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Till Backhaus

Till Backhaus

German politician
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  • Jul 8

    Stavenhagen taps sewage sludge incineration for district heating

    The town of Stavenhagen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has begun feeding waste heat from its sewage sludge incineration plant into the local district heating network, the state environment ministry announced on Wednesday.

  • Jun 28

    Wildfire on munitions-laden former Soviet range near Neustrelitz under control after four days

    Firefighters have brought a large wildfire on a former Soviet tank firing range in the Müritz National Park under control, but high soil temperatures and unexploded ordnance keep the area dangerous.

  • Jun 12

    Whale 'Timmy' survived four to five days after release in North Sea, tracking data shows

    Controversially released humpback whale swam 215 km before perishing, satellite tag reveals. Results presented by state minister in Schwerin.

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France detains 270 in protests

Russia batters Ukraine's power grid with 320 drones

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia hit more than 15 power-generation and transmission sites across Ukraine from Friday evening to Saturday morning with more than 320 Shahed-type drones, plus missiles and loitering munitions. Repair crews mobilised across several regions as Washington suspended parts of a sanctions law aimed at Moscow.

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Two member states agreed to lift bilateral border checks, a bilateral step with no new legal or EU-level change.

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