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“Traveling for your own image”: Expert Jäger doubts Baerbock diplomacy: Annalena Baerbock traveled to Israel as German Foreign Minister a total of seven times ...
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Robert Habeck: Why the Economics Minister could become Chancellor: He presents himself as a minister for everything: Robert Habeck encourages Ukraine ...
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Quick Glance: Habeck's Visit to Ukraine: Solidarity and Support
- Robert Habeck visits Ukraine to show German solidarity and promise support.
- Ukraine is in a war fighting for freedom and European values.
- Habeck brings business representatives to promote investments and boost arms production.
- Germany supports Ukraine with a Patriot air defense system and financial aid for the energy sector.
"Julian stays!" - “Decision of the heart”: Julian Nagelsmann remains national coach
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Quick Glance: Julian Nagelsmann to Remain as Head Coach of National Team until 2026
- Julian Nagelsmann will continue as head coach of the national team beyond the upcoming European Championship.
- He will not return to FC Bayern Munich but will stay with the national team.
- DFB President Neuendorf praises the contract extension as a strong signal and highlights Nagelsmann's outstanding abilities.
- The DFB leadership aims for continuity by extending the contract of National Team Director Rudi Völler as well.
Financial assets of private households at a record high: Overall, people in Germany have more financial assets than ever before. However ...
merkur.de/wirtschaft/geldvermoegen-privater-haushalte-auf-rekordhoch-zr-93018343.html
Quick Glance: Record: Germans Hold 7716 Billion Euros in Wealth
- German private individuals hold a net wealth of 7716 billion euros.
- Stocks and investment funds saw significant gains in the last quarter.
- Cash and bank deposits remain the largest component of wealth.
- Household net wealth increases by 244 billion euros to 5560 billion euros.
Peter Gut: The cartoon of the week in the NZZ: NZZ news, background information, opinions from Switzerland, international, sport, digital, business, car & more ...
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Habeck opens Quantum Systems' German drone factory in Ukraine: German drones have been in use in Ukraine for a long time. Now they are also being built on site ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/ukraine/id_100389946/habeck-eroeffnet-deutsche-drohnenfabrik-von-quantum-systems-in-der-ukraine.html
Google cooperates with Israel, which causes protests among the workforce: The employees “gave other employees the feeling that they were threatened,” says Google ...
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Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
3878 vehicles affected: Because of soap on the accelerator pedal - Tesla recalls Cybertrucks
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Weather in Germany: Scary weekend expected - Winter sports comeback in the Black Forest
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Quick Glance: Weather in Germany: Chilling Weekend - Winter Sports Revival
- A cold spell grips Germany with expected showers and decreasing snowfall levels.
- The German Weather Service predicts ongoing unsettled weather with thunderstorms and hail, while brief periods of sunshine are expected in the east.
- Temperatures are set to remain low, with snowfall levels dropping to 400 meters and frost at night.
- Winter sports enthusiasts can rejoice in the winter's comeback, as lifts in St. Peter and at the Feldberg in the Black Forest are open.
Penalty for no-show: If you don't cancel, you pay - More and more restaurants are charging fees
n-tv.de/ratgeber/Wer-nicht-absagt-zahlt-immer-mehr-Restaurants-erheben-Gebuehren-article24885760.html
Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets
theregister.com/2024/04/19/germany_arrests_alleged_russian_spies/
Labor market: Should we all work more?: There has never been so much work done in this country. It is still wrong to provide tax relief for overtime ...
zeit.de/wirtschaft/2024-04/arbeitsmarkt-erwerbstaetigkeit-frauen-ueberstunden-steuervorteile
RTL: “Germany’s most beautiful policewoman” will soon be back on TV: Adrienne Koleszár returns in uniform - at least in front of the camera ...
t-online.de/unterhaltung/tv/id_100389084/rtl-deutschlands-schoenste-polizistin-ermittelt-bald-wieder-im-tv.html
Germany's Baerbock angry over public reports about row with Netanyahu | DPA: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed her anger at reports ...
