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Second executive arrested in Wirecard scandal in Germany

11:17 pm July 6, 2020

Frankfurt: Another executive with bankrupt payment company Wirecard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of aggravated fraud, prosecutors said on Monday. The suspect, the head of a company subsidiary in Dubai, had returned to Germany to face proceedings. The arrest comes after former CEO Markus Braun was taken into custody on June 23 on charges of market manipulation and falsifying financial results and […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

German activists protest near virus-hit plant

4:23 pm July 4, 2020

Berlin: Animal rights activists in Germany are attempting to block access to a slaughterhouse at the centre of a large coronavirus cluster. Police in the western city of Bielefeld confirmed that about 20 people were protesting at the entrance to the site early Saturday. The group Together Against the Animal Industry said some of its members have dropped a […]

Greece: Construction begins on major development project

1:59 pm July 3, 2020

Athens: Greece’s prime minister on Friday inaugurated the start of construction work on a long-delayed major development project at the prime seaside site of the old Athens airport. Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the start of work as a major step in the implementation of what he described as “possibly the largest project in the Mediterranean.” After his brief speech on-site, […]

Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

Spain counts losses in tourism from outbreak

5:43 pm July 2, 2020

Madrid: New statistics in Spain show the coronavirus outbreak cost the country’s key tourism sector more than 15 billion euros (USD 17 billion) in two months. Figures published Thursday by Spain’s official statistics agency showed that in May, the number of tourist arrivals was zero. It was the same in April, as Spain closed its borders from mid-March until […]

Funeral planned Wednesday for retired pope’s elder brother

5:24 pm July 2, 2020

Berlin: A funeral is to be held next week for the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who died on Wednesday at the age of 96. The Regensburg diocese said on Thursday that Ratzinger will be laid to rest in the Bavarian city’s Catholic cemetery Wednesday afternoon following a service […]