A new website-checking tool has been launched to help users confirm whether a site is legitimate before they visit. Internet safety group Get Safe Online has worked with fraud prevention service Cifas to create the tool, which enables users to enter th…
Danish premier faces no legal consequences for mink cull scandal
The Danish parliament decided on Tuesday against launching a legal investigation into the actions of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen following a 2020 government decision to kill the country’s mink population due to Covid-19 fears. A majority in parlia…
German police hunt for clues after blast at left-wing party offices
German police believe a home-made bomb could have caused an explosion at the offices of the hard-left Die Linke political party in western Germany, according to dpa sources. Police in the city of Oberhausen found evidence of a home-made explosive devic…
Row breaks out over police racism study in Germany
Germany’s police union has said police are “fed up” of studies into racism in the force, in the latest salvo of a row over a university survey. Out of Germany’s 16 federal states, police in two states have refused to take part in the study: Baden-Württ…
Freiburg sign attacking midfielder Doan from PSV Eindhoven
Freiburg have signed Japan attacking midfielder Ritsu Doan from PSV Eindhoven, the Bundesliga club said Tuesday. Doan, 24, has been with the Dutch giants since 2019 but has experience in Germany from a 2020/21 loan spell at Arminia Bielefeld. “Ritsu ha…
At least six dead after shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb
At least six people were killed after an unknown perpetrator fired shots during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park near Chicago, officials say. According to a police spokesperson, 24 people have been brought into hospital following the shooting i…
At least six dead after shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb
At least six people were killed after an unknown perpetrator fired shots during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park near Chicago, officials say. According to a police spokesperson, 24 people have been brought into hospital following the shooting i…
Is it bad for digestion to drink something during a meal?
Is it OK to drink something during a meal? This is a question raised particularly by parents of young children, many of whom were taught by their own parents that you shouldn’t drink anything until after a meal. The rationale is that ingesting fluids d…
German government, employers and unions discuss avoiding recession
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met representatives of business and trade unions in Berlin on Monday to chart a course through difficult economic conditions amid rising prices. “We are facing an historic challenge,” Scholz said after the meeting, as he m…
US General Christopher Cavoli takes top NATO command amid Ukraine war
US Army General Christopher Cavoli is NATO’s new supreme allied commander in Europe (SACEUR), after assuming command from US General Tod Wolters on Monday in a ceremony in Mons, Belgium. Cavoli enters the top alliance role amid “the return of brutal co…