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Mubadala invests in German energy efficiency firm
Semafor
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July 14, 2025
A consortium including Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala bought German energy efficiency company Techem in a deal valued at €6.7 billion ($7.8 billion). Partners Group, Singapore’s GIC, and TPG had sought to buy Techem but their deal fell through in May,...
Uruguay agrees to amend passports following rejection from France and Germany
MercoPress
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Monday, July 14th 2025 - 10:56 UTC “We will resolve it,” Orsi said The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi will be reversing its decision to exclude the place of birth from new passports, which resulted in a ban on entry or visa...
RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery plan joint advertising sales house
Broadband TV News
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July 16, 2025
German broadcaster RTLzwei and media company Warner Bros. Discovery Deutschland are joining forces to set up a joint advertising sales company. Under the name El Cartel Brothers, the new venture is expected to start operating in 2026 – subject to...
A Turkish first – Opticoms deploys private 5G at Istanbul Expo Center
RCR Wireless News
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July 16, 2025
German system integrator Opticoms has deployed a private 5G network at the Istanbul Expo Center, likely with some combination of Airspan Networks, Druid Software, and Ericsson. German system integrator Opticoms has deployed a private 5G network at...
Germany updates: Police make massive Captagon bust in east
Deutsche Welle
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July 13, 2025
07/13/2025July 13, 2025 German Health Minister Nina Warken told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper in an interview to be published Monday that the government must send a signal to anyone who feels emboldened to abuse doctors or...
Germany’s Army Faces Soldier Shortage: Is Mandatory Military Service Inevitable?
Novinite
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July 13, 2025
Germany is facing increasing pressure to bolster its defense capabilities amid new security challenges, yet the Bundeswehr struggles with a significant personnel shortage, DW reports. Efforts to attract recruits have intensified, including...
Deal or sanctions: West threaten Iran ahead of August deadline
Al Mayadeen
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July 16, 2025
As Western powers push snapback sanctions, Iran defends its rights under international law and signals it won’t yield to coercive diplomacy. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United...
Germany Has To Let Thousands of Afghan Migrants In, Court Rules
The European Conservative
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July 12, 2025
Germany’s highest administrative court has dealt a major blow to the government’s migration policies, ruling that Berlin must grant entry visas to thousands of Afghan migrants. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed that the ruling is “legally...
Erotic Pompeii mosaic looted by Nazi officer returned to ancient site
The Art Newspaper
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July 16, 2025
A mosaic panel stolen from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the second world war has been returned to the ancient site in southern Italy. The mosaic, which dates between the last century BC and the first century AD, depicts a pair of...
German Authorities Say Aid Worker Has Not Left Iran, Contact Lost
Iran Focus
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July 12, 2025
The Stuttgart-based German aid organization STELP announced that Serkan Eren, its founder and a Turkish national who had traveled to Iran on a humanitarian mission, was scheduled to leave the country on June 28. However, he did not exit Iran, and...
UN sanctions on Iran will return if no progress made soon, Europeans warn
Global News
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July 16, 2025
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal, two European diplomats said Tuesday. The three countries’ ambassadors to the...
Toulouse and Sportfive reconnect in multi-year agreement
Sportcal
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July 16, 2025
Toulouse FC, from French men's soccer's top-tier, have entered into a long-term strategic deal with international sports marketing agency Sportfive. Through a tie-up unveiled yesterday (July 15), Sportfive takes over responsibility for the Ligue 1...
Explainer: Can E3 trigger ‘snapback’ sanctions against Iran – and what are Tehran’s options
Press TV
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By Hamid Javadi European powers remained largely silent, and in Germany’s case, even openly supportive, when Israel and the United States launched military aggression against Iran, including attacks on nuclear facilities, effectively derailing...
Record-breaking attendance figures at WA25 Uganda
The Fish Site
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The World Aquaculture Safari 2025 (WA25 Uganda) was held from 24–27 June in Munyonyo-Kampala, Uganda, under the theme Aquaculture on the Rise. The event marked a major return to in-person international aquaculture conferences in Africa, showcasing...
Bayern Munich look to raid Arsenal for Luis Diaz alternative as new Harry Kane partner
talkSPORT
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July 13, 2025
Bayern Munich have reportedly got another Premier League star in their crosshairs should they fail to land Luis Diaz. The Liverpool star is at the top of the German giants' transfer wish list as they look to strengthen at left wing. 3 Diaz is a...
Marc Marquez Wins 'Attritional' German MotoGP To Extend World Championship Lead
News18
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July 13, 2025
Last Updated:July 13, 2025, 19:35 IST Marc Marquez won the German MotoGP, marking his 200th premier class start and extending his lead. Alex Marquez finished second, Francesco Bagnaia third. Marc Marquez from Spain from the Ducati Lenovo Team...
Europe gives Iran deadline to contain nuclear program
Hurriyet Daily News
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UNITED NATIONS Traffic flows past a huge billboard bearing a painting of a missile falling on Israel with the slogan in Farsi: "The missile has fallen amidst the demons", on a main road in central Tehran on July 16, 2025. The United Kingdom,...
Tall ship banned from entering Aberdeen harbour due to Russian captain
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 16, 2025
A ship sailing to a Tall Ships Race 2025 has been banned from entering UK waters - due to sanctions against Russian vessels. The TS Shtandart, a replica of an 18th Century flagship of Peter the Great, has been denied entry to Aberdeen Port due to...
Exclusive Filippa Angeldahl Interview: Sweden's Euro 2025 Chances and Real Madrid
GiveMeSport
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July 16, 2025
Sweden's Filippa Angeldahl has had a standout Euros. The 28-year-old Real Madrid midfielder scored the winner against Denmark in Sweden's opening group game and started in the impressive victories over Poland and Germany to set up Thursday's...
Media: After Shelling Ukraine, Trump Called Mertz And Offered 5 Patriot
Charter 97
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4 Photo: Getty Images The German leader was pleasantly surprised. After another Russian attack on Ukraine, US President Donald Trump himself called German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In the conversation, he supported the German leader's initiative...