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Richard Connor

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Freelance Journalist at Freelance

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Freelance journalist living and working in Germany. Lapsed zoologist from Oldham, UK. Likely to follow you back.

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  • Soviet-era Venus probe plunges back to Earth after 53 years – DW – 05/10/2025

    4 days ago | dw.com | Richard Connor

    Russian space agency Roscosmos on Saturday said a Soviet space probe that took off in March 1972 to explore the planet Venus crashed into the Indian Ocean. Planetary lander Kosmos 482 never made it to Earth's sister planet because it was dragged off course after a malfunction in its launch vehicle's upper stage. What do we know about the Russian probe?

  • US and China seek to de-escalate trade war – DW – 05/10/2025

    5 days ago | dw.com | Richard Connor

    05/10/2025May 10, 2025Senior US and Chinese officials have met in Geneva seeking to defuse trade war tensions. Since President Donald Trump's tariff rollout, tariffs on goods imports between the world's two largest economies have soared. https://p.dw.com/p/4uCVHTop officials from the United States and China met in Geneva on Saturday, aiming to cool a trade war ignited by President Donald Trump's broad tariff hike and stoked by Beijing's fierce retaliation.

  • Mexico sues Google over Trump's renaming of Gulf of Mexico – DW – 05/10/2025

    5 days ago | dw.com | Richard Connor

    05/10/2025May 10, 2025Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government has sued Google for calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on its maps. US President Donald Trump ordered the renaming of the body of water. https://p.dw.com/p/4uCHPMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said her government is suing the technology giant Google for changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

  • India-Pakistan updates: Explosions heard after ceasefire – DW – 05/10/2025

    5 days ago | dw.com | John Silk |Richard Connor |Kieran Burke |Matt Ford

    05/10/2025May 10, 2025'Explosions heard across Srinagar,' Kashmir chief minister saysBlasts were heard across the city of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, just hours after India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire, according to Omar Abdullah, chief minister of the territory Jammu and Kashmir. "What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!" he said on X. In another post, he wrote: "This is no ceasefire.

  • Germany updates: Merz says Berlin back with voice in Europe – DW – 05/09/2025

    5 days ago | dw.com | Jon Shelton |Richard Connor

    05/09/2025May 9, 2025'Take us seriously when it comes to all social interests,' Left Party co-leader saysAs Germany's Left Party begins a party conference, co-leader Ines Schwerdtner told DW she expects the new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz to take her party seriously in addressing the problems Germany faces.

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Richard Connor
Richard Connor @RichardJConnor
21 Apr 25

Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth II. JD Vance and Liz Truss. I'll leave it there. https://t.co/5AJ30vVvet

Richard Connor
Richard Connor @RichardJConnor
4 Apr 25

RT @austinhill: @P_Kallioniemi https://t.co/sFQt4WqvpQ

Richard Connor
Richard Connor @RichardJConnor
17 Feb 25

Hi @Iberia - we made a mistake with our booking (February and March are a bit similar on the calendar) and we need to fly on Saturday. and need to rebook but there is no option on the app (we have a code). Can you help please?