A economia alemã atravessa “sua crise mais profunda” desde o pós-guerra, afirmou nesta terça-feira (2) a principal federação industrial do país, que criticou o governo por sua inação apesar de um quarto ano consecutivo de queda na produção. O governo do conservador Friedrich Merz enfrenta o desafio de reativar uma economia estagnada há mais de dois […]
Read MoreDanish and Ukrainian officials have marked the start of construction of a facility that will supply rocket fuel to Ukraine, believed to be the first such scheme in a NATO nation. Russia has repeatedly targeted arms factories in Ukraine since it invaded in 2022, forcing the country to look abroad for secure locations to manufacture […]
Read MorePope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Lebanon and said the Middle East needed new approaches for peace as he finished a three-day trip to the country by urging an end to divisions. A 150,000-strong mass at Beirut’s waterfront was the highlight of the trip by the Catholic leader, who arrived on […]
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Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting — preceded by days of frenzied diplomacy from Florida to Geneva to Abu Dhabi — comes as Washington said it was “very optimistic” about […]
Read MoreItalian fashion group Prada announced on Tuesday it had completed its acquisition of smaller rival Versace, announced earlier this year for 1.25 billion euros (now $1.45 billion). Prada Group said in a statement that the deal with Capri Holdings, the US group which owned Versace, had “received all required regulatory clearances”. Lorenzo Bertelli — the […]
Read MoreA theme park based on the beloved French comic strip series Asterix is to open in Germany, the first time the adventures of the pugnacious Gaul are to be the focus of an attraction outside France, its operator said on Tuesday. An existing theme park called Belantis outside the east German city of Leipzig is […]
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Nach einer Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs (BGH) in Karlsruhe muss das Berliner Landgericht die Einziehung mehrerer Clanimmobilien neu prüfen. Ursprünglich lehnte das Gericht sie ab – machte dabei aber Rechtsfehler, wie der BGH in einem nun bekannt gewordenen Urteil feststellte. Es geht um sechs Wohnungen oder Gebäude, die zwischen 2012 und 2018 für insgesamt knapp 1,9 Millionen […]
Read MoreNach den Überschwemmungen im Süden und Südosten Asiens mit mindestens 1300 Todesopfern hat bei der Versorgung der Überlebenden ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit begonnen. In den Flutgebieten ist es nach Angaben von Hilfsorganisationen für die Menschen äußerst schwierig, an Trinkwasser und Lebensmittel zu kommen. In der Region Aceh auf der indonesischen Insel Sumatra versuchten am […]
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Die deutsche Industrie sieht Deutschlands Wirtschaft in der “historisch tiefsten Krise seit Bestehen der Bundesrepublik” und fordert die Politik zum Handeln auf. “Der Wirtschaftsstandort befindet sich im freien Fall, doch die Bundesregierung reagiert nicht entschlossen genug”, erklärte der Präsident des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), Peter Leibinger, am Dienstag. “Wir erwarten für dieses Jahr einen […]
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