President Tinubu highlighted some of the steps he’s taking to decisively address the climate-related challenges facing Nigeria. Days after attending the COP28 Climate Conference in the United Arab Emirates, President Bola Tinubu felt the need to let th…
Bride charges drop-out guest a £1,000 ‘no-show’ fee – and people are divided
By Gemma Strong Is it ever acceptable to charge a guest a wedding no-show fee? One bride has sparked a debate by asking that exact question after being let down by a number of her guests. It’s no secret that planning your wedding can be extremely stres…
Germany’s Berlinale film festival names new leader
The new leader of the Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, will be Tricia Tuttle from the United States, German Culture Minister Claudia Roth announced on Tuesday. Tuttle was most recently the head of the BFI London Film Fes…
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Negotiators work on new climate conference declaration amid furore
The COP28 presidency plans to present a new version of a draft final declaration following a storm of protest at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. The director general of the UN meeting, Majid al-Suwaidi, issued a statement about the new draft…
Leaders of far-right Alternative for Germany call to expel Halemba
National leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are seeking to distance the party from Bavarian politician Daniel Halemba, who is facing a criminal investigation for incitement to hatred and using banned symbols. The AfD’s national exec…
Few women hold management jobs at German companies, study finds
Women remain in the minority at the top management level of German companies, although the share of leadership posts occupied by women has increased slightly over the past two decades, according to a new government study. The number of women in managem…
Austria commissions Rheinmetall air defence system modernization
German defence contractor Rheinmetall has secured a major order from Austria for the modernization of its existing Skyguard air defence systems. The order is worth €532 million ($573 million), the company announced in the German city of Dusseldorf on T…
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Moscow claims to have registered more German asylum seekers
More than 100 German citizens have applied for temporary protection in Russia this year, the authories in Moscow said on Tuesday. The spokeswoman for the Russian Interior Ministry said there had been 111 German applicants in the first nine months of th…