ADB unveils fund to speed ASEAN power grid plans
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank has launched a new multi-partner trust fund with about $25 million in initial backing to accelerate preparation of cross-border energy and...
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UAE Germany talks spotlight investment, industry, security
ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, received Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, in Abu Dhabi on...
BMW tests AEON humanoid robots in German production
EuroWire, LEIPZIG: BMW Group has launched a pilot project using humanoid robots in production at its Plant Leipzig, marking the company’s first deployment of humanoid robotics on...
EU softens 2035 ban on combustion engine vehicles
BRUSSELS, December 17, 2025: The European Union is set to ease its planned 2035 ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles after sustained pressure from automakers...
Germany seeks EU budget rule exemption to boost defence
Germany has requested an EU budget exemption to increase defence spending amid rising Russian threats....
EU employment hits highest level ever in late 2024
EU employment rate hit 70.9% in Q4 2024 as unemployment fell to its lowest since 2000, according to OECD data....
Rapid and concrete EU expansion is sought by Germany and France
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that they wanted to see rapid and concrete progress in the EU enlargement process. This...
COVID-19 cases in Germany are on the rise as fall approaches
Germany’s health minister has warned that the country is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases as the fall season begins, and urged older people to...
Last two nuclear power plants in Germany have been put into standby
German government scrambles to find solutions to its energy woes as winter approaches. It puts two of its last three nuclear power plants on standby...
Smoking rates in Germany have increased since the start of the pandemic
There has been a marked rise in the number of smokers in Germany since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a long-term study...