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Nasal swab tests now approved
In Germany, people can now test themselves for the coronavirus. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) granted special approval to three such home tests on Wednesday. This gives more possibilities for infection control, but possibly also more confusion: antigen test, rapid test,...
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More courage, less covid caution
As the lockdown drags on and the German government plays Russian roulette with personal liberty and measured responses,...
Federal housing policy meets with criticism
This Tuesday, the German government plans to take stock of its "housing offensive". Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU),...
Increased rights proposed for vaccinated people
Vaccinated people are apparently hardly contagious, claims the results of a study with vaccinated people in Israel. This...
World War II bomb defused in Frankfurt
The evacuation of Frankfurt's Niederrad district began this morning. For four days, the city's crisis team had planned...
Berlin wants to additionally secure prisons against drones
In the past, the file was baked into the bread; today, high-tech drones bring drug packages into Berlin's prisons. The...
Letter bomb intercepted at Munich airport
Following a letter explosion at Lidl headquarters and a parcel explosion at a beverage manufacturer, a suspicious package...
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Astra-Zeneca may produce less than promised in second quarter
The Swedish-British pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca is facing repeated production bottlenecks. The company, which is...
Berlin 7-day incidence rises
The seven-day incidence in Berlin has been rising again for a week and is slowly approaching the 60 mark. From 53.7 last...
First special approval for Corona self-tests
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices has granted the first three special approvals for Corona tests for...
German Corona infection rates continue downward trend
Health authorities in Germany reported 4369 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In...
Biontech vaccine nearly 96 percent effective after two doses
The Corona vaccine from Mainz-based Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer has an efficacy of nearly 96 percent after two...
Experts warn against rapid lockdown easing
Scientists warn against loosening lockdown too quickly in light of the spread of the new Corona variants. "Openings...
Politics »
Scholz wants higher taxes for high earners
SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to push through tax increases for higher earners and the wealthy as well as...
Controversial proposal for teachers to work on Saturdays and vacations
The fight against the corona virus continues to have Germany firmly in its grip. Not only is retail, restaurants and...
CSU conference during lockdown hints at double standards
The Munich CSU is setting a new standard in the corona crisis according to the Bavarian newspaper SZ. However, it is...
India farmers' protests raised by celebrities
The Indian Embassy in Germany has issued the following statement with respect to the recent farmers' protests. "The...
Controversial Indian Farm Bills Explained
In light of the increasingly destabilising protests by farmers in India, theConsulate General of India in Munich, has...
Cold a harbinger of severe winter to come
The past week has certainly been rough on people across much of eastern North America. The Weather Network reported on...
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Facebook wants to lift block on media content
The Australian government has reached an agreement with Facebook in the dispute over media content on the platform. The...
Bavaria's economy falls victim to Corona
The second Corona wave is slowing the Bavarian economy as the lockdown drags on. While there had been signs of a recovery...
German companies lagging digital peers
It's hard to imagine a typical workday in Germany without digital technologies from abroad. Video chats via Microsoft...
German exports slump sharply
The Corona crisis tore deep holes in the German export balance last year. Exports of goods slumped by 9.3 percent compared...
Berlin remains top business location despite pandemic
The pandemic has Berlin in its grip - but the city remains an important part of German life. Last year, the state-owned...
Billions for Europe's chip industry
The chip industry in Germany and Europe is apparently facing a wave of investment worth billions. After bottlenecks in the...
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Artificial snow to preserve glaciers
Felix Keller is visibly excited. He doesn't seem to mind the double-digit temperatures at 2100 meters above sea level at...
Mystery solved: The origins of flying dinosaurs
Fossils of pterosaurs, the earliest reptiles to evolve powered flight, were unearthed in the 19th Century but their...
Climate fight looks to CO2 storage
On the roof of the waste incineration plant in Hinwil near Zurich, the air is as low in carbon dioxide as it was before...
Two billion euro program for innovation in Bavaria
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has presented a two-billion-euro program to expand research and innovation in...
Radiation fraud must be exposed
Many people think that science is somehow immune to frauds and misrepresentations. Application of the "scientific method"...
Climate Change and Mathematical Modelling Illusions
For the past three decades, human-caused global warming alarmists have tried to frighten the public with stories of doom...
Arts »
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...
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...
Time for Ethical Elegance
How does one choose the perfect gift, which also satisfies the usually contraditory desire to shop ethically? Not an easy...
Three days awake at Southside
Around 60,000 music enthusiasts gathered during the weekend of 21.06.19 - 23.06.19, celebrating their stars, life and...
Irish man seeks German lady after chance encounter
The following story relates to a chance encounter at Dublin Airport on Saturday night, April 27th. It concerns an Irish...
Alex Katz Art Exhibition at the Brandhorst Museum
Born in 1927, Alex Katz is one of the most accomplished and influential American painters of the past fifty years, and he...
Travel »
A Travel Guide to Rome
Rome, Italy is a popular holiday destination. With over 4.2 million visitors each year, it's easy to get lost in the crowd...
Top 5 Places to Visit in Germany
Settled in the very heart of Europe, Germany is the seventh largest country and the second most populated in the Old...
Japan Travel Guide: Nara
In preparation for Japan 2020, we take a look at various elements of Japanese life and culture, as well as travel tips,...
Munich holidays: the best things to do and see
Munich is a wonderful city to discover the most precious and authentic side of Germany. The top things to do and see are...
Creating your own 'Thrilla in Manila' when travelling to the Philippines
Back in October 1975, the third and final bout between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place in the...
Festivals to attend in 2017
Festivals are awesome as you get to meet a lot of people and learn different things. Some festivals are held at the...
Opinions »
Women's shelters full, but male victims have even fewer options
Even before the pandemic, the numbers were dramatic: in 2019, more than 140,000 people apparently experienced intimate...
Repression of predominant-Sikh farm movement could stoke fears among Indian minorities
A nationwide farmers movement has punctuated one of the largest food producing countries in the world with millions of...
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...
Environmentalists should hope for quick economic rebound
We are seeing significant pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as a result of the economic slowdown...
Extinction Rebellion, more hindrance than help
As Extinction Rebellion (XR) takes to the streets of various capital cities around the world, one can't help but wonder on...