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☆ The air freight industry is on high alert after fires at DHL warehouses were linked to Russian sabotage operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fires at DHL warehouses this year may have been part of Russian sabotage operations, officials have said. AdvertisementSuspected Russian sabotage activities targeting the air freight industry have been on the rise this year, and the industry is preparing for further action. Speaking a few months after the DHL fires, the chief of the UK's MI6 intelligence service, Richard Moore, said he believed Russian intelligence services had "gone a bit feral." AdvertisementKremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied Russia's involvement in sabotage operations in Europe. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence services, and the BND declined to comment further.

Persons: —, Brandon Fried, Fried, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Frank Umbach, Umbach, Richard Moore, Shashank Joshi, Joshi, Dmitry Peskov, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Keir Giles, Giles, that's Organizations: DHL, Service, Airforwarders Association, Street Journal, Financial, Energy, Security, University of Bonn, Rheinmetall, Royal United Services Institute, NATO, Military Counterintelligence Service, Federal Office, Getty Images, Chatham House's, Eurasia Program Locations: Europe, Russia, Moscow, Germany, America, Leipzig, Birmingham, Lithuania, North America, Russian, Ukraine, AFP, Chatham House's Russia

☆ Cargo plane operators are on high alert after a string of suspected Russian sabotages
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ Euro zone inflation rises to higher-than-expected 2% in October
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Inflation in the 20-nation euro zone rose to 2% in October, preliminary figures released by statistics agency Eurostat showed Thursday. The fresh Thursday inflation print is seen as crucial in judging whether the European Central Bank could consider implementing a jumbo half-percentage-point cut in interest rates at its next meeting in December. The central bank has so far trimmed rates three times this year, making quarter-point increments that altogether took the central bank's key rate from 4% to 3.25%. Traders are also considering the latest growth figures for the euro area, which showed better-than-expected 0.4% expansion in the third quarter, even as analysts predicted further weakness ahead. The ECB said during its October meeting that sluggishness in the euro zone's economic activity had added to its confidence that inflation will not resurge dramatically.

Organizations: Reuters, European Central Bank, Traders, ECB Locations: Bonn, Germany

☆ He Was Freed From a Brutal Russian Jail. Here’s Why He Wanted to Stay.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Escaping the brutal Russian penal system would seem like blessed deliverance to most inmates. But not to Ilya Yashin, who stunned the world last week when he angrily condemned his inclusion in a sweeping prisoner swap that freed him and a handful of other opposition figures in Russia. Instead, he portrayed it as an act of duplicity rather than a benevolent humanitarian gesture. And I say sincerely, more than anything I want now to go back home.”To those who have followed Mr. Yashin’s career, his stance should not have been so surprising. He has spent the last two decades in Russia working against Vladimir V. Putin’s authoritarian rule, knowing that doing so would land him in jail and even preparing for it.

Persons: Ilya Yashin, ”, Yashin’s, Vladimir V, Yashin, “ Locations: Russia, Bonn, Germany, ”

☆ Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The prisoner swap, the largest since the Cold War, saw eight Russians, including a convicted murderer, exchanged for 16 prisoners in Russian and Belarusian jails, many of them dissidents. "What happened on Aug. 1 I don't view as a prisoner swap ... but as my illegal expulsion from Russia against my will, and I say sincerely, more than anything I want now to go back home," he added. He was speaking alongside activists Vladimir Kara-Murza and Andrei Pivovarov at the freed prisoners' first public appearance since arriving in Germany. On their second day out of prison, where they had had limited contact with the outside world, Kara-Murza and Yashin especially seemed fired with resolve, and to have kept abreast of world events. Pivovarov agreed: "We will do everything to make our country free and democratic, and get all political prisoners released."

