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Blocking tech giants' AI tools - no downside for EU consumers, claims civil society
Online platforms complain about failing to launch products in the EU due to strict rules.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:
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EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs
βEurope is always ready for a good deal,βsays Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Videos of foot-and-mouth burial site in Hungary alarm local residents
Hungary last week reported its first outbreak of the disease in more than five decades, and at least 3,500 cattle have been affected in its northwest.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Three migrants acquitted over fire at Greece's Moria refugee camp
The huge fire at the overcrowded camp left some 13,000 people without shelter on the island of Lesbos and sparked a humanitarian crisis.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Turkish city blooms with colour and joy at Orange Blossom Carnival
Orange Blossom Carnival is in full swing in the Turkish city of Adana, filling the streets with colour, music and the scent of blooming orange trees.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Aral Sea crisis: Uzbekistan launches Aral Culture Summit to boost development in the region
At the 2025 Samarkand Climate Forum, Karakalpakstan introduced the Aral Culture Summit to spotlight recovery, history, and future development beyond the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:EU reports surge in human trafficking as female victims outnumber male
Although sexual exploitation was the predominant form of exploitation in 2023, there was a jump in the number of registered victims trafficked for forced labour or services.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Some easy wins for the planned 'digital euro'
Europe should now consider implementing a digital euro that is accessible to the global community and has little-to-no holding limit. The question is whether European politicians will have the courage to do this β and transform the digital euro into a genuine geopolitical instrument.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Chinaβs DeepSeek finds a way to help AI get better at answering questions. Hereβs how it works
DeepSeek and Chinaβs Tsinghua University say they have found a way that could make AI models more intelligent and efficient.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:The EPP takes firmer line on migration in policy pitch
The largest group in the European Parliament has adopted a new position paper, endorsing suspension of the right to asylum and questioning family reunification.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Penguins targeted by Trump tariffs now have a (viral) social media account
Since Donald Trump has slapped a 10 per cent tariff on an Australian territory with no human inhabitants - only penguins and seals - a new viral resistance has been gaining traction online...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Ukraine updates: Kyiv wants to 'align' with US over minerals
Ukraine is sending a major delegation to Washington this week in an effort to get a mineral deal back on track. DW has the latest.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Federal judge scolds US government for Maryland father's 'wholly lawless' deportation to El Salvador
The Trump administration admitted last week that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's deportation was due to an 'administrative error'.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Wall Street sinks into bear market as Trump tariffs spark global rout
Wall Street eyes bear market territory as Trumpβs tariffs triggered a global selloff. The S&P 500 is projected to drop over 20% from February highs, fuelling recession fears among experts.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:China accuses US of 'economic bullying' as tariff dispute escalates
Beijing matched the 34% tariff rate and imposed countermeasures, including export restrictions on rare earth minerals and suspensions of select US agricultural imports.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Serbia's mass 'moral' protest is VuΔiΔβs Achilles heel, ex-minister says
The Serbian students and teachers have moral credibility, which explains the huge mobilisation, explains ex-justice minister BoΕΎo PreleviΔ. Now he calls for a temporary technocratic government of experts to replace Aleksandar VuΔiΔ βas happened in 2000, after the fall of Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Russian court reduces jail sentence of US soldier Gordon Black as diplomatic ties thaw
US Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was jailed by a court in Vladivostok last year for three years and nine months for theft and making threats of murder.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Week ahead: Investors brace for a major trade war as China retaliates
The weekβs focus will be on any tariff updates from the Trump administration and retaliatory measures from other economies. Additionally, US and Chinese inflation data, as well as the Reserve Bank of New Zealandβs rate decision, will be in the spotlight for financial markets.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Efforts to clear earthquake debris continue in Myanmar's capital
Days after the earthquake in Myanmar, rescue teams continue clearing debris in the capital, Naypyitaw, while damaged infrastructure delays recovery efforts across the country.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:How Germany is fueling Namibia's green hydrogen revolution
For the first time, green hydrogen is being produced in Namibia, largely due to German investment. The southern African country has ambitious plans for an industry that's still in its early stages.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:UK house prices drop in March linked to change in stamp duty rules
The average property price fell by an average of 1,575 (1,843) month-on-month, although the total recorded a 2.8% annual rise.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Second child dies in US measles outbreak as new cases continue to soar
The unvaccinated 8-year-old was from a community in Texas experiencing a large measles outbreak.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Why is EU Parliament using a 'bullshit generator' AI for archive access?
The parliament wants to provide digital access to its archive. The access should be swift and the responses should be correct β 100 percent of the time. Generative AI systems, however, are bullshit generators. When you want facts, you do not ask generative AI. So why did the parliament choose a gossiper when it needed an information retrieval tool?
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Germany: Schools closed over extremist right threats
Classrooms in the western German city of Duisburg have been closed after extremist threats linked to several schools. Officials said the measure was precautionary.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:US: Second child dies of measles in Texas, hundreds sick
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now encouraging people to vaccinate against measles as nearly 500 people in Texas have contracted the highly contagious virus.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Trump's tariffs, Europe's AI, Ukraine's trade in focus This WEEK
EU ministers will discuss relations with China and how to respond to the crippling new US tariffs, with some countries calling for countermeasures targeting Big Tech. Ukrainian trade and Europe's AI strategy are also on the agenda. EU commissioners will visit the European Parliament to discuss topics such as digital policy, international relations, and agriculture.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs: Nations seek US trade talks as markets panic
Senior US officials said dozens of countries have contacted the White House seeking to renegotiate new US tariffs. Meanwhile, Asian markets are plunging. DW has more.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Ceremony commemorates 80th anniversary of Buchenwald camp liberation
Former German President Christian Wulff attended the commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazisβ Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Turkey: Opposition CHP reelects leader Ozgur Ozel
Ozgur Ozel is expected to increase the pressure on Ankara over the arrest of CHP presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu. Ozel has vowed to stage rallies against the jailing of the Istanbul mayor.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Serbiaβs VuΔiΔ says country will get new government by Easter
Balkan leader also expects to meet American President Donald Trump in the coming months to discuss tariffs.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:British MPs return to London after Israel deportation
The two, from Britain's ruling Labour Party, intended to visit the Occupied West Bank, with Israel claiming they would cause harm. The UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized the decision.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Houthi rebels say overnight US strikes kill at least two people in Yemen's Saada
A bombing video posted by US President Donald Trump on Friday suggests casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Moment parachutist left dangling on stadium roof
Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Germany: Manhunt underway after three bodies found
The bodies of two men and a woman were found in a small town in Germany, triggering a major manhunt for a suspect seen leaving the scene. Residents have been asked to stay at home and not pick up hitchhikers.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Buchenwald concentration camp as a warning against extremism
The Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, which was liberated 80 years ago, was one of the largest on German soil. What role can remembrance play amid the current resurgence of far-right extremism?
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source: