U.S. plans crossings of Taiwan Strait by ships and aircraft

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Notwithstanding heightened tensions with China over Taiwan, the United States will transit the Taiwan Strait with ships and aircraft in the "coming weeks," according to a senior U.S. government official. The United States also plans to expand its trade ties with Taiwan, U.S. Asia-Pacific Coordinator...
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Up to 33 degrees this weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg

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Lots of sun and temperatures above 30 degrees should attract many people in Berlin and Brandenburg to swimming pools and...

Drought causes problems for Brandenburg's fruit growers

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Brandenburg's fruit growers are struggling with drought, strong sunshine and higher costs. Yields are good overall, but...

China ends military maneuvers around Taiwan

China's military said it has completed "various tasks" around Taiwan but will continue to conduct regular patrols, it said...
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Road and rail closures at least until Saturday

The fire in Grunewald in Berlin is still not completely extinguished two days after it broke out - the nearby city highway...
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Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle embers

Hundreds of firefighters were still on duty on Friday against the forest fire that broke out in Saxon Switzerland more than...
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Weather service warns of heavy thunderstorms for the weekend

Germany sweating: Thursday has been the second hottest day of the year so far with up to 39.6 degrees. This preliminary...

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Lauterbach wants clear vaccination recommendations for all age groups

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German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has called for "clear recommendations" even for people under 60 or 70 on whether...

RKI reports monkeypox cases in two teenagers

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About three months after the first monkeypox detection in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) speaks for the first...
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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...
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RKI sees sideways movement rather than downward trend

In the development of the Corona summer wave in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) continues to give no all-clear....
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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...
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Lauterbach goes to statutory health insurance for corona vaccinations

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has expressed his annoyance at comments made by the head of the National...

Politics »

Kiev gets new weapons and billions from Washington

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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

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Tunisia's President Kais Saied has expanded his power with a new constitution, adding to worries about an impending end to...
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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,...
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Brandenburg's interior minister plans new law against child abuse

Brandenburg's Interior Minister Michael Stübgen wants to step up the prosecution of child abuse and toughen penalties. To...
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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...
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SPD leader calls for significant increase in citizen's income

SPD leader Saskia Esken is insisting on a significant increase in the standard rates in the reform of the citizen's...

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9-Euro ticket depresses German inflation

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Fuel discounts and nine-euro tickets caused German inflation to fall for the second month in a row in July. Goods and...

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...
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Berlin universities examine measures to save energy

Some students at Berlin's universities may have to adjust to colder seminar rooms in the coming winter semester. In view...
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Federal states want to co-finance 9-euro follow-up ticket

The German states are demanding that Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) quickly come up with a concept for a...
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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...

Scholz rules out tax increases to relieve inflation

Chancellor Olaf Scholz currently sees no possibility for tax increases to distribute the burden of inflation more fairly....

Science »

Global warming in Arctic much faster than previously assumed

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Global warming in the wake of the climate crisis has progressed much faster in the Arctic than previously assumed,...

Amphibian and reptile species threatened by drought years

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The low rainfall in recent years has not only severely reduced amphibians in Brandenburg, but also many reptile species....
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Deutsches Museum becomes fit for the future

The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one of the largest science and technology museums in the world. It has been undergoing...
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Number of toads and frogs in Brandenburg drops dramatically

In Brandenburg's waters, the number of amphibians such as frogs and toads has decreased significantly in recent years....
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Amazon rainforest threatens to become savannah

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest could soon be so advanced that the ecosystem, which is so important for the...
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Increasing wildfires due to climate change

Devastating wildfires like the recent ones in Australia and California will increase significantly because of climate...

Arts »

It´s festival time again!

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After a break of almost two years due to the pandemic, the big summer festivals are taking place again. Long overdue! This...

Germany online dating just got a facelift

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The Germany online dating scene is woefully lacking in two main areas - price and flexibility. German professionals, as...
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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,...

How to play the American Powerball from anywhere

"Powerball," and can run into the millions, if not billions, of dollars! The biggest jackpot in history was a massive 1.5...

Bundesliga are favourites for 10 in a row but face an unlikely challenge

The German Bundesliga is back in full swing following the summer break where football fans filled their time by following...
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German basketball players qualify for Olympics

The German basketball players have fulfilled their dream of the Olympics with an impressive energetic performance. The...

Travel »

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...

Talks for the successor to the nine-euro ticket

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Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has shown himself to be open to a successor regulation for the nine-euro...
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Pilot strike possible in August

After flight cancellations due to industry-wide bottlenecks in the aviation sector, Deutsche Lufthansa is now also...
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Almost 10,000 canceled regional trains in spring

"The train is cancelled. The reason is short-term illness of the staff. We apologize for any inconvenience." Bad surprises...
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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...
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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...

Opinions »

Sadness In Ukraine

David, a local Munich resident, originally from Ireland, explains the motivation behind the writing of his latest...

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...

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...
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Facing the Future

In the olden days, before coronavirus, robbers used to wear masks when they made their way into banks to make off with the...
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A Shot in the Arm

Until a few minutes ago, I thought the letters VHS meant Video Home System, one of the two competing video systems of my...
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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...