Mehr als 800 Tote bei schwerem Erdbeben in Afghanistan

Bei einem schweren Erdbeben in Afghanistan sind nach Angaben der Taliban-Regierung mehr als 800 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Wie der Regierungssprecher Sabihullah Mudschahid am Montag in Kabul sagte, wurden zudem mehr als 2700 Menschen verletzt. Nach Angaben der US-Erdbebenwarte USGS ereignete sich das Beben der Stärke 6,0 in der Nacht in der Nähe der Stadt […]

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Besetzung von Lehrstellen: Betriebe sollten besser über ihre Angebote informieren

Zum Start des Ausbildungsjahrs empfehlen das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) und die Bertelsmann-Stiftung den Unternehmen, besser über ihre Ausbildungsangebote zu informieren – um so mehr Lehrstellen besetzen zu können. Eine gemeinsame Studie ergab, dass die Betriebe den Informationsbedarf junger Menschen nur zum Teil erfüllen. Die Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK) betonte, viele Plätze blieben […]

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Australia police charge man over Russian consulate car ramming

Australian police charged a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney. New South Wales Police said they were called to the Russian consulate after reports an unauthorised vehicle was parked in the driveway. The 39-year-old man allegedly climbed the fence of the consulate, entering the […]

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International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza

More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest Monday highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group said.”At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no-one left […]

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Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record

Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns. Japan’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36C above the standard value, which marked the hottest summer […]

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Missiles, drones, lasers: New weapons expected at Beijing military parade

China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. Military experts have been analysing social media photos and footage from several recent rehearsals, which have shown anti-ship missiles, cutting-edge underwater drones, anti-missile systems, […]

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Japan, South Korea had hottest summer on record in 2025

Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns. Japan’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36C above the standard value, which marked the hottest summer […]

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