Already police in some parts of Germany, such as Berlin, often turn a blind eye to smoking in public, although possession of the drug for recreational use is illegal and can be prosecuted. Use of the drug among young people has been soaring for years despite the existing law, says Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who … Read more
A majority of students who aspire to study abroad hail from Tier 2 and 3 cities, a pan-India study of 25,000 aspirational students by edtech start-up upGrad Abroad indicates. “We are seeing rising interest from students hailing from cities like Thiruvananthapurm and Kottayam down south, Vadodara and Surat in the west, Lucknow in the north … Read more
File picture of Dhara Shah, whose baby girl Ariha, has been living in a foster care in Berlin for over 20 months, during a demonstration requesting German authorities to allow her daughter to celebrate the Independence Day with Indian community in Germany, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI Indian diplomats in … Read more
The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman on Saturday announced the expulsion of “more than 20” German diplomats as a retaliatory measure for “mass expulsion” of Russian embassy staff from Berlin. Maria Zakharova told state-run television Zvezda that Moscow had decided to expel “more than 20” diplomats. Her statement came shortly after her ministry denounced “another mass … Read more
CNN — A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Ryyan Alshebl, who left his hometown of As Suwayda in Syria eight years ago, ran as an independent in the municipality of Ostelsheim. He won 55.41% of the votes on … Read more
European utilities are pushing to build power plants that would burn natural gas now and then be switched to burn clean hydrogen down the road. But the technology they’re depending on wastes energy and opens the door for accusations of greenwashing. RWE AG, SSE Plc and Equinor ASA say the swap will be easy once … Read more
Members of the alliance “Berlin 2030 Climate Neutral” react to the first results about the referendum Berlin voters are asked to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capital’s climate goals, in Berlin on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A March 26 referendum in … Read more
CNN — When EU lawmakers voted to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the bloc by 2035, it was a landmark victory for climate. In February, the European Parliament approved the law. All that was needed was a rubber stamp from the bloc’s political leaders. Then Germany changed its mind. In a … Read more
Germany: The white-coloured humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as eyes are attached. But retired German doctor Guenter Steinebach, 78, said: “For me, this robot is a dream.” Not … Read more
Some 18.9 million people, or 23% of Germany’s population, either immigrated to the country since 1950 or are the children of immigrants, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office said Thursday. It’s the first time the statistics office has analysed the country’s population based on migration figures and not just on citizenship, which is a more vague concept … Read more