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Hundreds of tractors block streets around the EU's headquarters in Brussels as ministers met to seek ways to streamline farming rules and red tape that have fuelled protests around the bloc. IMAGES
The President of Britain's Supreme Court, Lord Robert Reed, announces the court's ruling that the Scottish Parliament cannot unilaterally legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence without the backing of the Westminster-based government of the United Kingdom, in a set-back for the Scottish National Party and those supporting a repeat of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the very first of a series of offshore wind farms, off Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), the deployment of which he intends to accelerate in the face of the energy crisis. IMAGES
Viana do Castelo (Portugal), Sep 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Paula Fernández) Windfloat Atlantic, the world's first semi-submersible floating wind farm, led by EDP Renovables in northern Portugal, generated 75 gigawatt hours (GWh) during its first year, with a technology for which the company has already announced plans in Spain.FOOTAGE OF THE WINDFLOAT ATLANTIC FLOATING WIND FARM, IN VIANA DO CASTELO, PORTUGAL.SOUNDBITES FROM THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, JOSÉ PINHEIROTRANSLATIONWe have been able to deliver 75GWh, which means more or less 60,000 people being supplied by this type of energy, avoiding 33,000 tons of CO2. It has been a success, with a lot of workThere is wind, there is a lot of sea, there are energy transition needs. There is a good fit for this type of technology to form part of the energy mix in Spain
Rumors have been flying about what, if anything, President Donald Trump will do during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. According to Business Insider, one such story making the rounds is that Trump will visit his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland. In fact, a Scottish newspaper reported Sunday that a US military plane sometimes used by Trump is scheduled to arrive at an airport near the resort. But on Tuesday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon put an end to such speculation. Sturgeon said the country's national lockdown, which includes a prohibition on non-essential travel, applies to Trump as well.
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