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Tesla announces it will lay off 7 percent of its workforce
CEO Elon Musk said that the electric car maker plans to cut roughly 3,000 jobs, prompting another sharp dip in share prices. Tesla is struggling in the US as the government rolls back a tax credit for buyers.Tesla told its employees on Friday that it must cut 7 percent of its workforce. Shares of Tesla …
Healthy eating in traditional Chinese medicine
With so many healthy diet theories flying around these days, it can be hard to know what is actually good for our bodies. Here’s a completely different view of food, one that’s been established for thousands of years.Living in a world with countless healthy diet theories are flying around, it's sometimes hard to know what …
YouTube bans dangerous 'challenge' videos
Videos depicting risky stunts like the “Bird Box challenge” will not be tolerated, the site has said. Multiple deaths tied to YouTube stunts have been reported in recent years.YouTube announced late on Tuesday that it would crack down on videos depicting dangerous pranks and challenges after several people were been badly injured in the so-called …
Trump warns Turkey of ‘hitting’ Kurdish forces in Syria
‘Terrorists can’t be your partners, allies,’ says Turkish official to Trump
Volkswagen to invest $800 million to build new electric vehicle in US
VW is to build a new electric vehicle at its plant in the US city of Chattanooga, expecting to sell a million of them by 2025. The German giant is also moving closer to announcing its partnership with Ford.VW's CEO Herbert Diess made the announcement at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on …
Macron responds to ‘yellow vests’ with call for national ‘debate’
French President penned letter calling on citizens to turn “anger into solution”
Nissan files complaint against ex-boss Carlos Ghosn for 'misuse of funds'
The Japanese automaker has accused the once-praised former executive of misusing a “significant amount of the company’s funds.” Nissan’s criminal complaint followed fresh charges against Ghosn from Tokyo prosecutors.Japanese automaker Nissan on Friday said it filed its own criminal complaint against its former chairman Carlos Ghosn for the "misuse of a significant amount of the …
Eurozone unemployment falls to decade-low 7.9 percent
Unemployment in the euro zone in November fell unexpectedly to its lowest rate in more than 10 years. But youth unemployment in Italy, Spain and Greece remains above 30 percent.Figures for November 2018 published by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, on Wednesday showed unemployment in the 19 EU countries which use the euro currency …
Mohamed Salah nets second African Footballer of the Year title
Egypt and Liverpool soccer star Mohamed Salah has picked up the Confederation of African Football’s top player award for a second successive year. The Bundesliga’s Achraf Hakimi was honored in the youth player category.Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah bagged the African Footballer of the Year title for the second year running on Tuesday, at the Confederation …
Bayern Munich's Ribery fined for foul-mouthed online tirade
Club executive Hasan Salihamidzic said the football star used language “a role model and Bayern player must never use.” Ribery had posted a foul-mouthed response to criticism he received for having a golden steak.Bayern Munich has handed French footballer Franck Ribery a "heavy fine" for his profanity-laced response after he was criticized for eating a …
NASA: Faraway mini-world Ultima Thule is 'snowman'-shaped
Scientists at NASA have revealed details of the icy minor planet at the edge of the solar system known as Ultima Thule. The New Horizons probe sent back images that show the frosty object is shaped like a snowman.New Horizons scientists on Wednesday released photos of the most distant object ever reached by a space …
Egypt condemns Manchester’s terror attack
3 people suffered knife injuries when unidentified man lunged at them
Amnesty slams Netflix for blocking Hasan Minhaj comedy show in Saudi Arabia
American comedian Hasan Minhaj mocks and criticizes Saudi Arabia in an episode of his comedy show Patriot Act. Netflix has been rebuked for taking it down to comply with a request by the Saudi government.Rights group Amnesty International condemned Netflix on Wednesday after the streaming service blocked an episode of a comedy show critical of …
Terror attacks hit Manchester, Tokyo in New Year’s Eve
Three people stabbed in Manchester, nine were injured in Tokyo
NASA probe performs most distant flyby of spacerock
The NASA spacecraft that studied Pluto will zip past an icy rock in the outer solar system. Scientists hope Ultima Thule will help them understand how planets were formed.A NASA spacecraft buzzed by an icy space rock in the distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesday on a mission to gather clues about how …
NASA spacecraft enters asteroid Bennu's orbit, sets records
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had arrived at the location of the asteroid Bennu in December 2018. NASA said the spacecraft’s orbit around Bennu was “a leap for humankind.”NASA's unmanned spacecraft OSIRIS-REx entered the orbit of asteroid Bennu on Monday. The feat set two new records, as Bennu became the smallest space object to be circled by …
EU, Mercosur aim to make world's biggest trade bloc by end of 2019
