Economy

Baltic states leave Russian power grid in closer EU integration

The three Baltic states have disconnected their electricity systems from Russia’s power grid as part of a plan designed to integrate the countries more closely with the EU and boost security. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from the IPS/UPS joint network on Saturday. Subject to last-minute tests, they will synchronise with the EU’s grid at…

Economy

Thousands march at trans youth rallies opposing Queensland puberty blockers ban, organiser says

Thousands of people attended rallies across Australia on Saturday to show solidarity with transgender youth and their families, after the Queensland government’s decision to pause essential healthcare for trans minors. Twenty rallies were held, including a crowd of 5,000 gathering in both Brisbane and Melbourne, 500 in Sydney and more than 200 in Cairns, lead…

Economy

We need to keep an open mind on cold fusion potential | Letters

Recently, the letters pages of the Guardian have featured conflicting accounts of cold fusion, otherwise known as low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR). On the one hand, the Nobel laureate Prof Brian Josephson and his co-authors argue (27 January) that cold fusion’s time has come: companies can “make these reactions work quite reliably”, with the promise of…