Berlin: German farmers converged on Berlin on Monday for demonstrations that were expected to fill the streets around the city’s famous Brandenburg Gate. The protesters are demanding a full rethink on plans to hike taxes on farming operations. It was expected that the protests would draw some 3,000 tractors and 2,000 trucks, as well as people…
Victoria: Following a massive blast at an explosives store, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan has issued a state of emergency in the country, according to CNN. The blast has reportedly injured scores of people, and it is still not clear how many are injured or have lost their lives due to the blast. The explosion in the…
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Monday said it was important for at-risk individuals to have their coronavirus vaccinations in advance of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Lauterbach, himself a trained epidemiologist, said the takeup rate of newly adapted boosted shots designed to fight current COVID-19 variants was so far disappointing. What did the…
Berlin: Germany’s GDL train drivers union on Thursday ended a 20-hour strike. The strike had started at 10 p.m. local time (2100 UTC) and ended on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The action led to mass train cancellations across the country, with only 20% of scheduled services operating on Thursday. Disruptions are expected to continue through Thursday…
Venray; The record-breaking winds of Storm Ciaran in France and neighboring countries have left at least seven people dead, authorities said. The storm wreaked homes, stranded travelers and cut power to vast regions as it swept through western Europe. Wind speeds rose to over 190 kilometres per hour (118 miles per hour), uprooting trees and blowing…
Canary Islands: Spanish authorities say 1,325 migrants reached the country’s Canary Islands off the western coast of Africa by boat this weekend — with one carrying a single-vessel record of 321 people. Authorities say all of those who arrived were from sub-Saharan Africa. Spain’s Interior Ministry has already documented 23,537 Canary Islands arrivals between January 1…
While nationwide numbers suggested an overall decline in tension across the country, police still recorded a number of incidents The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country. Protesters,…
Athens: The death toll from a capsized fishing boat carrying migrants off the coast of southern Greece has risen to 78, the Greek coast guard has announced. A large-scale search and rescue operation was underway on Wednesday morning after the boat, which is believed to have been transporting up to 400 people from near the Libyan…
ISTANBUL: The foreign ministers of Turkiye and Syria will hold their first official meeting on Wednesday since the start of Syrian civil war more than a decade ago, officials said.The talks in Moscow will also involve the top diplomats of Russia and Iran, Turkiye’s foreign ministry said in a statement.The announcement delivers a diplomatic boost…
LONDON: Ministers have been warned that WhatsApp could quit the UK if the government pushes ahead with the Online Safety Bill, the controversial piece of legislation that intends to improve internet safety. “These services, such as WhatsApp, will potentially leave the UK,” Claire Fox, founder of the think tank Institute of Ideas, told the government…