The EU and Japan will soon become the world’s biggest free trade area. But this record might be short-lived with Brussels chasing a deal with South America’s Mercosur, EU’s Cecilia Malmström has said.After the trade deal between the EU and Japan goes into effect on February 1, Brussels will focus on clinching a deal with …
Saudi women step on face veils in online protest
Women in Saudi Arabia are stepping on face veils and posting photos of the act on social media, with some telling how they were forced to cover their face in the conservative kingdom. Others have condemned the campaign.Using the hashtag "the niqab under my foot," several Saudi Arabian women have posted photos of themselves stomping …
German arms industry threatens government with compensation claims
As German weapons exports dropped for a third consecutive year, a lobbyist has criticized Germany’s export policy as “unpredictable.” New figures show exports dropped sharply in 2018.Germany's weapons export policy has become "unpredictable," to the point where pan-European projects have become difficult to manage or have even been prevented, the head of the German Security …
Britain's Queen: Christmas message 'needed more than ever'
Queen Elizabeth II appeared to lament the current era of divisive politics, including Brexit, calling on people to “respect” one another. Britain’s monarch has made a Christmas Day speech almost every year since 1952.Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday stressed the importance of treating those with opposing views with "respect and as a fellow human being," …
Heidi Klum gets engaged to musician Tom Kaulitz
The German supermodel went public in May about her relationship with to Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz. Klum has four children from her marriages to British popstar Seal and celebrity hair stylist Ric Pipino.Heidi Klum on Monday announced she was engaged to musician boyfriend Tom Kaulitz in an Instagram post. "I SAID YES," the 45-year-old …
South Korea to fine BMW $10 million over engine fires
BMW has recalled millions of cars worldwide with a faulty exhaust gas recirculation cooler. South Korea’s Transport Ministry accuses the automaker of dragging its feet on the recall.South Korea said Monday that it will fine BMW 11.2 billion won ($9.9 million, €8.8 million) and file a criminal complaint with state prosecutors over an allegedly botched …
Indonesia tsunami kills around 222 so far, many missing
Over 700 people injured, authorities say death toll is likely to increase
'Blue fashion' walks the runway in Nigeria
Come year-end and there’s usually an occasion to step out in your finest, which could mean an outfit or accessories made of fish skin to counter the dirty side of fashion, as DW’s Sam Olukoya saw on the runway in Lagos.The fashion industry is reputed to be the second largest polluter in the world. The …
Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn's detention extended
Carmaker Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn, arrested last month for breach of trust, is to be kept in pre-trial detention over Christmas and New Year. Ghosn was credited with making Nissan Motors a viable global competitor.A court in Tokyo on Sunday extended the detention of Nissan's ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn for another 10 days. The Tokyo District …
German astronaut Alexander Gerst delights in 'smelling the grass' back on Earth
Astro Alex, back on terra firma after nearly six months in space, stressed the importance of protecting our planet for future generations. And as for re-entry: wind and weather feel great after so long in zero gravity.German astronaut Alexander Gerst brought one central message back from the International Space Station (ISS): The appreciation for our …
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn faces new charges of aggravated breach of trust
Japanese prosecutors have reportedly added new charges against Carlos Ghosn. The move comes after a court rejected a request to extend the former Nissan chairman’s detention over allegations he underreported his income.Japan prosecutors have again arrested former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn over new allegations of aggravated breach of trust, according to local media. The Kyodo …
Apple Inc loses to Qualcomm in Munich and pulls older iPhones from German stores
In the latest case in a legal battle between the US chipmaker and US smartphone brand, a German court gave the nod to the chipmaker. It means older iPhones will come off the shelves of Apple stores in Germany.A judge in Munich ruled on Thursday that iPhones which have a combination of chips from Intel …
A new year for artificial human intelligence
Predicting the future of artificial intelligence is a fool’s game. Predicting human intelligence is far easier.There is little I can say, or even want to say, to forecast developments in artificial intelligence in 2019, other than this: the machines are not getting any more human — we will get more like the machines. And this …
Poland's 'Cold War' tops European Film Awards
Pawel Pawlikowski’s film about a long-running love story in Soviet-era Poland won best film and best actress. The best comedy award went to another Cold War film, the UK’s ‘The Death of Stalin.’Polish director Pawel Pawlikoski’s black and white drama Cold War won the European Film Academy’s top prize on Saturday. Lead actress Joanna Kulig …