'Man overboard” – when the command sounds on cruise ships, something has gone terribly wrong and the extensive safety precautions on board have failed. The chances of successfully rescuing the passengers in distress dwindle with every minute. Anyone...

At school she was particularly interested in mathematics and space travel. The American Mackenzie Calle later studied photography and now works as a photo reporter. By chance she came across a newspaper article about the astrophysicist Sally Ride. In 1983,...

The corona pandemic has shown how painful it is to be separated from other people. To no longer meet, smell, hug. Even before that, there were a shocking number of people who were lonely. Today there are even more. The consequences are serious; physical and...

Globe or Astro Jump Ball, Moon Ball, Jumping Ball or simply Spring Ball: There are many different names for a currently particularly popular rubber ball. Basically, they are all similar and only differ slightly in material, feel, appearance and handling....

There are certainly better gardening jobs than standing on a rickety ladder with a shovel, brush and bucket to scrape dirt out of the gutter. Even more so when the leaves, flowersAnyone who wants to clean their gutter or clogged downpipe is usually faced...

Barbecue fans all over Germany can hardly wait. The barbecue season is in the starting blocks. According to a survey by Statista, April is the month in which things sizzle for the first time on terraces and in allotments. A trend that has been observed for...

After New York and Berlin follows Amsterdam: Madame Tussauds is now exhibiting a wax figure of Heidi Klum (50) in the capital of the Netherlands. The German model thanks her for this honor on Instagram."Here I am! Hi! [...] How do we look?" Klum asks in a...

After almost two decades, Judith Rakers (48) said goodbye to the "Tagesschau" at the end of January and started a new life in the countryside. Apparently the right decision, as she tells "RTL".On the sidelines of the "WoMen On Top" event in Düsseldorf, Rakers...

The young patient hobbled into my consultation on crutches. That's not unusual - I'm an orthopedic surgeon. However, my specialty is artificial knee and hip joints, and this patient was only in her early 20s. I was curious to know why she came to...

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The waiter Uwe Baude comes from the late shift and is knocked down in front of his house. Three targeted stabs in the abdomen cause the victim to bleed to death on the sidewalk. But there is no trace of the perpetrator. Three months after the murder, detectives...

Prince Harry (39) is still at odds with parts of the British press. He can now press ahead with a legal dispute with the publisher of 'The Sun” as planned. The British media report this unanimously. According to the Telegraph, Harry has won the latest...

Top favorite Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP tennis tournament in Munich. The world number five lost to the Chilean Cristian Garin 4:6, 4:6 and, as in previous years, experienced disappointment at the BMW Open.In cold, wet...

Schalke 04 missed a breakthrough in the fight to stay in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Bundesliga relegated team only managed a 1-1 (0-1) draw at the start of the 30th matchday against newly promoted SV Elversberg and is still in the middle of the relegation battle...

The prison conditions for former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette in the Vechta women's prison in Lower Saxony have been relaxed, according to her lawyer. The 65-year-old will no longer be separated from other prisoners, her lawyer Lukas Theune confirmed...

A man set himself on fire on Friday in front of the New York court where the historic criminal trial against former US President Donald Trump is taking place. The man poured liquid over himself and set himself on fire, the New York Times and CNN, among others,...

Schalke 04 missed a breakthrough in the fight to stay in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Bundesliga relegated team only managed a 1-1 (0-1) draw at the start of the 30th matchday against newly promoted SV Elversberg on Friday and is still in the middle of the relegation...

This piece comes from the stern archives and was first published on April 2, 2023.Reports of sports experiences often begin with the sentence: It was torture. True, it was. I don't want to deny that either. For a long time, pushing one's own limits...

Without new US aid, Ukraine could lose the war against Russia by the end of the year, according to CIA Director William Burns.If the US Congress does not approve new aid, there is "a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the...

AfD politician Petr Bystron has rejected new allegations in the affair surrounding a pro-Russian disinformation campaign and possible covert payments from Russia. 'This is just an attempt to brew old coffee again in order to keep the campaign against...

Last year alone, over 42 million overnight stays were registered on German campsites, according to current statistics. It's not just since Corona that many holidaymakers have discovered camping, although the term camping is broad: it includes sleeping...

I walk around the Chocolate Museum with a Belgian waffle in my hand. Antwerp, a city like a sugar shock. Between the treats and ornaments on the historic buildings, I feel like I'm in an image film of the city. If Hercule Poirot walked by, I wouldn't...

According to a study, great white sharks prefer to live near the coast when they are young. They gathered in shallow areas to form nurseries - possibly to better avoid predators, reports a research team in the journal "Frontiers in Marine Science". Water...