#Pope orders inquiry into German Church’s handling of abuse allegations

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“#Pope orders inquiry into German Church’s handling of abuse allegations” Pope Francis has dispatched two senior foreign bishops to investigate the archbishop of Cologne’s handling of sexual abuse allegations in Germany’s largest archdiocese, the pontiff’s representative in Germany said in Berlin on Friday. Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki has been criticized for his handling of historic child sex abuse allegations, in particular for his decision to shelve a…

#German police eye far-left activists in fire at Tesla site

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“#German police eye far-left activists in fire at Tesla site” German police are investigating whether a fire that broke out overnight at the construction site of Tesla’s first European gigafactory had a political motive, after far-left activists claimed responsibility. The fire at Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg early Wednesday morning damaged several power…

#Court declares missing German billionaire dead after 3 years

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“#Court declares missing German billionaire dead after 3 years” BERLIN — A German court on Friday officially declared billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub dead, more than three years after the head of retail group Tengelmann went missing in the Swiss Alps. Haub, who was 58, was training for a ski mountaineering race when he disappeared under Switzerland’s…

#Famed architect Helmut Jahn killed in Illinois bike accident

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“#Famed architect Helmut Jahn killed in Illinois bike accident” CHICAGO — Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago. Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while…

#German engineer predicted ‘Elon’ would conquer Mars in 1952 novel

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“#German engineer predicted ‘Elon’ would conquer Mars in 1952 novel” Pioneering aerospace engineer and science-fiction writer Wernher von Braun may have predicted Elon Musk’s plan to colonize other worlds nearly 70 years ago when he described a man named “Elon” ruling over Mars. Von Braun created the character “Elon” in his 1952 science fiction novel…

#Germany must tighten climate law, court rules

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“#Germany must tighten climate law, court rules” Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down to almost zero by 2050, its top court ruled on Thursday, siding with a young woman who argued rising sea levels would engulf her family farm….

# Deutsche Boerse and Commerzbank invest in new digital asset venture

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“# Deutsche Boerse and Commerzbank invest in new digital asset venture ” German securities marketplace Deutsche Boerse and major bank Commerzbank have jointly invested in a new holding company that plans to focus on blockchain technology and digital assets. Deutsche Boerse announced Thursday that the company and Commerzbank entered a strategic partnership with fintech firm…

# Swiss Stock Exchange SIX and Borse Xetra list physically backed Ether ETP

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“# Swiss Stock Exchange SIX and Borse Xetra list physically backed Ether ETP ” New York-based exchange-traded product sponsor and asset manager WisdomTree is expanding its digital assets range with the launch of a new Ether (ETH) exchange-traded product on two European stock exchanges. Borse Xetra and Swiss stock exchange SIX have both listed WisdomTree’s…

# EU regulators reportedly scrutinize Binance over securities law compliance

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“# EU regulators reportedly scrutinize Binance over securities law compliance ” Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s latest product — digital stock tokens representing fractions of equity shares like Tesla and Coinbase — is reportedly being studied by European and British regulators over its possible non-compliance with securities laws. A new report from the Financial Times claims that…

# German stock exchanges will delist Coinbase shares, citing ‘missing reference data’

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“# German stock exchanges will delist Coinbase shares, citing ‘missing reference data’ ” The Deutsche Boerse Group has said it will delist Coinbase’s stock listing on its Xetra digital stock exchange as well as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. According to Reuters, Deutsche Boerse said it would delist Coinbase Global from the two exchanges due to…