Turkey is yet again cracking down on the Kurdish political movement. Only weeks after president Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted at a new peace process with the banned militant group PKK, his government has ousted several democratically elected Kurdish mayors of the legal DEM party. In the city of Batman, a female mayor elected with five … Read more
Many Latin American fighters have joined Ukraine’s armed forces since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. And many of them post about it on social media, especially on TikTok. While some of them appear satisfied with their experience, others are more critical. What drives these Latin Americans, especially Colombians, to join the conflict in Ukraine? And … Read more
Angela Merkel’s book will be launched with fanfare in the West but also in China. Tickets for Tuesday evening’s initial presentation of the former German chancellor’s 736-page opus at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin sold out online within minutes of going on sale a few weeks ago. Merkel’s “Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021” looks back on her … Read more
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit, in her memoirs published Tuesday. Merkel, 70, appears to have no significant doubts about the major decisions of her … Read more
Russians have been flocking to Thailand since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as they can enter the Southeast Asian country without a tourist visa. Last year, more than half a million Russians visited Thailand, some 20 percent more than in 2019. But tens of thousands of them don’t go home. They are … Read more
Germany’s workforce could shrink by 10% by 2040 without “substantial” immigration, according to a study commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation. The study found that, without an influx of around 288,000 skilled foreign workers per year, the size of the German workforce could drop from around 46.4 million currently to 41.9 million in 2040. By 2060, … Read more
With the Toe Pilot technology, Joe Nimble underlines its position in the field of running shoes with toe freedom, the company says. “We are increasingly seeing that the big brands are also following our argument and are focusing on the big toe when it comes to running stability,” explains Joe Nimble founder and CEO Sebastian … Read more
The mood among German companies deteriorated further in November. The Ifo Institute’s business climate index fell in the month from 86.6 points in October to 85.7 points. While the outlook for the future remained almost unchanged for many companies, the assessment of their current situation in particular fell. While the downward trend continues, particularly in … Read more
What is important when selling children’s shoes was explained by WMS consultant Annette von Czarnowski, who has been conducting regular training courses for many years and is also often on site at the retailer.Maximilian Krien from ANWR explained how knowledge about WMS can be imparted to sales staff and presented the digital knowledge world initiated … Read more
Israel’s security cabinet will meet Tuesday to consider a proposed ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports. She says that some members of the cabinet are opposed to the trick. Source link