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Germany and Denmark announce navy patrol in Arctic
The Local - Germany
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July 1, 2025
Germany's defence minister has stated the country will send navy ships to patrol Arctic waters, citing the threat from a Russian military build-up in the region. "Maritime threats are mounting... To name but a few, Russia is militarising the...
German Bank Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Plans to Offer Bitcoin For Private Customers
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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June 30, 2025
Germany’s largest savings bank financial group, known as the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, have announced their plan to offer Bitcoin and other crypto trading services to private customers. The move comes after years of hesitation over digital assets...
Germany updates: Temperatures soar as heat wave intensifies
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
Skip next section Police shoot man dead after Stuttgart bar altercation 07/01/2025July 1, 2025Police shoot man dead after Stuttgart bar altercation Following an altercation in a bar in Stuttgart, police shot an 18-year-old in the upper body, who...
Greenpeace welcomes new global initiative to advance tax reform on the super-rich
Greenpeace International
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July 1, 2025
Sevilla, Spain – Spain, Brazil and South Africa today launched a coalition to advance work on taxing the super-rich at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla. The coalition reaffirmed political commitments to...
Germany's Deutsche Bank to debuts its crypto custody service in 2026
Cryptopolitan
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July 1, 2025
Deutsche Bank is finally getting ready to launch its own crypto custody service in 2026, with help from Bitpanda Technology Solutions, the tech division of the Austrian exchange. The reports came from Bloomberg, which claimed to have spoken to...
Germany updates: Schools call for heat wave measures
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
Skip next section Wildfire breaks out in Dresden 07/01/2025July 1, 2025Wildfire breaks out in Dresden A wildfire broke out in the largest forest in the city of Dresden in Germany's eastern Saxony state. Around one hectare of forest went ablaze,...
Critics warn Germany's energy transition "reality check" is designed to slow renewables
Clean Energy Wire
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July 1, 2025
The planned energy transition monitoring by Germany’s new economy and energy minister, Katherina Reiche, has been criticised by NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH) for lacking neutrality and being a pretext for lowering ambition in the...
Altri To Acquire A Majority Stake In Aeoniqtm To Scale World's First Industrial Production Of Climate Positive Textile Yarn
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) AeoniQTM, a Swiss-based cleantech spin-off of HeiQ Materials AG, has developed the world's first climate-positive, biodegradable cellulosic filament yarn engineered to replace polyester and nylon. The AeoniQTM platform is...
A major heat wave and Poland's temporary border checks: here's what is making headlines in Germany today
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
Skip next section Police shoot man dead after Stuttgart bar altercation 07/01/2025July 1, 2025Police shoot man dead after Stuttgart bar altercation Following an altercation in a bar in Stuttgart, police shot an 18-year-old in the upper body, who...
Debt’s climate link: Why sovereign debt is rising in developing world?
Down to Earth
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In 2023, a record 54 developing countries, equivalent to 38 per cent of the total, allocated 10 per cent more of government revenues to interest payment, with nearly half of them in Africa. Developing countries’ interest payments are not only...
UN chief says aid surge needed to face 'climate chaos, ragin...
Modern Ghana
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change. Dozens of world leaders...
Germany updates: Schools call for measures against heatwaves
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
Skip next section Education trade unions call for heat protection measures 07/01/2025July 1, 2025Education trade unions call for heat protection measures In light of the heat wave in Germany, with expected temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius,...
GIZ Training in Mary: Assessing Climate Risks and Adapting to Climate Change in Turkmenistan
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
A three-day training session on assessing climate risks in Murghab river bassin and adapting to climate change was held in Mary at the end of June. The event was organized as part of the collaboration between the Ministry of Environmental...
China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy
Natural News
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June 30, 2025
China’s shadow over U.S. climate lawsuits threatens energy supremacy Over 2,666 global climate litigation cases exist, with the U.S. leading with 1,745, catalyzing debate over foreign influence. Chinese-funded groups like the Energy Foundation...
High Temperatures Hit Germany
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) An intense heat wave is anticipated to grow stronger throughout Germany this week, with the German Weather Service (DWD) forecasting that temperatures could climb close to 40°C (104°F) by Wednesday. Meteorological authorities have...
UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos'
Sun Online International
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UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty and the climate crisis. Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000...
German Pianist Colin Pütz Awarded the 2025 Prix Serdang Swiss Piano Prize
The Violin Channel
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 Prix Serdang Swiss Piano Prize was awarded to 18-year-old German pianist Colin Pütz at the Villa Serdang in Feldbrunnen near Solothurn, Switzerland. Established in 2022, the Prix Serdang is a 50,000 CHF award that supports and invests in...
Germany’s military reawakening and the balance of power in Europe
Weekly Blitz
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague marked a critical juncture for the Western alliance and, more significantly, for Germany’s evolving role in Europe’s security architecture. Among the key takeaways was the adoption of a new target: each member...
Germany's hopes for green energy dashed, country needs Russian energy — AfD deputy
TASS
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June 30, 2025
MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Germany's illusions about green energy have flopped, and only reliable resources from Russia can save the economy, Bundestag deputy, foreign policy expert of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) faction Steffen Kotre, said....
German BSI Head: Tech Sovereignty Needs Technical Solution
Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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Cloud Security , Security Operations Claudia Plattner Says Complete Switch to European Technologies Is Unrealistic Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 30, 2025 Clouds over Berlin. (Image: Shutterstock) European ambitions to replace foreign tech...