The Virtual Tribune
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Ukraine tanker strikes risk catastrophic Black Sea oil spill
ROME, July 8 — The Black Sea is becoming an environmental casualty of war, and the mechanics here…
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G7 Oil Price Cap: Origins, Enforcement, and Revenue Impact
LONDON, July 8 — The G7 price cap on Russian crude oil, introduced on December 5, 2022, was…
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Rising Oil Prices Threaten U.S. Economy, Fueling Inflation Fears
WASHINGTON, July 8 — A sustained rise in oil prices is sending fresh tremors through the American economy,…
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Balleny Islands region
BALLENY ISLANDS REGION, July 8 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands region on Wednesday at…
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Frank Whittle: The Engineer Who Invented the Turbojet Engine
LONDON, July 8 — The patent for the turbojet engine, filed by a British Royal Air Force engineer…
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Shadow Fleet Tankers Pose Oil Spill Risk in Black Sea
MOSCOW, July 8 — A series of Ukrainian strikes on shadow fleet tankers in the Black Sea is…
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The Economic Impact: How Oil Revenue Funds Russia’s War Machine
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is already underway in the Black Sea and the Baltic, and it…
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Treaty of Tordesillas split world between Spain and Portugal
LISBON, July 8 — A treaty signed 532 years ago this week continues to shape the political map…
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Shallow 5.5 Earthquake Shakes Balleny Islands Region Without Tsunami Warning
The Balleny Islands region sits on a tectonic knife-edge where the Australian and Antarctic plates grind together. On…
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Seismologists note shallow depth and no tsunami threat from Balleny Islands quake
Seismologists tracking the Balleny Islands earthquake on Wednesday saw a familiar pattern: a moderate jolt, shallow depth, no…
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Sergei Korolev: Soviet chief who outpaced US in space
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is finally complete. For decades, the man who made the Soviet Union…
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Wernher von Braun: Nazi rocket scientist who built US moon rocket
HUNTSVILLE, July 8 — The figure that matters: 363 feet. That is the height of the Saturn V…
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Space Race Inventions Transform Daily Life: From Rockets to Modern Essentials
WASHINGTON, July 8 — When astronauts on the Apollo missions needed to drill moon rocks, they used a…
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Oil Prices Jump Nearly 6% After Trump Ends Iran Ceasefire
WASHINGTON, July 8 — On March 30, 2025, President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire agreement with Iran “over,”…
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Cold War Competition: The Geopolitical Drivers Behind the Space Race
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 8 — The launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits quiet this morning, a concrete monument…
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Satellite Tech from Space Race Created GPS, Global Comms
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The record shows that the modern world is built on a layer of machinery…
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Apollo Program: The $25 Billion Effort That Put Humans on the Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 8 — As the world reflects on the Apollo program more than five decades after…
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Oil Price Spike Drives U.S. Gas Prices and Inflation Upward
NEW YORK, July 8 — On the ground in American fuel markets, the price signals are flashing sharp…
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Strait of Hormuz Controls One-Fifth of Global Oil Supply
MANAMA, July 8 — The Strait of Hormuz, a waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of…
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The Space Race: How Cold War Competition Launched the Modern World
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 8 — The rumble of a rocket engine still echoes across these coastal flats, but…
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Oil Market Braces for Iranian Retaliation as IEA and OPEC Watch
LONDON, July 8 — The oil market is bracing for a volatile stretch, with analysts at the International…
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Starlink Megaconstellation Raises Environmental Concerns
ISLAMABAD, July 8 — (InfoPulse Today) For a man who once sold a start-up mapping service for city…
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Space Debris Cleanup Risks Atmospheric Pollution Trade-Off
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 8 — The very satellites designed to connect humanity are leaving a quiet, growing trail…
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Novorossiysk: Russia’s Critical Oil Export Hub Under Threat
NOVOROSSIYSK — The black smoke has long since cleared from the waters off Russia’s largest oil export port,…
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