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The German economy may see a little growth this year, but so far everything is pointing to a lackluster year. Export champions or not, dynamic developments like in the past seem far out of reach. Source link

A Japan Airlines plane caught fire on the runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, on Tuesday after colliding with a Coast Guard aircraft, officials said. A Japan Airlines spokesperson said the Airbus A-350 passenger plane was flight 516, traveling from Shin Chitose airport in Hokkaido to Haneda. Haneda is one of Japan’s busiest airports and the second-largest hub serving Tokyo, after Narita airport. Japan Airlines said all 379 people on board the burning aircraft, passengers and crew members, were safely evacuated. Video footage broadcast live on public broadcaster NHK showed fire crews working to put out the blaze. What do we know about the cause of the…

A Japan Airlines aircraft that was carrying passengers caught fire on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.Video from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK shows flames coming out of the windows of an aircraft. The country’s coast guard says it is looking into the possibility that one of its planes crashed into the Japan Airlines flight.Around 400 people were on board the plane, according to NHK.More video on social media shows the plane in flames travelling down the runway. All runways at Haneda – Japan’s busiest airport – are currently closed.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be…

My biology teacher at school told us: “You don’t buy a beer, you rent it.” And the added cost of renting it, he used to say, was the hangover. But how does alcohol really affect our body and brains, and how much do we know about hangovers? Well, scientists aren’t exactly sure what’s going on, but everyone who’s had a drink knows how miserable they can be. This holiday season, many of us will be celebrating with a drink or three. But is it possible to come out the other side without any aftereffects? The chemistry of hangovers Alcohol is metabolized…

“The expectations for Paris are high – in every respect,” International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said. The idea is to make the 2024 Summer Olympics sustainable and inclusive, with gender equality being a top priority. Organizers are also aiming to make the host city an integral part of the Games. The opening ceremony won’t be in the Olympic Stadium, but rather on the Seine with more than 400,000 people lining the banks of the river. Which sustainability goals have the Paris organizers set? The Paris 2024 organizers are planning to reduce CO2 emissions by around half to around 1.58 million tons, compared…

1) Russia’s war in Ukraine The 27 member states of the European Union have repeatedly promised to help Ukraine for as long as it needs to defend itself against Russia. EU leaders generally agree that a victory by Russia would be dangerous for the European Union’s security. The question is whether they will continue to stand by Ukraine in 2024. Recent weeks have seen a lot of discussion of war fatigue and waning solidarity in Brussels. EU member states are finding it difficult to unanimously sign off on the financial aid that the European Union has promised. The current approach, that it is up to…

The US and Europe can no longer compete with China after the cost of producing solar modules there dropped by 42% in 2023 to $0.15 (€0.14) per watt. That gives Chinese manufacturers an enormous cost advantage over international rivals, according to a new Horizons report from consultancy Wood Mackenzie. In 2023, China’s domestic solar additions were double those of the US and the EU combined. China, the world’s solar module powerhouse, now holds 80% of global manufacturing capacity. By 2050, it will account for over 50% of the global power supply, according to Wood Mackenzie.  “China is the lowest-cost solar module manufacturer in the world. Solar module prices in dollar per watt tallied in December show China’s cost of $0.15 well below Indian ($0.22),…

At least five people were killed as Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for a bloody start to the new year targeting civilian areas on Monday. This came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to hit Russia with the wrath of Ukraine’s bolstered military capabilities in his New Year’s address. Concurrent attacks by Moscow and Kyiv According to a Russian-installed official in the eastern region of Ukraine, shelling authorized by Kyiv killed four people. Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, wrote on Telegram that “heavy shelling” by Ukrainian forces also left 14 people injured. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said in his televised New Year address that his country’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island.Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million people as its territory. In recent years, Mr Xi and his officials have been ramping up military pressure to assert its sovereignty claims over democratically governed Taiwan.”China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose,” Mr Xi said…

Have you ever wondered why someone crying can make the room still? A new study shows that the smell of women’s tears can reduce aggression in men. Researchers found that male aggression reduced by 44% after they smelled women’s tears. The study, published in PLOS Biology, found the tears changed brain activity in parts of the brain that connect olfaction and aggression. The study provides at least one explanation for the long-standing evolutionary puzzle of why we cry — it may serve as a calming mechanism among groups. Tears contain social signaling chemicals Studies in mammalian species have shown that…