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Thursday December 12, 2024

9 killed, 22 injured in Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

At least nine people were killed and 22 others injured on Tuesday in a Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia, the region's governor Ivan Fedorov said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The attack damaged 20 houses, a private clinic, and two educational establishments in the

Published: 00:47 am,Thursday 12 December 2024

Türkiye fines Meta over child privacy breach

Türkiye's data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), has fined Meta, the parent company of Instagram, 11.5 million Turkish liras (around 330,000 U.S. dollars) for violations related to the privacy of minors, reported Xinhua. The breach stemmed from Instagram allowing private accounts of users under the

Published: 00:10 am,Thursday 12 December 2024

Bosch faces potential 10,000 job cuts amid automotive industry challenges

Germany's leading auto supplier Bosch may cut between 8,000 to 10,000 jobs in the country, according to Deputy Supervisory Board Chairman Frank Sell, reported Xinhua. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Sell described the current atmosphere within the company as "absolutely unbearable," as recent staff reduction measures

Published: 01:04 am,Thursday 12 December 2024

Putin, Orban hold phone talks on energy cooperation, Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held extensive phone talks on energy cooperation and Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement, reported Xinhua. Both Orban and Putin were "in full agreement that everything must be done to maintain energy

Published: 22:40 pm,Wednesday 11 December 2024

German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans

After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona - thanks to a company near Ulm that constructed a 10-metre addition to the Spanish church. The Ulm Münster, as the Lutheran church in

Published: 02:39 am,Wednesday 11 December 2024

European countries halt asylum process for Syrians

Several European countries have announced the suspension of asylum processes for Syrian nationals in light of the political developments in Syria following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government, reported Xinhua. The Dutch government has imposed a six-month freeze on decisions regarding asylum applications from Syrians, the country's

Published: 02:32 am,Wednesday 11 December 2024

Lukashenko confirms presence of nuke weapons in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday the presence of nuclear weapons in Belarus, reported Xinhua. Lukashenko said that several dozen nuclear warheads have already been brought into the republic. The Belarusian leader stressed the use of nuclear weapons implies great responsibility, given the experience of Hiroshima and

Published: 23:43 pm,Tuesday 10 December 2024

Ex Italian PM Draghi sees leadership vacuum in Europe

The former head of both the European Central Bank and the Italian government lamented on Monday over the "leadership vacuum" stemming from weakened leadership in France and Germany, reported dpa. "The Franco-German leadership is weakened," Mario Draghi said at an awards ceremony in Milan. "But I see no other

Published: 23:53 pm,Tuesday 10 December 2024

Russia arrests German national over alleged rail sabotage plot

Russia's FSB security agency said on Tuesday that a dual citizen of Germany and Russia is in custody on suspicion of planning an act of sabotage on the country's rail infrastructure, reported dpa. The suspect is a 20-year-old man from Nizhny Novgorod, a city of over 1 million people

Published: 01:43 am,Wednesday 11 December 2024

Al-Assad safe in Russia, not to be extradited

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad, who has been granted asylum, is now safe in Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "In such a situation it would be very wrong for me to elaborate on what happened and how it was resolved, but

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