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Tech activists write code to save migrants
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» LONDON - When a migrant rescue non-profit asked Nik Zemke if he could design an app to pinpoint ships in distress in the Mediterranean, the German web developer headed to a hackers' convention to look for like-minded volunteers.
Germany's World Cup-winning captain and coach Beckenbauer dies at 78
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2024
» BERLIN: Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, one of soccer's greatest players who captained his country to World Cup glory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, has died at the age of 78, his family said in a statement on Monday.
Philippines seeking 203,000 tonnes of rice
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2018
» HAMBURG: The Philippines' National Food Authority has issued a new international tender to state-owned agencies only to purchase up to 203,000 tonnes of rice, European traders said on Thursday.
Gunman kills 1, injures 4 in German nightclub shooting
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2017
» BERLIN -- A 34-year-old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern German city of Konstanz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring four others, police said.
Trump defends daughter Ivanka's seat at G20 table
Reuters, Published on 10/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump defended his daughter, White House adviser Ivanka Trump, on Monday after she raised some eyebrows over the weekend by taking his place at a table with world leaders at a G20 meeting.
Trump isolated on climate issue as G20 begins
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2017
» HAMBURG - US President Donald Trump arrived for a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday risking isolation on climate policy and the wrath of anti-capitalist protesters threatening to disrupt the meeting of the world's leading economic powers.
US Navy sails from Thailand into disputed South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2017
» A US warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday, in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a US Defence Department official said.
Trump to speak with Abe, Xi on North Korea
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump schedule calls to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as frustration builds in the White House over North Korea's nuclear programme and overcapacity in the steel market.
Poultry culled in Germany after bird flu found
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2016
» HAMBURG - About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday.
Seat squeeze raises concerns
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2015
» BERLIN - Airlines are packing ever more seats into economy class to protect profit margins from falling ticket prices, prompting concerns over health and safety from travellers and crew.