CounterPunch6d
USA, Israel and Germany
A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...
Revealed: The 10 worst methane emitting regions on EARTH that churn out millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases every year
The top 10 methane-emitting sites in the world release 28.8 million tonnes of the gas per year, say experts at the University ...
Ghost towns of the southwest metro (copy)
It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...
Mining11d
Why Greenland should join Canada – not the US
Moreover, Canada is closer to Greenland than Denmark and shares a land border on Hans Island. Existing ports, airfields and ...
glassofbubbly7h
Unusual Grape Varieties Used For Sparkling Wine: Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris found its way across the globe as well, nestling in almost every wine region there is, but maybe the Pinot Gris from Hawke’s Bay due to its low rainfall and higher temperature can be ...
These maps of support for Germany's far-right AfD lay bare the depth of the urban-rural divide
The process of industrialization, globalization and urbanization—spreading out from urban centers into the countryside—is one ...
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Germany: Trump's 5% NATO demand too costly, Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed demands from US President-elect Donald Trump that Germany and other NATO allies increase defense spending to at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP ...
CNN7d
Frontrunner for German Chancellor vows stricter immigration policies – but says he won’t work with the far-right
As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on tightening the country’s immigration policy — shifting the nation ...
Phys.org5d
These maps of support for Germany's far-right AfD lay bare the depth of the urban-rural divide
It's clear by looking at the map that most (though not all) of the AfD's strongholds are in eastern Germany—the region which used to be the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Fascism and Nazism ...
The New York Times10d
Horst Köhler, 81, Former German President and I.M.F. Leader, Dies
He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the first German president in four decades to resign. By Lynsey Chutel Horst ...
Reuters27d
German economy contracts for second consecutive year in 2024
German GDP contracts 0.2% in 2024, exports fall 0.8% First back-to-back annual contraction since early 2000s Fall in full-year GDP in line with forecast Fourth quarter's 0.1% fall suggests no ...
Reuters11d
German parliament rejects migration bill, dealing blow to election frontrunner
On Wednesday the Bundestag lower house passed a non-binding motion on migration proposed by the opposition conservatives with the support of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a taboo ...