Die Kirschenernte in Deutschland ist in diesem Jahr sehr gut ausgefallen. Zum Stichtag 20. August hatten die Betriebe 48.500 Tonnen Süß- und Sauerkirschen geerntet, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden am Montag mitteilte. Das sind 3,0 Prozent mehr als im ebenfalls guten Vorjahr und 7,8 Prozent mehr als im Durchschnitt der vergangenen zehn Jahre. Auch […]
Read MoreThree South Korean military officers were injured in an explosion during an operation near the heavily mined border with North Korea, Seoul’s military said Monday. The incident occurred south of the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), one of the world’s most heavily fortified and mined frontiers. Two of the injured officers were […]
Read MoreDie Spitzen der Bundesparteien beraten am Montag über die Konsequenzen der Landtagswahlen in Berlin und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Unter dem Vorsitz von Parteichef und Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz kommen die CDU-Gremien am Vormittag in Berlin zusammen, danach will Merz sich den Fragen der Medien stellen (13.30 Uhr). Merz steht innerparteilich unter Druck; am Wahlabend machte er aber klar, […]
Read MoreA record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year — the critically endangered black robin. The diminutive native lives on the remote Chatham Islands, 800 kilometres (500 miles) off the South Island’s east coast. In 1980, only five of […]
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US and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns at meetings Sunday as they set the stage for a summit of the countries’ top leaders this week. The talks come as both powers confront rising fears that increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems could wipe out humanity, offering a rare incentive for […]
Read MoreDeep in Malaysia’s Borneo jungle, wild shouts fill the air as a Bornean elephant is darted and her angry herd rallies to protect her. The downed elephant is one of only around 1,000 Bornean elephants left in the wild, and the team that darted her is working to protect the endangered species by minimising growing […]
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Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country’s parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday. The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched […]
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Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation. Zara, whose name has been changed by AFP for safety reasons, is one of an estimated 1.5 million children in Pakistan who experienced online sexual abuse in one […]
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz starts the week more damaged than ever after his centre-right CDU party suffered two bruising regional election defeats at the hands of far-right and far-left parties. Just 16 months in office, Merz has seen his approval ratings plummet while his party has suffered a string of regional election losses against the […]
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