Persons: Ilya Yashin, Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Yashin, Putin's, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Putin, Kara, Pivovarov, Dmitry Medvedev Organizations: Western, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Bonn, Russia, Germany, Moscow

☆ Russian Dissident Says He Was Traded Against His Will in Inmate Swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ilya Yashin, one of the Russian opposition politicians traded to the West in Thursday’s prisoner exchange, expressed outrage on Friday that he had been sent into involuntary exile rather than left in his own country, even if that meant remaining in prison. “I will never make peace with the role of an emigrant,” Mr. Yashin, 41, said at a news conference with other dissidents in Bonn, Germany. He described a statement he wrote before he was moved from his penal colony, insisting that he did not consent to be exchanged, which he said included the declaration, “The Russian Constitution bans sending a citizen of the Russian Federation abroad without his consent. As a Russian citizen, I confirm that I do not give permission to be sent outside of Russia.”He said he was told that if he attempted to return, he would meet the same fate as Aleksei A. Navalny, the opposition leader who died in February in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving several sentences on what Western governments and human rights groups said were trumped-up charges.

Persons: Ilya Yashin, “, ” Mr, Yashin, ”, Aleksei A Organizations: Russian Federation Locations: Bonn, Germany, Russian, Russia

CNN —Germany’s busiest airport temporarily suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels. Climate activist group Letzte Generation, or “Last Generation,” posted videos and photos on X that appeared to show its members on the tarmac. Gas and coal are threatening our existence,” Letzte Generation said on X.CNN has reached out to Frankfurt police for comment. On Wednesday, Letzte Generation members glued their hands to the tarmac at Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport. Oil Kills said a further nine people blocked security gates at Helsinki airport in Finland, also causing disruption to passengers.

Persons: ”, Oil Kills Organizations: CNN, ”, Oil, Letzte, Germany’s Cologne, Norwegian Government Locations: Germany, Frankfurt, Europe, Bonn, Norway, Oslo, Norwegian, Spain, Barcelona, Helsinki, Finland

☆ Inside the Little Britain Inn, where Germans go to pretend to be British
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Welcome to the Little Britain Inn, a corner of Germany that shall remain forever England. Because that’s the thing about the Little Britain Inn. In fact, the reason the Little Britain Inn exists is because of a cross-cultural argument. The Little Britain Inn also rates 4.8 out of 5 on Google. Some of our best guests have been here eight or 10 times – it’s like they’re our friends.”Today, the Little Britain Inn is going from strength to strength.

Persons: ”, Jack, that’s, there’s, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, “, Blinders, Julia Buckley, Robin Hood, James Bond, Queen Elizabeth II, . Bean, Jack Sparrow, Alice, Wonderland, the, William, Meghan, Harry, Charles, Camilla, Princess Diana, Brexit Gary Blackburn, Gary Blackburn, Blackburn, Monika, who’s, it’s, who’d, he's, Unkel –, Who, they’d, Union Jack –, England, –, Bean, Agatha Christie, Harry Potter, – Blackburn, traipse, King Charles, Emma Bridgewater, King Charlie's, John Deere, Emily, Alyson, wouldn’t, They’re, Diana, Gary’s Organizations: Germany CNN, England, lifesize Paddington Bears, Paddington Bears, CNN, Paddington Bear, Brit, European Union, EU, Blackburn, Little, Linz –, Royce, Union, Google, YouTube, Regulars Locations: Vettelschloss, Germany, Rheinland, Pfalz, Rhineland, Palatinate, Bonn, West Germany, Cologne, Little Britain, Trafalgar, Little, England, British, German, Poland, Unkel, Linz, London, Blackburn, Guildford, Charles, Cornwall, Birkenstock, Argentina

