Roundup: Germany sees modest labor market relief, but factory layoffs, weak demand drag on

Nov 29, 2025

Berlin [Germany], November 29: Germany's labor market showed slight improvement in November after recent months of elevated unemployment, even as companies continued to plan job...

Russian scientists develop reusable polymer film to remove oil from water

Nov 29, 2025

Moscow [Russia], November 29: Russian scientists at St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) have developed a lightweight, reusable polymer film capable of absorbing oil from water...

Finland's economy contracts 0.3 pct in Q3 as unemployment rises

Nov 29, 2025

Helsinki [Finland], November 29: Finland's economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from the previous quarter and by 0.6 percent year-on-year,...

Urgent: Top Ukrainian presidential aide submits letter of resignation

Nov 29, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine], November 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that the head of his office Andriy Yermak has submitted a letter of resignation.

German inflation holds at 2.3 pct in November

Nov 29, 2025

Berlin [Germany], November 29: Germany's inflation rate held steady at 2.3 percent in November, still above the European Central Bank's target of 2 percent, preliminary...

Flick hoping for morale boost as Barcelona prepares to play Alaves

Nov 29, 2025

Madrid [Spain], November 29: Hansi Flick has lost one key player but recovers two more as his FC Barcelona side looks to put Tuesday's Champions...

UfM Foreign Ministers reaffirm commitment to strengthening Euro-Mediterranean partnership

Nov 29, 2025

Barcelona [Spain], November 29: Foreign ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have reaffirmed their countries' commitment to strengthening the Euro-Mediterranean partnership and adopted...

Floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra kill at least 174

Nov 29, 2025

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 29: The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174.

Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, more arrests made

Nov 29, 2025

Hong Kong, November 29: Hong Kong's anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a...