Month: July 2024
What is a Lemon Car? | DW News
Have you ever driven a car that seemed to have more problems than it was worth? Some iconic examples are Yugo GV, DeLorean DMC-12 and [more…]
EVs were supposed to be the future. Not everyone is buying it | DW News
Despite pledges and targets to move electric vehicles down the road, recent second quarter earnings from big car companies show loses. Ford and Stellantis are [more…]
Microsoft estimates 8.5mln computers globally affected by Crowdstrike glitch
The glitch was caused by a corrupted update which caused computers running Windows to crash. That caused havoc across much of the world with flights [more…]
Conflicts of a 1.5 trillion dollar tourist industry | Transforming Business
Billions of people went on vacation in 2023, almost hitting pre-pandemic levels. Money has poured into the tourism industry, but it’s come at a cost [more…]
What’s behind the attack on French train lines? | DW News
A series of arson attacks in Paris have targeted France’s high-speed rail network causing major travel disruption just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony. Authorities [more…]
Bangladesh protesters demand answers for brutal crackdown | DW News
As life gets back to normal on the streets of Dhaka, rights groups and demonstrators are demanding answers from the Bangladeshi government over a brutal [more…]
Getting ready for Trump: Europe’s love-hate relationship | DW News
After an assassination attempt on his life, Donald Trump is planning to win the race to the White House. Together with JD Vance as his [more…]
Bangladesh’s government extends nationwide curfew and internet ban
An internet blackout will remain in force and the nationwide curfew has been extended, meaning people will only be allowed out between 3pm and 5pm. [more…]
The world’s oldest suspension railway system – and only one of its kind in Germany | DW News
Wuppertal has turned rail transportation on its head. The German city has not only the oldest suspension railway system in the world but the only [more…]
No-Sex beds at the 2024 Paris Olympics? | DW News
Like in 2021 during the Tokyo Olympics, the internet is wondering: are the cardboard beds set up for athletes in the Olympic village really designed [more…]