Recovery at VW drives Porsche SE’s earnings back into the black
Berlin (dpa) – Volkswagen’s recovery from the heavy toll of the pandemic on the automotive industry drove results at Porsche SE back into the black in the…
German economy’s ‘wise men’ more optimistic for 2020 than government
Berlin (dpa) – Top German economic experts known as the “wise men” are more optimistic about the state of the economy during this crisis year that the…
Lufthansa hopes to raise half a billion euros with convertible bonds
Frankfurt (dpa) – Lufthansa is hoping to raise well over half a billion euros with convertible bonds as it battles to overcome the coronavirus crisis, which has…
Young man sentenced to prison after night of rioting in Stuttgart
Stuttgart (dpa) – An 18-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Tuesday under a youth custodial sentence in the first public…
Act of love? German man kills infirm wife after 70 years of marriage
Wuerzburg, Germany (dpa) – A 92-year-old German man admitted in court on Tuesday to killing his infirm wife after almost 70 years of marriage. His defence lawyer…
Lebanon orders full lockdown to combat COVID-19
BEIRUT: (HRNW) Lebanon ordered a full lockdown for around two weeks to stem a rise in COVID-19 infections and allow a badly strained health sector…
Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed US settlement
WASHINGTON: (HRNW) Zoom Video Communications must implement a new information security program as part of its proposed settlement with U.S. regulators over user privacy issues,…
Babysitter trying to flee after abducting infant boy nabbed at airport
New York (HRNW) Detectives have nabbed a babysitter at Denver International Airport – Colorado who was trying to flee after allegedly abducting a four-month-old Utah…
Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Washington (HRNW) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Defense Secretary Mark Esper had been “terminated” and that Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center,…
Vietnam scolds Netflix and Apple
HANOI: (HRNW) Vietnam’s information minister on Tuesday accused foreign streaming companies like Netflix and Apple of skirting their tax responsibilities, saying it would create unfair…