Hong Kong foil fencers target ‘perfect’ sweep of National Games medals
The coach behind Hong Kong’s fencing success has boldly targeted four men’s foil medals – all the individual…
World’s most powerful X-ray laser spots warm ice under pressure
International researchers have just discovered a new ice form called ice XXI, which compresses water to extreme pressures…
Germany’s €1.3 Trillion Burden Is Becoming Battleground for Merz
Germany’s soul-searching over how to revive its moribund economy is running into a hard truth: a sprawling welfare…
Stoxx 600, DAX, FTSE, CAC
LONDON — European stocks were higher on Wednesday, as investors reacted to proposed tariffs on steel imported into…
Start-up Heidi secures US$65 million to expand AI healthcare in Hong Kong, Singapore
Australian healthcare technology start-up Heidi has secured US$65 million in a new funding round, as it aims to…
The 2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award Winners Capture the Complexity of the Human Experience
The winners of the 45th edition of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award are photographers Alejandro Cegarra and…
Europeans to press for seat on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ – POLITICO
London, Paris and Berlin are all expected to play a key role in ensuring that Middle Eastern powers…
German coalition agrees on urgent measures to revive economy – POLITICO
“The economy is under pressure, and everything we decided yesterday reflects this pressure,” Bärbel Bas, the SPD’s labor…
Threats to jobs and growth in Europe’s chemical sector
Our report for INEOS explains why the European chemical industry is undergoing a severe and sustained contraction. Structural…
Crisis-stricken France weighs work-life balance against overseas competition
This week’s collapse of the French government – featuring the resignation of a prime minister after only 27…
Germany projects a sliver of growth, betting on Merz’s €500bn overhaul
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 08/10/2025 – 16:17 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s new government said on Wednesday it expects Europe’s…
Greece’s success ‘an example’ for Germany
“Greece’s economic performance [since the debt crisis] has been impressive,” says Joachim Nagel, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank,…