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Sweden’s government said on Monday that the country would spend seven billion kronor (US$730 million) to buy US-made HIMARS rocket artillery for it military.
The government said in a statement that the acquisition would “enable the Swedish Armed Forces to operate over larger areas, and with greater long-range capacity than with current systems.”
Defence Minister Pal Jonson told reporters that the deal covered about 10 trucks equipped with launchers and a large quantity of ammunition, news agency…

Kazakhstan is aiming to become an education powerhouse in Central Asia but efforts must also ensure young people have sufficient access to opportunities that match their skill sets amid the country’s rapid economic transformation, experts have said.
Educators and advocates added that further collaboration with Hong Kong and mainland Chinese universities was in the pipeline, with growing demand for specialists who understood the business environments of both Kazakhstan and China.
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I-17 Improvement Project using foam glass aggregate as a new innovative construction material Engineers in Arizona have used an unusual material to expand a major interstate: tens of thousands of tonnes of crushed recycled glass. During the expansion of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, construction crews used ultra-lightweight foam glass aggregate at 19 locations along a 23-mile section. The material, made entirely from recycled glass, provided a lightweight structural fill that allowed existing drainage culverts, built decades ago for a two-lane highway, to support extra traffic lanes without being crushed by the added weight. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), this was the first time foam glass aggregate had been used in a state infrastructure project. In an official agency publication, ADOT Communications representative Laura Douglas said the material was chosen because it combines high compressive strength, low weight and environmental benefits.Solving str..

Hulk Hogan’s Florida mansion now listed for $6.9 million after another $1 million price cut. Hulk Hogan’s lavish Florida mansion has received yet another major price cut, with the late wrestler’s primary Clearwater Beach residence now listed for $6.9 million. The five-bedroom waterfront property was initially put on the market for $10.98 million earlier this year, just months after Hogan’s death.The latest $1 million reduction follows two earlier cuts, bringing the asking price down by more than $4 million from its original listing. The property is being marketed by Realtor.com, with Martha Thorn of The Thorn Collection at Coldwell Banker Realty handling the listing.Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his Clearwater home in July 2025. His death came months after he underwent multiple surgeries and medical procedures involving his neck.From $10.98 million to $6.9 millionHogan purchased the larger of his two adjacent Clearwater Beach properties for $3.3..

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won key regional elections on Sunday by a landslide with at least 44 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, said exit polls by two public broadcasters.
The AfD was far ahead of the centre-right CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which stood at 18.5 per cent, but it was too early to say whether the far-right party would win an absolute majority, said public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
The anti-immigration AfD is seeking to become…