Tottenham Hotspur take on Arsenal this weekend, and David Seaman thinks one Spurs player could end up getting a red card. The North London Derby on Sunday is arguably the biggest in years. Arsenal have to win the game to stay in the Premier League titl…
Mixed predictions on German unemployment for 2024
The employment outlook in Germany continues to improve, the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB) reported from Nuremberg on Friday. “The government employment agencies are anticipating a stable upward trend in employment rates, d…
Solar energy package passing through German parliament
The lower house of the German parliament has passed a legislative package aimed at promoting solar energy through a wide range of measures. The package was passed by the Bundestag on Friday and now goes to the state-based upper house, the Bundesrat. Ju…
Rebuilding Ukraine with an international skilled labour initiative
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze has announced plans to support the reconstruction of Ukraine with an international skilled labour initiative. There is a shortage of doctors, psychologists, roofers and architects, the Social Democrat (SPD) po…
Accused Chinese spy previously sought job at Germany’s intel agency
A suspected Chinese spy who worked as a top aide to a far-right German politician in the European Parliament had previously applied to work for Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND. The accused spy, Jian Guo, was turned down by the BND severa…
EU moves step closer to ending various single-use plastics
Small shampoo bottles, light grocery bags and other single-use plastics may soon be disappearing from the European Union after lawmakers in the world’s largest trading bloc took a step closer to further bans on certain plastics. Other items facing proh…
Former British minister warns against frozen conflict in Ukraine
Former British defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned against suggestions that the conflict in Ukraine should be frozen, during an interview that addressed the outlook in the war with Russia. The idea of “freezing” the war in Ukraine was put forward …
Solar energy package passing through German parliament
The lower house of the German parliament has passed a legislative package aimed at promoting solar energy through a wide range of measures. The package was passed by the Bundestag on Friday and now goes to the state-based upper house, the Bundesrat. Ju…
Man arraigned over alleged theft, threat to life in Ebonyi
A 44-year-old man, Oluchukwu John, on Friday, appeared before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court 6 in Ebonyi State over alleged stealing and threatening the life of one David Okorie-Ugbana. The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, is standing trial on a fou…
Germany’s Scholz calls for private investment in climate measures
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said efforts to fight climate change should rely more heavily on private investment in addition to public funding during a speech to the Petersberg Climate Dialogue on Friday. “A discussion that only focuses on public fund…