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Food: Tomatoes as a symbol of the high cost of living in the USA

The price of tomatoes rose more than any other food in the United States last year. Experts blame President Donald Trump's policies, among other things, for this.

East German Economic Forum: “Poland’s success story is comparable to South Korea”

The economist Marcin Piątkowski has become famous with a book about Poland's success story. What can be learned from this for East Germany?

This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.

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The Pope and the AI: Our new Tower of Babel

Pope Leo XIV takes on artificial intelligence. It becomes clear: it is not the technology that is the challenge, but the people.

Additional public service funds put to the test: Financing is up to 82% more expensive than the points performance model suggests

TL;DR: ÖD supplementary health insurance funds are mainly financed on a pay-as-you-go basis and are up to 82% too expensive. Legacy burdens and underfunded guaranteed “points-based” pensions cost one job for every 50 to 80 jobs in the present. At VBL, you have been paying more for the same service since the introduction of the additional employee contribution in 2016. Hello carbonara fans and Vietnam vacationers. As a Dutchman, I really feel at home in this forum of finance-savvy Germans, and now I want to too

US quietly plays the long game on energy dominance against China

Sun Tzu wrote that “fighting and winning all your battles is not the height of skill; subduing the enemy without fighting is the height of skill”. That maxim offers perhaps the clearest lens to interpret the logic of American grand strategy under US President Donald Trump. What many dismiss as inconsistency may conceal a patient strategic deception. The aim is not direct confrontation, but the quiet reshaping of the global economy in support of long-term US power. The US wants to improve its...

Americans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air Base | Today News

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Shangri-La Dialogue: can Asia do ‘less Shangri-La, more ships, more subs’?

As the Shangri-La Dialogue drew to a close on Sunday, two issues dominated discussions throughout the event: defence spending and the varying level of commitment of countries to maintain peace in the region after calls by Washington for its allies and others to pull their weight. Analysts said the 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product for defence spending proposed by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was not something that most Asean countries – aside from Singapore – could commit to. Hegseth..

Can Hongkong Post be saved or should it become a taxpayer-funded public service?

Hongkong Post’s worsening financial situation may require not only an injection of funds but also a return to being a government-funded department providing basic public services, observers have said. The analysts’ views follow the authorities’ plan to inject HK$4.6 billion (US$587 million) as a lifeline to support Hongkong Post’s operations over the next three years, amid similar losses faced by postal operators worldwide. Hongkong Post has operated on a self-funding basis since 1995, following

From Marilyn Monroe to Jill Biden: Five heads to watch out for this week

From Marilyn Monroe to Jill Biden: Who plays a role from Monday to Sunday - and why.

SoftBank plans 75 billion euros of AI investments in France, as Europe struggles to catch up with U.S. and China

The Japanese tech giant plans to develop and operate 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France, with an initial 3.1 GW of facilities in the country's north.

TECH in Heilbronn: Schwarz-Digits boss calls for industrial policy for the cloud

Sovereign clouds are becoming a billion-dollar business. Schwarz Digits calls for a “Buy European” approach. But the US providers AWS and Microsoft also attract customers with their own offers.

Philippines, Japan seek to strengthen defense ties amid U.S.-China thaw

Colombian voters weigh economic reforms against right-wing crackdown

Colombians will cast ballots on Sunday in what is likely to be the first round of a presidential election, choosing between a leftist pledging to expand reforms begun by the current government, an ‌independent businessman promising a security crackdown and a right-wing senator seeking to become the country’s first female leader. Leftist Ivan Cepeda, a 63-year-old senator, is leading opinion polls, but looks likely to fall well short of the 50 per cent-plus support needed to avoid a June run-off.

Restructuring: How loyal do managers have to be?

Even in difficult situations, bosses in the team must represent their employer's position. Otherwise you risk termination. But this principle has limits.

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

Amid a flurry of interest in newly declassified US government UFO files, a Chinese researcher has expressed intrigue in an apparent video of a fast-moving, human-shaped object. Zhang Nan, a Beijing-based researcher into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), said he was particularly fascinated by a nearly five-minute video, captured by a sky-facing US military infrared sensor in Florida in 2020. In the footage labelled “NAG UAP 1 Jun 20”, a humanoid-like shape hovered for a long time before...

A hotly debated lung cancer drug cut the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial in China

An experimental lung cancer drug from Akeso and Summit Therapeutics reduced the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial, according to data released Sunday.

Why Trump reversed course to fast-track psychedelic drugs for mental healthcare

President Donald Trump is trying to fast-track research into psychedelics as treatments, creating new opportunities and risks.

My golf buddy dropped me when I didn’t ask him to be my financial adviser. Was I naive?

“Friendliness alone is not a sufficient reason to trust someone with your finances.”

Precious metal: How quickly does the price of gold arrive at the jeweler?

A reader wants to buy wedding rings. She is advised to buy quickly because of the rising price of gold. But does the jewelry trade really react that quickly?

Top Wall Street analysts see robust growth potential in these 3 stocks

Investors keen on capitalizing on the AI boom can track recommendations from top Wall Street analysts

Gamechanger: A smart approach in the fight against resistant bacteria

Ideas that change and improve our world. We introduce them. This time: new active ingredients against antibiotic resistance.

Study financing: Isn't the Bafög reform coming? - Trouble in the coalition

Research Minister Bär no longer expects a quick Bafög update. Why she shows understanding for a possible stop to the reform.

Labor market: The eight-hour day dates back to 1923 - and that's a problem

The eight-hour day was a historic achievement. But now our working time rules need an update. A column.

FDP: Kubicki attacks Strack-Zimmermann after the party conference: “Now you know where the hammer is”

After his election, the new FDP leader tightened his tone towards the defeated Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. This also expresses itself - and appears more personable.

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their research

Three more senior Chinese scientists have been disciplined by their universities after a high-profile blogger raised red flags about their research. Nankai University in Tianjin announced on Saturday that Chen Quan had been removed as dean of its College of Life Sciences. The university said that Chen, as a corresponding author, failed to properly oversee the quality and authenticity of experimental data in a paper published in Nature Cancer in 2024. Meanwhile, Sun Yat-sen University in...

Middle East: Israel's army captures important fortress in Lebanon

Israel is expanding operations in southern Lebanon. Capturing a Crusader fortress could bring strategic advantages. The Hezbollah militia fires again on Israel.

Study financing: SPD sticks to student loan reform – anger over Bär’s statement

SPD parliamentary group deputy Esdar contradicts Minister Bär: The SPD wants to implement the Bafög modernization as agreed. What changes are planned for students.

Russia: Germans take part in Putin's forum - AfD politicians there

Many German companies are holding their position despite sanctions in Russia, according to a new survey. At the economic forum in St. Petersburg there will now be a business dialogue for the first time.

Comment on TECH: Europe must not miss the second AI chapter

The US dominates the AI ​​race with capital. But the next phase will soon decide whether Europe will become a technology power or a technology landscape.