German delegation arrives in Taiwan amid regional tension

A delegation of several German lawmakers arrived Sunday in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, amid rising tensions with China in the region. The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry has indicated that this is the first official delegation from Germany to visit Taiwan …

NATO Secretary General discusses “sabotage” of gas pipelines with Danish Prime Minister

Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Saturday in Brussels with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to discuss the “sabotage” of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “NATO allies will continue their …

Apple investigates major issues with the operation of the Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch Ultra

Information appearing in an internal use document obtained by MacRumors shows Apple is trying to address an issue discovered with the new Watch Series 8 and Watch Ultra models. Apparently caused by a software bug, the issue manifested by the …

Inflation in Germany reaches double digits for the first time since World War II

After the Covid-19 pandemic, massive stimulus measures and the Ukraine-Russia war, inflation in Germany has soared. Official data from the German Consumer Price Index shows that inflation reached an annual rate of 10.9 percent in September, the first time since …

Biden declares federal state of emergency in North Carolina ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Ian

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has declared this Saturday a state of federal emergency in North Carolina in view of the arrival of cyclone ‘Ian’, which has already wreaked havoc in Cuba and Florida, where it has …

Venezuela releases seven Americans in exchange for two nephews of Maduro’s wife

U.S. President Joe Biden announced Saturday the release of seven U.S. citizens imprisoned in Venezuela. The Americans would have been released in exchange for two nephews of Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accused of drug trafficking. …

Apple can now replace the iPad mini 6 battery without replacing the tablet altogether

Good news for environmentalists concerned about protecting the environment, but very bad news for Apple fans who couldn’t wait for the iPad mini 6 battery to fail during the warranty period. Basically, iPad mini 6 users could have ended up …

Basel study shows world’s largest banks exposed to $9 billion in crypto assets

The research paper written by the Basel Committee Secretariat, Renzo Corrias, further explains that out of the total risk exposure of banks, the exposure to crypto-currencies is estimated to be around 0.01% of the total exposure. Banks have $9 billion …

Brazil’s polarized elections on Sunday with Lula as clear favorite

On Sunday, more than 150 million Brazilians are summoned to settle one of the most polarized elections in the country’s history, but at the same time one with the clearest results foreseeable, according to polls that for months have not …

Black candidates in Brazil have half chance of being elected despite being a majority for the first time

For the first time in history black candidates are a majority over white candidates in Brazilian elections, but that does not mean they will be a majority in future legislative bodies. White candidates are at least twice as likely to …

Russia says Nord Stream leak investigations will only be impartial if they are part of it

Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine The Russian permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, has defended this Friday that Russia must be part of any international investigation into the “sabotage” suffered by the Nord …

Death toll from Hurricane Ian rises to 45 in Florida

At least 45 people have lost their lives as a result of ‘Ian’ in Florida, now a tropical cyclone as it passes through South Carolina, CNN reported Friday. The weather phenomenon, which made landfall in Florida last Wednesday as a …