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For three companies: Aldi supplier Stute files for bankruptcy: For three companies: Aldi supplier Stute files for bankruptcy
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Economic turnaround in Germany: Lindner thinks we work too little: At the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund, FDP leader Christian Lindner ...
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier: the Federal President gets tangled up in the "we" feeling
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Quick Glance: Steinmeier and the Concept of 'We' Feeling
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier urges Germans to engage more with democratic institutions.
- He emphasizes the importance of community while deliberately excluding parts of the population.
- Steinmeier highlights the strength that arises from community and stresses the importance of engagement and historical awareness.
- He underscores the need to adapt to the challenges of transformation and calls for global changes for a new energy basis.
Dispute over basic child welfare: It is time for a social change: Basic child security is at risk of ending in disaster. The fault is with a policy that does not ...
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Höcke's right-wing rhetoric: How far can his language go?: A statement from Björn Höcke causes controversy. A judge comments on the trial ...
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Quick Glance: Charges Against Höcke: What Awaits Him?
- The trial against AfD leader Höcke revolves around the use of a banned SA slogan.
- Höcke is accused of using symbols of unconstitutional organizations.
- He denies understanding the significance of the 'Alles für Deutschland!' slogan.
- A conviction could impact the ongoing state election campaign in Thuringia.
Robert Habeck wants Germany to rebuild Ukraine: A defense industry delegation from Berlin spies opportunities amid the rubble.
politico.eu/article/robert-habeck-wants-germany-to-rebuild-ukraine/
Putin is already working on a “mass army of Soviet proportions”: Is Putin really attacking NATO? In the Baltics, this is not an abstract fear ...
focus.de/politik/nato-general-ueber-bedrohung-im-baltikum-putin-arbeitet-bereits-an-einer-massenarmee-sowjetischen-ausmasses_id_259871992.html
Suspicion of espionage in Bavaria: Putin's long arm to Germany: Police have arrested two suspected saboteurs in Bavaria. The German-Russians are said to have ...
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Two brothers, one passion: Willi Knorpp from Giengen wants to fight for the German boxing championship
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E-scooters: get out of German cities! Gelsenkirchen is the beginning: Gelsenkirchen bans e-scooters from the city. That’s right, our author thinks ...
stern.de/gesellschaft/e-scooter--raus-aus-deutschen-staedten--gelsenkirchen-macht-den-anfang-34643238.html
Espionage and sabotage: Russia brings the war in Ukraine to Germany: The police have arrested two Russian-Germans in Bavaria. They are said to have spied on ...
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Baerbock's Zoff with Benjamin Netanyahu - a clash with announcement: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have duped the German Foreign Minister ...
stern.de/politik/baerbocks-zoff-mit-benjamin-netanjahu---ein-clash-mit-ansage-34644140.html
German UAV manufacturer to open another plant in Ukraine: Quantum Systems, a German drone manufacturer, will build another drone production facility in Ukraine ...
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/19/7451966/
A parking garage, rental apartments: Big money worries: DFB sells several buildings
n-tv.de/sport/fussball/Grosse-Geldsorgen-DFB-verkauft-mehrere-Gebaeude-article24887527.html
German producer prices fall 2.9% y/y in March: German producer prices fell less than expected in March, decreasing by 2.9% on the year ...
reuters.com/markets/europe/german-producer-prices-fall-29-yy-march-2024-04-19/
Paris 2024: These are the Olympic outfits of the German athletes: Together with supplier Adidas, the German Olympic Sports Confederation presented its athletes' ...
welt.de/sport/olympia/article251087362/Paris-2024-Das-sind-die-Olympia-Outfits-der-deutschen-Sportler.html
Mercedes apparently has a problem with its electric cars: The German car manufacturer surprisingly announces that it will offer four models that have been ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000216135/mercedes-hat-offenbar-ein-problem-mit-seinen-e-autos
Schumacher’s wife makes emotional $6m call: Michael Schumacher’s family has made the difficult and emotional decision to auction off his personal collection of ...
news.com.au/sport/motorsport/formula-one/michael-schumachers-wife-puts-f1-legends-luxury-watch-collection-up-for-sale/news-story/a622c72fdf112aed1a1f6c1dca301af0
Quick Glance: Netflix to Cease Reporting Subscriber Numbers from 2025
- Netflix will no longer report subscriber numbers starting from the first quarter of 2025. The announcement came with the first quarter 2024 results where Netflix exceeded expectations.
