Chinese woman held in Germany for spying on arms firm

Chinese woman held in Germany for spying on arms firm

A Chinese woman has been arrested in Leipzig on suspicion of passing information about Leipzig/Halle airport, which is used as a key transport hub for the German defence industry, to Chinese intelligence. German prosecutors said that Yaqi X, 38, had been working for a company providing logistics services at the airport. Prosecutors said she had … Read more

Ancient farming community dating back to 3400 to 2900 B.C discovered by archaeologists in Morocco

Ancient farming community dating back to 3400 to 2900 B.C discovered by archaeologists in Morocco

A farming society dating back thousands of years was discovered in Morocco, in an archaeological site that spent many years unexplored.   The archaeological site of Oued Beht in Morocco was first uncovered in the 1930s, according to a study published on July 31, 2024, in the journal “Antiquity.”  After the site was first discovered, … Read more

Attack in Zurich leaves three children injured

Attack in Zurich leaves three children injured

Three children have been injured – one of them seriously – in a knife attack at a daycare centre in the Swiss city of Zurich. A spokesperson for the city’s police force said a 23-year-old Chinese man attacked a group of children who were being led to the centre by a staff member. A daycare … Read more

Award-winning journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested

Award-winning journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested

Getty Images Mech Dara has been honoured for his work by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist who has reported extensively on human trafficking and corruption, has been arrested and charged with incitement. Dara, who has reported for the BBC, has been charged over five social media posts which … Read more

Euro zone inflation, September 2024

Euro zone inflation, September 2024

Visitors pass shops on a pedestrianized street in the old town in A Coruna, Spain, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Manaure Quintero | Bloomberg | Getty Images Euro zone inflation fell to 1.8% in September, coming in below the European Central Bank’s 2% target, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed Tuesday. The reading was … Read more