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China overtakes U.S. by developing world’s fastest supercomputer

China dominates ranking of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers for the seventh consecutive time. China also surpassed the US for the first time as the country with the most supercomputers in the top 500 China's Sunway TaihuLight has been declared the...

German police shoots down gunman outside movie theater, no one injured

German special forces have shot a man dead who stormed a cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt. FRANKFURT (Germany) — A masked, armed assailant attacked a multiplex movie theater in the German city of Viernheim on Thursday and took hostages before...

Pakistan and Germany discuss military, security cooperation

Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif held meetings with the senior military leadership of Germany and discussed defence cooperation and regional stability issues. Bilateral military to military relations, defence and security cooperation and training exchanges also...

Germany to introduce driverless trains by 2023

Germany is set to begin introducing driverless trains within the next 5 years. The Chairman of Deutsche Bahn, Rudiger Grube, reportedly told German newspapers that by 2021, 2022 or 2023 the company would be equipped with infrastructure that would...

Norway is the first country in the world to ban deforestation

Norway announced a zero deforestation policy in its procurement of goods, two years after making a pledge with Germany and Britain to 'promote national commitments that encourage deforestation free supply chains.' Norway has declared a complete ban on deforestation, and...

All you need to know about Euro 2016 Football Championship

France and Romania kick off the Euro 2016 tournament in Saint-Denis on Friday night Host: France Dates: 10 June to 10 July Euro 2016 kicks off tonight amid unprecedented security for a sporting event, with almost 100,000 French security forces drafted...

Angela Merkel named world’s most powerful woman for sixth year

For the first time, top women from Scotland, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Croatia, Taiwan and Lithuania have been included in the list NEW YORK (United States of America) - Top American magazine Forbes has announced German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the world’s most powerful...

Germany funds project supporting women’s rights in Pakistan

Closing the gaps between men and women in health, education, politics and economic participation will contribute to a more equitable and more prosperous society in Pakistan, German Ambassador said ISLAMABAD - German Ambassador Ina Lepel and Omer Aftab, CEO of...

Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company to support micro-enterprises

PPAF, Karandaaz Pakistan and KfW Sign Agreement to set up Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company ISLAMABAD - A Shareholders’ Agreement was signed by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Karandaaz Pakistan (funded by UK’s Department for International Development) and Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) for...

AUDI signs feasibility study to assemble cars in Pakistan

AUDI AG and Sindh Board of Investment have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Ingolstadt, Germany, welcoming AUDI to study the possibility to assemble vehicles in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Under the MoU, the brand with the Four Rings...

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Nearly 30,000 people evacuated as Northern California wildfires spreads amid heatwave

Raging wildfires in northern California has forced nearly 30,000 residents to evacuate as the state endures a brutal heatwave.