Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has made it into Saturday’s grand final in Turin. Kalush Orchestra advanced in the first semi-final late Tuesday along with nine other countries. The musicians from western …
Second man in one week dies during police operation in German city
The death of a another person during a police operation in the south-western German city of Mannheim has cast the spotlight on officers there for a second time in one week. The 31-year-old, who was already suffering from a previous injury, died after b…
Zelensky to Malta: Don’t let Russians ‘abuse’ your island
Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky on Tuesday encouraged Maltese lawmakers to “see which Russians are trying to hide” using the EU country’s so-called “golden passport” scheme. “Stop the privileges for Russia, starting from the golden passport schem…
Second man in one week dies during police operation in German city
The death of a another person during a police operation in the south-western German city of Mannheim has cast the spotlight on officers there for a second time in one week. The 31-year-old, who was already suffering from a previous injury, died after b…
NATO chief Stoltenberg tests positive for Covid-19
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The 63-year-old, who has been fully vaccinated and boosted, was said to be experiencing only mild symptoms. Belgian rules require at leas…
Apple is killing off the iPod, two decades after it launched
The iPod, the device that loaned its name to podcasts and helped end the reign of the CD, is being discontinued a little over 20 years after it was first unveiled. Apple announced on Tuesday that the last remaining model – the iPod touch – will only be…
Lucid bringing its ultra-luxury electric Air to Europe by year’s end
There’s a new electric on the block and it’s stepping up to all the posh kids – that’s you, Mercedes EQS, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron GT and BMW i7. Hot on the heels of the Tesla Model S, the Lucid Air is now coming to Europe with a range that feels ab…
How skeletons and fish are inspiring future car designs
Berlin (dpa) — When Mercedes engineer Klaus Millerferli holds the suspension component for the new EQXX concept car in his hands you might think something has gone wrong with the design. The metal part looks misshapen and unstructured, more suitable fo…
€6.4 billion raised for Syrian refugees in Brussels donor conference
An international donors conference raised €6.4 billion ($6.7 billion) for Syrian refugees on Tuesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced in Brussels. Donors sent a strong signal that the European Union is “ready to do even more for p…
Baerbock in Kiev: Germany to stop Russian energy imports ‘forever’
Germany is in the process of reducing its dependence on Russian energy “to zero – forever,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday during the first visit by a member of the German government to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian invasi…