Posts by Riah Stelmack
Iran agrees to stricter monitoring of uranium facility
Iran is permitting closer surveillance of a controversial uranium facility after agreeing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can conduct more frequent and intensive monitoring, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Thursday. Grossi had called for this after Tehran began significantly increasing the production capacity for nearly weapons-grade uranium at the underground facility…
Read MoreSkip the hotel. These vacation apartments in Mallorca are just 3 steps from the sea
Calas de Mallorca is a resort town on the Southeast coast of the island of Mallorca, Spain. Known for its vibrant blue beaches and picturesque coves, it is a popular vacation destination for Germans, UK residents, and its citizens of Spain. You’ll find couples, families, and friend groups soaking up the sun, sipping on sangria,…
Read MoreFrankfurt Airport’s November passenger traffic rises 1 percent
German airport operator Fraport Group reported on Thursday that passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport in the month of November edged up from last year. Total passenger numbers at all airports actively managed by Fraport also increased. During November, around 4.6 million passengers travelled through Frankfurt, a growth of 1% from the previous year. Compared to…
Read More19 Australian renewable projects add 6.4GW to national electricity market
Australia’s renewable energy sector is set for significant growth with the announcement of 19 new projects under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 1. The projects will contribute 6.4GW of clean energy to the national electricity market, sufficient to power three million homes. Spread across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland, they represent…
Read MoreGerman president meets Nigerians behind the Lagos start-up boom
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier got a glimpse of Nigeria’s booming start-up scene on Thursday, at the end of a two-day visit to the West African country. In Nigeria’s business hub, Lagos, five young companies presented their projects to Steinmeier. They ranged from a health platform, based on an electronic insurance card, to a financing platform…
Read MoreRescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
MILAN (AP) — An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa, believed to be the only survivor of a shipwrecked migrant boat that had departed from the port of Sfax in Tunisia, a humanitarian group said Thursday. The girl was saved by a German-flagged…
Read MoreBrussels motor show – Toyota Urban Cruiser world debut
The latest product for the ever-expanding Toyota and Suzuki alliance will premiere at the Brussels Motor Show in January. Looking similar to the Suzuki eVX concept and the new series production e Vitara, the 4,285 mm long Urban Cruiser is a front- or all-wheel drive SUV. It will be exported from Suzuki’s Hansalpur plant in…
Read MoreGermany needs ‘reliable economic policy decisions,’ institute urges
A billboard of the ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich e. V. Dresden branch. Arno Burgi/ZB/dpa Germany needs “reliable economic policy decisions” to achieve sustained growth, a leading economic institute said on Thursday. The Munich-based ifo Institute said gross domestic product (GDP) could rise by as much as…
Read MoreEthiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud
Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis Ababa’s plans to build a port in the breakaway republic of Somaliland following talks in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the “historic agreement”, which he said would eventually ensure landlocked Ethiopia’s access to the sea. At the press conference he held…
Read MoreGerman development minister lends aid to Ukrainians amid hard winter
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze was in Ukraine on Thursday to tout Berlin’s efforts to help civilians in the freezing months ahead. “I have travelled to Ukraine to hand over our winter package,” the minister said upon her arrival in the capital Kiev. She said that in the more than 1,000 days of war, Russia’s…
Read MoreScholz labels call with Putin ‘frustrating’ but he’d do it again
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s willing to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again even though his recent phone call yielded no results. “It was frustrating,” Scholz told a television station’s end-of-year review programme on Wednesday, “because he simply repeated all his formulas again.” Despite criticism from Ukraine and Eastern European countries regarding the…
Read MoreGermany’s Habeck wants to boost e-car sales with charging credits
Germany’s economy minister wants to boost electric car sales by offering €1,000 ($1,050) in charging credits, along with tax incentives. Robert Habeck said the government wants to make the credits available for publicly accessible charging stations “as an incentive to buy new and used electric cars,” according to a paper from his ministry that was…
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