Siemens and Schaeffler test AI to alleviate shortage of workers
German manufacturing giants Siemens and Schaeffler are testing the use of artificial intelligence for machine control as a solution to the shortage of skilled workers, writes German news agency DPA.
As a co-pilot, AI should help to programme machines faster and more easily than human...
German railway draws up strike timetable with ‘XXL’ trains
Germany's national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, has drawn up an emergency timetable due to the threats of strikes by the GDL train drivers' union, writes German news agency DPA.
"As with previous GDL strikes, DB has drawn up an emergency timetable with a greatly reduced...
Bundeswehr deploys Eurofighter jets to Romania for air protection
The German Air Force will be involved in protecting the south-eastern flank of NATO with Eurofighter aircraft starting at the end of the month, writes German news agency DPA.
A preliminary deployment was due to take off for Romania on Thursday, security sources told dpa...
German president calls on Arab-Germans to denounce Hamas
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier demanded that people with Palestinian and Arab roots living in Germany to distance themselves from the Islamist militant group Hamas during a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, writes German news agency DPA.
"Do not allow yourselves to be instrumentalized by Hamas' accomplices,"...
Tepid praise, criticism for German political deal on migration
A tentative agreement on migration and asylum policy struck by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other leading politicians overnight met mixed reviews on Tuesday, writes German news agency DPA.
Members of Scholz's centre-left coalition government hailed the deal as a major turning point, while conservatives...
Germany’s Habeck: AI will shape the world of the future
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents primarily a major opportunity for the world, even as it presents risks and challenges, German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday, writes German news agency DPA.
His comments came after he arrived in the United Kingdom for...
Stop dreaming of a 2030 coal phase-out, German minister says
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has questioned Germany's ability to phase out coal as an energy source by 2030, a goal outlined in the government's coalition deal two years ago, writes German news agency DPA.
"As long as it is not clear that energy is...
Europeans to join forces to compete against US and China on AI
Germany, France and Italy want to cooperate more closely on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) so that Europe can compete more effectively against the US and China, writes German news agency DPA.
The economy ministers of the three largest EU economies - Robert Habeck,...
Scholz aims for German gas imports on trip to Nigeria
Germany is looking to import natural gas from Nigeria, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said in an interview published as he left Berlin on Sunday for a trip to West Africa, writes German news agency DPA.
"Nigeria has the biggest gas supply in Africa," he told...
Renewed threats of attack at German schools, radio station
There have been renewed threats at several German schools and radio stations, following a series of bomb threats that targeted at least seven schools and public broadcaster ZDF on Monday, publishes the news agency dpa.
A secondary school in the southern state of Bavaria was...
It Is Not True that Russia Does Not Bomb Inhabited Places
The post we are fact-checking claims that Russia does not bomb inhabited places. It is a fact that Russia, on several occasions, has targeted inhabited places and hundreds of civilians, including women and children, were killed, writes Truthmeter.mk.
Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and...
Unauthorized refugee entries into Germany near record level
The number of refugees crossing the border to Germany without permission is expected to be higher this year than at any time since the migration crisis in 2016, according to official data published on Saturday, writes German news agency DPA.
Last month, the federal police...
Record increase in packaging waste in the EU
Waste from packaging, including from food deliveries and other online purchases, has reached a record high in the European Union, the EU's statistics agency Eurostat said on Thursday, writes German news agency DPA.
In 2021, every person living in the EU generated on average 188.7...
Top German medic says AI must be used cautiously
German Medical Association president Dr Klaus Reinhardt sees a growing use of artificial intelligence in medicine, but has also called for ethical guidelines for it.
"Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize patient treatment," Reinhardt told dpa.
This also applies to increasing efficiency in the healthcare...
Scholz vows German help for Egyptian efforts to free Hamas hostages
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sissi German help with efforts to secure the release of hostages kidnapped from Israel by the Islamist militant group Hamas, writes German news agency DPA.
"We are making every effort to secure their release," Scholz...
Germany to notify EU of checks on Czech, Swiss, Polish border
Germany is firming up its plans to introduce fixed border checks on entry points from Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, government sources told dpa on Monday, writes German news agency DPA.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is set to notify the European Commission about...
Former East German intelligence employee charged with 1974 murder
A former agent of communist East Germany's intelligence agency, the Stasi, has been charged with murder of a Polish national at the border of divided Berlin in 1974, writes German news agency DPA.
The now 79-year-old German is alleged to have fired at the man...
European airports expect more passengers in 2024 than pre-pandemic
Europe's airports expect to see a higher number of passengers next year than before the Covid-19 pandemic, writes German news agency DPA.
After a strong year-on-year increase of 11.6% in passenger numbers in August, industry body ACI on Wednesday upgraded its forecast for next year.
Volumes...
Scholz: Germany ‘defending democracy’ after far-right election gains
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern about the significant gains made by the far-right in two state elections at the weekend.
"It is a matter of defending democracy," Scholz said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a...
(REPORTAGE): Even the air in Moldova seems to tremble in suspense over the Russian aggression in Ukraine
Demolished hotel “National” in the centre of Chișinău in the colours of the Ukrainian flag; Photo: Meta.mk
An old dilapidated building greets the passengers arriving at the airport in Chișinău. In terms of its size and interior, it overwhelmingly reminds me of the old building...
