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  • Jul 24

    Volkswagen profit drops 32.9% in Q2 as China sales collapse; group cuts full-year revenue forecast and plans up to 50,000 more job cuts

    Net income fell to €1.54 billion in the second quarter, down from €2.29 billion a year earlier, while deliveries in China tumbled more than a third to 424,300 vehicles.

  • Jun 26

    Volkswagen plans 100,000 job cuts and closure of four German plants in deepest overhaul in its 89-year history

    Europe's largest carmaker weighs a radical restructuring that would double earlier cut targets, break a union pact, and shrink production capacity to 9 million vehicles a year.

  • May 26

    Saxon Summer Theatres Unveil Open-Air Season with Shakespeare, Rock Opera, and New Stages

    From a town hall balcony to a former slaughterhouse, theatres across Saxony are transforming unconventional spaces into stages for a diverse summer programme featuring Shakespeare, a rock opera, and family adventures.

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Ceuta burns Brussels' patience

Ceuta strains Europe as Russia pounds Kyiv and Danube idles Hungary's reactor

Europe woke to border panic, heat alerts and a power squeeze, while war and political risk kept moving faster than institutions. The common thread is capacity: states can still react quickly, but their buffers look thin.

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  • Moscow café terrace explosion

    Kills at least 3 people at the Balzi Rossi restaurant during a private party, with Aerospace Forces commander Aleksandr Chaiko reportedly in attendance.

  • Russian missile strike on Black Sea cargo ship

    Confirmed that a drone violated Romanian airspace before being shot down in Ukraine, following the earlier detection of aerial targets near the border.

  • Indonesia ferry fire

    Rescuers search for 41 missing passengers after a ferry carrying 250 people caught fire near Madura, leaving five dead and over 200 rescued.

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

The crash of two firefighting helicopters in Greece and the multi-year low levels of major European rivers indicate an escalation of climate-related crises impacting emergency services and critical infrastructure across the continent.

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