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German chancellor endorses Israel doing the world’s ‘dirty work’ with airstrikes on Iran
New York Post
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June 19, 2025
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday endorsed Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, saying it was doing essential work for Germany and others. “This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us,” Merz told the ZDF broadcaster during an interview on...
Germany's Merz urges moderation in call with Netanyahu
APA
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which Merz called for moderation in Israel's campaign against Iran, a German government source told Reuters on Thursday, APA reports. Merz voiced...
German Chancellor Merz Urges Netanyahu To Show Restraint In Iran Campaign: Source
StratNews Global
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June 19, 2025
Home Europe Germany German Chancellor Merz Urges Netanyahu To Show Restraint In Iran Campaign: Source During the phone call, Merz expressed Germany’s support for Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure but emphasised the need to pursue...
German tax revenues up 2.6% in May, finance ministry says
WKZO - Michigan
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June 19, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s federal and state government tax revenues rose at a slower pace in May than in recent months, growing 2.6% from the same month last year, the finance ministry said on Friday. That compares with rises of 10.2% in April,...
Climate academics weigh in on German coal phaseout
Global Arbitration Review
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The dispute concerns a coal power plant in Lunen, Germany (Credit: Shutterstock/imageBROKER.com) An ICSID tribunal has allowed a group of environmental academics to file an amicus brief in an Energy Charter Treaty claim against Germany relating to...
Germany's 5% of GDP Defense Spending Goal to Be 'War-Ready' Will Ruin Economy – Expert
South Africa Today
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June 19, 2025
ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Germany would “ruin” its economy by agreeing to a blitzing raise in its defense spending, particularly the NATO-proposed target of 3.5% to 5% of GDP, Ralf Dickel, an independent German energy expert specializing in...
Germany tops EU tariff burden rankings as trade deadline threatens US$304B hit
TechHQ
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June 19, 2025
Germany’s projected EU tariff burden of $81.5 billion leads to potential European exposure. Tech and pharma in 10 EU countries face combined $271.2 billion in potential tariffs As the July 9 deadline approaches for renewed US-EU trade...
Over 250 scientists urge COP30 president to make fossil fuel phase out top priority of UN climate talks
Kashmir Reader
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June 19, 2025
NEW DELHI: Over 250 scientists from 27 countries, including India, have written to the president of this year’s UN climate conference, urging him to make the transition away from fossil fuels a top priority for COP30. Climate physicist and...
No Data, No Danger? How Environmental Chemical Monitoring Influences Risk Perception
Bioengineer.org
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June 19, 2025
In an era where chemical production and usage have expanded exponentially, understanding their impact on aquatic ecosystems has become a veritable challenge. Scientists from the Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU)...
Corporate Accountability And Global Climate Justice Groups Issue Statement On Breakdown Of UN Climate Talks In Bonn
Scoop
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The following statement was delivered today by Rachel Rose Jackson, Corporate Accountability’s Director of Climate Research and Policy, on June 19th, 2025 in Bonn, Germany at a UNFCCC press conference. For the full press conference alongside...
Global Survey Finds 8 Out Of 10 People Support Taxing Oil And Gas Corporations To Pay For Climate Damages
Scoop
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A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries....
Iran stepped up missile tech procurement in Europe, German intel says
Iran International
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June 19, 2025
As Israel continues striking Iran and Tehran fires missiles in retaliation, a new German intelligence report warns that Iranian efforts to acquire missile-related technology in Europe surged in 2024. “In addition to its nuclear program, Iran...
Training on Climate Risk Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation took place in Mary in the Murghab River Basin
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 19, 2025
A training on climate risk assessment and climate change adaptation in the Murghab River Basin was held in Mary from June 17 to 19. The three-day training was conducted within the framework of the regional program of the German Agency for...
Nigeria, Germany sign €20m renewable energy deal
Punch
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June 19, 2025
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a €20m agreement with the German government to support the country’s energy transition and promote renewable energy development. According to a press statement on Thursday by the Ministry of Budget and...
Life changing technology for vision loss comes to Golden Optometry Clinic in 2025
Golden Star
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June 19, 2025
Golden Optometry Clinic has brought important new technology to benefit those suffering from Macular Degeneration. The MacuMara machine is changing lives for those who are experiencing vision loss due to “dry” macular degeneration, a disease that...
Mama G’s Bakery and Coffeehouse brings a taste of Germany to St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay Newspapers INC - Florida
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ST. PETERSBURG — When Jacqueline Blowers walks into her storefronts on Central Avenue and in Kenneth City, it’s not just the smell of fresh-baked strudel, sourdough and coffee that greets her. It’s the feeling of home and the memory of a childhood...
How Pakistani Scientist’s Nuclear Black Market Fuelled Iran’s Nuclear Ambition
Zee News
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New Delhi: Before the world ever saw satellite images of buried centrifuges at Natanz, before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dispatched teams to inspect suspicious sites in Fordow and long before Israeli missiles lit up Iranian...
Breitbart Business Digest: The Executive Tariff Power and the American Constitutional Order
Breitbart
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June 19, 2025
How American Presidents Got the Tariff Groove On For years, critics have warned that presidential use of tariff authority threatens the separation of powers. We heard it when Trump imposed duties on steel and aluminum and certain Chinese imports....
EU Ambassadors Visit Inclusive Child Development Center in Shinuhayr to Support Community-Based Social Services in Syunik
Aravot
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EU Ambassadors’ next stop in Syunik was Shinuhayr, where they visited the Tev Tevi Inclusive Child Development Center—one of the community-based services established under the EU-funded Partnerships for Syunik – Enhanced Community-Based Social...
Klarna launches its own MVNO in the US; Germany and UK to come later
Notebook Check
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June 19, 2025
Klarna launches its own MVNO in the US with a single unlimited mobile plan. (Image source: Klarna) Klarna which is known for its Buy Now, Pay Later service has announced its entry into the network carrier space with the launch of its own MVNO. Its...