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Late trains, old bridges, no signal: Germany's infrastructure woes

Running late and vastly over budget, a mammoth rail project stands as a monument to what critics say is Germany's glaring failure to tackle long-standing infrastructure woes."I do expect that the next government will try to streamline bureaucratic procedures to speed up investment projects," he told AFP.  But that may be little comfort to residents of Stuttgart whose city centre has faced long-running disruption due to the monster rail project.

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Don't know who to vote for? Germany has an app for that: the Wahl-O-Mat

Voting can be confusing, especially for young people casting their ballots for the first time, but in Germany they have an app to guide them through the democratic ritual: the Wahl-O-Mat. The Wahl-O-Mat was launched by the federal agency for political education ahead of the 2002 vote and the number of users has grown with each electoral cycle, topping 21 million last time around in 2021.

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Germany's far-right AfD basks in spotlight of Musk support

All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump.Both voiced their shared disdain for German bureaucracy and online "censorship" and agreed heartily when Weidel slammed Germany's "insane, woke, leftist, socialist" education system.

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Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea's 'steel city'

Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington's swingeing new tariffs on the port city's largest export.It is home to the nation's top steelmaker, POSCO, a major force in South Korea's industrialisation and development as an export powerhouse, alongside giants like Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel.

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Aviva's India arm hit with $7.5 million fine for fake invoice scheme, order shows

Indian authorities have ordered British insurer Aviva's local unit to pay $7.5 million in back taxes and penalties after an investigation found it created fake invoices to pay illegal commissions and claimed incorrect tax credits, an order shows. The tax demand is significant for Aviva's India business, which recorded a profit after tax of only $10 million in the 2023-24 financial year. Aviva also faces stiff competition from rivals in India's insurance market.

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Conservative leads German election race in shadow of far right

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.Calling for a return to civility, Scholz told parliament: "The vast majority of Germans don't want ever more extreme shouting, more hate and more polarisation."

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Broadcom, TSMC eye possible Intel deals to split storied chipmaker, WSJ reports

Broadcom has been closely examining Intel's chip design and marketing business, the Journal reported, adding that the company had discussed a potential bid with its advisers but would likely only proceed if it found a partner for Intel's manufacturing business. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, has separately studied controlling some or all of Intel's chip plants, potentially as part of an investor consortium or other structure, the report said.

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