BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s embassy in the United Kingdom said on Wednesday it is firmly opposed to Britain’s sanctions on Chinese companies that London said were involved in Russia’s military supply chains. China opposes the UK’s violation of internat…
Jewish leader accuses fellow Germans of indifference to anti-Semitism
The leader of a major German Jewish group criticized his fellow Germans for displaying what he called indifference to anti-Semitism in the country. “They think nothing. They say nothing. The hatred towards us doesn’t touch them,” Josef Schuster, presid…
Germany backs EU travel ban on extremist Israeli settlers
The German government has come out in favour of imposing travel restrictions on radical Israeli settlers for the European Union similar to those recently announced by the United States. A German Foreign Office spokesman welcomed the US sanctions on rad…
Israel: 10,000 tons of US army equipment received since start of war
According to Israeli figures, more than 10,000 tons of military equipment have been delivered to Israel by the US since the beginning of the Gaza war. The 200th cargo plane carrying such equipment has landed, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday…
Scholz ‘worried’ by Germany’s scores on PISA education assessment
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is “really worried” by the disastrous performance of the country in a major international survey of educational achievement, his spokesman said on Wednesday. In reading, mathematics and science, the results of the PISA ass…
Uzbekistan to provide EU with statistics on sanctions busting
By Muzaffar Ismailov in Tashkent Uzbekistan has pledged to provide the European Union with statistical data to help assess the extent of the circumvention of sanctions, the EU’s special envoy for sanctions, David O’Sullivan, told Gazeta.uz. According t…
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Manga und Anime?
Die Begriffe Manga und Anime bezeichnen meist Comics und Zeichentrickfilme aus Japan – doch mittlerweile werden die Kategorien auch übergreifender benutzt. Was der Unterschied zwischen Manga und Anime ist und was die Begriffe genau bedeuten, erfahrt ih…
Ekaterina Leonova: Das ist der Freund der „Let’s Dance“-Tänzerin
Ekaterina Leonova hat die Herzen der „Let’s Dance“ Fans längst sicher. Doch wem gehört ihr Herz? Hat „Ekat“ auch privat einen Partner an ihrer Seite? Ekats Liebesleben: Sie ist wieder Single!In Bezug auf ihr Privatleben hält sich Ekaterina Leonova norm…
Oil falls 4% as build in gasoline stocks fuel demand concerns
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell nearly 4% on Wednesday to their lowest settlements since June, as worries about global fuel demand mounted after U.S. data showed a larger-than-expected rise in gasoline inventories. Brent crude f…
Lava-like java: Wet the beans before grinding for ‘volcanic’ espresso
Known to coffee cognoscenti since around the mid-2000s, the Ross Droplet Technique means adding a drop or two of water to beans just before grinding. The moisture reduces the static electricity built up during the grinding and leads to a tastier espres…