A labour rights organisation claims it has found evidence of worker exploitation in a Chinese factory that makes the viral Labubu dolls. China Labor Watch (CLW), a US-based non-governmental organisation, alleges that its investigation found that one of Pop Mart’s suppliers made employees work excessive overtime shifts, sign blank or incomplete contracts and did not […]
Continue ReadingDie SPD ringt sichtbar mit ihrem Führungsanspruch. Parteichefin und Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas schließt eine Kanzlerkandidatur 2029 für sich schon mal aus und löst damit Zweifel an Ambition, Rollenverständnis und strategischer Orientierung der Sozialdemokratie aus. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum diese Aussage keine persönliche Zurückhaltung ist und was sie über den aktuellen Zustand der SPD sagt. Im […]
Continue ReadingAccording to an analysis by Greenpeace, more and more top managers and political figures are traveling in private jets to the World Economic Forum in Davos GR. 01/15/2026, 06:0101/15/2026, 06:01 Compared to 2024 and 2025, the number of private flights registered at surrounding airports increased by ten percent. A private jet at Zurich Airport. (symbol […]
Continue ReadingAs mountain glaciers melt at accelerating rates worldwide, the Ice Memory Foundation has opened the world’s first ice-core sanctuary in Antarctica to preserve disappearing ice for future climate research. Since 2000, mountain glaciers have lost between 2% and 39% of their ice, depending on the region, and around 5% globally, according to the Ice Memory […]
Continue ReadingEU ambassadors on Wednesday authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Morocco on a new fisheries deal, after the previous one was struck down in court. In 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-Morocco fisheries and agricultural agreements breached the right to consent of the people of the disputed Western […]
Continue ReadingWatch: Trump says the “killing has stopped” in Iran President Donald Trump says Tehran has “no plan” to execute protesters, but still hasn’t ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in the history of the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency NASA is bringing a crew of four astronauts back to Earth early due to medical problems. Jan 15, 2026, 05:33Jan 15, 2026, 05:33 The four astronauts undocked from the ISS with a “Crew Dragon” from tech billionaire Elon […]
Continue ReadingAt Denmark’s request, France is also sending soldiers to Greenland, which is claimed by the USA. Jan 15, 2026, 05:26Jan 15, 2026, 05:26 President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Platform X that the first military personnel were on the way. “More will follow.” French soldiers during an exercise. (archive image)Image: keystone The German Defense Ministry also […]
Continue ReadingIn Washington on Wednesday, a Danish delegation discussed the future of the world’s largest island at the White House. There was no agreement. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continued to fire things up. Jan 15, 2026, 05:16Jan 15, 2026, 05:16 Renzo Ruf, Washington, Niels Anner, Copenhagen / ch media That went well again. When the debate about […]
Continue Reading“State propaganda smears, AI-generated fakes, doctored videos, potential staged incidents, blackmail, and exploiting the rigged electoral system. They will mobilize everything because they have so much to lose,” Tarr said. Speaking at Fidesz’s party congress on Saturday, Orbán lambasted Tisza as a pro-EU stooge. “If you vote for Tisza or DK [the social-democratic Democratic Coalition], […]
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