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Germany's top court limits use of police spy software
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 8, 2025
Germany's highest court found in a ruling published Thursday that police and other security services could use telecommunications spy software only to investigate very serious crimes. Investigators have long used secretly installed surveillance...
Germany’s Rewe Group Targets 60% Plant-Based Sales By 2035, Calls for National Protein Plan
Green Queen
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August 8, 2025
5 Mins Read German retail giant Rewe Group has set a ‘protein split’ goal in a new strategy, and calls for a national protein plan as part of six food policy demands. Six months after announcing the creation of its protein strategy, German...
German carmakers disappointed by lack of clarity in EU-US trade deal
Daily Finland
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The recent tariff agreement between the European Union and the United States has left German car manufacturers in the dark, an industry association said on Thursday, reported dpa. "The deal between the EU and the US has not yet brought any clarity...
News digest: Fico’s coup story falls apart in the sun
The Slovak Spectator
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August 7, 2025
Greetings! This is Today in Slovakia – Thursday, 7 August edition. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) seems to have swapped the corridors of power for the...
Warsaw woes: How Germany wants to fix its toxic relationship with Poland
EurActiv
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August 8, 2025
BERLIN – Germany’s new coordinator for relations with Poland, Knut Abraham, had been in office for just three days when his job got a lot harder. On the night of 1 June, the Christian Democrat MP stayed up late listening to radio coverage of...
Johor’s RM1.34 billion Singapore investment push signals deeper regional ties and transformation
The Independent Singapore
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August 8, 2025
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor’s regional economic ambitions have taken a decisive leap forward with RM1.34 billion (S$406 million) in committed investments from Singapore, as announced by Menteri Besar Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi during his official visit to...
Trump's planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners (Business)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 8, 2025
Matt O'brien And Mae Anderson, The Associated Press - Aug 7, 2025 / 5:38 pm | Story: 565568 Photo: The Canadian Press President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during an announcement about Apple with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Oval Office,...
If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again
The Guardian
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August 8, 2025
The German Green party, Die Grünen, was once the envy of its sister movements across Europe. In the spring of 2021 it was the most popular party in the country, with a predicted vote share of close to 30%. The world’s press even began to ask...
Europe’s new media freedom law has kicked in. Will it make any difference?
Politico Europe
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August 7, 2025
France — which pushed hard to broaden the carve-out allowing governments to use spyware — has seen its new audiovisual reform, transposing parts of the EU’s new rules, face a long and bumpy road. Meanwhile, Germany — whose Länder, or states,...
Merkel’s former adviser describes upcoming Putin-Trump talks as ‘good news’
TASS
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August 8, 2025
BERLIN, August 8. /TASS/. Former military adviser to ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brig. Gen. (Ret) Erich Vad described the upcoming meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, as "good...
5 local businesses highlight tariff impacts on coffee, beer, more
The Post-Crescent - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin businesses express concerns about the impact of tariffs on their operations and pricing. Senator Tammy Baldwin met with business owners to discuss the effects of tariffs and trade uncertainties. The impact of tariffs varies across...
Kittitian youngsters off to Germany for dual vocational training
SKN News
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August 8, 2025
Last Updated on August 7, 2025, 11:28 PM AST by Anthony Morris Dillon Simmonds and Rodison Jeffers have both departed to Germany to pursue a three year intensive dual vocational training programme. They will be pursuing their education in the...
National Sports A close look at the Premier League signings who may catch the eye this season England’s big clubs have invested heavily during the summer. 32 minutes ago RSS, Syndicated Content
Meath Chronicle
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By Damian Spellman, PA The Premier League returns with its clubs having spent the summer attempting to strengthen their squads, with some investing heavily. New faces and old will grace the English top flight as the latest arrivals attempt to make...
New geothermal company founded on intermunicipal cooperation in Bavaria, Germany
ThinkGeoEnergy
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August 7, 2025
Germering, Bavaria, Germany (source: Polybert49 / flickr, Creative Commons) The cities of Germering and Puchheim have founded a company with Stadtwerke München to develop a geothermal project in the western Munich region, Germany. A new company,...
Sports News | Ballon D'Or 2025 Nominees Announced: Dembele, Bellingham, Yamal, Haaland in Contention
Latestly
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August 8, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Ousmane Dembele, Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal, and Erling Haaland were some of the notable footballers who were nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2025. The nominees for the Ballon d'Or 2025 were revealed on...
US President Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin in coming days, says Kremlin
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 8, 2025
Venue to be announced later; no guarantee meeting would end war, as Russia’s and Ukraine’s demands are poles apart; Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said the two sides are working on setting up a meeting President Putin offers a ball...
Protein powder is the buzz word on social media, but is more really better? The data-driven truth and who needs how much
The Economic Times
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August 7, 2025
It’s 2025, and protein isn’t just a macronutrient; it’s a full-blown phenomenon sweeping social media, supermarket shelves, and dinner tables around the world. Americans in particular are obsessed: a whopping 61% boosted their protein intake in...
Ukraine cannot afford political missteps
The Critic
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August 8, 2025
Shortly before midnight last Monday, Russia launched another attack on Ukraine, targeting the country’s central and western regions. In the capital, Kyiv, the night thundered with explosions until dawn. The blasts outside the window alternated...
A Global Call To Vigilance: Sowore’s Ordeal, Police Overreach, And The President
The Nigerian Voice
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This is an appeal framed in the language of restraint rather than fury. It asks only for light where there is shadow, for the paperwork that anchors trust, and for the medical assurance that turns down heat instead of feeding it. Omoyele Sowore is...
Huge Talisman Sabre war games blacked out by Australian media
World Socialist Web Site
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August 8, 2025
The biannual Talisman Sabre exercises in Australia concluded on August 4 having begun on July 13. With this year’s iteration, what began in 2005 as joint bilateral war games between the US and Australia took on the character of a full-fledged...