Berlin locals, drug dealers meet over migrancy offering first steps for integration as well as employment opportunities Dog walkers, cyclists and doting parents all enjoy Berlin’s Gorlitzer Park. Everyone goes about their business, including the drug dealers – many of them migrants from west Africa – who work the park gates, seeking out potential customers. Nobody seems much to mind…
Elite engineers are leading a challenge to conservative India’s homosexuality ban dating back to colonial times When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplatedsuicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see a therapist. Godi, raised by liberal parents in the southern Indian IT hub of Hyderabad and an engineering graduate from the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), is by…
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail plans to continue resistance against occupation as lawyer APalestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday, July 29 after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier said she wanted to become a lawyer so she could continue her struggle against the occupation of the West Bank. Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a hero…
Europe is poised for a bumper Chinese tourism season as record numbers of travellers are expected this summer The stars are aligning for a bumper year of Chinese tourism in Europe thanks to a growing taste for culture over shopping and fears of a cold reception in Donald Trump’s America. „We came with our children to see…
Are the Caribbeans wealthy new citizens a lifeline or a liability? The new trend may be risky for global security Investing in the tropical Mount Cinnamon Resort in Grenada, with its white sand beaches, buys more than a slice of paradise – it comes with citizenship and a passport with visa-free entry to almost 130…
Millions of star gazers across the world watch total lunar eclipse as Moon passes through Earth’s shadow Ablood-red moon dazzled star gazers across much of the world on Friday, July 27 when it moved into Earth’s shadow for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. From the Cape of Good Hope to the Middle East, and…
Jeff Bezos plans to charge at least $ 200 000 for space rides making them important elements in the global space economy Jeff Bezos’ rocket company plans to charge passengers about $200000 to $300000 for its first trips into space next year, two people familiar with its plans told Reuters. Potential customers and the aerospace industry…
Canadian insurers are wary of covering medical marijuana as they are concerned over potentially high costs and usage Sun Life Financial, Canada’s No. 2 in surer, recently started covering medical marijuana in its Canadian health insurance plan – more than 17 years after the country first legalized it. The coverage, which requires employers to pay…
U. S. lawmakers shown backing fake kindergarten gun scheme in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new TV show called „Who is America? ” In Sacha Baron Cohen’s provocative new comedy show, American politicians are filmed backing afictitious program to teach kindergartners how to use guns to defend themselves in school shootings. In a seven-episode series launched on cable channel Showtime…
Chinese highway to link Adriatic coast with landlocked Serbia is meant to become Montenegro’s construction of the century Perched atop massive cement pillars that tower above Montenegro’s picturesqueMoraca river canyon, scores of Chinese workers are building a state-of-the-art highway through some of the roughest terrain in southern Europe. The government has described the 165 km highway, with its imposing bridges and deep-cut tunnels, as the construction of…