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51st US state? How Canada can take on Donald Trump – DW – 01/12/2025
“Blame Canada!” It is a satirical song from the 1999 animated comedy film “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut”, in which a mother rallies her small Colorado town to confront the youth’s downfall. The song humorously places blame on America’s northern neighbor rather than U.S. government policies, parenting failures, or media influence, declaring that “We … Read more
Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria support
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe are heading to the Saudi capital for talks on Syria as world powers push for stability following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The talks on Sunday will take place in two sessions: the first will bring together Arab officials while the second will … Read more
As Musk leads AfD, German officials consider abandoning X – DW – 01/11/2025
What NBA star LeBron James, iconic horror author Stephen King, and left-leaning British newspapers say Guardian Is it normal? They have all left X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, since Donald Trump’s election victory in November 2024. And they are far from the only ones. On Friday, more than 60 German-language universities announced … Read more
Race to stop outbreak as winds return – DW – 01/12/2025
according to CalFireFour fires are actively burning in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the four, has already destroyed more than 22,000 acres (8,900 ha). It expands towards the area home to the Getty Center, which houses priceless works of art. Officials said the fire destroyed more than 5,000 structures. … Read more
Winter storm drops snow across US south, maintains its icy grip
Atlanta, Georgia- Flights were canceled and state officials warned of continued dangerous road conditions Saturday in the wake of the winter storm that closed schools and disrupted travel in parts of the southern United States. The storm that brought bitter cold and wet snow to the South was moving out to sea from the East … Read more
2 killed in Flixbus accident on Autobahn – DW – 01/11/2025
Two people were killed and four others were seriously injured in a bus crash on an icy motorway in Germany on Saturday, police said. The accident occurred on the A11 highway near Prenzlau, north of Berlin in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. According to a police statement, the bus “left the road due to … Read more
Olaf Scholz and the SPD hope for a miracle in Germany’s elections – DW – 01/11/2025
A majority of the 600 delegates at Saturday’s conference of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin officially confirmed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the party’s top candidate in Germany’s upcoming parliamentary election. Scholz, 66,’s governing coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) failed dramatically in late 2024, prompting a … Read more