Death and injuries stalked Europe on Wednesday as fires that refuse to die down thrived thanks to dry conditions and a blistering heatwave. In Portugal, firefighters struggled to contain 25 major and minor wildfires, the civil defence agency ANEPC said…
German chancellor pays tribute to anti-Hitler plot of July 20, 1944
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid tribute on Wednesday to the failed plot to assassinate wartime dictator Adolf Hitler organized by Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. “Seventy-eight years ago the women and men around Colonel Stauffenberg risked their…
Operator: Gas flows through Nord Stream 1 will resume on Thursday
Russian gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany will resume on Thursday after routine maintenance work is completed, according to grid operator Gascade. Gascade, which operates the single biggest conduit of gas from Russia to Europe, sa…
Ryan Gosling is a CIA mercenary in Netflix’s most expensive film yet
Exotic settings like in James Bond, thrilling car chases á la Fast & Furious, brutal contract killings like in the Bourne series, mixed with a bit of Mission Impossible: The new Netflix action thriller “The Gray Man” wants to do it all – and has the bu…
German rail switches its last diesel express trains to biofuel
Germany’s state rail company Deutsche Bahn plans to operate its last diesel-hauled, express services without CO2 emissions using fuel produced in a climate neutral manner. Deutsche Bahn (DB) currently only runs a few diesel express services since most …
Low water level endangers staging of canoe slalom worlds in Germany
The city of Augsburg is planning emergency matters to make next week’s canoe slalom world championships happen despite low water levels at the venue. Training was suspended earlier in the week because the artificial course is not fed with enough water …
EU Commission proposes mandatory gas-saving targets in emergencies
The European Commission proposed introducing mandatory gas-saving targets for all EU member states if supplies deteriorate to a crisis level in a winter emergency plan unveiled on Wednesday. “We have to prepare for a potential full disruption of Russia…
EU Commission proposes mandatory gas-saving targets in emergencies
The European Commission proposed introducing mandatory gas-saving targets for all EU member states if supplies deteriorate to a crisis level in a winter emergency plan unveiled on Wednesday. “We have to prepare for a potential full disruption of Russia…
Berlin expects Russian gas flows to resume after pipeline work
The German government expects Russian gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to resume after routine maintenance work is completed, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Deputy government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said gas flows would restart …
EU’s von der Leyen counters Putin appeal to revive Nord Stream 2
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen countered Russian President Vladimir Putin’s appeal to the German government to revisit a decision to abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “I want to be very clear: Nord Stream 2 is not even certifi…