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Saturday May 04, 2024

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local polls

Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers of voters switched their allegiance in town hall elections across England, reported Xinhua. By Friday evening, results had been declared in 100 of the 107 councils in England that held elections on

Published: 22:44 pm,Friday 3 May 2024

Russia responsible for cyber attack on German governing party

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Berlin blames a unit of the Russian military intelligence service GRU for a 2023 cyber attack on the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), reported dpa. "Russian state hackers attacked Germany in cyberspace," Baerbock said in Adelaide during a visit to Australia, adding

Published: 02:34 am,Saturday 4 May 2024

Zelensky meets Cameron on military aid to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to discuss military aid to Ukraine, the presidential press service said on Friday, reported Xinhua. At the meeting, which took place in Kiev on Thursday, Zelensky thanked the British government for recently approving the largest-ever military

Published: 23:00 pm,Friday 3 May 2024

Dozens join pro-Palestinian demo at Berlin university

Students at Berlin's Humboldt University held a pro-Palestinian protest on Friday, as rallies against Israel's military actions in Gaza continued at university campuses across the United States and Britain, reported dpa. About 90 people demonstrated in the inner courtyard of the campus in Berlin's city centre at midday in

Published: 23:17 pm,Friday 3 May 2024

German businesspeople on trial over drone parts sent to Russia

Two businesspeople from western and southern Germany stand trial before the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart starting Friday charged with illegally delivering electronic parts for the use in drones to Russia, reported dpa. The businesspeoples' customer in Russia is said to have produced military equipment and accessories, including the

Published: 00:55 am,Friday 3 May 2024

Türkiye suspends trade activities with Israel

Türkiye halted all trade activities with Israel as of Thursday due to the latter's "non-stop violence" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said, reported Xinhua. The move follows Türkiye's imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel since last month, which Ankara

Published: 22:16 pm,Thursday 2 May 2024

64% of German railway employees face violence, hostility: Survey

Employees of German railway companies are often exposed to violence and verbal abuse, according to a survey, reported dpa. According to the railway and transport union (EVG), which commissioned the survey, 64% of employees stated that they had suffered violence or hostility in the past 12 months. Another 38% complained

Published: 22:30 pm,Thursday 2 May 2024

Number of births in Germany at lowest level since 2013

The number of births and weddings in Germany fell to the lowest level in years in 2023, according to preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office, reported dpa. Around 693,000 children were born in Germany last year, the lowest level since 2013, according to the figures. The number fell

Published: 02:10 am,Friday 3 May 2024

New Serbian gov't formed under PM

The Serbian parliament elected the country's new government on Thursday, led by Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, reported Xinhua. Vucevic's government, with Finance Minister Sinisa Mali as the first deputy prime minister, was sworn into duty after it garnered 152 votes in the 250-member parliament. Apart from Mali, deputy

Published: 19:31 pm,Wednesday 1 May 2024

German employers urge longer hours as workers mark Workers' Day

As workers across Germany celebrate International Workers' Day, the head of the country's employers' associations said people should put in more hours on the job, reported dpa. "We need more work in Germany, not less," Rainer Dulger said in a statement on the group's website on Wednesday. "Germany discusses too

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