- Despite the success in the first quarter, Netflix shares dropped over 4.5% after-hours upon revealing the decision to stop reporting quarterly subscriber totals.
- The choice to discontinue reporting quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per member is based on Netflix's belief that engagement time is the best indicator of customer satisfaction.
- Netflix plans to announce major subscriber milestones but will halt reporting quarterly subscriber numbers and shift investor focus towards time-spent-viewing metrics.
Climate strike today: Where are demos taking place?: Fridays for Future is calling for a climate strike in some German cities today. Where and when ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/klimastreik-heute-wo-finden-demos-statt-id70483366.html
Radicalization of young people: “We are reaching the limits of our resources”: Islamists specifically target young people in order to use them for their own ...
nzz.ch/schweiz/jugendanwaeltin-alexandra-ott-ueber-radikalisierte-jugendliche-wir-stossen-mit-unseren-ressourcen-an-grenzen-ld.1826914
Anti-aircraft defense with problems again: Russian attacks kill many people in Dnipropretrovsk
n-tv.de/politik/Russische-Angriffe-toeten-viele-Menschen-in-Dnipropretrowsk-article24885462.html
German police arrest suspected Russian spies over bombing plan: Two men held for alleged intent to sabotage that included military base training Ukrainian ...
ft.com/content/9ee73d65-9575-410c-acba-3bc8b0bc08ae
Björn Höcke: Far-right German politician on trial for Nazi slogan: A leader of the AfD party is on trial for saying the words "All for Germany!" at a 2021 rally.
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Quick Glance: Björn Höcke on Trial for Nazi Slogans
- Björn Höcke, a prominent far-right leader in Germany, is on trial for using banned Nazi slogans.
- Germany has strict laws against National Socialist slogans and symbols due to historical reasons.
- Höcke leads the far-right Alternative for Germany in Thuringia and is under surveillance.
- The trial is taking place in Halle and is expected to last until May 14, with protests against the AfD outside the courthouse.
Sellner and Varoufakis: Entry bans against people who think differently are illiberal
nzz.ch/der-andere-blick/sellner-und-varoufakis-einreiseverbote-gegen-andersdenkende-sind-illiberal-ld.1826954
Libertarian author Markus Krall leaves Germany and moves to Switzerland: The management consultant, who became known as a crash prophet, wants to avoid having to ...
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Finance Minister Lindner (FDP): Germans work too little: Christian Lindner (FDP) says that the problem with the German economy is that too little work is being ...
focus.de/politik/deutschland/anderswo-wird-deutlich-mehr-gearbeitet-finanzminister-lindner-fdp-die-deutschen-arbeiten-zu-wenig_id_259868020.html
Influencers in Dubai: This is how Sarah Harrison and Co are fighting the floods: There has been heavy rain in Dubai. Now numerous German influencers have ...
stern.de/lifestyle/leute/influencer-in-dubai--so-kaempfen-sarah-harrison-und-co-gegen-die-fluten-34640062.html
135 dead in flood drama: investigations into Ahrtal disaster discontinued: A former district administrator and an employee in the crisis team have been ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Ermittlungen-wegen-Ahrtal-Katastrophe-eingestellt-article24883470.html
No Tesla buyers despite special offer, dealer is desperate: Sales figures for electric cars are collapsing. Car dealer Benjamin Müller from Mannheim is deeply ...
focus.de/auto/elektroauto/die-nachfrage-geht-gegen-null-trotz-tesla-sonderangebot-findet-sich-kein-kaeufer-haendler-ist-verzweifelt_id_259864052.html
Germany arrests two suspected of spying for Russia, planning attacks: Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in southern Germany on suspicion of spying ...
