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Several fatalities in snowstorm

Heavy snowfall and storms have caused chaos in Mongolia and northern China. In Mongolia, several people died while looking for their herds. In China, schools were closed and roads were blocked.

By Horand Knaup

Shanghai Composite Index Falling Below 3,000 Points HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the Shanghai Composite Index falling below 3,000 points,Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, October 20, 2023. Hangzhou Zhejiang China PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xCFOTOx originalFilename: cfoto-shanghai231020_npXuP.jpg
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Shanghai's tech index turns into a nightmare

The Star50 Index was supposed to symbolize a new China. Head of state Xi Jinping personally announced it. But since its launch, the Shanghai tech index has only gone downhill. The government is reacting.

By Jörn Petring

Letztes Hindernis vor dem Asylantrag: die Grenze zwischen Mexiko und den USA. Im Bild: der neue Grenzzaun in Tijuana.
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Chinese refugees in a New Yorker apartment building

The number of illegal Chinese immigrants in the United States is rising dramatically. Ma Ju offers his compatriots shelter in New York. He explains the reasons for fleeing, the mental state of the new arrivals and what help he provides them. After all, returning to China could be fatal.

By Marcel Grzanna

EU - Social Media - Disinformation- Photo Illustration Social media icons logo displayed on a smartphone with European Commission Digital Service Act on screen seen in the background, in this photo illustration. On 19 October 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Jonathan Raa / Nurphoto Brussels Belgium PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xJonathanxRaax originalFilename: raa-eusocial231019_npYG3.jpg
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What the EU Commission is focusing on with the DSA

Now that the so-called transparency reports of the largest providers under the regime of the Digital Services Act are available, there is a little more clarity. It is becoming clear to the EU Commission what it wants to focus on in the coming weeks – and what new construction sites lie ahead for it and the providers.

By Falk Steiner

Spain: Rally for the Equality of Spaniards, No to Amnesty Oviedo, Spain, November 12, 2023: A sign with No Amnesty during the Rally for the Equality of Spaniards, No to Amnesty, on November 12, 2023, in Oviedo, Spain. Oviedo Asturias Spain Copyright: AlbertoxBrevers
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Spain: protests against amnesty agreement

The agreements the PSOE has concluded with the separatist parties Junts and ERCH to ensure the inauguration of Pedro Sánchez have been sharply criticized. Judges' associations see the amnesty agreement as a violation of judicial independence. Hundreds of thousands demonstrated in Spain's largest cities at the weekend.

By Isabel Cuesta Camacho

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Biden meets Xi: Preventing things from getting worse

US President Joe Biden will meet Xi Jinping on Wednesday in San Francisco on the sidelines of the APEC summit. One goal: Military talks are to be resumed. But this is not the time for big concessions. Europe is not even sitting at the kids' table anymore.

By Michael Radunski

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'We are witnessing Europe's power-political decline'

China and the USA dominate global affairs. Europe likes to see itself as a mediator between the superpowers. A misconception, says political scientist Eberhard Sandschneider in an interview with Michael Radunski.

By Michael Radunski

SPAIN SOCIALIST PARTY CONGRESS
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Europe's socialists in search of top candidate

The Socialist Party family (PES) is searching for a lead candidate for the European elections at the beginning of June. The leaders of the PES and the heads of the national socialist parties met at the two-day congress in Málaga, Spain. Time is of the essence.

By Markus Grabitz

Bergkamen, Ruhrgebiet, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland - Herbstlandschaft an der Seseke. Die renaturierte Seseke, ein Nebenfluss der Lippe, wurde zum naturnahem Gewaesser umgestaltet, Hochwasserschutz und Biodiversitaet durch neu gestaltete Ueberflutungsflaechen. Die Seseke ist nach dem Bau eines parallel verlaufenden Abwasserkanals jetzt abwasserfrei, war vorher ein offener, oberirdischer Schmutzwasserkanal, Mischwasserkanal mit Oberflaechenwasser und Abwasser. Bergkamen Nordrhein-Westfalen Deutschland *** Bergkamen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Autumn landscape on the Seseke The renaturalized Seseke, a tributary of the Lippe, has been transformed into a near-natural watercourse, flood protection and biodiversity through redesign
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Trilogue agreement on Nature Restoration Law

The Nature Restoration Law will enable the EU to meet its international obligations in relation to biodiversity and climate action. However, the agreement in the trilogue is not yet the end of the bitter political battle that began before the summer.

By Claire Stam