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Germany: Berlin offers up Goebbels' villa for free
Germany: Berlin offers up Goebbels' villa for free

Germany: Berlin offers up Goebbels’ villa for free

Berlin’s state government said the villa once owned by Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister will be demolished if no takers come forward to claim it. Germany has long struggled with the fate of
1 year ago
Germany: 1,200 rescuers search for missing 6-year-old
Germany: 1,200 rescuers search for missing 6-year-old

Germany: 1,200 rescuers search for missing 6-year-old

Police, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers are all taking part in the search for a missing boy in northern Germany. The child was recorded leaving his home almost a week ago. A large-scale
1 year ago
20160128 - ZEEBRUGGE, BELGIUM: Police officers pictured along the North sea part of an action of several services as police, fedasil, Red-Cross (Croix-Rouge - Rode Kruis) to avoid concentration of refugees in public spaces, in Zeebrugge, Thursday 28 January 2016. Since the dismantle of part of the migrants' camp of Calais, known as "The Jungle", Belgian cities on the coast near French boarder fear to have similar installations. BELGA PHOTO KURT DESPLENTER

Thirty migrants intercepted in Oostduinkerke

Some 30 migrants were found in a light truck in Oostduinkerke. According to the West Coast police zone, they intended to cross to the UK. Two suspects were arrested. At 4.30 this
1 year ago
Germany: One in five older women faces poverty
Germany: One in five older women faces poverty

Germany: One in five older women faces poverty

Doing the unpaid work of caring for family members often leaves older women financially worse off than older men. In 2023, the average pension income for women 65 and over in Germany
1 year ago
Germany tops list of non-English-speaking job destinations
Germany tops list of non-English-speaking job destinations

Germany tops list of non-English-speaking job destinations

Germany ranks as the most popular non-English-speaking country in the world as a destination for foreign workers, a study has shown. Berlin was among the most favored destinations. Germany clinched the top
1 year ago
Electric cars sales expected to rise to new record in 2024
Electric cars sales expected to rise to new record in 2024

Electric cars sales expected to rise to new record in 2024

The International Energy Agency is forecasting that one in five cars sold globally is set to be electric. China continues to dominate the global market. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday that 2024
1 year ago
EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30
EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30

EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30

The European Commission argues it was Europe’s students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit’s mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal. The European Union is trying to
1 year ago
Get drunk, not high at Oktoberfest, Bavaria says
Get drunk, not high at Oktoberfest, Bavaria says

Get drunk, not high at Oktoberfest, Bavaria says

Authorities in Germany’s Bavaria say they want to restrict the use of cannabis at festivals and beer gardens. Germany legalized recreational marijuana earlier this month, a move opposed by the Bavaria-based CSU.
1 year ago
Greek journalists launch 24-hour strike over low wages
Greek journalists launch 24-hour strike over low wages

Greek journalists launch 24-hour strike over low wages

Greek radio and television carried no news and internet portals did not update their websites on Wednesday, as journalists staged a mass walkout to protest low salaries against the backdrop of higher
1 year ago
Germany: Bundestag to vote on gender self-determination law
Germany: Bundestag to vote on gender self-determination law

Germany: Bundestag to vote on gender self-determination law

Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is to vote on Friday on a law — the Self-Determination Act— that would simplify the procedure of changing one’s gender identity and first name at government
1 year ago
Biden considers Australia request to drop Assange case
Biden considers Australia request to drop Assange case

Biden considers Australia request to drop Assange case

On the fifth anniversary of Julian Assange’s UK incarceration, Joe Biden said he is considering dropping the US prosecution push against the Wikileaks founder. Assange’s home country Australia has called for his
1 year ago
Missouri executes convicted killer despite clemency appeals
Missouri executes convicted killer despite clemency appeals

Missouri executes convicted killer despite clemency appeals

The mid-western US state’s governor rejected a clemency appeal for convicted murderer Brian Dorsey. His execution is the first in Missouri this year and the fifth nationwide. Missouri authorities executed on Tuesday
1 year ago
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies, aged 94
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies, aged 94

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies, aged 94

The professor who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, died on Monday following a short illness. The man who gave
1 year ago
Germany: Hundreds at solidarity march after synagogue attack
Germany: Hundreds at solidarity march after synagogue attack

Germany: Hundreds at solidarity march after synagogue attack

Hundreds of Oldenburg residents turned out in support of the Jewish community Sunday after an arson attack at a local synagogue on Friday. Jewish representatives thanked neighbors for their support. Several hundred
1 year ago
WhatsApp back up after outages around the world
WhatsApp back up after outages around the world

WhatsApp back up after outages around the world

Tens of thousands of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook users in the US, India and other countries had been unable to access the popular platforms. WhatsApp later reported the service was back. Users
1 year ago
Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies
Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies

Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies

The psychologist and author Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002, has died aged 90. He became well-known to the lay public in 2011 with his best-seller “Thinking,
1 year ago
Thailand's lower house of parliament passed on Wednesday a bill that would legalize same-sex unions in the country. The text still needs the Senate's approval and the king's endorsement to become law. Thailand has one of the most open LGBTQ communities in Asia, but activists have said Thai conservative laws do not represent the community despite the changing social attitudes in the country. What happened in parliament? The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of the 415 lawmakers present, with 10 votes against. "We did this for all Thai people to reduce disparity in society and start creating equality," Danuphorn Punnakanta, chairman of the parliamentary committee on the draft bill, told lawmakers ahead of the reading. "I want to invite you all to make history." Almost all of Thailand's major parties supported the bill. "Today society has proved to us that they care about LGBT rights," Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, a member of the progressive Move Forward Party which has pushed for LGBTQ rights, told the French AFP news agency. "Now we finally we will have same rights as others."
Thailand's lower house of parliament passed on Wednesday a bill that would legalize same-sex unions in the country. The text still needs the Senate's approval and the king's endorsement to become law. Thailand has one of the most open LGBTQ communities in Asia, but activists have said Thai conservative laws do not represent the community despite the changing social attitudes in the country. What happened in parliament? The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of the 415 lawmakers present, with 10 votes against. "We did this for all Thai people to reduce disparity in society and start creating equality," Danuphorn Punnakanta, chairman of the parliamentary committee on the draft bill, told lawmakers ahead of the reading. "I want to invite you all to make history." Almost all of Thailand's major parties supported the bill. "Today society has proved to us that they care about LGBT rights," Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, a member of the progressive Move Forward Party which has pushed for LGBTQ rights, told the French AFP news agency. "Now we finally we will have same rights as others."

Thailand parliament passes same-sex unions bill

The bill passed in the lower house still needs Senate approval and the king’s endorsement before it becomes law. Thailand’s lower house of parliament passed on Wednesday a bill that would legalize same-sex unions in
1 year ago
Germany launches online registry for organ donation
Germany launches online registry for organ donation

Germany launches online registry for organ donation

The move is meant to encourage people to easily register their willingness to donate organs after their death. As of Monday, people in Germany can sign up to in an online registry to indicate
1 year ago
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300,000 Belgians take advantage of primary care psychological support

In a significant step towards enhancing mental health accessibility, nearly 300,000 individuals in Belgium have taken advantage of the primary care psychological support established by recent legislation. The National Institute for Health
1 year ago
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