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BUSINESS Porsche splits with VW and lists on the stock market The luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche is about to start trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. That could raise billions for e-mobility. A Porsche 718 Cayman GTS on the racetrack For many, Porsche is the ultimate in Germany automotive engineering When a massive cargo ship loaded with Porsches,...
EUROPE Russia's army: An overestimated power in the war against Ukraine At the outset of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin believed in a quick victory that did not come to pass. How strong is Russia's army really? Reservists standing in line in Russia Reservists being called up are poorly equipped and ill-trained, experts say After the fall...
BUSINESS Tokyo 2020: Olympic medals made from old smartphones, laptops Used electronic devices have been recycled in a nationwide effort to produce the Olympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The project plans to set a precedent for future Olympic Games. Olympische Sommerspiele 2020 | Reproduktion einer Medaille As the athletes take the podium and, with a slight bow,...
ASIA Japan harvesting junk electronics to tackle resource shortages A new "urban mining" campaign aims to extract valuable metals from used smart phones, televisions and computers. The goal is to reduce Japan’s dependence on foreign suppliers and shaky supply chains. A worker processing computer parts in 2009 A Panasonic worker in Japan recycles electronic waste Japan has announced ambitious plans...
BUSINESS Digging in the dirt: California mining firms seek to clean up lithium's production footprint Three large mining projects based in California's "Lithium Valley" aim to recover lithium with minimal environmental impacts. They have the potential to simplify the global lithium supply chain. A signpost once welcoming tourists to the shores of Salton Sea now standing in the...
BUSINESS Porsche splits with VW and lists on the stock market The luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche is about to start trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. That could raise billions for e-mobility, and is yet another chapter for Volkswagen's most valuable brand. Four Porsche 911 models in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart For many, Porsche is the ultimate...
NEWS Saudi Arabia names Crown Prince Salman prime minister, too Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has named his son and heir Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister and his second son Prince Khalid as defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with the US secretary...
NEWS EU vows 'robust' response after suspected gas pipeline sabotage The EU has said leaks in pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe were likely caused by "unacceptable" sabotage. The damage has stoked tensions amid an energy standoff with Russia provoked by its invasion of Ukraine. Satellite image of sea turbulence caused by leaking gas Huge quantities...
BUSINESS How quiet quitters gain from doing just enough work So-called quiet quitting is the act of doing exactly what the job calls for and nothing more. Now workers are using their free time and peace of mind to find new ventures. Picture of someone at a computer Quiet quitters stay in their roles while doing only what...
NEWS Russia-Ukraine updates: EU plans new Russia sanctions after sham 'referendums' The EU denounced the "illegal" annexation votes Russia held in occupied Ukrainian regions, and proposed a new raft of sanctions over the development. DW rounds up the latest. Members of an electoral commission empty a ballot box at a polling station following a referendum on the joining...
NEWS North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul's military North Korea fired two missiles into waters off its east coast just days after its last missile test and ahead of a visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris to South Korea. A file picture of a North Korean missile launch The reported launches come ahead of US Vice President...
Doha - Al Sharq website H H the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani offered, this evening, his condolences to H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, senior officials and family members of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. Condolences were also offered by a number of Their Excellencies members of the...
GREENExplained: The Relationship Between Climate Change and WildfiresPublished 1 month ago on August 17, 2022 By Mark Belan Article/Editing: Carmen Ang Graphics/Design: Mark Belan Tweet Share Share Reddit Email The relationship between climate change and wildfires explained ▼ Use This Visualization How Climate Change is Influencing Wildfires Each year, thousands of wildfires burn through millions of acres of land around the world. We’ve already seen the mass devastation that wildfires can bring, especially in...
TECHNOLOGYVisualizing the Massive Cost of CybercrimePublished 3 years ago on October 28, 2019 By Iman Ghosh Tweet Share Share Reddit Email View the full-size version of this infographic. Cost of cybercrime Visualizing the Massive Cost of Cybercrime View the high resolution of this infographic by clicking here. What do Equifax, Yahoo, and the U.S. military have in common? They’ve all fallen victim to a cyberattack at some point in the...