☆ Rex Heuermann: Inside the document prosecutors say the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer used to ‘plan out his kills’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Details of the content of the document come from the latest bail application from prosecutors. DNA evidence initially linked him to a hair found on the burlap sack where Waterman’s remains were found. The 60-year-old architect was surprised by the latest charges, Heuermann attorney Michael Brown said after the defendant appeared in an eastern Long Island courtroom. The bail application said a tattoo on Taylor’s torso had been mutilated with a sharp object. It recommended the use of heavier rope since lighter types “broke under the stress of being tightend,” the bail application said.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, “, ” criminologist, Scott Bonn, Heuermann, Jessica Taylor, Sandra Costilla, “ I’ve, Raymond Tierney, ”, Casey Jordan, ” “, ” ‘, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes –, ” Heuermann, ” Tierney, Taylor, Costilla’s, Michael Brown, Brown, ” Brown, Tierney, ” Jordan, “ Heuermann, Dennis Rader, Rader, “ We’re, We’re, Said Jordan, ” CNN’s Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Carolyn Sung, Samantha Beech Organizations: CNN, Long, Heuermann, Force, ”, Cub Scout Locations: New York, ” Suffolk County, Bonn, Manhattan, Long, ” Bonn, Suffolk County

☆ Ancient fossils lead to discovery of largest known marine reptile
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Dr. Dean Lomax, Ruby Reynolds, Justin Reynolds and Paul de la Salle (from left) are shown with the fossil discovery in 2020. “To think that my discovery in 2016 would spark so much interest in these enormous creatures fills me with joy,” de la Salle said. I am overjoyed.”Together, the Reynoldses, Lomax, de la Salle and others returned to Blue Anchor to search for additional fragments. The nearly complete giant jawbone is shown along with the jawbone (middle and bottom) found by Paul de la Salle in 2016. Sergey KrasovskiyThe discovery made by the Reynoldses and de la Salle will soon be displayed at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery in the UK.

Persons: Ichthyotitan, Justin, Ruby Reynolds, Marcello Perillo, Dean Lomax, Justin Reynolds, Paul de la, Lomax, De la Salle, “, de, Ruby, ” Lomax, Paul de, ”, ichthyosaurs, Perillo, ” Perillo, Mary Anning, Joseph, Sergey Krasovskiy, ” Ruby Reynolds, Paul Organizations: CNN, University of Bonn, Paul de la Salle, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, Salle, la Salle, de la Salle, Bristol Museum, Art Locations: Somerset, Braunton, England, , Somerset, Germany, United Kingdom, Devon, Lilstock, Canada, China

☆ German museum worker fired after hanging his own art in gallery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —For a brief moment, one German man achieved his dream: his artwork hanging in a famous museum. After security discovered the newest addition to the museum’s collections, they promptly took down the display and the man was fired. “The supervisors notice something like this immediately,” Tine Nehler told Süddeutsche Zeitung. This means that the public prosecutor’s office will now decide what happens,” Christian Drexler, chief superintendent of the Munich Police, told CNN. The man was banned from the museum as part of his termination agreement, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.

Persons: –, ”, ” Tine Nehler, “, ” Christian Drexler, ” Drexler Organizations: CNN, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich Police, Security, Staff Locations: Munich, Germany, Bonn

☆ Formed in the Cold War, former members of Germany’s Red Army Faction are now fugitives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —German authorities have been tracking down the former members of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a now-defunct Cold War-era militant group, who have been on the run for nearly 30 years. The RAF, he said, emerged in what was then West Berlin, at the “crossroads” of the Cold War. The first, and most prominent period from 1970-1977, saw the group murder public officials and US soldiers and take many hostages. In April 1975, six RAF members seized the West German Embassy in Stockholm in a hostage standoff with the goal of forcing the release of imprisoned RAF members. The Red Army Faction claimed responsibility for the assassination, but the perpetrators were never brought to justice.

