More languages, more opportunities: not only the mother tongue is important
Mother tongue, school language, foreign language - communication often seems complicated in view of internationality and globalization. Linguistic research also has good news.It creates...
Berlin police report death late: Syrian dies after fire in apartment building
On January 25, a house partly inhabited by refugees caught fire. A Syrian woman is injured and dies in hospital in early February. As...
Hundreds of people injured: Several dead in new earthquake in Turkey
Two weeks after the deadly earthquake, there is still no peace in Turkey. Tremors hit the country again, this time with a magnitude of...
From heat to extreme cold: Argentina experiences a drop in temperature of 30 degrees
This summer is very hot in Argentina: The eighth heat wave is already sweeping the country at the beginning of the week - with...
Sketch for Sistine Chapel: Rare sketch by Michelangelo surfaced
Michelangelo burned most of his designs before he died. But now a sketch can be attributed to him, which is a preparatory work for...
Thousands already buried: German undertaker gives dignity to earthquake victims
The search for survivors in Turkey has now ended. Those who are still sitting in front of the pile of rubble want to take...
150 meters from the beach: Shark bites dead Australian while swimming
A swim in French New Caledonia kills an Australian. The 59-year-old tourist was fatally bitten just 150 meters from the beach. Rescuers on a...
Search still in a few houses: Turkey has largely ended rescue operations
Almost 300 hours after the earthquake, rescuers are still finding survivors in the rubble. But such reports are becoming increasingly rare. In Turkey, the...
"Biggest party in the world": Rio dances again – carnival in the sambodrome
After the restrictions imposed by the corona pandemic, the Rio Carnival is back in full force. In 2023, the city officially breaks with the...
The weather week in a quick check: Late winter is getting into position
The new weather week begins stormy, but mild: In parts of Germany, temperatures climb to almost 20 degrees. However, late winter is back for...
Escaped when going to the toilet: sex offenders in Berlin have been on the...
Since Wednesday, the police in Berlin and Brandenburg have been looking for an escaped criminal at high pressure. But so far there has been...
Police operation in Menden: tumult and sexual assault in front of the carnival tent
Since Thursday, the revelers in the Rhineland have been celebrating carnival - with plenty of alcohol, swaying and Bützchen. The kiss, however, has to...
State failure after Hanau murders: "Then we experience the pain again and again"
For three years now, the relatives of the victims of the racist attack in Hanau have been fighting a bitter battle: they are demanding...
The case of Shergar and the IRA: "miracle horse" kidnapping in Ireland remains mysterious
In the 1980s, Shergar galloped into the hearts of the Irish people. Then the valuable racehorse disappeared, apparently kidnapped by the IRA. The perpetrators...
More than 40,000 dead: Reconstruction in Turkey is scheduled to begin in March
The death toll recovered from the earthquake continues to rise. Occasionally, survivors are still found. While the government promises a quick and safe reconstruction,...
Responsible for 18 deaths: Bulgaria smashes smuggler group
18 people suffocate in a truck in Bulgaria trying to illegally enter Western Europe. A day later, the police arrested seven suspects, including the...
Federal police officer shoots: Shoplifter threatens with a knife at Berlin Central Station
Fire brigade and police arrive with almost 50 men: Before that, a federal police officer fires his gun when arresting a suspected shoplifter. The...
Mob attacked officials: police identified other attackers in Trier
Around 40 attackers attacked police officers with glass bottles, wooden sticks and shovels in front of a nightclub on Friday night. Initially, only two...
Allies of President Assad: criticism of Hezbollah's humanitarian aid in Syria
Actually, Syria is currently dependent on any help after the earthquake, but there has been criticism of a delivery by the Lebanese Hezbollah. The...
A trend drink after 40 years: Espresso Martini wakes you up and makes you...
With the combined power of caffeine and vodka, the espresso martini helps its connoisseur to fly high. The popular cocktail has been smoldering among...
"Like such a small earthquake": the slope slips off a residential building in Siegen
At the edge of an apartment building in Siegen, the earth starts to slide in the morning, and a short time later a slope...
Suspect arrested: Six dead after shooting in Mississippi
Another gun attack in the United States: a man shoots six people, including his ex-wife, in the small US town of Arkabutla. President Joe...
New splendor from 2024: Notre Dame will be more beautiful than ever
In 2019, the Parisian landmark Notre Dame is in great danger due to a fire. In the meantime even the collapse is feared. Since...
First facilitated visas issued: almost 40,000 dead in Turkey alone
A week and a half after the devastating tremors in Turkey, the death toll in the country and in neighboring Syria continues to rise....
"Love them like my children": Turkish farmer feeds cow buried for eleven days
A couple of farmers from Adiyaman province survived the earthquake with minor scratches, but their house and barn were completely destroyed. Many of their...
Three years after the Hanau assassination: More people are seeking advice on racism
Even three years after the Hanau attack that killed nine people, racism remains omnipresent in Germany. More and more people are looking for help...
"Incredible outbreak of violence": Police attacks in Trier alarm politicians
The situation in front of a Trier club gets completely out of control that night: drunken disco visitors attack and injure police officers. The...
Many candidates fail: TÜV reports a record high in driving tests
After the Corona lull, the driving schools are filling up again: the number of driving license tests in Germany has reached an all-time high....
Kalletal ax murderer sentenced to maximum sentence for murder and rape
According to the court, a 37-year-old first murdered his rival and then repeatedly raped his ex-girlfriend. Now the accused is sentenced to the maximum...
After train accident with chemicals: residents in Ohio complain of headaches
In early February, toxic substances caught fire in a train accident in Ohio. At first, concerns about flora and fauna are in the foreground,...
More than 44,000 earthquake victims: Two men freed from the rubble after 261 hours
The good news from the earthquake area is becoming rarer, but it is still there: Two men can probably be saved around 261 hours...
Disaster hits whole country: Thousands still missing after cyclone in New Zealand
Tropical storm "Gabrielle" leaves a trail of devastation in northern New Zealand - with nationwide consequences. Food and water supplies are badly affected, power...
Missing 15-year-old from Berlin: the police are looking for Rebecca's sweater and handbag
It's almost exactly four years since 15-year-old Rebecca from Berlin disappeared without a trace: the police are still trying to find out what happened...
Earthquake in Turkey: Stubborn mayor turns out to be a savior
Whole cities collapse in the earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border area, burying thousands of people. Only one city miraculously remains almost unharmed: Erzin. The...
Valentine's picture complete again: Banksy's freezer is back
When a new motif by street artist Banksy appeared in Margate in south-east England, it quickly attracted numerous visitors. But shortly thereafter, a freezer...
Blatant US miscarriage of justice: innocent convict is released after 27 years
Lamar Johnson has been in prison for almost 28 years - and is innocent. Only now does the court see it that way and...
Deadly bacterium found: Researchers cannot clarify Pablo Neruda's poisoning
Still no certainty about Pablo Neruda's death: Despite four years of investigation, two researchers cannot finally clarify whether the Nobel Prize winner for literature...
No numbers on corona deaths: China announces "great victory" over Covid-19
In the wake of massive protests last fall, the Chinese leadership abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy. Since then, more than a billion people are...
Laws for more equality: Spain introduces "menstrual leave".
Spain is the first country in Europe to grant vacation days to people with menstrual pain. This is a "historic day", praised the Minister...
With bottles and iron bars: 40 rioters injure police officers in Trier
A "life-threatening situation" developed in front of a nightclub in Trier: around 40 people attacked the police and threw iron bars, bottles and even...