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Frantic underwater search after truck smashes through Delaware Memorial Bridge barrier and plunges into river
By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER Published: 07:45 EDT, 11 July 2025 | Updated: 08:21 EDT, 11 July 2025 A frantic underwater search is underway after a tractor-trailer went off the Delaware Memorial Bridge and into the river. The...
ADNOC Gas inks LNG supply agreement with Germany's SEFE
ADNOC Gas has entered into a US$400mn three-year LNG supply agreement with Germany’s SEFE Securing Energy for Europe, as it continues to expand its global business The agreement is for the delivery of 0.7mn tonnes of LNG, which will be supplied...

After years of tension, Hungary and Germany reboot diplomatic ties
Hungary and Germany will work intensively in the upcoming period to rebuild bilateral political and diplomatic ties that in recent years “went off the rails mainly for ideological reasons”, the state secretary of the foreign ministry said in...
World AFP German backpacker found after 12 days missing in Australian bush
Lost German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found alive but "ravaged by mosquitoes" on Friday, 12 days after going missing in remote bushland in Western Australia. A member of the public found the 26-year-old on a bush track at the edge of a nature...

Tourists landing in 1 country face £53 fine if they take plane seatbelts off too early
British tourists travelling to one of the most popular holiday destinations risk being slapped with a substantial penalty for violating a strict and unusual new plane rule. In 2024, more than 4.4 million Brits visited Turkey, representing a...

More and more German companies declare insolvency
The number of businesses becoming insolvent is growing compared to the previous year, Germany's statistical office reports. The number of business insolvencies filed in Germany increased by 2.4 percent in June compared to the previous year,...

Kazakhstan supplied 160,000 tons of oil to Germany in June, Kaztransoil says
MOSCOW: Kazakhstan supplied 160,000 metric tons of oil to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline system in June, Kazakhstan’s pipeline company Kaztransoil said on Friday. Kazakhstan has been supplying its oil to Germany through the pipeline after the...
EU expands support for Ukraine with new financing of almost €600 million for energy, transport and business resilience
Unveiled by EIB Group and European Commission, package covers hydropower plants, district heating for communities, roads, bridges, border crossings and small companies. Ten Member States – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Romania,...

Germany, Norway to supply more Patriot systems to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Thursday that Kyiv and its Western partners are exploring the purchase of additional air defense systems and munitions to strengthen Ukraine’s military. Speaking to reporters in Rome, Zelensky...

APAC led 589GW global PV inverters shipments in 2024
China accounted for more than half of the global demand with 330GW, representing a 14% increase from 2023. Wood Mackenzie’s report also looked at the supply side. For a tenth consecutive year, Chinese PV inverter providers Huawei and Sungrow have...

Is Europe going off the rails?
According to Eurostat, as of 2023, the European Union had more than 8,556 kilometers of dedicated high-speed rail lines. However, the overall size of the European railway network has contracted by 1.3% between 2013 and 2023. This is hardly the...

Watch the moment German backpacker lost for days in Australian outback is safely airlifted to hospital
Backpacker Carolina Wilga has miraculously been found after she was missing for 12 days in the Western Australian outback, and has been airlifted to hospital in a 'fragile condition'. The 26-year-old had been living and working in Australia for...

Germany’s SEFE and UAE’s ADNOC Gas strengthen energy ties with LNG deal
Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) has expanded its liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal through a multi-year LNG supply agreement with ADNOC Gas, a subsidiary of the UAE-headquartered ADNOC, bolstering Europe’s energy security. ADNOC Gas'...

Famous Swiss railway line re-opens after rockfall
Albula line of the Rhaetian Railway is open again after rockfall Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence....

Germany tells Iran to pressure Houthis over Red Sea attacks
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told Iran to pressure Yemen's Houthis to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea. "We condemn this in the strongest possible terms and expect Iran to exert its influence on the Houthis to put an end to it," said...

German Chancellor urges Trump to 'stay with us' Europeans on Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged US President Donald Trump Thursday to "stay with us" Europeans in maintaining support for Ukraine. He also called out Slovakia for holding up new EU sanctions on Russia. At an international conference in...

Club L London launches online in Germany
Club L London has seen triple-digit year on year revenue increases across its key markets, including a 300% hike in the Middle East and sturdy sales across Europe. Its new fully-localised site will offer customers in Germany curated content and...
Singer Conner Smith charged in fatal Germantown crosswalk incident with 77-year-old
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Country music artist Conner Smith, 24, has been charged in relation to the death of 77-year-old Dorothy "Dot" Dobbins on a Germantown crosswalk. After an investigation by Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), Smith...

US Upland cotton sales jump 217%, but shipment down this week: USDA
Net sales of Upland cotton in the United States for the 2024–25 season totalled 75,100 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending July 3, 2025. This marks a surge of 217 per cent from the previous week and 55...

Germany Accepts First Eagle 6×6 Ambulance From GDELS
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has delivered the first Eagle 6×6 medium protected medical vehicle to the German Armed Forces as part of a contract signed in 2020. The system was accepted by the service’s Medical Training Regiment...