Laurie Anderson publishes “Amelia”, a work about the US aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Her fight for equal rights is incorporated into it. One capriol too many: Amelia Earhart (1897–1937) Photo: Globe Photos/imago When the pilot and aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart boarded her Lockheed 10-E Electra propeller plane on May 21, 1937, she had big plans: … Read more
The British group Oasis has announced a comeback. That should be a shock, because their boring rock music also paved the way for Brexit. Oasis are going on tour again?! So what? Any other problems? Do the Gallagher brothers, with their completely sappy, pathetic guitar whining that was already prevalent in the 1990s, and their … Read more
We want to know from children what questions they are concerned about. This question comes from Ella, 7 years old. Rehearsals for the emergency: A child plays shop Photo: Dreamstime/imago Dear Ella, you probably hear adults saying all the time: I have to go to work now. “Have to” is a word that you have … Read more
The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony have promised Meyer Werft state aid. IfO boss Clemens Fuest criticizes the decision. The president of the Munich Economic Research Institute, Clemens Fuest, has spoken out against the rescue. “It is not the state’s job to save struggling private companies from bankruptcy,” the economist told the … Read more
In South Africa, former President Zuma’s new opposition party MK is falling apart again. The only consolation is that its left-wing rival EFF is also doing badly. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/reuters JOHANNESBURG taz | Less than three months ago, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma achieved a surprise victory: At … Read more
In Dresden, the Taiwanese semiconductor factory TSMC is being generously subsidized by the German government. Three European tech companies are also involved. Neither Chancellor Scholz (SPD), Ursula von der Leyen nor Prime Minister Kretschmer wanted to miss the groundbreaking ceremony with the head of TSMC Photo: Axel Schmidt/reuters LEIPZIG taz | The laying of the … Read more
The conviction of the concentration camp secretary Furchner could be the last case of its kind. Why the justice system took action too late against thousands of suspected perpetrators. Former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk on December 21, 2009 during his trial in the Munich District Court Photo: Matthias Schrader/ap BERLIN taz | Thomas Walther … Read more
After the first “Mpox” case in Europe, the Stiko recommends vaccination for risk groups. In Berlin, this has so far been a complex process. BERLIN taz | It’s that time again: On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency – the highest possible international alert level. The reason for this is … Read more
I’m standing on the street with a stranger I helped. I think briefly about my appointment, but then I mentally let it go. It’s too late. I’m way too late. I’m annoyed that I’m late even though I got up early. How did I lose track of time? As I rush to my appointment, I … Read more
Olympic volleyball champion Paola Egonu is one of the very best. A political issue in her home country of Italy because she is black. Paola Egonu won the gold medal in volleyball in Paris Photo: Annegret Hilse/reuters At the age of four, Paola Egonu realises that she doesn’t belong. She is detained in the Italian … Read more