Germany’s €500 billion infrastructure plan threatens Dutch construction costs

The Netherlands’ plans for roads, bridges, and rail projects are facing pressure as Germany launches a massive 500 billion euros infrastructure program, economists warn. The program is expected to draw construction workers and materials away from...

Germantown (WI) Police Blotter

The following informatoin was provided by the Germantown Police Department Retail theft A male subject was taken into custody in connection with a theft that occurred at a business on Squire Drive and Mequon Road on Sept. 30. A police lieutenant...

Raila Odinga: The relentless pan-Africanist who dominated Kenya’s politics

Firebrand philosopher: Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, who died in India this week at the age of 80, was as complex as the country he sought to transform, the writer says. Photo: The Standard When Nigerian scholar Babafemi Badejo published Raila...

Govt Petitioned to Rename Top University After Raila Odinga

The Ministry of Education has been petitioned to consider renaming the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) after the late former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. In a letter to the Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, former senior...

Thun Renew: A New Era in Sustainable Shipping

Erik Thun Group has unveiled the Thun Renew, the latest addition to its innovative R-Class series, at Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany. This vessel, the third of eight in the series, continues the legacy of its predecessors, Thun Resource and...

Trump extends tariff relief for US automakers, imposes 25% duty on truck imports

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders expanding credits for US auto and engine production and setting new 25 per cent tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts starting November 1. The tariffs, which the orders say...

Former assistant to far-right German politician found guilty of spying for China

How did Chinese spy get job at centre of European politics? They say spies have to blend in, and when Jian G arrived at court to hear his fate, he certainly looked unremarkable. Wearing glasses, a face mask, a green top and jeans, he sat as the...

Swiss Rail denies plans to scrap half-fare travelcard

Reports in the German-speaking press on Wednesday morning claimed that Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF) would abolish its half-fare travelcard in 2027. Several French-speaking outlets repeated the story. A few hours later, Alliance SwissPass,...

China is Including Cruise Ships in its New “Special Port Fees”

China is extending its new “special port fees” to visiting cruise ships, raising questions about whether the cruise industry will retreat from its planned port calls due to the costs. The new fees started on October 14 as a reciprocal to the U.S....

US to grant tariff relief for truck imports from Mexico and Canada

President Donald Trump last week announced new tariffs on medium and heavy-duty trucks imported from the US from November 1, a move that the Republican leader says is to protect manufacturers from “unfair outside competition” The US has announced...

Germany approves AFV procurements and more ESSMs

Germany is procuring the Schakal IFV. (KNDS) The budget committee of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, approved funding for two types of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and more Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSMs), Germany's Federal Ministry...

Raila Odinga: Inside business empire left behind by former PM

Former prime minister Raila Odinga died on Wednesday, October 15, in India after a short illness Raila was engaged in active politics for over four decades and built his wealth over time, with properties in Nairobi and other cities The ODM Party...

Trump gives automakers tax relief, targets foreign truck imports with 25% tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders expanding credits for U.S. auto and engine production and setting new 25% tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts starting November 1. The tariffs, which the orders say are...

German word of the day: Stadtbild

You may find yourself searching for this German word when you want to describe how Cologne compares to Berlin, or how the city you live in now compares to the one you've come from back home. Why do I need to know Stadtbild? This simple word is...

Trump approves expanding credits for US auto production, issues new 25% truck duties

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders expanding credits for U.S. auto and engine production and setting new 25% tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts starting November...

President Trump signs order to impose 25% tariffs on certain trucks, and 10% on buses as of Nov. 1

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Oct. 17 imposing 25% tariffs on imported medium-and heavy-duty trucks as well as 10% tariffs on imported buses starting Nov. 1, in a move he has for months said would protect domestic manufacturers....

Story Enabling & Support Ariane 6 – made in Germany 17/10/2025 521 views 2 likes Read

Enabling & Support 17/10/2025 283 views 2 likes Ariane 6: made in Germany In the 16th century, German fireworks maker Johann Schmidlap developed one of the first two-staged rockets, and the staged technique of rocketry is still used to launch...

Polish court rejects Nord Stream suspect's extradition to Germany

Published : 17 Oct 2025, 23:39 Updated : 18 Oct 2025, 00:38 A Polish court on Friday denied the extradition of a Ukrainian suspect to Germany in a case involving the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three years ago, reported dpa, quoting the...

Interstate highway system transformed America — so can high-speed rail

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting America and solidifying its global leadership....

ADI calls for stronger Ghana–Germany–KfW partnership

The Alliance for Development and Industrialization (ADI) is urging the Government to deepen collaboration with the Government of Germany and the KfW Development Bank, a member of the International Development Association (IDA), to accelerate the...