Mediterranean claimed more than 2,200 migrant lives in 2024. Here’s why it could be worse this year

More than 2,200 people died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea last year, the United Nations says. With more European countries championing the success of far-right policies aimed at shutting out migrants, experts are warning even more lives could be lost in 2025 without real change. As revellers rang in the new year … Read more

TeamViewer shares spike after software group says annual revenue topped guidance By Investing.com

Investing.com – Shares in Germany’s TeamViewer AG (ETR:) jumped in early trading on Wednesday after the remote control computer software group said its annual revenue exceeded its guidance range. In a statement citing preliminary analyses, the Goeppingen-based company said it generated sales of roughly 671 million euros in its 2024 fiscal year, representing a year-over-year … Read more

Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure | News

Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting. Police in Thailand have issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday. Chief of Bangkok Police Siam Boonsom told reporters on Wednesday that … Read more

Donald Trump’s icebreaker leaves Greenland and Denmark adrift

The first time Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland in 2019, Danish politicians were apoplectic, branding him and his proposal a joke. This time around, after the US-president elect renewed his interest in controlling the geopolitically crucial Arctic island, the government in Copenhagen has been much more circumspect. Trump’s off-the-cuff policymaking has a way of … Read more

Magnetic fluid drivers deliver a big audio boost

Panasonic has debuted several sets of earbuds under its Technics brand at this point. At CES 2025, the company is adding one more, but this one has some more interesting tech inside than the others. The new Technics flagship earbuds, the EAH-AZ100, have newly-developed magnetic fluid drivers that the company says allowed it to significantly … Read more