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British central bank raises key interest rate
The British central bank is continuing its fight against high inflation with another interest rate hike. The key interest rate will rise by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent, as the Bank of England announced on Thursday in London after its meeting. The British banking system is "resilient," the...
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Verdi and EVG announce major strike on Monday
The services union Verdi and the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) plan to largely paralyze traffic in Germany on Monday...
Twitter wants to disclose tweet recommendation software
Twitter owner Elon Musk apparently wants to make good on his promise to ensure greater transparency in tweet...
EU imposes new sanctions on Iran
The European Union has tightened its sanctions against Iran for the third time since the beginning of the year. EU foreign...
Oil spill spreads off Philippines
After an oil tanker sank off the Philippines, a huge oil slick has spread off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province south...
The confusion at e-charging stations
The sentence is the mantra of e-mobility: "Charging must become as easy as refueling!" Federal Transport Minister Volker...
Work from home office has decreased
The Corona pandemic is supposed to have brought a breakthrough to office work from home, even for normal times outside of...
Health »
Fewer new cases of type 2 diabetes
The number of new cases of diabetes in Germany has fallen in recent years - but those affected are getting younger and...
Corona rules currently apply in Bavaria
In Bavaria, there is now only one Corona restriction: an FFP2 mask requirement for visitors to hospitals and care...
Record number of days absent due to mental illness in Brandenburg
According to an evaluation by the DAK health insurance fund, employees in Brandenburg have never been absent due to mental...
Mortality rates in homes matched immunization rates in countries
At the peak of the second Corona wave in Germany in 2021, there was a close correlation between the number of people...
High proportion of influenza B viruses
The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in Germany has risen slightly again. Around 2,400 cases were...
Kenyan introduced mosquito species causes concern
With the arrival of a new species of mosquito in Kenya, concerns are growing about an increase in malaria. During a...
Politics »
US state of Idaho wants executions by firing squad
People sentenced to death could soon be executed by firing squad in the US state of Idaho. The Senate of the state in the...
Erdogan wants to agree to Finland joining NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to approve Finland's planned entry into NATO. The ratification process will...
Greens to bring forward coal phase-out to 2030 in east
According to a report, the Green Party wants to bring forward the phase-out of coal throughout Germany to 2030. This is a...
Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations
Iran and Saudi Arabia want to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. That was the...
Verdi demands 3000 euros for public sector employees in Berlin
The trade union Verdi demands a one-time payment of 3,000 euros for each employee of the public service in the state of...
Berlin's energy supply remains secure
Berlin's energy supply is secure - "currently in all sectors", according to the current "Situation Report on Energy...
Business »
Pensions rise more than expected
Inflation is also causing problems for many pensioners. It is now clear how much their payments will increase in the...
State of Lower Saxony wants to get into the solar industry
Lower Saxony's Minister of Economics, Olaf Lies, wants to establish solar plant production in his state with state...
How to setup an offshore bank
The practice of outsourcing operations overseas in offshores is an alternative to the strictly regulated financial markets...
BASF cuts 2,600 jobs but plans to distribute profits
The chemical group BASF is cutting 2,600 jobs and closing roughly 10 percent of its production capacities at its main site...
Trainees in catering and hotel industry rising again
During the pandemic, tens of thousands of workers left the hospitality industry to find new jobs. Now there is at least a...
Supermarket chains lower their coffee prices
After butter prices, coffee prices in Germany are also sliding. The retail chains Aldi, Kaufland and Norma significantly...
Science »
Google discovers security gaps in smartphones
Small chips, big security holes: A security team from the Internet company Google has found serious vulnerabilities in...
EU wants to tighten emissions trading
Consumers and companies in the EU will have to pay more frequently for carbon dioxide (CO?) emissions in the future....
2022 was one of the two warmest years on record
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), Germany experienced an "exceptional weather year" in 2022. According to the...
Test flight for NASA "Artemis" moon mission launched
After months of postponements, the crisis-ridden NASA lunar mission "Artemis 1" departed on Wednesday for a first test...
Europe's first ecosystem with its own rights
The largest saltwater lagoon in the western Mediterranean is threatened with ecological collapse. Intensive agriculture is...
Global warming in Arctic much faster than previously assumed
Global warming in the wake of the climate crisis has progressed much faster in the Arctic than previously assumed,...
Arts »
It´s festival time again!
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
The Germany online dating scene is woefully lacking in two main areas - price and flexibility. German professionals, as...
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...
German basketball players qualify for Olympics
The German basketball players have fulfilled their dream of the Olympics with an impressive energetic performance. The...
Travel »
Japan is relaxing corona guidelines for wearing masks
Germany has largely abolished the legal obligation to wear masks, Japan never had one. Since the beginning of the corona...
Verdi announces warning strikes in local transport sector
The warning strikes are to take place at the same time as a global climate strike by the Fridays for Future climate...
Disruption at several airports due to warning strikes
Airline passengers must once again prepare for considerable delays and cancellations at several airports in Germany on...
Chaos at Frankfurt Airport after railroad construction work
Passengers unable to check in and board the plane - a major IT outage largely paralyzed operations at Europe's largest...
The 29-euro ticket is to remain after the end of April
Berliners are to be offered both the 29-euro ticket and the 9-euro social ticket beyond the end of April. This was agreed...
Tickets for dogs are now also available online
Deutsche Bahn customers can now buy tickets for dogs as online tickets, not just on paper. A spokesperson for Deutsche...
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...
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...
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...
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...