Elon Musk’s firm plans to have three shifts a day, each with 3,000 to 3,500 workers, industry insiders have said. The staff count is lower than promised when the firm applied for a permit to build in a protected area.
By taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights, the Dutch government said it hopes to achieve “truth, justice and accountability” for the 298 victims. The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down in 2014.
The Danish Energy Agency has greenlighted the use of Russian ships that could speed up execution of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. US sanctions, however, may still put a dampener on the project.
Merkel’s trip to Brussels is her first abroad since the pandemic caused lockdowns across the continent. Her talks with the presidents of the three main EU institutions will be dominated by the coronavirus stimulus deal.
Daniel Thioune being made head coach of Hamburg is a big deal. Not just because the 45-year-old is a pioneer for Black coaches, but because Hamburg is a place where most coaches’ careers are ended not started.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought everyday air traffic to a halt. But African airlines are preparing to take to the skies once more. Many airlines are facing a difficult path ahead to stay competitive.
The Mona Lisa is finally receiving visitors again. Following the COVID-related closure, the Paris Louvre has now reopened its doors, but with strict regulations.
After multiple suicide attempts over the past few days, migrants aboard the private rescue ship Ocean Viking will be moved to a quarantine vessel in Sicily.
Millions of young Turks will soon be of voting age and President Erdogan wants to win them over. Yet many of the country’s youth feel rebellious and openly reject him.
Indigenous women are often the victims of sexual violence in Colombia, but the gang rape of a young girl by soldiers shocked the country. Unfortunately, it was not an isolated incident.
The German Defense Ministry says it wants to make good decades of discrimination against homosexual soldiers. Even after homosexual acts were made legal in Germany, gay soldiers were still long seen as a risk.
An ancient ocher mine discovered in submerged caves on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has given insights into the lives of some of the first inhabitants of the Americas. The site goes back around 12,000 years.
Cuba seems to have the pandemic under control, but its already dismal economy is set to weaken further. Supply shortages are becoming more acute; plummeting foreign remittances and a lack of tourism aren’t helping.
One of Germany’s most prestigious goalscorers has retired. Mario Gomez, who was part of Bayern Munich’s treble winning team in 2013, calls it quits after helping his boyhood team get back into the Bundesliga.
Germany is holding talks with the meat industry amid several large abattoir outbreaks. Meanwhile, the US broke its own record for the most new confirmed cases in a day. Follow DW for the latest.
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