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What’s on in Germany: Nine unmissable events this November
Whether you’re an art lover, music enthusiast, sports fan or simply looking to immerse yourself in German traditions, here are some of the best and biggest events taking place in November 2025. As the autumn leaves fall and the festive season...
Why are people claiming Christmas markets in Germany are cancelled this year?
Millions of people look forward to Germany's world-renowned Christmas markets. Why are various social media users saying that markets are cancelled this year? It's not yet November but many people are already looking forward to sipping Glühwein...
Germany warned of Russian “disposable agents” in hybrid threats
German intelligence agencies suspect that Russia is increasingly relying on so-called “disposable agents”—ordinary civilians recruited to carry out sabotage, espionage, or propaganda for relatively small sums of money, as reported by Euronews....
Frankfurt School opens Executive Education Center in Dubai Knowledge Park
Dubai: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management’s International Executive Education division is set to open a new center in October 2025 at Dubai Knowledge Park, the region’s leading hub for lifelong learning. The new Dubai location marks a...
OpenAI's Work With The Julliard School Has A Catch
Kraftwerk, a pioneering musical group from Germany, is known for their innovative use of electronic signals in the mid-1970s, with unique ways to create sound. From that sound using a voice coder, the group created the album Radio-Activity,...
Martin Freeman wins YEAR long battle over £5m mansion – after moving in next to ‘too noisy’ school playground
ACTOR Martin Freeman has WON a year-long battle with planners to put in new windows at his £5million mansion – to block out noise from a school playground next door to his house. The Sherlock star snapped up the luxury five-bed pad in north...
German firms cite policy uncertainty, skills shortage as issues
GERMAN companies said they perceive the main risks in their Philippine operations to be uncertainty in economic policy and worker skills shortages. The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), citing the results of its global...
Counterpoint: Trump’s compact would cripple universities | Guest Commentary
Among the many dangerous actions Donald Trump has taken, his push to force some of the country’s best universities into signing a sweeping federal “compact” ranks just behind his pardons for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. The 10-part compact is a...
Putin's secret terror in Germany: How Russia recruits its agents, one click at a time
Russia is recruiting saboteurs across Europe through Telegram by monitoring pro-Kremlin channels to identify potential "low-level agents" and offering small payments for tasks like photographing military sites or starting fires, Germany's...
Mongolia and Germany to Hold Negotiations on Development Cooperation
Ulaanbaatar, October 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Negotiations on Development Cooperation between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany are scheduled to take place in Ulaanbaatar on November 30, 2025. The...
Brockway Area School Board sells truck, approves trips for students
BROCKWAY — The Brockway Area School District unloaded a 2006 Chevrolet truck during its meeting on Oct. 14. Former Superintendent Dan Hawkins was the highest bidder for the Chevy truck, which included a plow, at the price of $1,400. The board also...
Germany deports relatives of Chechen commander assassinated by Russian operatives in Berlin
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Gina Rinehart urges students to show ‘courage’ and reject ‘propaganda’ in fiery address to UNSW economics forum
Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting Gina Rinehart has urged students to “apply critical thinking” and resist “propaganda”, warning that excessive regulation, wasteful government spending, and net zero energy policies are driving the nation...
Yarmouk University Concludes EU-Funded Project on Remote, Virtual Engineering Laboratories
Ammon News - Yarmouk University hosted the closing conference of the "Remote and Virtual Laboratories for Teaching and Training Engineering Students" project, a European Union–funded initiative under the Erasmus+ program that aims to enhance...
The deadly reality of Hitler’s U-boat war — the German experience
The crew of U-47 went about their duties in silence, rags wrapped round their boots to reduce noise. The submarine rested on the seabed, 270ft down. Sound was the foe here, on the very doorstep of the enemy. Scapa Flow, a vast natural harbour in...
'Is this a Barbie room?': Int'l students share their experience with gosiwon, Korea's smallest apartments
Published: 28 Oct. 2025, 14:57 Updated: 28 Oct. 2025, 16:21 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Lydia Rouka's gosiwon room [LYDIA ROUKA] It all started with an “emergency” when German student Lydia Rouka returned to Korea from vacation...
Messiah Lutheran to host German Food Festival on Nov. 1
Messiah Lutheran Church will present its annual German Food Festival on Nov. 1. CONTRIBUTED MADISON – Messiah Lutheran Church will pay homage to the German roots of the Lutheran church with its annual German Food Festival. The food festival on...
Indian Student Stabs Teens With Fork, Slaps Female Flyer Aboard Germany-Bound Flight
Last Updated:October 28, 2025, 13:08 IST 28-year-old Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli also made a gun gesture and pretended to shoot himself during the flight. In this AI-generated representative image, a passenger is shown causing a disturbance...
Germans are becoming happier and more emotional, claims study
Germans are experiencing and expressing stronger emotions than ever before, according to the latest SKL Happiness Atlas. The study also reveals a narrowing gap in satisfaction between east and west – and the happiest place in Germany. For decades,...
Germany Blows Up Last Nuclear Plant Towers While Economy Collapses
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe On Saturday, the last cooling towers of a German nuclear power plant were demolished in Gundremmingen, Bavaria. Germany thus continues, symbolically and materially, its isolated energy policy path. Even the increasingly...