Germany: Police seize bitcoins worth €2 billion (www.dw.com)
Germany: Police seize bitcoins worth €2 billion::German authorities have seized 50,000 bitcoins, worth some €2 billion, in what could be the largest seizure to date in the country.
Journalists say tech giants aid suppression – DW – 01/20/2024 (www.dw.com)
Independent media websites blocked by the Russian and Belarusian authorities say they are disadvantaged by the Google search engine. Journalists are calling for a new algorithm.
Self-determined rule (www.dw.com)
Iran: 'Western pressure can hinder executions' (www.dw.com)
- At least 853 people were executed in Iran last year. Human rights activists suspect the number was actually much higher. According to Amnesty International, Iran is among the countries with the highest number of executions, second only to China--...
Ireland and Spain have followed Norway in announcing their recognition of a Palestinian state (www.dw.com)
Norway, Spain, and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state as of May 28....
Estonia and Lithuania blame Russia for GPS jamming after signal interference prevented two Finnair planes from landing (www.dw.com)
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Germany: Doctors strike because of increasing costs and bureaucracy, lowered earnings, forced to work for free in times of emergency (www.dw.com)
Grand Theft Auto VI' trailer drops with 2025 release date (www.dw.com)
Wiz Khalifa arrested for cannabis possession in Romania (www.dw.com)
US rapper Wiz Khalifa was escorted off stage by police after he seemingly consumed cannabis while performing at the "Beach Please" festival in eastern Romania.
North Korea: Kim's sister outraged by leaflets from South (www.dw.com)
Kim Jo Yong, the North Korean leader's sister, has called South Koreans sending balloon-borne leaflets over the border "scum." She hinted that the North might resume sending trash-filled balloons to the South....
Slovakia: At least 15 hurt as storm hits music festival (www.dw.com)
Thunder and strong gusts of wind damaged a large tent and staging at the Pohoda festival in the western city of Trencin....
Report: Israeli military says it failed to protect civilians (www.dw.com)
The Israeli military released the first of a series of investigations into the October 7 Hamas attacks. Findings show multiple failures by the military in Kibbutz Be'eri....
Pakistan reaches $7 billion aid deal with IMF (www.dw.com)
Pakistan has agreed a further IMF aid package as it struggles with high foreign debt and a shortage of tax revenue. Some 40% of the country's population lives in poverty....
North Korea decries 'illegal' joint NATO declaration (www.dw.com)
Pyongyang said a joint NATO declaration this week "incites new Cold War and military confrontation on a global scale." The statement accuses North Korea of backing Russian aggression in Ukraine....
Finland passes bill to stop migrants at border (www.dw.com)
The government says the legislation, which could see asylum-seekers turned away at the border, is to combat Russia's "instrumentalized migration." But critics say the bill contravenes human rights obligations....
Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape (www.dw.com)
The alleged assault occurred in the Argentinian city of Mendoza. If found guilty, the accused, who remain in custody while investigations continue, face between eight and 20 years in prison.
Ecuador court sentences suspects in candidate murder (www.dw.com)
The 2023 murder of Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio made him one of the most prominent victims of the country’s spiraling violence.
Kenya court finds killing of Pakistani news anchor unlawful (www.dw.com)
A Kenyan court ruled that the police had used lethal force by killing the journalist. Arshad Sharif had escaped Pakistan after his interview with a politician stirred controversy.
Ukraine: Russian strike leaves 100,000 without power (www.dw.com)
An energy facility in northeastern Ukraine's Sumy region has been damaged in an overnight Russian strike and water has been cut. Meanwhile, Russia claimed to have taken another village in the eastern Donetsk region....
Japan issues new banknotes after decades (www.dw.com)
New yen bills use 3-D holographic technology to curb counterfeiting, which Japan’s money printing agency called a world-first. Cashless payment has been slow to catch on in Japan....
Spain: Supreme Court upholds Puigdemont arrest warrant (www.dw.com)
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is accused of embezzlement during Catalonia's 2017 independence bid. He had hoped to return to Spain without fear of arrest after an amnesty law was passed by parliament.
Turkey: Pride Parade banned in Istanbul (www.dw.com)
A Pride march has been banned in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. The LGBTQ+ community is often the butt of hostility in the country....
Paris Olympics: Seine river still to meet safety standards (www.dw.com)
The water quality of the Seine river is still not good enough to serve as the venue for swimming competitions at the Olympics, a report said. The opening ceremony is also set to take place on the river....
Louisiana sued over law making schools show Ten Commandments (www.dw.com)
A new Louisiana law requires all public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. But civil liberties groups say this violates the First Amendment of the US constitution.