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Ban in Hessian administration: Frankfurt's Goethe University criticizes gender regulations
spiegel.de/panorama/frankfurt-goethe-universitaet-kritisiert-gender-vorschriften-der-landesregierung-a-dc3980e1-b63f-4ac3-9df7-4f6a23b6d72e
Rostock: DFB women's team will play against Poland in the Ostseestadion on May 31st
ostsee-zeitung.de/sport/regional/rostock-dfb-elf-der-frauen-spielt-am-31-mai-gegen-polen-im-ostseestadion-LWS6NVY3JBAZ3DGF33KDCZJFV4.html
After arrests in Germany: possible attack on Zelenskyj - Poland arrests suspected Russian spy
spiegel.de/ausland/moeglicher-anschlag-auf-wolodymyr-selenskyj-polen-nimmt-mutmasslichen-russischen-spion-fest-a-901da5ef-9ea9-4947-91d5-d796ee9c2451
Another late goal: Leverkusen with a record in the semi-finals: Leverkusen continues to ride a wave of success. After the German football championship ...
ga.de/news/wieder-ein-spaetes-tor-leverkusen-mit-rekord-im-halbfinale_aid-110946555
Spying on US base: Russian saboteurs arrested in Bavaria: Two suspected Russian spies are arrested in Bavaria. The Federal Prosecutor's Office accuses them of ...
n-tv.de/politik/Russische-Saboteure-in-Bayern-verhaftet-article24882459.html
DAZN: Dispute over German football rights: At the beginning of the year we reported on something that hadn't happened since 2012: no longer a ban on sole ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/dazn-streit-um-die-deutsche-fussballrechte/
Nosferatu spider - This is what you should do if you discover a copy in your home
stern.de/lifestyle/leben/nosferatu-spinne--das-sollten-sie-tun--wenn-sie-ein-exemplar-in-der-wohnung-entdecken-34635468.html
Lufthansa evaluates new China routes amid slow recovery in capacity: Lufthansa Airlines' capacity on routes to and from China has returned to 70% of the levels ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lufthansa-evaluates-new-china-routes-amid-slow-recovery-capacity-2024-04-19/
Flying spies: Drones over German barracks: Hundreds of drones were spotted over Bundeswehr locations in 2023 - Pilots are rarely caught ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/drohnen-bundeswehr-spionage-1.6563559
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Tesla says 300 subcontracted workers let go in Germany: Tesla has let go of 300 temporary workers in Germany in keeping with their contract period ...
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Brandy Melville: How the fashion brand discriminates against young girls: The fashion chain Brandy Melville is hyped by teenagers, but the company excludes young ...
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Berlin summons Russian ambassador after arrest of suspected spies: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has summoned the Russian ambassador following the ...
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AfD and remigration: no warning about the party has ever looked so crude: An AI-generated film about the election victory of the "blue party" and the end of the ...
nzz.ch/der-andere-blick/afd-und-remigration-so-plump-hat-noch-keine-warnung-vor-der-partei-ausgesehen-ld.1826735
“I have no reason to go back”: Many German pensioners prefer to spend their retirement abroad
merkur.de/wirtschaft/rente-im-ausland-unter-palmen-ich-habe-keinen-grund-zurueckzugehen-93011643.html
Cold wave is getting worse: continuous snowfall awaits us from Friday: A cold wave is rolling towards Germany: On Friday, Storm Annina will come to us across the ...
focus.de/wissen/natur/meteorologie/temperaturen-fallen-weiter-kaeltewelle-spitzt-sich-zu-dauerschneefall-erwartet-uns-ab-freitag_id_259866625.html
Why should we still take German spelling seriously?: No participation without language. There is no language community without rules. But German is treated so ...
