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Russia lodges protest over Finland border closures

November 20, 2023 Lucy 0

The Finnish president has said it has become “impossible” to return asylum seekers who do not meet criteria for protection, while the prime minister has not ruled out further action at the border. Russia’s Foreign Ministry […]

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Germany: Top Protestant church official resigns

November 20, 2023 Lucy 0

Germany’s most senior Protestant theologian, Annette Kurschus, has resigned. However, she said as she quit that allegations of having covered up sexual abuse within the church were unfounded. Annette Kurschus, the head of Germany’s largest […]

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Germany: 20-hour rail strike leads to major disruption

November 16, 2023 Lucy 0

Germany’s rail system will be severely disrupted as the GDL train drivers union strikes, leading railway operator Deutsche Bahn to cut services. Germany’s GDL train drivers union began a nationwide 20-hour strike on Wednesday evening until Thursday. […]

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Berlin says goodbye to its East German trains

November 12, 2023 Lucy 0

Trainspotters have one last chance to see Berlin’s beloved Model 485s, known to fans as “Coke Cans,” before the city decommissions the last of its GDR S-Bahn trains. Berliners used to call them “Coke Cans”: The […]

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Germany plans easing asylum-seekers’ access to labor market

November 2, 2023 Lucy 0

New legislation would allow successful asylum-seekers in Germany quicker access to the job market, while mandating stiffer punishment for people smugglers. Germany’s government has been under pressure on migration. Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow asylum-seekers to […]

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Typeface wins FoodTech Award 2023

October 29, 2023 Lucy 0

Lugano/San Francisco – Typeface has been named as the winner of the FoodTech Award 2023. The start-up based in San Francisco will now have the opportunity to test its generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the […]