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May 2024
World Cup in the Czech Republic: Two bankruptcies: Ice hockey vice world champion presses the reset button

The ice hockey vice world champion presses the reset button. 'Now the tournament really begins for us,” said national coach Harold Kreis before the decisive World Cup preliminary round games.After two bitter 6-1 defeats against the USA and Sweden,...

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May 2024
Bundesliga: “Neverloosen”: Leverkusen town sign pasted over

Bayer Leverkusen finally shook off the annoying nickname 'Vizekusen” by winning the first German football championship. When looking for a new name, terms like "Titlekusen" and "Triplekusen" were already mentioned in view of the two finals in the Europa...

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May 2024
Study: Raccoons are a danger to local fauna

Raccoons kill and eat amphibians and reptiles and can endanger native species, according to a study. 'We believe it is necessary to establish management measures for raccoons in areas where rare species occur in order to ensure the overarching nature...

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May 2024
Forecast: Thunderstorms and heavy rain in parts of Germany

The German Weather Service (DWD) sees strong thunderstorms and heavy rain coming to Germany in the next few days. Heavy thunderstorms could occur as early as Tuesday, 'especially in the south and in the center,” the DWD reported. The DWD also sees...

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May 2024
Two law enforcement officers killed in attack on prison transport van in France

Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti said two officers were killed and three others were seriously injured in the attack. Gendarmerie investigators also reported two deaths and three seriously injured people. One of the injured people was said to be in mortal...

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May 2024
Despite mass protests: Georgia's parliament approves controversial law on "foreign agents"

In Georgia, parliament passed the controversial law classifying certain organizations as 'foreign agents” – despite weeks of mass protests. Warnings from the EU and other supporters of the small country in the South Caucasus were also ignored when...

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May 2024
Despite mass protests: Georgia's parliament approves controversial law on "foreign agents"

In Georgia, parliament passed the controversial law classifying certain organizations as 'foreign agents” – despite weeks of mass protests. Warnings from the EU and other supporters of the small country in the South Caucasus were also ignored when...

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May 2024
Politicians' salaries: Why are MPs' salaries referred to as "diets"?

Most people would spontaneously associate the term diet with nutrition (and abstinence). At least once a year, however, the diets of members of the Bundestag are also discussed - but then it is not about diet plans, but rather the salaries of parliamentarians....

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May 2024
Miracle of evolution: Just about its spawn: What researchers know about the weapons of the prehistoric salmon

People love prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs. But they are also only too happy to give their hearts to other creatures from evolutionary history, especially if they are big and bizarre enough. We like mammoths, for example, because they were so shaggy...

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May 2024
Weather extremes: DWD boss warns: "Heavy rain will become even more intense, hot days even hotter"

Ms. Jones, a conversation about the weather used to be the most harmless small talk topic of all. Today it is highly political. How is climate change changing your job as Germany's top meteorologist? The importance of our work has increased enormously...

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May 2024
Plant protection: Fighting boxwood borers: This is how you take action against the voracious caterpillars

As is so often the case, the pests are not a whim of nature, but were introduced by humans: "They probably came to us on a container ship because tree nurseries were keen on cheap boxwoods from Asia," explains the Nature Conservation Association of Germany...

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May 2024
Love: Sarah Paulson prefers to continue living without her partner

US actress Sarah Paulson (49, "American Horror Story") sees the secret of her long-lasting relationship with actress Holland Taylor (81, "Two and a Half Men") as the fact that they both live separately."Holland and I spend a lot of time together, but we don't...

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May 2024
Heidi Klum: She will be the new face of L'Oréal Paris

New job for Heidi Klum (50): She will be the new brand ambassador for the cosmetics company L'Oréal Paris. To kick off her new role, she will be appearing at the Cannes Film Festival alongside other stars from the L'Oréal Paris family, including...

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May 2024
Fuel prices: Pentecost holidays: It is often cheaper to fill up at your holiday destination

If you travel abroad by car during the Pentecost holidays, you can usually save money at the gas station. This is especially true when it comes to the south or east, as a look at the current fuel price data from the EU Commission shows. Converted to a tank...

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May 2024
Consumer prices: Inflation remained at 2.2 percent in April

Germany's consumers have to prepare for a significant increase in inflation again. After the decline in inflation stalled at a rate of 2.2 percent in April, economists are expecting higher price pressure in the coming months.Many companies are planning...

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May 2024
Chris Hemsworth on criticism of Marvel films: "It felt harsh and annoys me"

Chris Hemsworth (40) was apparently very affected by the criticism of the Marvel films voiced by director legends Francis Ford Coppola (85) and Martin Scorsese (81). Scorsese once described superhero films as 'not cinema”. Coppola called the films...

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May 2024
TV soaps: This is what's happening in the soaps today

Julius' twin sister Valerie unexpectedly comes to Lüneburg - she has left her boyfriend and wants to live with her brother temporarily. Valerie immediately sets her eyes on Klaas. When her advances don't work, she feigns suffocation so that Klaas...

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May 2024
Ice Hockey World Cup: Ailing runner-up hopes for Sturm's return

The German national ice hockey team is relying on its hope: NHL professional Nico Sturm is supposed to lead the runner-up world champion into the quarter-finals after two bitter World Cup defeats.A return to the ice seems possible as early as Wednesday (4:20...

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May 2024
Football: Füllkrug as an early bird: BVB striker gets a ticket to the European Championship

Niclas Füllkrug has long since given up the nickname 'ugly bird” that he once gave himself. However, the Borussia Dortmund striker became an early bird in the assembly line nomination for the home European Championship. In the morning radio show on...

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May 2024
Storm: Volcanic mud flows on Sumatra: number of deaths increases

After severe storms on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the death toll has risen to at least 50. Civil protection said 27 people were still missing under huge masses of rubble, earth and rubble. 'We will continue to search for them until we find them,”...

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May 2024
Saxony-Anhalt: Woman shot in Magdeburg - perpetrator still on the run

After shooting at a 51-year-old woman in Magdeburg, the perpetrator is still on the run. In the course of the morning it will be clarified how the search for the perpetrator will continue, as a police spokeswoman said. The woman was seriously injured by gunfire...

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May 2024
Report: Number of internally displaced people worldwide rises to peak of 76 million

The increase was primarily caused by the conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the war in the Gaza Strip. Almost half of the internally displaced people lived in sub-Saharan African countries in 2023.According to the report, the number...

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May 2024
Storms: These maps show where thunderstorms can be expected today

After lots of sunshine and summery temperatures at the weekend, the first thunderstorms cooled things down on Monday. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), local thunderstorms are also expected on Tuesday, including in the far west, southwest and...

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May 2024
Personal details: Former Berlin AfD state leader Pazderski leaves the party

The former Berlin AfD state chairman Georg Pazderski has left the party. He said this when asked. The 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung” (NZZ) first reported on it.The AfD has moved further and further away from his political beliefs, the 72-year-old told the...

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