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Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs

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Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automakers, is reportedly planning to axe as many as 100,000 jobs over the next few years, representing 15% of its global workforce. The job cuts would come alongside the planned closure of four factories in Germany and a 15% reduction in investment over the next five years, according to a report Friday by Manager Magazin, a German business magazine. The report added that Volkswagen – Germany’s biggest automaker and one of its major employers – is planning to spin off its main Volkswagen brand and auto parts business into separate entities.

The company owns several other brands including Audi and Porsche. A Volkswagen spokesperson declined to comment to CNN on “internal, confidential documents.” “The underlying matters will be discussed and approved in the respective committees,” the spokesperson added. “We will not pre-empt this process.” VW employs almost 660,000 people worldwide and had already announced plans to slash 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030. The company has one US assembly plant, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which has more than 4,000 workers. Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.

The Volkswagen spokesperson said the company required “sharper focus as well as stricter discipline over costs and investment” to meet its new reality, adding that its traditional business model – making cars in Europe and exporting them globally – “no longer works” for all of its brands. Any job cuts will likely meet resistance from German unions. “If such plans are pushed forward, we would prevent them with all our might,” labor union IG Metall and Volkswagen’s General Works Council said in a joint statement on Friday. Shares of Volkswagen were down 1.5% early afternoon local time. Its stock has dropped by more than a quarter so far this year.

Source: Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs | CNN Business

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Casualties in Leipzig Car Ramming May be as High as 80

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Number of Casualties in Leipzig Car Ramming May be as High as 80 Getty Images OLIVER JJ LANE5 May 2026968 While the picture is unclear because many were ‘walking wounded’ who left the scene without talking to medics, it is thought the Leipzig car attack may have struck as many as 80 people on Monday. The alleged driver of a car that was ploughed through crowds on a busy shopping street and a historic market square appeared before a court on Tuesday after being arrested at the scene on Monday afternoon.

The suspect, a 33-year-old German citizen, is said to be a local amateur boxing coach. Police say they do not believe the car being driven through the crowds was accidental and they are treating it as a deliberate attack, but say they don’t believe there is any political or religious motivation, NTV reports. The alleged perpetrator was already known to police, it is said, and had left a psychiatric hospital the day before the attack. If the facts as presented turn out to be true, the deaths in Leipzig may again speak to state failure, where a patient at a mental hospital has been allegedly expelled after violence towards staff and fellow inmates, exposing the general public to this danger rather than transferring the individual to a more secure unit. On Monday afternoon, a car was driven at speeds of “at least” 50 kilometres per hour (30mph) through the pedestrianised city centre of Leipzig, eastern Germany.

As reported on Monday, two people were declared dead at the scene, and they have now been identified as a 63 year old woman and 77 year old man reports Die Welt. The number of injured has remained unclear, although it has quickly risen from around a dozen to as many as 80. Three of those are said to be seriously injured and in critical condition, but the total number is unclear as many lightly injured individuals are thought to have left the scene without checking in with paramedics to either check themselves into hospital or go home.

Source: Casualties in Leipzig Car Ramming May be as High as 80

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German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt

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A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said. The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. The two snakes involved, thought to be cobras, were draped over the necks of audience members, police in southern Bavaria state said.

“The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” of the German man and it bit him in the leg, they said in a statement. The victim showed “clear signs of poisoning” and had to be resuscitated before being taken to hospital, where he later died, they said. The man – who was not named in the statement – came from the Unterallgäu district of Bavaria and was on holiday with two relatives. German police and prosecutors are investigating his death and are awaiting the results of a toxicology test. When contacted by Agence France-Press, Egyptian authorities said they were not aware of the incident.

Source: German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt | Egypt | The Guardian

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United flight from Germany to Chicago diverted to Boston due to unruly passenger, airline says

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An unruly passenger caused a United Airlines flight from Germany to Chicago to be diverted to a Boston airport on Monday morning. United Airlines flight 945 was diverted to Logan Airport, where it landed around 8:30 a.m. Chicago time due to the unruly passenger. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the passenger was restrained on the flight, but was cooperative by the time troopers boarded the plane. EMS also responded to evaluate the passenger, who declined medical attention.

The flight, a Boeing 787, was heading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Frankfurt International Airport. It had 231 passengers and 12 crew members on board.  United said in a statement after the passenger was removed, “the flight then continued to Chicago.” The individual was placed into custody by U.S. Customs officials and was later taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Source: United flight from Germany to Chicago diverted to Boston due to unruly passenger, airline says – CBS Boston

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Baby and mother among three killed after tree topples during Easter egg hunt in Germany

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A 10-month-old girl has died along with two other people after a tree toppled during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany, police say. The 100-foot tree fell on four people participating in the event on Sunday morning in woods near the town of Satrupholm. The baby girl died in hospital, while her 21-year-old mother died at the scene as she was being treated by first responders, as did another 16-year-old girl. An 18-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and was brought to the hospital by helicopter. The incident took place as around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children hunted for eggs in the area, which had been under a high winds warning from the German weather service. Grief counsellors were sent to the scene, where pictures published by the Bild news site showed several Easter eggs scattered on the ground and two of the victims covered in white sheets.

Source: Baby and mother among three killed after tree topples during Easter egg hunt in Germany | World News | Sky News

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Germany is aging and shrinking much faster than expected

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The latest forecasts predict a sharp decline in the population. One reason is that too few children are being born. Immigration, even in greater numbers, will not offset the trend.

Source: Germany is aging and shrinking much faster than expected

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Beaver faces long recovery after worst flooding in years

Roughly 200 homes were impacted by flooding in Beaver after quick, heavy rain fell on the Cottonwood Fire burn scar over the weekend. Part of the Grove neighborhood remained evacuated south of the Beaver River Channel on Monday, after evacuations were ordered on Sunday. Others on the north side have been allowed to return to…

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3 people rescued by Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff’s office after going missing in water near Lake Villa

The Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff’s office Marine Unit rescued three swimmers they said otherwise could have drowned in a lake near Lake Villa this weekend. Around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s deputies were on patrol in Petite Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa with personal watercraft provided through the Sea-Doo public safety loan program. The operator of…

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BWCA wildfires latest: More than 70K acres burned

Wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area have burned more than 70,000 acres, with evacuations and closures in effect in multiple counties as of Sunday, July 19. FOX 9 has team coverage with Ian Leonard, and Bill Keller up on the Gunflint Trail. Source: (667) BWCA wildfires latest: More than 70K acres burned – YouTube

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Maryland deputies praised for rescuing child with autism from river

Body-worn camera video shows a deputy from the St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Sheriff’s Office rescuing a 9-year-old with autism from a river after he had been reported missing. Deputies found the child in a river in the Hollywood area on Friday, July 17. Deputy Matthew Camp went into the water, swam to the child, and…

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Love Lodi nonprofit gives away 2,000 backpacks to students in need

Starting school just got a bit more stylish. “It’s so helpful not only just to have a backpack, but it feels so nice to have a new backpack,” Lodi Parent Corrie Ordway said. “It makes it like a fresh start to the new school year.” With school in session at Lodi Unified School District beginning…

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Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, threatening Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Bertha was getting stronger early Tuesday, threatening the Gulf Coast with heavy rain. Bertha is the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. As of 5 a.m. EDT, it was in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, heading northwest at 5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, up from 40 mph…

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