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Medics treat injured in front of German Christmas market stalls
Several people injured by in a suspected car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany are being treated by paramedics in front of the market stalls.A dpa reporter...
Scholz hails VW wage agreement as a ‘socially responsible solution’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the European Council summit. Gaetan Claessens/European Council/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed the collective agreement...
Arctic Blast: Prepare for wicked weekend wind chills
After our light snowfall event today through Saturday, we will enter into the coldest stretch of weather yet this season and in recent memory. A blast of Arctic air...
Face-to-Face with Wild Polar Bears: A Life-Changing Arctic Adventure
When we boarded the tiny, run-down plane in the far north of Canada, we weren’t sure if the butterflies in our stomachs were from the fear of flying in...
Volkswagen, employee representatives reach wage deal after tough negotiations
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen's employee representatives said Friday they have reached a wage deal that wards off management proposals for plant closings in Germany and bars involuntary layoffs...
The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms.Recent Kenyan history is...
Poland has registered 988,000 war refugees from Ukraine
More than 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens are now living in neighbouring Poland almost three years after the beginning of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.Around 988,000 of them have...
Liberian speaker denies links to parliament fire
The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa was among those questioned by...
YPF and Shell sign agreement to develop Argentina LNG project
Argentina's state-run oil company YPF, in collaboration with Shell, has signed a project development agreement to advance the development of the Argentina LNG project. Touted as the nation's premier...
Most Germans favour giving Syrian refugees time before returning home
A clear majority of German residents believe Syrian refugees should be allowed to remain in the country until conditions in their homeland are peaceful and stable enough to return,...
UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million...
Macron thanks Gisèle Pelicot for courage, advocacy during rape trial
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot's fight on Friday, a day after the conclusion of a landmark mass rape trial in Avignon that found her ex-husband...