Rostock, Jun. 5, (dpa/GNA) – NATO forces have begun conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first naval ships departing from the north-eastern German port of Rostock…
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EU’s plan to tackle global deforestation meets resistance at home
Brussels, Jun. 5, (dpa/enr/GNA) – The world’s forests are under threat: hundreds of millions of hectares of forest have been cleared in recent decades. The European Union…
European stocks close higher on optimism about US-EU trade talks
Frankfurt, Jun. 4, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – European stocks closed higher on Wednesday amid slightly easing concerns about a trade war after EU trade chief said talks with the…
Vietnam scraps two-child policy amid falling birth rate
Hanoi, Jun. 4, (dpa/GNA) — Vietnam has scrapped its two-child limit as it seeks to increase fertility rates, state media said on Wednesday. According…
EU Commission gives Bulgaria green light to use euro
Brussels, Jun. 4, (dpa/GNA) – The European Commission on Wednesday gave Bulgaria the green light to use the euro, with the government in Sofia now set to…
Experts warn of ‘concerning jump’ in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea
London, Jun. 3, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – There has been a “concerning jump” in cases of gonorrhoea resistant to strong antibiotics, health officials have warned. New figures from…
Leftist Lee Jae Myung wins presidential election in South Korea
Seoul, Jun. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Left-wing candidate Lee Jae Myung has won the presidential election in South Korea, with conservative rival Kim Moon Soo conceding defeat, Yonhap…
Thunberg and other activists continue their journey to Gaza by sea
Catania, Jun. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Greta Thunberg and other activists have now covered about a third of their journey towards the sealed-off Gaza Strip. The sailing ship…
OECD Projects Global Growth Slow Down to 2.9% in 2025/26, Growth in Bulgaria by 2.6% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026
Sofia, June 3, BTA/GNA – Global economic prospects are weakening, with substantial barriers to trade, tighter financial conditions, diminishing confidence and heightened policy uncertainty…
More than 30 deaths in India monsoon floods and landslides
New Delhi, Jun. 2, (dpa/GNA) – At least 34 people have died in floods and landslides in north-eastern India, according to local media reports. The floods were…
Mount Etna spews out fountain of lava – airport stays open
Rome, Jun. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Mount Etna, the volcano on the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily, has erupted again. Europe’s largest active volcano has been spewing glowing…
Green light for controversial Catalan amnesty in Spain
Madrid, Jun. 2, (dpa/GNA) – A controversial law granting amnesty to Catalan separatists was given the go-ahead by Spain’s Constitutional Court in a ruling issued on Monday.…
Death toll from Nigeria floods rises to 150
Abuja, Jun. 2, (dpa/GNA) – The number of people killed due to severe flooding in the Nigerian city of Mokwa has risen to 150, emergency services said…
Ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina faces crimes against humanity charges
Dhaka, Jun. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was formally charged with crimes against humanity on Sunday for her alleged role in the brutal…
SAP head says AI will cut routine but won’t destroy German jobs
Berlin, Jun. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) will not destroy jobs in Germany, the head of Bitkom, the association of Germany’s IT sector, predicted on Sunday.…
OPEC+ oil producers to increase production from July
Vienna, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – A core group of OPEC+ oil cartel members will continue their expansion of production volumes in the summer, they announced after online consultations…
Fires continue to rage out of control across large parts of Canada
Berlin, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – In large parts of Canada, dangerous wildfires continue to spread: Of more than 120 fire hotspots nationwide, about half were burning out…
WHO wants flavoured tobacco products banned
Geneva, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – In light of the number of young tobacco users, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urgently called on governments to ban…
Death toll rises to 14 in Indonesia quarry collapse, 11 still missing
Jakarta, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a landslide at a limestone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province rose to 14 on Saturday, as emergency…
‘Hands Off the Lev’ Rings Out in Nationwide Anti-Euro Rallies
Sofia, May 31, BTA/GNA – A protest against Bulgaria adopting the euro took place in downtown areas of many major regional centres, with demonstrators…
Seven migrants killed as boat capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands
Madrid, May 29, (dpa/GNA) – At least seven migrant women and girls died when their boat capsized off the Canary Islands, the Canary Islands emergency services said…
Google facing £25 billion legal claim in UK over abuse of search ad market
London, May 28, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Google is facing a £25 billion ($33.7 billion) legal claim in the UK, accusing the tech giant of abusing its dominant position in…
Namibia marks first Genocide Remembrance Day recalling German rule
Windhoek, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Namibia marked its first Genocide Remembrance Day on Wednesday, recalling the victims of German colonial rule with a ceremony attended by thousands…
Nowhere in Darfur is safe for women due to sexual violence, MSF warns
Nairobi, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Women and girls in Sudan’s Darfur region are exposed to the near-constant threat of sexual violence, Doctors without Borders (MSF) warned on…