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Germany funds Reederei Bernd Sibum’s green newbuilds
Offshore Energy
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July 10, 2025
Germany’s Reederei Bernd Sibum has received funding from the German government to make its ships, which are being built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen, even more sustainable. Courtesy of Damen As informed, the four combi freighters (CF) 3850 under...
Far-right memes are poisoning British politics
New Statesman
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July 16, 2025
A black man harasses a white woman in a railway carriage, then a white man comes up and punches him. Christians passing through Jerusalem are spat on by Jews, who then boast of killing Jesus. A softly spoken British imam explains that Muslims must...
Germany accuses China of targeting military aircraft with laser in Red Sea confrontation
Natural News
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September 7, 2025
Germany accuses China of targeting military aircraft with laser in Red Sea confrontation Chinese forces targeted a German reconnaissance aircraft with a laser in the Red Sea, forcing it to abort its EU mission. Germany condemned the act as...
German foreign minister: Iran must pressure Houthis to end attacks
Business Recorder
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July 10, 2025
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expects Iran to exert its influence over Houthi in Yemen to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea, he said on Thursday. “We condemn this in the strongest possible terms and expect Iran to exert its...
New tariffs inbound? US investigating security of imported drones, polysilicon
Renewable Energy World
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July 16, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimates that the United States has raked in around $100 billion in tariff income so far this year and could pocket $300 billion or more in 2025. The back-and-forth nature of President Trump’s tariffs — along with...
German visitors from Watford's twin town welcomed by Watford MP
Watford Observer
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The group included the Labour MP's German parliamentary counterpart, Daniel Baldy, who has represented the town in Berlin’s Bundestag since 2021. The German delegation from Mainz including the town’s MP Daniel Baldy at Watford Synagogue with Rabbi...
Geopolitical Risk and Investment Uncertainty in Asia
The Diplomat
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July 16, 2025
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Judith Jacob – director of...
German police complain about bad working conditions
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
For months, there has been a heated debate about border controls. They are meant to be a rare exception within the European Union and the so-called Schengen area. But in reality, things look rather different at present. Germany has been among the...
El Grito Chicago announces 2025 festival lineup
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Mark your calendars for the return of El Grito Chicago! Event organizers announced their long-awaited lineup for the festival in Grant Park between Sept. 13-14, with regional Mexican artist Oscar Maydon as the headliner. Throughout the festival,...
German chancellor states Ukraine diplomacy is ‘exhausted’
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has declared that diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict have been exhausted, reinforcing his commitment to supplying weapons to Kiev. Since the conflict intensified in February 2022, Germany...
Germany updates: VW stops delivery of model to US — media
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
Skip next section Australia police continue search for lost German backpacker 07/10/2025July 10, 2025Australia police continue search for lost German backpacker Police in Australia have issued a public appeal for help as they continue their...
German-Polish border checks: 'They make our life difficult'
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
The bridge that connects the German city of Frankfurt an der Oder and the Polish city of Slubice is quite a strange sight these days. Rows of EU flags have been hoisted on it and on either side of it. Those crossing from the German side see a sign...
Belmont Club: The Red Sea Sharks
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 16, 2025
Recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on non-American-flagged shipping in the Red Sea have once again raised questions over the security of shipping in a so-called "global world." For more than 48 hours, two merchant ships in the Red Sea tried to...
Germany’s Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) Annual Report 2024
MaritimeCyprus
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July 9, 2025
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Germany’s Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation has published its BSU Annual Report for 2024, providing insights on marine casualties. The total number of notifications has dropped year-on-year: 625 in 2024...
Raytheon gets $74M Navy contract for RAM Guided Missile Launching System
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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July 16, 2025
Raytheon in Louisville has gotten a new $74 million contract from the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Gabriel Burgi. LOUISVILLE — Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $74 million contract to produce RAM Guided Missile Launching Systems...
Rail link from Prague to Copenhagen via Berlin coming in 2026
Business Traveller
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Rail providers Deutsche Bahn (DB), Danish Statsbaner (DSB) and Czech Railways (CD) are partnering to provide a rail connection from Prague to Copenhagen, via Berlin. The route was last in service in 2014, and is now set to relaunch on 1 May 2026,...
German Cement Plant Sees CCUS Cutting Emissions by Half
The Energy Mix
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July 10, 2025
A German company has pre-sold its planned 2025 output of cement from a Norwegian facility using carbon capture, while a proposed CCUS project at an Edmonton facility remains in the planning phase. “We are not going to produce the full amount this...
Arrests/Police Log, July 16 edition
Hopkinton Independent - Massachusetts
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July 16, 2025
ARRESTS July 10 8:56 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street. Fire Department personnel were requested for an evaluation, as the driver’s behavior escalated. A 35-year-old from Maynard subsequently was arrested...
ICE Nazi Cruelty Report: DHS Discovers Eswatini, A New African Country To Kidnap People To
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
ICE bravely confronting person in wheelchair / CBS News screenshot Damn, this ICE shit is getting real dark is a sentence we will sadly, surely be saying every day for as long as this evil administration lasts. We wish these horrors weren’t...
Opinion: Ishiba skipping NATO summit exposes gaps in Japan's Europe engagement
The Mainichi
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This supplied photo shows Sayuri Romei.(Kyodo) This supplied photo shows Alice Dell'Era. (Kyodo) By Sayuri Romei and Alice Dell'Era WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Since a Japanese prime minister first attended a NATO summit in 2022, Japan has sent its...