Berliner Volks-Zeitung - News from Berlin and the world for the people

Berlin -

IN THE NEWS

England's Root questions need for Ashes pink-ball Tests

England's Root questions need for Ashes pink-ball Tests

England's Joe Root on Sunday questioned whether the Ashes needed a pink-ball Test as he expressed confidence in his ability to get a big score in the day-night clash against Australia in Brisbane.

Read more
Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Australia arrests dozens in coal port protest

Australian police said Sunday they had arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world's biggest coal export ports.

Read more
'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video.

Read more
Spain's Puig wins Australian PGA for first DP World Tour title

Spain's Puig wins Australian PGA for first DP World Tour title

Nerveless young Spaniard David Puig on Sunday became the first European to win the Australian PGA Championship since 1998, holding off a chasing pack led by China's Ding Wenyi to claim a maiden DP World Tour title.

Read more
Swiss vote on compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich

Swiss vote on compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich

Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for men and women alike and on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight.

Read more
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced

Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced

Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.

Read more
Ukraine negotiators to hold talks in US on plan to end war

Ukraine negotiators to hold talks in US on plan to end war

Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold talks in the United States on Sunday on Washington's plan to end the war with Russia, with Kyiv facing pressure on both the military and political fronts.

Read more
Fearing far-right victory in Chile, undocumented migrants seek escape

Fearing far-right victory in Chile, undocumented migrants seek escape

Along Chile's desert border with Peru, dozens of undocumented migrants line up under the hot sun to try to seek a way out of the country.

Read more
Messi, Miami into first MLS Cup final after New York rout

Messi, Miami into first MLS Cup final after New York rout

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano hailed Lionel Messi as "extraordinary" after the Argentine superstar steered the club into their first MLS Cup final with a 5-1 thrashing of New York City FC on Saturday.

Read more
Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off

Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.

Read more