EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection concerns ( www.dw.com )
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms may "stimulate behavioral addiction" in children....
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The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms may "stimulate behavioral addiction" in children....
Bavarian prosecutors are investigating suspected money-laundering activities by a far-right politician. The German parliament says it has lifted the political immunity of the AfD member Petr Bystron....
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin's second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin's second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Wednesday for two days of meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin's second trip to China in six months will focus on military and financial assistance....
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
Officials seized more than 115 million pills containing fentanyl in 2023. The opiate is often mixed with street drugs and linked to overdoses....
Although the yearly inflation rate is the highest it has been in decades, the monthly inflation figure decreased more than experts predicted. Javier Milei's government has introduced strict austerity policies....
Taiwan reported 45 Chinese warplanes in its airspace within 24 hours, according to its defense ministry on Wednesday....
The Calabrian 'Ndrangeta is known to be one of the most powerful crime organizations in the world. But now Italian authorities are trying to loosen its grip....
Police are searching for fugitives they say ambushed a prison van to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly." At least two prison guards died and three more are seriously injured....
Pakistan's Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success for the prestigious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of China's global collection of infrastructure projects and trade networks known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But almost two decades later, it still sits empty....
Pakistan's Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success for the prestigious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of China's global collection of infrastructure projects and trade networks known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But almost two decades later, it still sits empty....
The leaders of Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland met to discuss their common security threats and how to further support Ukraine in the face of Russia's full-scale invasion.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscored his support for Ukraine at a meeting with the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Norway,...
There is a perception in society that men are safer drivers than women, according to the Victims and Citizens association. But French road accident statistics suggest otherwise....
The designation could allow Germany's intelligence agency to surveil and investigate members of the far-right party. The AfD says it plans to appeal the ruling....
Students from China and Hong Kong living in Europe and North America are being repressed by the government in Beijing, according to a new Amnesty International report. Students in Germany have also been affected....
Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, fake news is becoming increasingly prevalent online. DW Fact Check explores four examples of how cybercriminals are spreading disinformation.
The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny accepted the Dresden Peace Prize on his behalf on Sunday. The posthumous award honored the opposition politician’s pro-democracy work....
Polish prosecutors will likely file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is now seeking asylum....
The capital's Bureaucracy Museum takes a wry look at one of Germany's most serious challenges.
Once an economic powerhouse that was the envy of much of the world, there is deep concern in Tokyo that the economies of China and Germany have already surpassed Japan's — and that India's will do so next year....
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15202236...
The Chinese president's visit to Europe yielded little breakthrough on issues like trade and Ukraine. But it did show that Beijing prefers to work one-on-one to avoid collective opposition to its interests....