Month: September 2024
Europe’s space ambitions on the right trajectory, ESA Director General says
2024 is seen as a pivotal year for European space policy. The European Space Agency is rolling out its new generation of launchers in order [more…]
Sunday, 60 Minutes investigates the fentanyl crisis as drug kills thousands each year
Next Sunday on 60 Minutes, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration calls the fentanyl crisis the greatest threat we face as a country. CBS [more…]
Storm causes transport chaos in Germany | DW News
Gale-force winds have swept across central Europe, wreaking havoc for commuters and killing at least four people. Storm Ylenia hit northern Germany in the early [more…]
Lebanon: Hezbollah pager explosions injure thousands, several people dead | DW News
Lebanon’s health minister says more than 2,500 people have been injured after pagers used by the Hezbollah militia group exploded simultaneously across the country. Hezbollah [more…]
Why big business is eyeing a China exit I DW News
Drawn by higher profits, international companies have long accepted the faults of China as a marketplace: restricted market access, intellectual property issues, vague investment rules. [more…]
Intel puts German plant plans on hold I DW News
It was to be the biggest foreign investment in Germany’s post-war history. Now US tech giant Intel has put plans for a giant chip factory [more…]
Milei policy weakens women’s and LGBTQ+ rights in Argentina | DW News
Argentina has registered 168 victims of gender violence so far this year, according to a report released by the Observatory of Femicides in Argentina. Rights [more…]
France spent €2bn on the Olympics – was it good for the economy? | Bank of France | The Big Question
In this episode of The Big Question, Angela Barnes is joined by Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, deputy governor of the Banque de France and former chief economist [more…]
Is the introduction of border checks a symbolic act by the German government? | DW News
Germany reintroduced temporary border checks with Belgium and the Netherlands, amongst other countries today, extending border controls to all nine of its neighbors. The German [more…]
Floods displace hundreds of thousands in central and western Africa | DW News
Parts of central and western Africa have been hit by extreme weather. The region has seen heavy flooding after what was an unusually intense rainy [more…]
