Police respond to bomb threats sent to public offices across Germany
A series of bomb threats, prompting evacuations, were sent to several town halls across Germany on Tuesday. According to a mix of police statements and local reporting, the town halls of Augsburg, Göttingen, Chemnitz, Kaiserslautern and Neunkirch were affected. In Augsburg, police said in a tweet that the threat had been sent by email, and […]
NASA forced to cancel historic all-female spacewalk over limited spacesuit sizes
NASA has cancelled its planned all-women spacewalk at the International Space Station this week over limited spacesuit sizes for participating astronauts. The spacewalk, announced earlier this month, was set to mark a historic moment as the first-ever spacewalk conducted only by women. In a statement released on Monday, NASA said its decision was made due […]
Passenger plane mistakenly lands in Edinburgh, instead of Dusseldorf
A British Airways flight to Dusseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake after the paperwork for the journey was submitted incorrectly. The German firm WDL Aviation was operating flight 3271, which took off from London City Airport, for BA as part of a leasing deal. Passengers were made aware of the mistake after […]
French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch attack video
France’s highest Muslim authority took legal action against Facebook and YouTube on Monday for broadcasting the live video of the Christchurch terror attack in which 50 people were killed. The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) filed a complaint against the two tech giants for “dissemination of violent messages inciting terrorism or likely to […]
