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Royal rebels in Munich: Anele Mdoda and hubby enjoy time in Germany
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 2, 2025
While in Germany, the couple had the opportunity to mingle with retired footballers Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thiago Alcântara. Broadcaster and entrepreneur Anele Mdoda and her hubby Bonelela “Buzza” James enjoyed Germany over the weekend. The...
New Tax Threat: Germany's 10% Plan for Google & Meta Sparks Trade Tensions
Android Headlines
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June 2, 2025
Germany is reportedly considering imposing a 10% tax on some major online platforms, including Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook. Last week, Reuters reported that Germany’s new Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, confirmed the...
TikTok Shop yet to take off in Germany
Ecommerce News
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June 2, 2025
In the first two months after its launch, German consumers have not embraced TikTok Shop in large numbers. TikTok Shop is known by one in three consumers, but only one in forty Germans has made a purchase, according to research by media agency...
German Robotics and Automation Faces 10% Revenue Drop
Automation.com
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June 2, 2025
German Robotics and Automation Faces 10% Revenue Drop June 2, 2025 - The robotics and automation industry in Germany is expected to generate total sales of €14.5 billion in 2025. This is a drop of 10% compared to the previous year. "The revenue...
Amazon's pricing controls may be anticompetitive, German regulator warns
CNBC
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June 2, 2025
Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images German antitrust regulators warned Amazon on...
Lindsey Graham posts on social media like an edgelord weirdo
Daily Kos
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June 2, 2025
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has served four terms in the House and is currently in his fourth term in the Senate—and therefore should really know better—is busy behaving like a teenage edgelord on X. Fam, is it good when a sitting senator implies...
Golden Dome: China Develops New Stealth Material That Could Puncture Trump’s Defense Shield, Media Claims
The Eurasian Times
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June 2, 2025
Even before Donald Trump’s ambitious $175 billion missile defense system – the Golden Dome – could materialise, China’s new technology is gearing up to punch holes in it. China has developed a new material to enhance the stealth of its aircraft...
Border police expulsions of migrants unlawful: German court
Sabah
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June 2, 2025
A German court ruled Monday that the country acted unlawfully by turning away asylum seekers at its border, referencing a case in which border police expelled three Somali nationals attempting to enter from Poland. The two men and a woman were...
Could Germany force online giant Amazon to change its prices?
The Local - Germany
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June 2, 2025
The German competition regulator is investigating whether Amazon is abusing its dominant market position to keep prices artificially high – a move which could lead to changes in how the tech giant does business in the country. The Federal Cartel...
America takes image hit from Trump's duties, while China's reputation trends up — media
TASS
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June 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 2. /TASS/. The international image of the United States has taken a hit since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and imposed import duties on many of the world’s countries, while global sentiment towards China has...
More than a million Muslims in Germany with a 'migrant background' are at risk of being radicalised, study finds
Daily Mail
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June 2, 2025
One in five Muslim migrants living in Germany is susceptible to radicalisation, according to a new study conducted by one of the nation's foremost socio-political research organisations. Experts at the University of Münster's Research Centre for...
German watchdog finds no abuse in companies' pre-results calls with analysts
Yahoo Finance
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By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -An investigation by Germany's financial watchdog has found no reason to change companies' practice of communicating with analysts before publishing results, following media concerns about the potential disclosure...
German rising star Woltemade to face idol of his youth
Xinhua News Agency
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by Oliver Trust BERLIN, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Just hearing his name mentioned alongside superstar Cristiano Ronaldo always brings an excited laugh from Nick Woltemade. While past comparisons often came from teasing friends, the 23-year-old German...
Is Germany Turning Against Israel?
theTrumpet
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Israel on May 26 of causing “suffering to the civilian population” in a way that “can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism.” He added, “The Israeli government must not do anything...
“Tired Of The Same Old Plug & Play Media Plans”: Amazon Ads Launches Campaign Across Australia
B&T
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June 2, 2025
Amazon Ads unveiled a new campaign ‘Make Media Magic’ across Australia, aiming to reignite creativity and excitement in media planning among marketers. ‘Make Media Magic’ will reach seasoned marketers jaded by the conga line of platforms that...
Ukrainian attacks on Russian military facilities aimed at disrupting talks — German expert
TASS
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June 2, 2025
BERLIN, June 2. /TASS/. Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign policy expert for Germany's Left Party (BSW), has expressed grave concerns over recent developments in Ukraine, asserting that the Ukrainian armed forces’ attacks on Russian military facilities are...
Germany urges Israel to facilitate urgent Gaza relief efforts
News.Az
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip during a phone conversation, government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said Monday. “He (Merz) expressed his...
Germany Confronts Rising Radicalisation Risk Among Over One Million Muslims, University Study Warns
[your]NEWS
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June 1, 2025
A new study suggests nearly 20 percent of Muslims with migrant backgrounds in Germany show signs of potential radicalisation. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A newly released study by the Islam and Politics Research Centre at the University of Münster...
Western sanctions on semiconductors hurting Russian army - media
Ukrinform
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June 1, 2025
The Russian army, which is highly dependent on Western semiconductor technologies, is suffering greatly from U.S. and EU sanctions, since Russia is incapable of developing its own technology of this kind. This was reported with reference to 1.1...
SAP head says AI will cut routine but won’t destroy German jobs
Ghana News Agency
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June 1, 2025
Berlin, Jun. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) will not destroy jobs in Germany, the head of Bitkom, the association of Germany’s IT sector, predicted on Sunday. While demand for workers would be reduced overall, this was no reason for...