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Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable': Moscow has blacklisted the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a free-market think-tank as "undesirable ...
dw.com/en/russia-declares-german-foundation-undesirable/a-68863930
German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia's behalf: The two German-Russian nationals are accused of planning attacks on US military sites ...
euronews.com/2024/04/18/german-police-arrest-two-men-for-plotting-sabotage-on-russias-behalf
🔊 A far-right politician tests the boundaries of Germany's free speech. Find out more on the Reuters World News podcast
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Ban in Gelsenkirchen: What German cities are doing to combat the flood of e-scooters
spiegel.de/auto/e-scooter-verbot-in-gelsenkirchen-welche-stadt-geht-wie-vor-a-d0a84b88-e65d-4c7b-9e7e-977c7f6b36ea
German celebrities in Dubai on storms and cloud seeding: "Nature has really gone crazy"
berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/deutsche-promis-ueber-unwetter-chaos-in-dubai-so-etwas-habe-ich-noch-nie-erlebt-li.2207076
Current study: Germans like to study close to home: No more "out into the world": almost half of first-year students choose a university that is less than 50 ...
spiegel.de/panorama/bildung/hochschulen-studienanfaenger-bevorzugen-hochschulen-in-der-naehe-ihres-heimatorts-a-4c2ef77c-6986-4073-b25c-020065a725f0
Germany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia: Authorities have searched the homes and workplaces of the two suspects accused of ...
jpost.com/international/article-797716
Serious doping allegations: Five-year ban for German athlete Sara Benfares: Heavy punishment in a mysterious doping case: Due to “aggravating circumstances ...
spiegel.de/sport/leichtathletik-deutsche-laeuferin-sara-benfares-fuer-fuenf-jahre-wegen-dopingvorwuerfen-gesperrt-a-950dce83-d329-48f8-8006-f07af73c595c
Nativity scene and concentration camp: Anyone who comes up with such ideas has a problem
welt.de/geschichte/article251073622/Krippe-und-KZ-Wer-auf-solche-Ideen-kommt-hat-ein-Problem.html
Two men are said to have spied on US bases and planned attacks on behalf of Russia. Apparently this was intended to undermine German support for Ukraine.
: Two men are said to have spied on US bases and planned attacks on behalf of Russia. Apparently this was intended to undermine German support for Ukraine.
nzz.ch/international/polizei-verhaftet-in-bayern-zwei-russische-spione-ld.1826902
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Germany detains two over alleged plotting of attacks in complicity with Russia: The suspects targeted military infrastructure and industrial sites in Germany as ...
politico.eu/article/germany-authorities-arrest-two-suspects-alledged-russia-spying-sabotage-attacks/
Bremerhaven's 4-2 win against Berlin in the DEL finals: Fischtown freaks out: The small club from the north takes the lead in the final series of the German Ice ...
sueddeutsche.de/sport/del-finale-eisbaeren-eishockey-bremerhaven-popiesch-1.6563334
Why you shouldn't try to be an art critic in Spain: The Diary remains fresh, frisky and ferociously relevant. For we always provide our readers with thoroughly ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24264276.shouldnt-try-art-critic-spain/
Survey finds health is top concern for voters: Eurobarometer’s latest survey ahead of European elections in June shows that health is one of the top issues
euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/survey-finds-health-is-top-concern-for-voters/
“Never in my life”: This German virtue is particularly close to Barbara Schöneberger’s heart
rundschau-online.de/welt/barbara-schoeneberger-bekennt-sich-zu-diesem-deutschen-klischee-778242
Does Spain accept savings for the digital nomad visa if earnings aren't enough?: One of the main questions applicants for Spain's digital nomad visa have is ...
thelocal.es/20240419/does-spain-accept-savings-for-the-digital-nomad-visa-if-earnings-arent-enough
Tensions escalate as Tenerife told to get rid of Brits wearing popular item: Opera star Ainhoa Arteta has spoken out following protests by locals against UK ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tensions-escalate-tenerife-told-rid-32622535
Russian saboteurs are said to have planned attacks on transport routes in Germany
diepresse.com/18379397/russische-saboteure-sollen-in-deutschland-anschlaege-auf-transportwege-geplant-haben
Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame? : Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing ...
euronews.com/green/2024/04/18/cockroach-infestations-are-up-by-a-third-in-spain-is-climate-change-to-blame
German word of the day: Frühjahrsputz: Spring is a season of deep cleaning for many people across Germany.
thelocal.de/20240418/german-word-of-the-day-fruhjahrsputz
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