Hamburg/Cologne (dpa) – Premature end for the band Frida Gold in the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest: Alina Süggeler, the singer of the band, is so ill that she no longer has a voice for the performance on Friday evening, like the North German broadcast in Hamburg. The band from the Bochum … Read more
Belt Festival | March 3, 2023 The program of the main, tent and forest stage is complete! 25 other acts have been confirmed on the three stages and will play on Bern’s local mountain in July 2023, according to the organizers. He is currently being heard by millions and will be in Bern on the … Read more
Freiburg (AP) – Freiburg also wants to return valuable Benin art objects to the African country of Nigeria. So far, ten so-called Benin bronzes are kept in the ethnological collection of the local Museum Natur und Mensch. According to a template, the municipal council wants to decide on the return on March 7th. Foreign Minister … Read more
Fort Myers/Herdecke. Hurricane “Ian” started their last season in Florida with a natural disaster. How Kaja Reinhardt managed the final: Four years at US college in Florida are not quite over for Kaja Reinhardt. However, the last sporting appearance for the Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Fort Myers, the 22-year-old swimmer from Herdecke has … Read more
Cologne (AP) – Henning Krautmacher (65), longtime frontman of the Cologne mood band Höhner, has shaved off his famous twisted mustache. “It’s a whole new quality of life,” said the musician of the German Press Agency. The “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” and the Cologne “Express” had previously reported. Instead of a mustache, Krautmacher now wears a five-day … Read more
Comparing the efforts of China and the US to settle the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it quickly becomes clear who is playing what role. While China’s top foreign policy leader, Wang Yi, now wants to mediate in Moscow after talks with the Ukrainian foreign minister, the US side is still concentrating on promising military aid and adding … Read more
Jakarta (VNA) – Director General of Cooperation with ASEAN at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sidharto Surdyodipuro, has called on Canada to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop an ecosystem of electric vehicles (EV) in the region. Speaking at a February 17 seminar in Jakarta, Sidharto Surdyodipuro said Canada … Read more
According to the organizers, more than 100,000 people took to the streets for the seventh Saturday in a row against the controversial judicial reform in Israel. In Tel Aviv, the demonstrators gathered in the center of the city in the evening and waved Israeli flags. Among other things, signs read: “Israel must not become a … Read more
Greifswald (dpa/mv) – This year’s “Nordic Sound” festival invites you to Greifswald from May 5th to 14th with a program of Northern European culture and music. The organizers announced on Tuesday that artists from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia were expected at the 32nd edition. The repertoire ranges from folk-pop and folk-rock to … Read more
Wild mushroom risotto, fine desserts and advice for the Oscar gala: This time, Germans are also celebrating at the top-class lunch a few weeks before the award ceremony. The Angels. Hardly anyone can miss this lunch in Hollywood: Stars such as Tom Cruise, Austin Butler, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steven Spielberg and Michelle Williams … Read more