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Saturday June 10, 2023

Russia to deploy weapons in Belarus: Putin

Russia will deploy certain types of weapons in Belarus after July 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday when meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, reported Xinhua. "As you know, on July 7-8, the preparation of relevant facilities will be completed, and we will immediately begin

Published: 00:15 am,Saturday 10 June 2023

Preparations for large NATO air force exercise complete in Germany

Preparations for a large-scale NATO air force exercise over parts of Germany have been completed, the country's military said on Friday, reported dpa. Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, who serves as inspector of the air force, said at the Jagel airbase in northern Germany that "a total of 25 nations

Published: 14:50 pm,Friday 9 June 2023

Nursery children injured in knife attack in France

A man on Thursday stabbed people with a knife in a park in the city of Annecy, southeast France, injuring several people, including nursery children, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed, reported Xinhua. While speaking to the press with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the Annecy prosecutor said

Published: 23:59 pm,Thursday 8 June 2023

High food, energy prices drag Eurozone economies into mild recession

The 20-nation eurozone was in mild recession at the start of this year, according to data released Thursday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), reported Xinhua. Eurostat said the economic growth in the eurozone countries declined by 0.1 percent in each of the last

Published: 21:26 pm,Thursday 8 June 2023

EU migration problems can only be solved collectively: Scholz

The European migration and refugee crisis can only be solved with a joint plan backed by all EU countries, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized after a meeting in Rome on Thursday with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "Those who want to overcome the challenges associated with refugee migration can

Published: 21:50 pm,Thursday 8 June 2023

Google to renew German Street View photos, sparking privacy concerns

Google plans to renew the images of German streets in its Street View service after more than a decade, when the move raised privacy concerns among the country's citizens. Starting on June 22, the company's camera vehicles are to take new pictures, Google announced on Thursday. After that, the

Published: 23:08 pm,Thursday 8 June 2023

Flooding kills 9 in Ukraine after Kakhovka dam collapse

Flooding caused by the Kakhovka dam collapse killed at least nine people in the town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, Mayor Yevhen Ryshchuk said Thursday, reported Xinhua. So far nine people were confirmed dead, Ryshchuk was quoted as saying by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. "We believe that these

Published: 21:39 pm,Thursday 8 June 2023

EU asylum agreement 'not at any price': German Green Party leader

Germany's Green Party leader Omid Nouripour believes an agreement on asylum reform should not be reached at any cost at the meeting of European Union interior ministers in Luxembourg. He said it was obvious that the current conditions at the EU's external borders were not sustainable. "That is why

Published: 00:58 am,Thursday 8 June 2023

UK house prices fall for 1st time since 2012

The average property price in the United Kingdom (UK) fell 1.0 percent in May compared with the same period last year, the first annual decline since 2012, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Month on month, UK house prices remained flat in May, with the average UK

Published: 23:36 pm,Wednesday 7 June 2023

German researchers develop AI systems to detect plastic in oceans

The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is developing several AI systems that can help detect plastic waste floating on the surfaces of the world's oceans, reported dpa. As part of the PlasticObs+ project, technology is to be attached to surveillance aircraft to monitor the oceans. According to

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