China’s President Xi is reducing the tariffs of 53 African countries to zero as a “gesture of solidarity and opportunity for economic growth for Africa”.Image: IMAGO While Donald Trump peppers the world with tariffs, China is doing the opposite. Imports from almost all African countries will be exempt from customs duties from May 1, 2026. […]
Continue ReadingMarch 17, 2026, 3:10 p.mMarch 17, 2026, 3:10 p.m After two deaths from meningitis, hundreds of people in the county of Kent in southern England are being treated with antibiotics as a precaution. Long queues formed in front of the distribution points. Students line up to receive antibiotics.Image: IMAGO / News Licensing It initially remained […]
Continue ReadingMar 17, 2026, 3:06 p.mMar 17, 2026, 3:06 p.m Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post. The 45-year-old justified his decision by saying that he does not support the ongoing Iran war, which was caused by President Donald Trump. Joe Kent resigns.Image: keystone “I cannot in good conscience […]
Continue ReadingMar 17, 2026, 2:16 p.mMar 17, 2026, 2:16 p.m Pakistan denies targeting a hospital in its attack in the Afghan capital Kabul. In a statement on The Afghan Taliban regime is peddling yet another falsehood by alleging that Pakistan targeted a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul. This claim is entirely baseless. Pakistan, in its ongoing […]
Continue ReadingThe war against Iran has triggered an energy crisis, especially in Asia. In one state, the oil shortage has a particularly drastic impact. Mar 17, 2026, 1:52 p.mMar 17, 2026, 1:53 p.m Tobias Schibilla / t-online An article by Sri Lanka is responding to impending energy shortages with drastic measures. In the future, government facilities […]
Continue ReadingTwo people die in a shooting in a restaurant in Frankfurt.Image: keystone Mar 17, 2026, 1:13 p.mMar 17, 2026, 1:13 p.m Two people were shot dead in a restaurant near Frankfurt Airport in Germany. In the morning, a search was underway with a helicopter and a large police presence for the still unknown shooter. Many […]
Continue ReadingMar 17, 2026, 12:34 p.mMar 17, 2026, 12:34 p.m In Malaysia, police are investigating a bizarre theft of more than 30 urns from a memorial park in Nilai, south of the capital Kuala Lumpur. The urns were there in a columbarium – an above-ground burial place. The perpetrator is said to have stolen the urns […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/emanuella kälin Mar 17, 2026, 11:41 amMar 17, 2026, 11:41 am A dramatic crash occurred at the 2026 Big Iron Shootout snowmobile event in Revelstoke, Canada. Participant Taylor Hoffmann from Alberta fell around 270 meters down a mountain gorge and survived. He lost control and fell over a cliff, landing in such a way […]
Continue ReadingMar 17, 2026, 11:23 amMar 17, 2026, 11:23 am A US court has temporarily put a stop to Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy’s comprehensive change of course on child vaccinations. On Monday (local time), the federal court in Massachusetts overturned an order from the US government from January. US Secretary of Health and Human Services […]
Continue ReadingMar 17, 2026, 11:14 amMar 17, 2026, 11:14 am After the damage to a Russian gas tanker, the “Arctic Metagaz”, which is now drifting without a driver in the Mediterranean, Moscow is calling on the neighboring states to prevent an environmental catastrophe. “The international legal norms applicable to the current situation stipulate that coastal countries […]
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