but for export math: more renewables mean less gas burned domestically, leaving more fuel to sell to Europe.
Kazakhstan builds Central Asia's largest AI hub amid its own energy deficit
In Ekibastuz, Pavlodar region, the "Data Center Valley" project launches in January 2026 — Kazakhstan's bid to become a regional AI computing power hub.
Netherlands, Malaysia and Poland sharply increased purchases of Kazakh coal.
Kazakhstan's coal output fell in the first five months of 2026, while exports rose.
Hungary has completely shut down its only nuclear power plant for the first time in 44 years.
This summer the Danube already halted one nuclear plant — now it fully stopped a second. Hungary's Paks NPP, supplying up to half its electricity, ceased generation entirely for the first time since 1982.