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First consecutive year of declining GDP since early 2000s highlights challenges facing next government

Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope of a speedy recovery as Europe's traditional powerhouse is also mired in political crisis.

In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even though their characters are based in Ancient Rome and 1830s Germany. Where does this false British accent come from?

The flyers were addressed to "illegal immigrant" and listed the destination as "safe country of origin."

SCOTLAND'S Chief Veterinary Officer has insisted a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease can be avoided – although she stressed she understood…

Karlsruhe police say they have opened inquiry into ‘persons unknown on suspicion of incitement of racial hatred’

Import of pork, lamb and beef as well as live cattle, sheep and pigs suspended amid outbreak near Berlin

The measures were announced on Tuesday in a bid to prevent the spread of the disease to the UK.

The restriction also applies to products from these animals

The updated Tesla Model Y is reportedly going into production today at the company’s European factory in Germany. According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, employees at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin facility were informed of the product launch yesterday, with assembly set to begin today, January 14.

Although the question of whether Tesla is a luxury automaker is debatable, the numbers don't lie. For the first time, the electric brand headquartered in Texas sold more cars than one of Germany's three legacy premium car companies. In 2024, the firm led by Elon Musk shipped 1,789,226 vehicles, or…