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China and Russia agree to boost ties in opposition to West

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04/09/2024April 9, 2024Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang...
04/09/2024April 9, 2024Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a visit to Beijing. They discussed their close ties and plans to boost Eurasian security.China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that Beijing would "strengthen strategic cooperatio...
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Is Italy overtaking Germany as Europe's economic powerhouse?

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Mauro Congedo has been finding and renovating small architectural treasures with his brother and father for...
Mauro Congedo has been finding and renovating small architectural treasures with his brother and father for 25 years in Salento — a peninsula in the southeast of Italy that makes up the "heel" of the country. The apartments and houses that Congedo restores in this rather remote region are now suddenly finding buyers...
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Germany approves partial legalization of cannabis from April

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03/22/2024March 22, 2024The new law will allow adults to carry up to 25 grams of cannabis...
03/22/2024March 22, 2024The new law will allow adults to carry up to 25 grams of cannabis for their own consumption and store up to 50 grams at home. It is now slated to come into effect on April 1.Germany's upper house, the Bundesrat, cleared the way to partially legalize cannabis on Friday. The law is supported by...
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Is loneliness a threat to Germany's democracy?

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Loneliness is often described as a silent pandemic in Germany. The latest figures from the Federal...
Loneliness is often described as a silent pandemic in Germany. The latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office indicate that one in six people over the age of 10 often feel lonely — that's around 12.2 million people. Loneliness is defined by psychologists as a perceived discrepancy between desired and actual ...
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UN experts find 'no harmful effects' from Fukushima

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Fukushima residents suffered no harmful health effects after the the Fukushima power plant disaster 10 years...
Fukushima residents suffered no harmful health effects after the the Fukushima power plant disaster 10 years ago, according to UN report published on Monday. The series of meltdowns and explosions, prompted by a 2011 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami, is considered the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernoby...
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EU states agree to regulate Deliveroo, Uber workers' rights

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European Union member states' labor and social ministers on Monday agreed on regulations that determine when...
European Union member states' labor and social ministers on Monday agreed on regulations that determine when workers on platforms like Uber and Deliveroo should be classified as employees. What does the legislation mean? The Platform Work Directive would categorize workers on "gig-economy" apps as employees in certa...
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India raids network sending citizens to fight for Russia

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03/08/2024March 8, 2024New Delhi's foreign ministry has urged "all Indian nationals to exercise due caution and...
03/08/2024March 8, 2024New Delhi's foreign ministry has urged "all Indian nationals to exercise due caution and stay away from this conflict." Russia remains on a global quest to lure more troops for its war against Ukraine.Authorities in India have detained members of a trafficking network, sending citizens of the ...
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Germany: Working from home is here to stay, says study

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German economic research institute Ifo says that working from home has now become embedded in the...
German economic research institute Ifo says that working from home has now become embedded in the country's work culture — at least in some realms of employment. Figures showed that the service sector, in particular, appears to have permanently shifted toward working from home since the coronavirus pandemic. What th...
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CO2 emissions reached record high in 2023 – IEA

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Energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Friday. The IEA analysis showed that it rose by 410 million tonnes, or 1.1%, in 2023 to 37.4 billion tonnes. "Far from falling rapidly — as is required to meet the global climate goals set ...
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Global malnourishment: 1 in 8 people are obese

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The global rate of obesity has quadrupled in children and doubled in adults since 1990, according...
The global rate of obesity has quadrupled in children and doubled in adults since 1990, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet, a medical journal, March 1, 2024. About 1 billion people in the world — that's 1 in 8 of the global population — are obese: They have a body mass index (BMI) over 30. The World...
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Germany probes potential bugging of Bundeswehr Ukraine talks

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03/02/2024March 2, 2024Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a quick probe into a Russian leak of secret talks...
03/02/2024March 2, 2024Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a quick probe into a Russian leak of secret talks about the Ukraine war. The German military confirmed the talks were real, but couldn't rule out that the recording had been edited.Germany's Defense Ministry on Saturday confirmed the authenticity of a recording o...
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German Military Using WebEx for Secret Talks

