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Europe's economic powerhouse tests a shorter working week
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» BERLIN - Maximilian Hermann's weekend starts on Friday morning, when he puts his motorcycle helmet on and takes his bike out for a ride to the southern German Alps.
Battle the algorithms: China's delivery riders on the edge
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» BEIJING: Handing over a piping hot meal at exactly the time promised, Chinese food delivery driver Zhuang Zhenhua triumphantly tapped his job as complete through the Meituan app -- and was immediately fined half of his earnings.
US woman convicted in Bali 'suitcase murder' to be deported
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» American Heather Mack, convicted as a pregnant teenager of helping to kill her mother at an Indonesian luxury hotel, was to be deported Tuesday along with her now six-year-old daughter, immigration officials said.
Germany readies for election that will end Merkel era
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» FRANKFURT - Germany goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that will see Angela Merkel step down after 16 years in power, sparking a knife-edge race to lead Europe's biggest economy.
China passes tough new online privacy law
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» BEIJING: China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.
Why China is hobbling its tech sector
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» BEIJING: Scuttled listings and share prices hammered by official threats: Beijing has launched a withering and very public assault on some of China's biggest tech names.
France, Germany struggle to sell AstraZeneca vaccine safety
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others.
Germany's 'Black Forest Rambo' nabbed after six-day manhunt
AFP, Published on 18/07/2020
» BERLIN - After a huge six-day manhunt, German police said Friday they have caught the "Black Forest Rambo", a heavily armed suspect accused of stealing officers' weapons and going on the run in the woods.
Shock in Germany as hundreds run riot in Stuttgart
AFP, Published on 21/06/2020
» STUTTGART: German authorities expressed shock Sunday over a rampage of an "unprecedented scale" overnight in the city centre of Stuttgart, where hundreds of party-goers ran riot, attacking police and plundering stores after smashing shop windows.
Virus-hit Hong Kong racing gallops on behind closed doors
AFP, Published on 17/02/2020
» HONG KONG: The bell sounds as 11 runners in the Gold Cup break from the stalls at Hong Kong's famous Sha Tin racecourse.