Satchel fairy & suitcase troll receives integration award

“Wow, that really touched us,” say Monika and Markus Stratmann. At a ceremony, Rheda-Wiedenbrück’s mayor Theo Mettenborg awarded the leather goods retailers with his city’s integration award in the company commitment category. “Through targeted measures and a strong commitment to diversity, the company has not only created an inclusive working environment, but also actively contributed … Read more

How the Middle East conflict overshadows art in Germany – DW – 11/28/2024

“It’s not just Germany, the whole world is currently divided when it comes to the Middle East conflict,” says Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Center in Frankfurt. He’s a proponent of dialogue between different points of view, but this is not easy to achieve today. The public tone has become harsher, including … Read more

Amb Paoli: ‘In diplomacy, you never give up’ so we must support all efforts to elect a new president

Lebanon’s parliament will meet on January 9 to elect a new president, seeking to end more than two years without a head of state, a day after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire began. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Lebanon’s multiple crises, compounded by a devastating war, FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes France’s former Ambassador … Read more

Former Binance executive denounces the exchange for bribery

Amrita Srivastava is the complainant, who was fired in May 2023. Binance says it was already aware of the bribery case and that Srivastava was fired for poor performance. Amrita Srivastava, a former senior executive at Binance in London, filed a formal complaint with an employment tribunal in that city against the cryptocurrency exchange. Srivastava … Read more

Anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin hit record levels – DW – 11/28/2024

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin during the first six months of 2024 has already surpassed the total for the whole of last year, according to a new report published on Thursday. Germany’s Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS) documented 1,383 incidents in the German capital, averaging seven to … Read more