Persons: Baader, –, Jürgen Ponto, Siegfried Buback, Daniela Klette, Burkhard Garweg, Ernst, Volker Staub, Klette, Claudia Ivone, Garweg, Staub, pouncing, ”, Ivone, Wolfgang Kraushaar, Kraushaar, Axel, Andreas Baader, Ukrike Meinhof, Meinhof, ” Kraushaar, Helmut Schmidt, Franz Josef Strauss, Axel Springer, Springer, Alfred Herrhausen, Willy Brandt Organizations: CNN, Red Army Faction, RAF, East, Stasi, Dresdner Bank, Germany’s Public, Office, Police, ARD, ” Reuters, Bild, Red Brigades, Nihon, Springer, Criminal Police, West German Embassy, West, Meinhof Group, Reuters, Democratic, Deutsche Bank Locations: Berlin, West Germany, Kreuzberg, Bonn, Weiterstadt, German, Italy, Japan, West Berlin, Vietnam, Lower Saxony, Stockholm, Bavarian, Cologne, GDR, Democratic Republic

☆ Bayer calls off break-up to tackle challenges for up to 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Bayer AG logo sits behind silhouetted members of the management board during the company's annual general meeting in Bonn, Germany, May 25, 2018. The cutbacks will reduce annual costs by 2 billion euros from 2026, it added. To shore up its finances, that German drugmaker has slashed dividends, keeping what analysts estimate would have been combined payouts of 6-7 billion euros over three years. Bayer's net debt at the end of 2023 was up 8.5% to 34.5 billion euros. The company said it would seek to reduce net debt by 1-2 billion this year.

Persons: Bayer, Bill Anderson, Anderson, glyphosate Organizations: Bayer AG, Reuters, Monsanto Locations: Bonn, Germany

☆ Composer, Uninterrupted: Christian Wolff at 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Steve Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If artistic stature worked by osmosis, Christian Wolff could claim greatness based on that alone. “My father met Brahms,” he said, easing into conversation at a sturdy wooden table in the dining room of his Hanover, N.H., home. Wolff’s father was 6 or 7. Wolff’s grandfather, a violinist, conductor and professor, knew Brahms personally and professionally, he said. Wolff, who turns 90 on Friday, is associated with a different pantheon.

Persons: Christian Wolff, “, Brahms, ”, Clara Schumann’s, Wolff’s, Robert Schumann, Wolff, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown, David Tudor, Merce Cunningham, John Ashbery, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg Organizations: New York School Locations: Hanover, N.H, Bonn, Germany, New York

☆ Former German Spy Chief Founds New Right-Wing Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Thomas Escritt and Sarah MarshBERLIN (Reuters) - A former German spy chief who was sacked after being accused of averting his eyes to the threat posed by the far-right founded a new right-wing party on Saturday, holding an inaugural party congress on a boat near Germany's old capital Bonn. The Werteunion, or Values Union, is headed by Hans-Georg Maassen, who was dismissed as head of Germany's Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) in 2018. A former member of the opposition Christian Democrats, Maassen is himself now being monitored by the security agency he ran, he said last month. Maassen said on social media platform X, posting a photo of himself and colleagues in front of a German flag on the boat. Earlier this year, leftist politician Sahra Wagenknecht founded a new left populist party.

Persons: Thomas Escritt, Sarah Marsh BERLIN, Hans, Georg Maassen, Maassen, Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, Sahra Wagenknecht, Sarah Marsh, Matthias Williams, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Values, Christian Democrats, Social Democrats Locations: Bonn, Germany, Chemnitz

BERLIN (AP) — Heavy snowfalls and freezing rain across Germany Wednesday led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains, crashes on icy roads, and school closures. At Frankfurt airport, Germany's biggest, more than 500 flights were canceled, while in Munich over 250 arrivals and departures were canceled. In western Germany, Saarbruecken airport closed for the day, as Duesseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports were also affected by delays and cancelations. The freezing rain across western and southern Germany also led to countless crashes on icy roads in the early morning hours of Wednesday. As a precaution, many schools and kindergartens in the country closed for the day, and some companies offered their employees the option of working from home.

