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OPINION: Why Germany’s pensions problems will soon be your problem
The Local - Germany
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August 1, 2025
As government spending on pensions soars again and economists discuss options for financing ever-growing entitlements, Brian Melican examines the German system – and the prospects for everyone currently paying into it. Finance Minister Lars...
75 years of research excellence
Panay News
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August 1, 2025
FOR 75 YEARS now, the International Dental Journal (IDJ) has shared significant dental research and clinical practice to oral health practitioners worldwide. Since 1951 it published public health, community dentistry, and epidemiology and beyond....
Business News | Neeraj Chopra Gets Candid About His Journey in an Exclusive Conversation with Duolingo English Test
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], August 1: The Duolingo English Test (DET), a global leader in digital English proficiency assessment, hosted a fireside chat featuring Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra. In a heartfelt conversation with select...
German Development Bank backs Indian Biogas venture with 38 mn euro funding
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
German Export Finance bank has provided 38 million euros in equity and debt financing to CEF Group, an Indian cleantech company focused on converting waste into compressed biogas, the company said on Friday. The funding will support the...
Declining demand: Brewed awakening: German beer sales lowest on record
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
It is news that will leave brewers feeling flat -- German beer sales hit their lowest level in the first half of the year since records began over three decades ago. From January to June, sales of alcoholic beer fell 6.3 percent compared to the...
Germany announces transfer of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images Germany has announced it will deliver two Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, following an agreement with the United States under which Berlin will be first in line to receive replacements for the systems it sends....
LASU Political Science Department Holds July Monthly Seminar
Daily Independent
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August 1, 2025
3 The Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU), has successfully held the July edition of its Departmental Seminar Series. Themed “German-Nigerian Bilateral Relations”, on Thursday, 29 July 2025,...
Markets fall as cracks appear in US economy
The Times
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US and European stock markets retreated from record highs after disappointing American jobs figures raised fears that President Trump’s tariffs are damaging the world’s largest economy. Wall Street led global equities lower on Friday afternoon as...
Germany's Fiscal Free Fall: Record Debt, Recession, And Welfare Crisis
Zero Hedge
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Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany’s 2026 federal budget is set. The cabinet has reached an agreement on the framework, with only parliamentary approval pending—a mere formality. With a record deficit and no credible path to fiscal consolidation,...
Rutte welcomes Germany's decision to provide Ukraine with two additional Patriot systems
Interfax Ukraine
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August 1, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Germany's decision to provide Kyiv with two additional Patriot systems, saying it would help Ukraine protect its skies. “I welcome Germany’s decision to provide two additional PATRIOT systems to Ukraine....
Germany's manufacturing sector edges closer to growth in July, PMI shows
WKZO - Michigan
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BERLIN (Reuters) -The downturn in German manufacturing activity eased further in July as output grew for a fifth straight month, albeit at a significantly slower pace, a survey showed on Friday. The HCOB final Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for...
Demand is expected to drop on Monday as German wind power surges
World Energy News - Connecticut
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As the holiday season in August begins, regional power demand will drop. Meanwhile, German wind energy is expected nearly double. LSEG data shows that the German and French Monday basis power contracts were not traded by 1001 GMT. On Thursday, the...
Business news live: UK house prices up, FTSE 100 falls on tariffs news
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 1, 2025
FTSE 100 heads lower - but impact nothing like original tariff fears Investors will remember the days of early April when Trump’s original tariff announcement sent stock markets into freefall - 30 per cent drops were not uncommon and America’s...
Banks ponder changes to client language provision rules
LSM
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August 1, 2025
The right to receive all financial services in the Latvian language is provided for by changes to the Credit Institutions Law, which came into force in July. Now the Finance Latvia Association (FLA, the main banking industry body), in cooperation...
Germany updates: Wolf numbers on rise in much of country
Deutsche Welle
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August 1, 2025
Skip next section German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route 08/01/2025August 1, 2025German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route Starting later today, German train operator Deutsche Bahn is set to close its 280-kilometer...
EU banks can weather recession driven by global trade war, stress test shows
Yahoo Finance
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By Valentina Za and Balazs Koranyi MILAN (Reuters) -Banks across the European Union are strong enough to weather an economic shock driven by geopolitical and trade tensions, the European Banking Authority said on Friday as it presented the outcome...
Brewed awakening: German beer sales lowest on record
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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It is news that will leave brewers feeling flat -- German beer sales hit their lowest level in the first half of the year since records began over three decades ago. From January to June, sales of alcoholic beer fell 6.3 percent compared to the...
ChinaJoy attracts over 700 firms; industry players vow to tap market
Global Times
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Asia's biggest games event ChinaJoy, also known as the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, kicked off in Shanghai on August 1, 2025. Photo: Tao Mingyang/GT Asia's biggest games event ChinaJoy, also known as the China Digital...
UCLA loses federal funding for research after claims of "antisemitism," DOJ says
CBS Los Angeles - California
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UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk announced that the university had been notified it would be losing critical federal funding for research, after the government alleged "antisemitism and bias." In a letter to the school community, Frenk said the...
Germany opens the door to recognizing Palestinian statehood
Japan Times
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July 31, 2025
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled his government could speed up the process of recognizing a Palestinian state should Israel annex the West Bank. Ahead of a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, Wadephul said his...