Photo Credit: Reuters On August 15 this year, China announced its decision to restrict the export of antimony, a critical mineral used in strategic sectors such as defence, for military equipment such as missiles, infrared sensors, flares, ammunition, and even nuclear weapons. China’s Commerce Ministry justified this move on the basis of “national security”, adding … Read more
MELLENDORF The parents’ evening on September 19th entitled “Children and young people on Whatsapp, Instagram & Tik Tok – what does that have to do with us?”, which was organized by the municipal school social work team, was a complete success. The school social workers Anna Rieder, Julia Krettek, Kira Ansorge and Martin Schröter welcomed … Read more
Sakia Mohammadi is nervous. In a small room high above the Afghan capital Kabul, she is sitting in front of a cup of green tea on an early summer morning. She has laid her headscarf over a chair and rolled up the sleeves of her long black robe. “This is one of the few places … Read more
After years of anticipation and construction preparations, the Directorate of Roads and Highways (ŘSD) ceremoniously opened the Jaroměř bypass today. This new thoroughfare will divert transit traffic, which numbers over 15,000 vehicles a day, away from the city center and the adjacent villages of Čáslavky, Dolany and Svinišťany. The bypass was originally supposed to be … Read more
Ulm (epd). The effects of the corona pandemic have now also reached the counseling services. The Ulm/Alb-Donau Diakonie Association has recorded a significant increase in numbers, especially in debt counseling and the psychological counseling center. The capacities of the debt counseling service are completely exhausted, which is why there are already over 80 people seeking … Read more
Young people have bought and received more books in recent years. According to the German Publishers and Booksellers Association in Frankfurt am Main, book lovers aged 13 to 15 (plus 65 percent) and 16 to 19 (plus 77 percent) in particular increased their spending sharply between 2019 and 2023. The basis is the study “Bock … Read more
Today, hundreds of people said goodbye to the late actor Karel Heřmánek in the Theater Without Rails. The first of the visitors to the premises of the Prague scene arrived at its opening at 10:00 a.m., others came throughout the day, including a number of fellow actors, for example Jaroslav Satoranský and Zuzana Stivínová. At … Read more
Liberec table tennis player Jiří Suchánek will finally take home the silver medal from the Paralympic Games in Paris after today’s final match in table tennis singles. In the afternoon match, he lost in 31 minutes to the Polish representative Rafael Czuper 1:3 in sets. Thanks to Jiří Suchánek’s silver, the Czech Paralympic team already … Read more
Sixteen-year-old blind swimmer David Kratochvíl achieved enormous success at the Paralympic Games in Paris. After the gold in the crawling 400m and the silver in the 100m breaststroke, he won bronze in the 200m medley. He will thus bring a complete set of medals home to Tachów. I don’t know how I do it, but … Read more
REGION Keeping up with the times in marketing is a big challenge, especially for small and medium-sized companies without a huge marketing department. Hitting the tone of the young target groups is even more difficult. What makes Gen Z tick and how should I assess the generation of today’s 15 to 25 year olds? What … Read more