Organizations: BERLIN, Deutsche Bahn, ICE, Associated Press Locations: Germany, Frankfurt, Munich, Saarbruecken, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Bonn

☆ A showdown is brewing over money, oil and carbon. Here's what's at stake at the COP28 climate summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to break records, with no continent left untouched by more frequent and intense extreme weather events. MoneyClimate finance is always a hotly debated talking point at the U.N. summit and COP28 promises to be no different. She anticipated three main debates around the use of oil, gas and coal — the burning of which is the chief driver of the climate crisis. "So, one is this 'phase out' or 'phase down' [of fossil fuels]. There is no credible scenario where CCS will allow continued use of fossil fuels, let alone expanding oil and gas.

Persons: Sean Gallup, HENRY NICHOLLS, Henry Nicholls, COP28, Alex Scott, Rich, Sultan al, Jaber, LUIS TATO, Luis Tato, Melanie Robinson, Robinson, Sultan Al Jaber, Francois Walschaerts Organizations: AG, Getty, United Arab Emirates, InterContinental, Fossil, Energy Intelligence, Afp, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, Getty Images, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Climate, World Resources Institute, CNBC, CCS Locations: Salzgitter, Germany, Dubai, Bonn, COP28, London, AFP, E3G, Egypt, COP27, UAE, Garissa, Africa, El Nino, Abu Dhabi, WRI, Brussels

SummaryCompanies European Investment Bank poll of 30,000 people globally60% of EU citizens back paying compensationU.S. support at 63%, China at 74%, Japan at 72%SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Citizens in Europe, the United States, China and Japan believe their countries should compensate poorer nations to help address the impact of climate change, a European Investment Bank poll of more than 30,000 people shared with Reuters showed. The fifth annual climate survey conducted by the bank revealed a broad global consensus to fund the fight against climate change, even if it means higher taxes and the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies. "The latest EIB Climate Survey underlines people's profound awareness of climate change and their commitment to tackle it head on," said EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle. [1/2]Children are seen during climate march prior to the opening session of the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference 2017 in Bonn, Germany, November 6, 2017. Respondents from around the world ranked climate change as one of the world's three biggest challenges, along with the rising cost of living and income equality.

Persons: Ambroise Fayolle, Fayolle, Wolfgang Rattay, Simon Jessop, Franklin Paul Organizations: European Investment Bank, Reuters, REUTERS, European Union, United, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson Locations: China, Japan, SINGAPORE, Europe, United States, Bonn, Germany, Dubai, COP28, India

☆ Þrátt fyrir bönn eru ófrjósemisaðgerðir enn gerðar á fötluðum konum í Evrópu
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Analysis-Scholz's Coalition Buckles but Unlikely to Break - for Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

The decision has increased tensions within Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, in particular between junior partners the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP). But Scholz is unlikely to call for new elections as they would not benefit any of the coalition partners. "Scholz definitely wants to keep the government together and believes this will work as none of the three coalition partners stand to benefit from a break," a source close to the chancellor said. "In reality, the chancellor should dismiss his coalition partners now." "And the strength of the AfD is also the reason why no actors - not even the conservatives - currently have any interest in new elections."

Persons: Sarah Marsh, Holger Hansen, Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Philipp Tuermer, Scholz, Stefan Marschall, Ursula Muench, Frank Decker, Friedrich Merz, Markus Soeder, Decker, Andreas Rinke, Alexander Ratz, Catherine Evans Organizations: Greens, Free Democrats, Scholz's Social Democrats, Tagesspiegel, Bertelsmann Foundation, SPD, University of Duesseldorf, University of Tutzing, Bonn University, Eurasia Group Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Bavarian

