Month: February 2024

Many video games follow the same pattern: a villain kidnaps the lover of a brave hero who then goes out on a quest to save them (usually a damsel in distress). The horror game “Slay the Princess,” designed as a visual novel, completely turns the tables…

More than half of all flights at Munich Airport are set to be cancelled on Wednesday due to a strike by Lufthansa ground staff as part of an ongoing wage dispute. Some 400 take-offs and landings of the 730 flights normally operated by all airlines will…

The preliminary group net income at German reinsurance firm Hannover Re grew to €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) from last year’s €0.78 billion, the company reported on Wednesday. It said the results were in line with expectations. Earnings before interest …

By Wojciech Kosc in Warsaw The Polish government’s acute conflict with President Andrzej Duda has created risks to the government’s effectiveness that can hit Poland’s fiscal consolidation efforts, delay receipt of EU funds, and adversely affect market…

Tens of thousands of people in Germany complained about delayed or lost letters and parcels last year, the Federal Network Agency reported on Wednesday. The number of submitted complaints totalled 41,589, the agency announced in Bonn. In 2022, there we…

German trade union Verdi has threatened to extend its strikes at Lufthansa if the airline’s executive board does not significantly improve its current wage offer for ground staff. The willingness to strike on the ground has never been as high in the pa…

By bne IntelliNews Croatian company Project 3 Mobility (P3), an urban autonomous mobility ecosystem developer, has closed its Series A investment round, securing approximately €100mn from private investors, the company reported in a press release on Fe…

During the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of February 7, about 20 missiles were shot down near Kyiv. The air alert in the capital lasted for almost three hours, according to Kyiv City Military Administration. “The third missile attack…

During the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of February 7, about 20 missiles were shot down near Kyiv. The air alert in the capital lasted for almost three hours, according to Kyiv City Military Administration. “The third missile attack…

During the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of February 7, about 20 missiles were shot down near Kyiv. The air alert in the capital lasted for almost three hours, according to Kyiv City Military Administration. “The third missile attack…