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Siemens aims to accelerate digital transformation of machine tool industry with Xcelerator platform
Manufacturing Automation
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July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025, Munich, Germany — Siemens has launched the digital business platform Xcelerator, seeking to enable customers of all sizes in the fields of industry, buildings, power generation, public utilities and mobility to accelerate their...
Merz defends top court nominee from 'unacceptable' attacks
Deutsche Welle
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July 18, 2025
Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday defended Constitutional Court nominee Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf against fierce criticism from the political right. A dispute over the nomination has deepened discord within Merz's coalition, with...
easyCar.com, putting customers in the driving seat
Monaco Tribune
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July 18, 2025
easyCar.com is a global car rental comparison service that compares over 1,700 local, national and international brands across 170 countries worldwide with cars in over 45,000 locations. It has technology that not only looks at prices, but also...
Vietnam tourism grows 21% with 10.7 million international visitors
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 14, 2025
Vietnam welcomed 10.7 million international tourists in H1 2025, driven by visa exemptions and regional growth, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Thanks to open visa policies and effective tourism stimulus programs, Vietnam welcomed approximately...
Iran rejects EU sanctions threat over nuclear talks
Daily Times
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July 18, 2025
Iran has firmly rejected European threats to trigger a UN sanctions “snapback” over stalled nuclear negotiations. On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told European diplomats that they have “no moral or legal grounds” to reactivate...
Top 10 countries with the largest international migrant populations in 2025: Here’s where India stands
The Indian Express
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July 15, 2025
Top 10 countries with the highest migrant populations in 2025: Migration has been a defining feature of human history, and in an increasingly globalised world, international migration continues to rise. According to the latest estimates by the...
GIZ empowers waste collectors with training, sorting device
Business Day
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July 18, 2025
The Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development for Decent Employment In Nigeria Programme (SEDIN) – an initiative of the German Development Agency (GIZ) has trained and empowered waste collectors with high-tech devices to improve the...
Date for next Ramstein meeting revealed, US Defense Secretary to attend
European Pravda
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A meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Format) will take place on Monday 21 July and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to attend. The statement by the UK Joint Delegation to NATO on X says that...
Kenyan tennis player aiming to be Africa's first FISU Games champion
Xinhua News Agency
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ESSEN, Germany, July 18 (Xinhua) -- To Kenyan tennis player Angella Okutoyi, medals are not the only things in her mind when she steps on to the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games tennis courts. The 21-year-old, brought up by her...
Bundestag boss wants rainbow flags out of German parliament
Deutsche Welle
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July 13, 2025
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), has been engaging in fiery debates with deputies from the opposition Left and Green parties about whether political and cultural symbols have a place in the German...
From Germany to the Netherlands, some Moroccans are slowly reversing a decades-old migration
Hespress
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July 14, 2025
As anti-Muslim sentiment hardens across Europe, some Moroccans are no longer waiting to be pushed out, they’re voluntarily leaving, reversing a migration trend decades in the making. They are heading back to Morocco, doing exactly what far right...
Court rejects German responsibility in Yemen drone case
Deutsche Welle
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July 15, 2025
The German Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that Germany did not violate international law by failing to strictly monitor or prevent US drone attacks carried out with the help of signals from the Ramstein air base. The ruling comes...
Wang Yi to Visit the EU Headquarters, Germany and France and Hold High-level Dialogues
Global Times
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: At the invitation of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Kaja Kallas, Federal Foreign Minister of Germany Johann Wadephul and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of...
Emboldened by 'Trump Tornado', Hungary Hosts European Conference to Restore National Biblical Values
CBN News
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July 14, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Conservatives from around the world recently met in Budapest to encourage fellow Europeans to take back their countries in order to realign with their original biblical values. In the opening ceremony, participants sang the...
Energy efficiency leaders: UNDP’s 1st cohort graduates
ESI Africa
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July 18, 2025
As South Africa accelerates its transition toward a low-carbon economy, strengthening the skills base of its workforce has become a national priority. At the heart of this shift is the need to ensure that young people, particularly those in rural...
Next Ramstein meeting goes virtual July 21, NATO chief and Pentagon head to attend
Interfax Ukraine
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July 18, 2025
The 29th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (in the Ramstein format) will be held online on Monday, July 21, under the leadership of the United Kingdom and Germany. "On Monday, the United Kingdom and Germany will hold a regular meeting...
Tata Motors eyes stake in Italian truck maker Iveco
VC Circle
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Iveco trucks displayed at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 17, 2024. | Credit: Reuters/Fabian Bimmer Italy's Agnelli family is in talks over the possible sale of truck maker Iveco, three sources told Reuters, with two mentioning Tata...
Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller raises $355M for new fund — with Sequoia’s backing
TechCrunch
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July 14, 2025
Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller has already locked in $355 million for his new VC firm, Evantic, which is also backed by Sequoia, TechCrunch learned. Last December, Miller announced his departure from Sequoia after 12 years to “start [his] own...
'Good Americans' are in denial as 'Age of Trump' spins 'out of control': analysis
AlterNet
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July 18, 2025
The ironic term "Good Germans" is used to describe Germans who, during the 1930s and 1940s, didn't actively support Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime but looked the other way and downplayed or ignored the atrocities that were taking place. Often, "Good...
How Top Performers Sustain Greatness Through Adaptation, Reinvention
Forbes
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MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 08: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates scoring his team's second goal ... More during the UEFA Nations League 2025 final match between Portugal and Spain at Munich Football Arena on June 08, 2025 in Munich, Germany....