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04/17/2025April 17, 2025The eurozone's monetary policymakers have cut the cost of borrowing as they seek to prop up an already struggling economy from the possible future impact of US tariffs. https://p.dw.com/p/4tFynThe European Central Bank's rate-setting council on Thursday cut the institution's benchmark rate a quarter-point to 2.25% amid continued worries about growth.
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04/17/2025April 17, 2025A teenager in eastern Germany is accused of producing the deadly biological warfare agent ricin in his family's attic. Police said the suspect remains at large. https://p.dw.com/p/4tFQtPolice in Germany searched the home of a 16-year-old in the eastern state of Saxony on Thursday on suspicion of posessing of the highly toxic biological warfare agent ricin.
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Germany's migration debate flared on Thursday as a flight of 138 people who fled Afghanistan and are classified as vulnerable landed in Germany. Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) accused the outgoing coalition of rushing through so-called admission flights ahead of a change of government and fueling support for the far right.
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04/17/2025April 17, 2025International researchers have caught on camera a deep-sea colossal squid living in its natural habitat for the first time. The creature, a juvenile spotted in the South Atlantic, was almost entirely transparent. https://p.dw.com/p/4tEhhAn international research team has caught images in the Atlantic Ocean depths of a baby colossal squid — and is now setting its sights on tracking down the elusive adult.
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Germany's Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig on Wednesday ruled that two men who face impending deportation to Greece would not face inhumane or degrading reception conditions if they were sent back. People who receive protection status in Greece effectively receive little to no access to state support, but the court found no significant probability that they would suffer extreme material hardship. Why were judges asked to rule on deportations to Greece?
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The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries that it considers "safe," as member states seek to speed up migrant returns. The list includes Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia. What does this mean for asylum claims? The expanded list means EU member states will process applications from the countries deemed safe using an accelerated procedure because they have a low chance of success.
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04/16/2025April 16, 2025Brussels has tightened its asylum rules with a list of seven countries that it deems to be safe for people to stay or return. The list of countries includes India, Bangladesh and Egypt. https://p.dw.com/p/4tCTgThe European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries that it considers "safe," as member states seek to speed up migrant returns. The list includes Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia.
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04/16/2025April 16, 2025Berlin prosecutors have filed charges against a palliative care physician on suspicion of multiple murders in overdosing his patients. The suspect allegedly set fire to some victims' apartments to cover up his crimes. https://p.dw.com/p/4tBkSProsecutors in Berlin charged a doctor with 15 counts of murder on Wednesday, alleging that he administered lethal doses of medication to palliative care patients.
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04/15/2025April 15, 2025French President Emmanuel Macron has told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that the suffering in Gaza has to stop. Meanwhile, the head of the UN said he was "deeply alarmed" by a strike on a Gaza hospital. DW has more.
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04/15/2025April 15, 2025A court in Frankfurt handed a hefty fine to a disoriented driver who hugged Chancellor Olaf Scholz on an airport runway. The individual said he had been partying for two days before mistakenly joining a motorcade. https://p.dw.com/p/4tAIHFrankfurt District Court on Tuesday issued a €4,500 (nearly $ 5,100) fine to a drug-addled driver who slipped into Chancellor Olaf Scholz's security convoy and hugged the politician on an airport runway.
