insert_link Sport Germany wins maiden United Cup Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a gruelling three-set win over Hubert Hurkacz to help Germany upset top seeds Poland and clinch a maiden United Cup title in Sydney on Sunday.The world number seven kept the tie alive with his never-say-die 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory after top-ranked Iga Swiatek had swept past Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-0.Zverev returned to partner Laura Siegemund and seal the title with […] todayJanuary 8, 2024 1
insert_link Africa Africa gets shot in the arm as African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation gets underway Africa’s efforts to build a resilient and self-reliant pharmaceutical industry for the continent advanced significantly today as the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation and the Rwandan Government signed the host country agreement paving the way for the Foundation’s operationalisation. The Foundation also signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Investment Bank to further strengthen cooperation. The African Development Bank Group's Board […] todayDecember 19, 2023 10
insert_link World The United Kingdom, Germany and France call for ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza The UK, France and Germany have joined calls for an immediate, and ‘sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza. UK shadow minister Wes Streeting says there is work to be done if a ceasefire is to be sustainable. todayDecember 18, 2023 12
insert_link World New night train connects Berlin and France Rail enthusiasts in Europe are celebrating a new overnight service connecting the German and French capitals. The train will leave daily at 8.20 pm, and arrive at its destination at 10.20 am the following day, with the rail company offering passengers the opportunity to rest instead of rush. Trent Murray reports. todayDecember 12, 2023 11
insert_link Sport Germany through to Women’s Nations League final Germany booked their place at the Women's Nations League finals, where they will also fight for their spot at the 2024 Olympic Games, after grinding out a 0-0 draw in Wales on Tuesday. The Germans were level on 12 points with Denmark in Group A3 going into the game although their better head-to-head record meant they simply needed to match the Danes' result against Iceland. In the end, the Danish […] todayDecember 6, 2023
insert_link Business / Economics Italy and Germany strengthen energy ties with gas pipeline pledge Italy and Germany have pledged to work together more closely on energy, including constructing a gas pipeline between the two countries. That's after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni travelled to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday. todayNovember 23, 2023 19
insert_link Opinion Pieces 300,000 Tanzanians were killed by Germany during the Maji-Maji uprising – it was genocide and should be called that Klaus Bachmann, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Gerhard Kemp, University of the West of England Political actors in Tanzania have in recent years demanded compensation from Germany for colonial atrocities committed in the early 20th century. In early 2017, the National Assembly of Tanzania stopped short of putting the label of genocide on the atrocities committed by German troops during the Maji-Maji uprising (1905–1907). During a visit […] todayNovember 20, 2023 5
