Paris, France – In what has shocked not only France but the whole world, a businessman and electrician, Dominique Pelicot, 71, recruited 72 men on the internet who raped his wife, Wife Gisèle Pelicot, 72, about 200 times. Dominique who hails from Mazan in south-eastern France, was reported to have recorded all the horrible incidents…
Berlin, Germany – Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a strategy to address violence against women and implement measures from the Istanbul Convention to combat gender-based violence against girls and women. The treaty, struck by the Council of Europe, has been in force in Germany since 2018 and calls for both legal and political steps to…
Brussels, EU – The European Commission on Tuesday approved a German state aid scheme worth €200 million ($211 million) to adapt forest management to climate change. The scheme aims to strengthen the resilience of German forests, increase their biodiversity and preserve them as natural carbon sinks that can absorb and store CO2 emissions from the…
Munich, Germany – Michael Olise scored twice as Bayern Munich thumped Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 to rise into the automatic last-16 places in the Champions League on Tuesday, while leaders Liverpool made it six wins from six and holders Real Madrid also won. Bayer Leverkusen leapfrogged Inter into second after Nordi Mukiele’s late goal in a…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the European Union to give a boost to electric vehicle sales and support carmakers with an EU-wide sales incentive during a visit to US carmaker Ford’s plant in Cologne on Tuesday. Scholz’s visit comes after Ford announced plans for large-scale job cuts at the Cologne plant and elsewhere in Europe. The…
Leipzig, Germany – German pop singer Melanie Müller, who rejected her conviction for giving the outlawed Hitler salute several times during a concert in 2022, will be back in court on appeal, a court spokesman confirmed to dpa on Tuesday. Müller, 36, who was also a reality TV star, was found guilty by the Leipzig…
Berlin, Germany – German intelligence agencies are to continue investigating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) until after February’s elections, security sources told dpa on Wednesday, as a regional court dealt the party a further blow. The party – which is currently second in national polls – has been classified by security services as a…
Berlin, Germany – Berlin should introduce separate underground train carriages for female passengers to ensure a sense of safety at all times, Antje Kapek, a lawmaker for the Green Party in the city-state, told the Bild newspaper. “There is a really great idea that I have taken from Tokyo, where special compartments for women have…
Baku, Azerbaijan – A coalition of leaders from industrialized nations and climate-vulnerable countries called for more ambitious climate funding on Wednesday at the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku. “Trillions of dollars are required. We must urgently increase the amount of financing for climate action,” said a statement signed by leaders who are…
Berlin, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday defended his decision to fire finance minister Christian Lindner last week, prompting the collapse of his three-party coalition and early elections. “The decision was correct and unavoidable,” said Scholz as he gave a government statement in parliament. Scholz dismissed Lindner on November 6 following months of…
