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Amazon is cutting 30,000 jobs
Amazon is reportedly preparing to cut around 30,000 jobs in its corporate division. Amazon intends to significantly alter its central structures and reorganize several core areas. According to Reuters, AWS, Prime Video, online retail, and human resources are among the affected departments. The job cuts are expected to begin soon and will accompany a larger
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Rofu Kinderland insolvent: 1,970 jobs affected – 104 branches fighting for their future
Toy retailer ROFU-Kinderland has filed for insolvency under self-administration. This marks the beginning of a critical phase for its 1,970 employees. At the same time, business operations will initially remain stable, as the stores are to remain open. The insolvency filing also only marks the start of the restructuring process, not its end. Customers will
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Bought journalism – when the state pays journalists
The accusation of “bought journalism” rarely targets a single article, but rather a structural problem: government agencies commission journalists and pay them fees. This creates a financial relationship between politics and the media, which are meant to exercise oversight. In Baden-Württemberg, this issue is documented in a parliamentary document that records payments for activities such
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Nuclear fusion: Breakthrough in China – EAST increases plasma density stably above the Greenwald limit
By adjusting gas pressure and cyclotron heating, the team at the EAST tokamak reduced wall contact during the start-up phase, thus achieving higher plasma densities above the Greenwald limit without edge instabilities. EAST stands for Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak and refers to a Chinese research facility in Hefei that operates with superconducting magnets. The tokamak
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SenerTec is relocating the production of combined heat and power plants abroad
Manufacturer SenerTec plans to cease production of combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Schweinfurt at the beginning of the year and relocate operations abroad. The Dutch parent company, BDR Thermea, has announced the closure of the manufacturing facility, but service operations will continue in Schweinfurt. This shifts the Schweinfurt site’s role, while the future
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German Navy’s Greenland mission: Germany’s navy falters due to ice and equipment
The German Navy currently lacks ships designed for Arctic waters, and this severely limits its operational capabilities around Greenland. Neither frigates nor other vessels possess an ice class that permits operations in pack and fast ice. Consequently, Germany lacks a crucial capability in the Arctic, even as security concerns there grow. Greenland is increasingly becoming
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Attack on Berlin’s S-Bahn paralyzes central north-south line for days
On January 19, 2026, a severed cable paralyzed the S-Bahn (suburban train) on the north-south line in Berlin for several days. Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) classified the act as an attack. The Federal Police launched an investigation. The resulting signal malfunction caused widespread disruptions because central control technology was affected. Repairs were expected to take
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Helsing drones in Ukraine – Kyiv suspends new orders after negative tests
According to a Bloomberg report, Ukraine is temporarily suspending new drone orders from Helsing. Internal assessments reportedly identified two main problems from field tests: difficult takeoffs of the HX-2 and failures caused by interference, which can break communication with operators. Helsing rejects these key allegations and points to documented test flights. The demand for drones
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Slovakia is building a new nuclear reactor using US technology from Westinghouse
Slovakia is planning a new reactor unit in Jaslovské Bohunice. The American company Westinghouse is slated to supply the technology. The project aims to expand nuclear power and increase energy security in Slovakia. (zeit: 17.01.16) Agreement in Washington – Slovakia links project to US technology The US and Slovakia signed an agreement in Washington, D.C.,
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2,960 doctors registered as unemployed – a paradoxical development in the German healthcare system
In Bavaria, 2,960 doctors are currently registered as unemployed. This number is rising, even though healthcare provision, skills shortages, and a shortage of doctors have been political buzzwords for years. At the same time, the overall need for medical care continues to grow. Nevertheless, unemployment among doctors is increasing faster than employment. This reveals a
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BND satellite “Georg” – a multi-billion euro project delayed by years
In 2014, the Chancellor’s Office needed up-to-date images from space. Russia had annexed Crimea. Therefore, the German government wanted to know whether Russian forces were operating covertly in eastern Ukraine. They were looking for evidence of troop movements. Equipment and supply routes were also important. For this, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) needed external providers,
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Melitta unexpectedly closes modern factory in Neu Kaliß – 115 jobs lost
Production at the Neu Kaliß plant will cease on March 31st because Melitta has decided to close its modern factory in Heiddorf, which is only a few years old. The Neu Kaliß plant, which belongs to Melitta, recently produced a wide variety of specialty papers and nonwovens, including coffee filter paper, wallpaper backing, electrically conductive
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Nord Stream blast – Federal Court of Justice sees Ukraine as the suspected client
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines was an “intelligence-orchestrated act of violence” carried out on behalf of a foreign state, and the ruling names Ukraine as the suspected client. The ruling is also significant because the BGH explicitly does not consider the pipelines a legitimate
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A 20 percent increase in one week – frost and low storage levels cause gas prices to explode
Gas prices are rising sharply because a cold spell in Europe is increasing consumption and storage levels are far below the seasonal average. The Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), considered the most important reference market for natural gas in Europe, is a key factor in price formation, consolidating supply and demand expectations. Traders are securing
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Wind turbine scrap is becoming a persistent problem – rotor blades are piling up, recycling doesn’t exist
Wind turbine scrap will become a key waste management issue in the energy transition in the coming years. Since 2020, 2,351 onshore wind turbines have been decommissioned. An additional 415 were decommissioned in November of last year. An industrial recycling process for fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) rotor blades is still lacking.