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I delved into world of ‘righteous slaughter’ school shooters & chilling psychological cocktail that drives them to kill
PICTURED staring intensely into the camera lens while cuddling his beloved cat, he looks just like any other young teen. But between dropping out of sixth form and turning 21, something dark grew in the mind of student Artur A - the man...

German CleanTech startup Voltfang secures €15 million and launches Europe’s “largest second-life battery factory”
Aachen-based Voltfang, a provider of European battery storage solutions for industrial, commercial, and grid-scale applications, has successfully closed its Series B financing round, raising €15 million. The round was led by Dutch DeepTech...

Hoops and heart: Spangdahlem airmen, students celebrate Special Children’s Day
A student from the St. Martin School and Integrative Kindergarten high-fives a volunteer at the 30th Special Children’s Day on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2025. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes) SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany —...
Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading
ZURICH - A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on authorities to tackle a problem long seen as a largely U.S. phenomenon, increasing momentum for tougher gun and security laws and more policing of social media. While...

University of Utrecht makes advances in chemical recycling
The University of Utrecht has chosen a Coperion STS 25 Mc11 twin screw extruder for a chemical plastics recycling research project. A research group headed by Assistant Professor Dr. Ina Vollmer will undertake comprehensive investigations of the...
Analysis-Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on authorities to tackle a problem long seen as a largely U.S. phenomenon, increasing momentum for tougher gun and security laws and more policing of...

German Defense Minister Visits Kyiv as Russia Escalates Attacks
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, June 12, as Russia ramps up its bombardment of Ukraine. His ministry confirmed the visit to AFP. However, details of the visit have not been disclosed. This marks Pistorius’s...

Việt Nam–Germany Friendship Hospital prepares core workforce for Hà Nam branch
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam–Germany Friendship Hospital has carefully prepared the core human resource framework for its second branch in Hà Nam, with staff ready to begin work as soon as the hospital officially starts operations at the end of this year. Dr...

Pune Zilla Parishad Launches 'Pune Model School' to Revolutionize Rural Educatio...
In a major step toward improving rural education, the Pune Zilla Parishad is set to roll out its flagship initiative, the ‘Pune Model School’, with an official launch on Saturday. The inauguration ceremony will be graced by Deputy Chief Minister...

Kenya National Examinations Council announces KCSE jobs for secondary school...
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) invited applications from secondary school teachers and college tutors to fill the roles of examiners The examination body noted that candidates will be recruited between Tuesday, June 10, and...

Comedian Little Brian stunned Germans don't know where Uganda is
Little Brian said Germans rarely recognise Uganda, prompting him to mention Kenya as a neighbour The funnyman joked about teaching Germans about Uganda and making light of the situation Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, he shared his admiration for Kenya's...

Nigerian-Australian Woman Arrested in Australia for Trafficking Students from Papua New Guinea
A 56-year-old Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for allegedly trafficking at least 15 students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forcing them into unpaid labour under the pretext of...

Rodrigues backlash continues, terror trial opens, and Austria mourns school shooting
Your Weekly Recap for 9–13 June 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: Despite apologies, FLF and Rodrigues face growing backlash ISIS terror trial begins in Luxembourg without defendants Claude Meisch confirms French...

Swiss university simulates Martian landscape for Mars rover tests
FHNW simulates the Martian landscape for Mars rover "Hufi" Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

Nigerian nabbed for trafficking 15 students in Australia
A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and coercing them into slavery on farms across Queensland under the pretext of...

Nigerian-Australian woman arrested for alleged trafficking of 15 students
A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested in Australia for allegedly trafficking 15 students from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forcing them into unpaid labour on Queensland farms under the false promise of educational...

Danish Precedent Fuels German State's Open‐Source Shift
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Northern German state Schleswig‐Holstein has initiated a sweeping migration from Microsoft's proprietary ecosystem-including Windows, Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, and Active Directory-to open-source platforms like...

Can the BRYCK Alliance turn the Ruhr region into Germany’s deeptech launchpad?
The week sees further plans to advance the Ruhr region, a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, as a next-generation industrial powerhouse. The BRYCK Startup Alliance is a collaboration between the RAG-Stiftung, the University...

What to Make of Germany’s New Veterans Day
Even avid observers of German affairs likely missed the first-ever celebration of its armed forces past and present on June 15, 2024. Last year’s preliminary event — falling during the month-long European football championship taking place in...

Few yet resolute, graduates of top high school choose Türkiye
Melike Çalkap – ISTANBUL Despite holding a diploma that grants them direct access to European universities, nine of 2024 graduates from a prestigious Istanbul high school chose to remain in Türkiye to pursue their aspired career paths, while the...