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The eastern German city of Dresden is bracing for possible flooding on Wednesday after days of heavy rain caused severe flooding across Central Europe. The Elbe River, which flows through the city, has now reached the 6-metre mark, prompting authorities to issue the second-highest warning level. This means that built-up areas, main roads and railway […]

The French budget situation is “very serious”, Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on Wednesday, adding that more information was needed to assess the “precise reality” of French public finances. France was subject to formal proceedings for breaching European Union budget rules before Barnier became head of government earlier this month, while the Bank of

The number of permits for housing construction in Germany fell far short of the target in July, with only 17,000 new homes approved. That is 19.2% less than in the same month a year ago, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. This meant that the decline was slightly greater than in June, when the

€60,000 fine proposed for racist insults against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior on Twitter/X Three weeks later Vinicius Junior Spain must continue to make progress in tackling racism, the Anti-Violence Commission, which handles cases of discrimination in sport, has recommended an unprecedented fine for abuse on social media. Classified as ‘very serious’ by the commission, a

Alice Edwards, the UN Human Rights Council– appointed Special Rapporteur on Torture, also condemned the killing of six Israeli hostages earlier this month and called for an immediate end to hostilities on all fronts. About 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed

According to international media, the coordinated attacks targeted the militant group Hezbollah, with hundreds of electronic beepers belonging to the group’s members exploding simultaneously. ‘Extremely worrying escalation’ “Today’s developments mark an extremely worrying escalation in an already unacceptably volatile context.”, said Mrs. Hennis-Plasschaert a statement. In accordance with international law, she reminded all ‘concerned actors

Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency said. UN refugee agency, said on tuesday. The government has reported 269 deaths so far, while more than a million people have been affected and more than 640,000 have been displaced. Major dam break Nigeria is one of the few West

The news JOHANNESBURG — The South African government plans to intensify talks with billionaire Elon Musk over investments in his native country. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently said he had a conversation with the world’s richest man after Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink approached the government to seek regulatory approval. The president is looking forward to

Opinion by Sabina Alkire, Michelle Muschett (New York / Oxford, UK) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK/OXFORD, UK, Sep 18 (IPS) – Political polarisation, the climate emergency, organised crime, migration and low economic growth currently dominate public debate in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and rightly so. However, there is a

Screenshot of the fake Facebook post, captured on September 12, 2024 The photo surfaced when Typhoon Yagi tore over Vietnam’s densely populated Red River Delta, a major agricultural region and home to major manufacturing centers, is causing damage to factories and infrastructure and flooding farmland (archived linkAt least 292 people have died in the country,