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Sixt profits from the new desire to travel
For years, Germans could hardly move around the world because of the Corona pandemic, but now they seem to want to relieve the pent-up wanderlust and catch up on everything. But the increased demand is leading to new shortages - and higher prices. The Pullach-based car rental company Sixt, which...
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Politics »
Kiev gets new weapons and billions from Washington
Ammunition, weapons and equipment for Ukraine - the U.S. is putting together the largest-ever package of military aid for...
Large majority votes for new constitution in Tunisia
Tunisia's President Kais Saied has expanded his power with a new constitution, adding to worries about an impending end to...
North Korea preparing for first nuclear test since 2017
North Korea is preparing for its first nuclear test since 2017, according to the United Nations. Most recently,...
Russia and Ukraine apparently reach grain agreement
In the conflict over the blockade of grain exports from Ukraine, UN Secretary General António Guterres, Turkish President...
Scotland submits plans for independence referendum to court
The Scottish government is having its plans for a new independence referendum reviewed for legality by the UK Supreme...
NATO significantly expands rapid reaction force to 300,000 soldiers
In response to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine , NATO will rebuild its defenses and increase the number of its...
Business »
China's exports rise by a surprising 18 percent
China's exports continued to perform unexpectedly strongly in July. Exports rose 18 percent in U.S. dollar terms compared...
Threat of strikes continue to drive up gas prices
Amid concerns about gas supplies to Europe, a strike by oil and gas workers in Norway could reduce its gas production by...
Oil production now suffers from long Covid
If we look at the development of the oil price over the past three months, we see parallels with the stock market in...
What follows from iOS 16 for the iPhone 14
When Apple introduces the iPhone 14 in the fall, the also new operating system iOS 16 will also reach older devices. As...
Relief over interest rate outlook boosts US stock markets
The U.S. stock markets on Thursday have strongly expanded the previous day's gains. According to stockbrokers, as on the...
Bitcoin has not been worth much for a long time
The original cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since the end of 2020 at 26,591 US dollars on the Bitfinex...
Science »
Google reduces the error rate of its quantum computer
Nobody's perfect - this is especially true for Google's quantum computer "Sycamore," which two years ago was able to solve...
Climate protection: great goals, but no way to get there
Helmut Kohl already knew how to make politics with climate targets. In 1995, shortly before a UN climate conference in...
Healthy reefs survive coral bleaching from heat waves
Relatively recently, a heat wave in the southern summer of 2016/2017 triggered coral bleaching with devastating damage...
Horses and donkeys revive a desert biotope
A few feral horses and donkeys scratch the sand with their hooves in the Mojave Desert until they reach the groundwater at...
Pathogens, the invisible historians
Before Covid-19, it was the world's deadliest disease. In 2018, the World Health Organization estimated ten million people...
Cause of mass death of bald eagles discovered
With criminalistic flair, researchers have solved the mystery surrounding the mysterious mass death of bald eagles in the...
Arts »
A play on perspectives rejuvenates the harp
There can be few instruments as universally identifable as the harp, either by sight or more pertinently, sound. Indeed,...
Cinnamon Bells and the Golden Stocking
The following is a light-hearted, unprofessional short Christmas story submitted by one of our readers. The challenge was...
Germany online dating just got a facelift
The Germany online dating scene is woefully lacking in two main areas - price and flexibility. German professionals, as...
Adam and Eve - by Masaaki Hasegawa
This project aims to improve the social status of LGBT, especially female couples in the world, as many campaigns and...
Artist showcases Europe's largest calligraphy work
Video: Masaaki Hasegawa at the Museo Zapadores in Madrid (source: Mask Movement) As part of his project "Connect People...
Health »
U.S. state of Indiana restricts access to abortions
Indiana has passed a sweeping restriction on abortion access. Republican Governor Eric Holcomb signed the law passed by...
More corona patients in intensive care units
The number of people who have to be treated with Covid-19 in an intensive care unit continues to rise. As of Wednesday,...
Aidshilfe demands one million vaccination doses against monkeypox
To get monkeypox infections under control in Germany, many more vaccine doses are needed than have been ordered by the...
Corona vaccination for Bundeswehr soldiers remains mandatory
The Corona vaccination remains mandatory for Bundeswehr soldiers. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig on Thursday...
Corona vaccination prevented 20 million deaths
Corona vaccinations have prevented nearly 20 million Covid 19 deaths worldwide in their first year, according to a recent...
Lack of corona testing could make us 'blind to the evolution of the virus'
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning against slackening in the fight against the virus in...
Travel »
Pilot strike possible in August
After flight cancellations due to industry-wide bottlenecks in the aviation sector, Deutsche Lufthansa is now also...
Summer flight chaos: British Airways cancels 10,300 flights
Summer is here. Finally, you can stay outside again until late in the evening and enjoy the well-deserved rays of the sun...
Lufthansa back in the profit zone
The Lufthansa Group flew back into the profit zone in the spring. The still very lucrative cargo business and the...
Summer 2022: countries with most tourists infected with Corona
The summer vacations are just around the corner in many German states, and there are often hardly any rules regarding the...
Top 10 things to do Victoria Falls
If you are ending up on the Zimbabwean side of the Victoria Falls after a mobile camping safari like we did, or happen to...
5 Reasons why you should plan your Safari with an expert
Going on safari in Africa is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and high up on the bucket list of many people. And if it...
Opinions »
Earth Day still focused on immoral climate crusade
Today is Earth Day, an event that has been almost entirely hijacked by the ridiculous and dangerous climate change...
V is for Vaccine
My arm has often felt like a pincushion. A good example of this was during the SARS epidemic in 2002, when both myself and...
Post Corona Blues
Like many husbands I have a pretty small suitcase. Well, small, anyway. All the better in this day and age, I hear you...
Reimagining diplomacy in the post-COVID world: an indian perspective
We enter 2021, hoping to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us. While each society has dealt with it uniquely, global...
EU faces uncertainty as Brexit and pandemic hit hard
As 2020 draws to a close, the EU unknowingly teeters on the brink. After a year of disastrous political posturing and...
Yoga - the ancient key to a new way of life
Old words of wisdom are never fully realized until testing times creep unexpecedly into our lives, such as the Covid-19...