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Andreas Brehme, who scored from the penalty spot to seal victory for West Germany against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final, died overnight into Tuesday at the age of 63, his former club Bayern Munich said. «FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme,» the club said in a statement. «We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts. As a world champion and as a very special person.»

Investing.com — European stock markets traded in a mixed fashion Tuesday, as investors digested a bigger-than-expected cut in China’s benchmark lending rate amid persistent concerns of slowing growth, while Barclays soared after announcing a strategic overhaul. 

₹ 30,500 crore and establishing three new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the state. Meanwhile, travel disruptions loom for Lufthansa passengers as ground staff at seven major German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, launch a one-day strike.

NEW DELHI : Bosch Ltd is looking to boost investments in R&D and increasing local production of components such as hub motors used in electric two-wheelers (e2w), a top company official said, as adoption of green mobility widens in the world’s fifth-largest economy. The local arm of Germany’s Bosch GmbH also aims to expand its research and development efforts for passenger car electrification in India. “We are looking at continued investments in the passenger car segment.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Germany's Bayer (OTC:BAYRY) said on Monday that it was amending its dividend policy to pay the legal minimum for a period of three years to reduce debt in a decision it said it did not take lightly.

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Following two days of consecutive gains toward the end of last week, crude oil has begun the new week on a downward trajectory. Early in European trading, when this report was written, oil prices were showing a decline of about half a percent.

India will hold extensive deliberations on Wednesday to unpack the security and policy aspects in jointly combating online disinformation campaigns. The peer-to-peer discussion in Delhi will explore trends in the use of disinformation online and encourage EU and Indian governmental and non-governmental actors to compare notes and share best practices for countering disinformation. The EU and India have on multiple occasions reaffirmed their commitment to an open, free, secure, stable, peaceful and accessible cyberspace that enables economic growth and innovation.

A labor union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this month

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China’s foreign minister has told a gathering of international security policy officials that shutting China out of trade in the name of avoiding dependency would be a historic mistake

A passenger jet with 106 people on board had to return to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital

European shares opened lower after a mixed session in Asia as Chinese markets reopened from a long Lunar New Year holiday

India has slipped to the 85th spot on the Henley Passport Index. India had gone up to 80th position in January when the rankings for 2024 were unveiled. The Henley Passport Index is updated monthly. Six countries still jointly hold the top position in the 2024 Henley Passport Index, offering their citizens visa-free access to a record-breaking number of destinations. The most powerful passports in the world now allow citizens of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Singapore to travel 194 out of 227 destinations worldwide without requiring a visa, according to data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Four EU members have joined them at the top: Germany, Italy, Spain, and France.

talent passport' lets highly-skilled foreign workers live and work in France for an initial four-year period.

Guinness World Records (GWR) recently spotlighted a remarkable achievement on Instagram involving a modified toy car. A man, identified as Marcel Paul from Germany and a student of electrical engineering at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, successfully modified a ride-on electric car to secure the title for the "Fastest ride-on toy car (modified)." The record-breaking speed was an impressive 148.454 km/h (92.24 mph), as certified by GWR. The Record-Breaking Ride In an Instagram post, GWR shared a video of Marcel Paul riding the modified toy car, almost lying flat on it. The video, posted a day ago, quickly gained traction, amassing close to 5.3 lakh views and nearly 18,000 likes. Marcel Paul's innovative approach and dedication to modifying the toy car reflect his passion for engineering and breaking new ground in unconventional ways.

A post shared by Юлия Навальная (@yulia_navalnaya) Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson for the late Russian opposition leader, confirmed Navalny's death and demanded that his body be handed over to his family "immediately." Yarmysh also accused Russian officials of lying to delay the process, CNN reported. Yarmysh's statement comes after the Russian prison service said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic, Navalny, died on Friday after he felt 'unwell' during a walk in his prison and fell unconscious. The cause of his death is not clear.

Volkswagen is reviewing the future of its joint venture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China and another German industrial giant is starting to sell its stakes there following new international scrutiny of forced labor by predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. Volkswagen said last week that it was in discussions with one of its main joint venture partners in China, the state-owned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., in the wake of allegations of human rights violations at their joint venture in Xinjiang.

Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have met briefly in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, their first meeting in more than six months. Video footage from the Munich Security Conference showed Jaishankar and Wang having a brief chat on the sidelines of the prestigious event attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats from across the world. However, there is no official word on the gist of their discussion from both capitals. This was the first meeting between the two leaders in over six months. The two last met in July in the Indonesian capital Jakarta at the ASEAN Regional Forum.

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Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Jaishankar emphasized India's commitment to maintaining relationships with both the United States and Russia amid ongoing geopolitical challenges. In response to inquiries about India's foreign policy objectives, particularly amidst perceptions of a transition from “non-alignment to multi-alignment," Jaishankar said, “Is that a problem, why should that be a problem? If I am smart enough to have multiple options, you should be admiring me.