Business

Following the 4.8-magnitude earthquake in the New York metropolitan area with the epicenter located in central New Jersey, New York City Mayor Eric Adams convened a briefing with senior administration officials to address the incident on Friday.

Striking a balance between regulation and letting businesses grow is always a difficult thing for policymakers to do. But has the EU veered into over-regulation? Our guest argues that red tape in some areas is holding back EU-based companies, and is partly responsible for those firms losing ground to their competitors in other parts of the world.

Consumer prices in the eurozone went down further in March than economists expected. But analysts are still not predicting an immediate cut in interest rates from the European Central Bank

Russia has banned the US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. The move puts the organization’s staff and contributors at increased risk of prosecution. DW’s Juri Rescheto reports from Riga

With the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a US East Coast shipping hub has been sidelined. Not only will traffic have to be rerouted for years, but there are no ships coming in and out of the harbor for now, and likely for a long time to come.

A week of political and social events across the African continent. This week Uganda's constitutional court threw out a challenge to the homophobic law adopted last May.

While Germany's economy is stalling, Italy is experiencing continued growth. But this has little to do with PM Giorgia Meloni's economic policies and everything to do with subsidies and new debt.

A perfect storm of factors including a virus, illegal mining and climate change has hit Ghana's cocoa harvest - threatening its position as the number two producer in the world and taking away the livelihoods of small-scale producers.

Tesla has long eyed the Indian market, but it didn't want to invest in local production until the government addressed tariff-related issues.

Some residents are concerned that an expansion of Tesla's Berlin-Brandenburg factory would harm the environment. The German leader also said an attack which halted production at the facility was "an act of terrorism."

India has been navigating its relationship with Russia and western allies backing Ukraine. India relies on Russian arms and economic ties to the West. But the country's neutrality has become increasingly frustrating for Ukraine, which seeks India's support.