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Nazi documents on a forced sterilization at the Dachau concentration camp, Gestapo index cards, the notebooks of an anonymous Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust and Stars of David from the Buchenwald concentration camp.  These are just some of the items that were due to be sold at the Felzmann auction house in the western German city of Neuss this week before it was cancelled following public outcry. Many of the objects dating from 1933 to 1945 up for sale under the title “System of Terror Vol II” contained the names and personal information of the persecuted.  “For victims of…

What once seemed like an overly optimistic vision is now gradually moving toward reality: Across Portugal large-scale data centers are planned, promising thousands of jobs and substantial investment. Crucially, this development is not limited to its coastal economic centers, but is expanding into long-neglected inland regions. Once characterized by outward migration, these areas are now seeing mayors announce multimillion and even multibillion euro projects aimed at generating new employment and boosting local economies.Can the power grid survive the US data center revolution?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In Fundao,…

It’s the stuff of a science fiction movie: a planet in the stages of formation collides with another. The massive impact causes both worlds to break apart, sending hot space rock flying. But it’s not sci-fi, it’s the story of Earth. Space scientists are largely agreed that about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth, then a hot ball of molten iron and other elements, was hit by another Mars-sized protoplanet. This hypothetical world is called Theia, named for a titaness of Greek mythology. Theia was completely destroyed by this impact, but likely lives on beneath our feet, as fragments from this doomed world fused with the…

Nigeria is proud of its record as the only African team to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup on three occasions but now it is struggling to come to terms with missing out on the tournament for a second successive time. The Super Eagles were unimpressive during qualification against lesser footballing nations such as Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and South Africa, winning just four out of 10 games. That earned entry to the playoffs – which ended in defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo on November 16. “The dynamics of African football have changed and are still changing.…

Shortly before the international meeting on climate change action in Brazil — commonly known as COP — Russian President Vladmir Putin said his country was best off focusing on its own interests, when it came to dialogue on the topic with Western nations. Russia did send a delegation to Belem in Brazil, where COP30 is being held, but climate change action and environmental protection does not play a huge role in Russian self-interest. Just over two years ago, Russian authorities declared several of the world’s largest organizations working in this field “undesirable.”That included Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund, or WWF,…

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will step down from her position in January. She made the announcement in a social media post, after a public fallout with President Donald Trump. The Republican and former Make America Great Again (MAGA) loyalist has fallen from Trump’s graces, partly due to her push to secure the release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the president of the United States, whom I…

A massive rock wall towers over a small plateau in France’s southern Haute-Provence region. At its base, a few stones sit in the grass, looking as if they’ve fallen there by chance. Beneath them rest the ashes of a young man — it was his favorite spot — where his family have chosen to have him rest in peace. In Germany, that wouldn’t be possible. German law generally requires that the dead be buried in an approved cemetery, a burial forest or a designated section of the sea. Keeping an urn in your backyard is also not permitted. Nor is…

For Matthias Rüth, there’s no question of pivoting his business away from China — despite growing government warnings about the risks of being too invested in the country. As the managing director of Frankfurt-based rare earths and commodity trading firm Tradium, China remains fundamental to the business, given the country’s almost complete dominance of the increasingly vital rare earths sector. “With China covering, for instance, more than 95% of the rare earth market, you cannot replace this in a short time,” he told DW. “These are long-standing and reliable trading relationships, and the material and processes are proven.” For Rüth and so…

It’s the stuff of a science fiction movie: a planet in the stages of formation collides with another. The massive impact causes both worlds to break apart, sending hot space rock flying. But it’s not sci-fi, it’s the story of Earth. Space scientists are largely agreed that about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth, then a hot ball of molten iron and other elements, was hit by another Mars-sized protoplanet. This hypothetical world is called Theia, named for a titaness of Greek mythology. Theia was completely destroyed by this impact, but likely lives on beneath our feet, as fragments from this doomed world fused with the…

Like dozens of national football teams, Spain will be hoping to secure its place at the 2026 World Cup in the current international window. But, for more than 50,000 fans in the San Mames stadium in the northern city of Bilbao on Saturday, the focus of attention was squarely on two teams who won’t be there: the Palestine and Basque Country national football teams. The streets of Bilbao were packed with Palestinian flags, with supporters of both clubs united by a shared cause. Money raised from the match went to Doctors Without Borders , and the entertainment before the players crossed the…