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03/02/2024March 2, 2024Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a quick probe into a Russian leak of secret talks...
03/02/2024March 2, 2024Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a quick probe into a Russian leak of secret talks about the Ukraine war. The German military confirmed the talks were real, but couldn't rule out that the recording had been edited.Germany's Defense Ministry on Saturday confirmed the authenticity of a recording o...
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India confirms citizens have joined Russian military

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02/23/2024February 23, 2024New Delhi has confirmed that some of India's citizens have signed up for "support...
02/23/2024February 23, 2024New Delhi has confirmed that some of India's citizens have signed up for "support jobs" with the Russian army. The Indian government says it is working with Moscow to secure their discharge. The Indian Foreign Ministry said Friday that some of the country's citizens have signed up for jobs...
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Tesla in Germany: Locals vote against factory expansion plan

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02/20/2024February 20, 2024Residents of Grünheide near Berlin have voted against expansion plans for the large Tesla...
02/20/2024February 20, 2024Residents of Grünheide near Berlin have voted against expansion plans for the large Tesla facility there. But the vote is not binding and local authorities can still decide. Turnout was high, though, indicating interest.Locals living near the site of Tesla's large German factory in Grünhei...
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Energy democracy takes off in Greece

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Hyperion, the first democratic renewable-energy community in Athens, closely resembles one of Germany's progressive energy cooperatives....
Hyperion, the first democratic renewable-energy community in Athens, closely resembles one of Germany's progressive energy cooperatives. And the idea behind it is much the same as with those in Germany, too: namely, to create a democratic collective that produces renewable energy for the cooperative's members and fo...
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Julian Assange: Australia wants WikiLeaks founder back home

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday called for the release of Julian Assange of legal...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday called for the release of Julian Assange of legal pursuit by US and UK authorities. The 52-year-old WikiLeaks founder, who is an Australian citizen, has been trapped in legal limbo for years after releasing a raft of top secret US documents on war in Iraq and Af...
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No space for SUVs? Paris to vote on tripling parking fees

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The stylized red car splashed against a black background certainly looks threatening. The question posed on...
The stylized red car splashed against a black background certainly looks threatening. The question posed on posters lining the streets of the French capital ahead of a referendum on Sunday is rhetorical: "Do you want more SUVs on the streets of Paris or fewer?" Mayor Anne Hidalgo is hoping the 1.3 million Parisians ...
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Germany explores 4-day workweek amid labor shortage

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It sounds counterintuitive: While Germany, like many countries, struggles to find enough workers, dozens of companies...
It sounds counterintuitive: While Germany, like many countries, struggles to find enough workers, dozens of companies are starting an experiment that will see employees work a day less. In February, 45 companies and organizations in Europe's largest economy will introduce a 4-day workweek for half a year. Employees ...
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Germany tests 4-day workweek amid labor shortage

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It sounds counterintuitive: While Germany, like many countries, struggles to find enough workers, dozens of companies...
It sounds counterintuitive: While Germany, like many countries, struggles to find enough workers, dozens of companies are starting an experiment that will see employees work a day less. In February, 45 companies and organizations in Europe's largest economy will introduce a 4-day workweek for half a year. Employees ...
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Germany: Police seize bitcoins worth €2B

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Germany Reforms Citizenship Law

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01/19/2024January 19, 2024German lawmakers have voted in favor of changing the law that would open up...
01/19/2024January 19, 2024German lawmakers have voted in favor of changing the law that would open up the possibility of dual citizenship to swaths of the population. The bill would also reduce the time needed to qualify for naturalization.Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on Friday voted to ease t...
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China's solar sector steams ahead of EU, US

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The United States and Europe can no longer compete with China, after the cost of producing...
The United States and Europe can no longer compete with China, after the cost of producing solar modules there dropped by 42% in 2023 to $0.15 (€0.14) per watt. That gives Chinese manufacturers an enormous cost advantage over international rivals, according to a new Horizons report from consultancy Wood Mackenzie. I...
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