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Sputnik is live from Berlin, Germany, where social activists are gathering to march through the German capital for International Women's Day. The developments come after the German government extended a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to 28 March, while it was initially supposed to expire on 7 March. Speaking at a press conference last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that restrictions at regional and state levels would be lifted in a stepwise manner. Ever since the government introduced lockdown measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, people all across the country have been taking to the streets and holding rallies, protesting against the COVID-induced lockdowns and restrictions. Follow Sputnik's live feed to find out more. … [Read more...] about Rally on International Women’s Day Held in Berlin

The nightmarish cruelty of the Bosnian Serbs’ genocidal assault on the Bosnian Muslim town of Srebrenica in July, 1995 is vividly and nightmarishly rendered in the curiously titled Quo Vadis, Aida? Ferocious and lucid, director Jasmila Zbanic ’s film relentlessly pushes to the heart of the matter while accompanying a local UN translator who does everything she can to help while also trying to arrange for the safety of her husband and two sons. It’s a despairing, nay, devastating piece of work that leaves one drained, exhausted, appalled and admiring, which is the desired and only plausible reaction to Bosnia’s International Feature Oscar hopeful . It debuted last fall at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Zbannic’s previous feature, Grbavica: The Land Of My Dreams , won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2006. Related Story Neon's Oscar-Shortlisted 'Gunda' And 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' To Premiere On Letterboxd In Rare Deal Be that as it may, … [Read more...] about Int’l Critics Line: Todd McCarthy On Bosnia’s Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’

Bosch said on Monday it would open an automotive chip factory in Dresden in June to build on its leadership in sensor chips that will boost the electric car industry. The 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) plant will produce sensor chips to be installed in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The chips help increase the range of electric vehicles. Bosch began testing the fully automated production of prototype chips, a step towards starting full-scale production at the end of the year, it said. The plant will not produce the kind of semiconductor chips now in short supply, causing disruptions to the global car industry. The factory, partly financed by the Free State of Saxony and federal government in Berlin, will employ 700 people. Plans for the plant were announced in 2017. The local and federal governments want to make Dresden a centre for semiconductor research and manufacturing. … [Read more...] about Germany’s Bosch to open automotive chip factory in June