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German Embassy and BKMEA discuss Bangladesh's post-LDC challenges
Bangladesh Post
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The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) met with a German Embassy delegation on Monday (August 18) to discuss the implications of upcoming graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. The meeting, held at...
A Defining Investment Climate: Global Shifts and Puerto Rico's Four Transformational Pillars for Growth
The Weekly Journal
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August 18, 2025
Investment Climate Update As 2025 progresses, the global economy finds itself in a fragile balance: inflation is retreating, yet growth remains uneven. Tariff tensions and energy realignments are reshaping supply chains, while demographic...
RWE wins bids for two new projects in German solar tender
Energy Global
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August 18, 2025
In the latest German Federal Network Agency solar tender, RWE was successful with two projects in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A large utility scale solar plant will take shape in the Manheimer Bucht in the Rhein-Erft district, and the...
‘Netaji fled to Germany fearing British’: Kerala to debar panel members over handbook error
Onmanorama
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August 18, 2025
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Monday said some members of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) panel would be barred from future academic work after a factual error about Subhas Chandra...
German industry to depend on European neighbours for competitive green power – Thyssenkrupp CEO
Clean Energy Wire
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August 18, 2025
The head of steelmaker Thyssenkrupp has said Germany will not be able to produce green electricity domestically at competitive rates and would have to rely on other regions to supply it. In an interview with news magazine Focus, CEO Miguel Lopez...
German finance minister demands tax hikes as social expenditure rockets
Brussels Signal
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August 18, 2025
Germany’s finance minister has proposed raising income and estate taxes to cover the country’s ballooning budget deficit. In an extended interview with State broadcaster ZDF, Lars Klingbeil (Social Democrats, SPD) said a “comprehensive package” of...
German investor morale falls more than expected in August, ZEW finds
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 17, 2025
German investor morale fell more than expected in August, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, citing widespread disappointment with the European Union-U.S. trade deal and Germany’s sluggish second-quarter economic performance. The...
E.ON CEO backs government's energy transition "reality check," calls for curbing renewables support
Clean Energy Wire
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August 18, 2025
The CEO of energy company E.ON, Leonhard Birnbaum, lauded the German government’s efforts to make cost efficiency a greater priority in its energy transition plans, arguing that the growth of new renewable power installations in the past years has...
South Africa, the ICJ ruling and the climate verdict that must inspire a continent
IOL
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August 17, 2025
Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza|Published 4 hours ago 6min The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion of July 23, 2025 marks a defining moment in international climate law. For South Africa, it is not a verdict of limitation; it is a...
Climate change could make ‘droughts’ for wind power 15% longer, study says
Eco-Business
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August 18, 2025
That is according to a new study in Nature Climate Change, which explores how climate change could impact the length and frequency of prolonged low-wind events around the world. According to the study, “prominent” wind droughts have already been...
European Defense Training And Simulation Market Report 2025 Growth Opportunities Lie In Open-Source T&S Software, Joint Multi-Domain Synthetic Environments And Training As A Service (Taas)
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The European defense T&S market sees opportunities in leveraging commercial off-the-shelf technology to address reduced military aid, enabling faster acquisition and delivery. Innovation and NATO's push for...
World's major courts take growing role in climate fight
TerraDaily
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World's major courts take growing role in climate fight By Kelly MACNAMARA Paris (AFP) July 21, 2025 The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences...
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
TerraDaily
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Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 A remote Pacific nation selling passports to fund climate action has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials...
Chinese FM spokesperson urges relevant parties not to hype up tensions following German foreign minister's remarks on Taiwan, East and South China Seas
Global Times
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Photo: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (xinhua)In response to the criticism made by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul during his visit to Japan, who claimed that China has repeatedly issued public threats in the Taiwan Straits, the...
German energy minister takes aim at solar – will wind be next?
Recharge
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Germany’s economics and energy minister Katharina Reiche wants to end feed-in tariffs (FITs) for rooftop solar installations, which are the backbone of the recent solar boom in Europe’s largest economy. It is not the first time Reiche has attacked...
Ankura launches Turnaround & Restructuring practice in Germany
Consultancy.org
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August 18, 2025
Global advisory firm Ankura has established its Turnaround & Restructuring practice in Germany. Already active in the US, the UK, Australia and the Middle East, the launch of the practice expands Ankura’s restructuring capability into mainland...
German Foreign Minister Keen to Deepen Ties with Japan
Nippon
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August 17, 2025
Newsfrom Japan World Aug 18, 2025 01:49 (JST) Berlin, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)--German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Sunday expressed his eagerness to reinforce his country's cooperation with Japan in order to stabilize the international order....
Germany divided over military service
Euro Weekly News
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August 17, 2025
As Germany seeks to bolster its armed forces to meet NATO requirements, a debate over the future of military service has highlighted divisions within Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government. Merz, representing the centre-right Christian...
Germany: Some 43% expect AfD state premier by 2026 — poll
Deutsche Welle
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August 17, 2025
Skip next section Wadephul slams China ahead of trip to Japan, Indonesia 08/17/2025August 17, 2025Wadephul slams China ahead of trip to Japan, Indonesia Johann Wadephul has criticized China over its increasingly assertive conduct in the Taiwan...
Sunflowers In Montana: A Blooming Environmental Solution
1370/94.7 AM KXTL - Montana
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August 17, 2025
Sunflowers are just awesome. Everybody likes them, they're found everywhere, and they're easy to grow at home. Montana has huge fields of them and sunflowers are one of the most popular flowers to grow in your own backyard. Sorry, Bitterroot....