☆ Germany pledges to make its military 'the backbone of defence in Europe'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Sabine Siebold | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreBERLIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Germany will strengthen its military to make it the backbone of deterrence and collective defence in Europe, its defence minister pledged on Thursday as Berlin issued new defence policy guidelines for the first time in over a decade. The 19-page document details what the "Zeitenwende" - the major shift of policy German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 - means for the workings of the Bundeswehr. "With the Zeitenwende, Germany becomes a grown up country in terms of security policy," Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said as he presented the guidelines, the first since 2011 when Berlin suspended conscription. "As the most populous and an economically strong country at the heart of Europe, Germany must be the backbone of deterrence and collective defence in Europe," Pistorius said. German forces needed to be refocused on their core mission -the credible defence of Germany and its allies - and be "ready to fight a war", he said.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Wolfgang Rattay, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Sabine Siebold, Toby Chopra, Ed Osmond Organizations: Patriot, Bonn Air Force, Territorial Command, Bundeswehr, REUTERS, Berlin, Thomson Locations: Cologne, Wahn, Germany, BERLIN, Europe, Ukraine, Berlin, prioritise, Lithuania

☆ UAE Will Not Host Next Year's COP29 Climate Talks, Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Gloria DickieLONDON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will not double up on hosting the United Nations' annual climate conference by holding next year's summit, according to leadership involved in the event. "The UAE has not been asked and has no intention of hosting COP29," Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of the COP28 summit, told reporters on Friday. "We will not be hosting COP29." Nations are scrambling to find an alternative venue for the event which sees representatives from nearly 200 countries gather to agree to joint efforts to tackle climate change. If a host for COP29 cannot be agreed, the location could revert to Bonn, Germany, where the U.N. climate secretariat is headquartered.

Persons: Gloria Dickie LONDON, Majid Al Suwaidi, Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett, Alison Williams Organizations: United, United Nations, Union Locations: United Arab Emirates, Eastern Europe, UAE, Dubai, Ukraine, Bonn, Germany, London, Brussels

☆ Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Darren Incorvaia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“They are way smarter than you think,” Ms. Hillemacher said. Now, in a study published in the journal PLOS One on Wednesday, Ms. Hillemacher and her colleagues say they have found evidence that roosters can recognize themselves in mirrors. The mirror test is a common, but contested, test of self-awareness. The mirror test has since been used to assess self-recognition in many other species. But different cognitive processes are active in different situations, and there’s no reason to think that the mirror test is accurate for animals with vastly different sensory abilities and social systems than what chimps have.

Persons: Sonja Hillemacher, Ms, Hillemacher, Gordon Gallup, —, ”, Onur Güntürkün, Inga Tiemann Organizations: University of Bonn, Ruhr University Bochum Locations: Germany

☆ German antitrust head warns AI may boost Big Tech's dominance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Hakan Ersen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Microsoft (MSFT.O) have recently become rivals in artificial intelligence (AI), with the latter investing heavily in OpenAI and the former building the Bard AI chatbot among other investments. The surge in AI popularity has prompted governments around the world to try to impose rules on the use of the technology, with the European Union in a race to adopt its landmark AI rules by the end of the year. "The danger is very great because you need two things above all for AI, powerful servers and vast amounts of data. Mundt said the field was still open to competition but regulators need to ensure it remains so. "Both developments are possible, and as an authority we have to be careful that any competitive potential is not buried from the outset."

Persons: Andreas Mundt, Wolfgang Rattay, Mundt, Foo Yun, Mark Potter Organizations: Federal, Office, REUTERS, Alpha, Big, Google, Microsoft, European Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bonn, Germany, FRANKFURT, OpenAI

☆ German regulator to send special monitor to Deutsche Bank, Handelsblatt reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin (Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) is pictured outside of an office building of the BaFin in Bonn, Germany, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - German financial regulator BaFin will send a special monitor to Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) following problems at its Postbank unit, German daily Handelsblatt reported on Sunday citing sources close to the matter. Both BaFin and Deutsche Bank declined to comment. The issues at Postbank included disruptions in online offerings, difficulty in reaching customer service and long processing times, BaFin has said. BaFin said two weeks ago it would "take relevant supervisory measures if appropriate".

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, BaFin, Maria Martinez, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Federal Financial, Authority, REUTERS, Rights, Deutsche Bank, Thomson Locations: Bonn, Germany

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