World
Why Thomas Mann’s ‘Magic Mountain’ resonates 100 years later
The rooms are comfortable, the view is magnificent, the food delicious. Wrapped in wool blankets, the well-heeled guests of a sanatorium spend their ...
World
Type 2 diabetes: Why people from South Asia are more at risk
New data published in The Lancet journal has found that 828 million adults around the world live with type 2 diabetes — an ...
World
Angela Merkel publishes blunt memoir ‘Freedom’
Angela Merkel's book was 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 ...
World
FBI investigating bomb threats against Trump Cabinet picks
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday said that it is looking into a series of threats against members of President-elect Donald ...
World
Germany sees dramatic rise in measles cases
"Measles have come back to Germany," according to the country's top disease control center, the Robert-Koch Institute (RKI). 2024 has seen a staggering ...
World
South Korea’s Seoul inundated by record November snowfall
South Korea's capital, Seoul, was hit by the worst November snowstorm in more than a century on Wednesday. The snow knocked out power, disrupted transportation, grounded flights and left ...
World
Are German carmakers exploiting Serbian workers?
Purple hair streaked with gray frames Mirjana Nesic's face. She is looking down at her hands and says that they are tired from work. She ...
World
How much will Trump press Germany on military spending?
It is Donald Trump's unpredictability that worries German politicians the most. Will he once again criticize Germany harshly, like he did during his ...
Metro
Abuja: Electricity workers disrupt AEDC operations
Operations at the headquarters of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) were partially disrupted on Wednesday by electricity workers under the Nigerian Union ...
Business
Benefits of tax reform bills include economic growth, poverty reduction — Oyedele
The proposed tax reform bills are designed to address immediate fiscal challenges and lay a sustainable framework for the economic growth and development ...
