Freiburg (dpa) – In the DFB Cup game against SC Paderborn, Freiburg coach Christian Streich will be reunited with his former protégé Max Kruse. The offensive player played for SC Freiburg in the 2012/13 season. “It was an extremely intense and extremely successful year in which we came fifth,” SC coach Christian Streich recalled before … Read more
Düsseldorf (dpa) – Economic researchers expect that the economy in North Rhine-Westphalia will recover somewhat in the coming year. In its forecast presented on Monday, the RWI research institute assumes growth in NRW’s gross domestic product of 0.8 percent. Experts expect growth of 1.3 percent for the entire country. For the current year, the RWI … Read more
Frankfurt/Main (dpa) – DFB Cup finalist Eintracht Frankfurt wants to survive against Borussia Dortmund after strong weeks. Coach Dino Toppmöller’s team will play in front of their own audience in the top game of the ninth Bundesliga matchday on Sunday (3:30 p.m./DAZN). Toppmöller can probably rely on the recently injured goalkeeper Kevin Trapp again. With … Read more
After the Islamist terrorist attack Hamas In Israel, the Ministry of Education has provided teachers with additional information material and is offering them online seminars. As expected, the attack on Israel has played a major role in lessons in recent weeks, said Schools Minister Dorothee Feller (CDU) on Thursday. The expanded educational offerings are intended … Read more
19 goals conceded make VfL Bochum a crisis club and the league’s shooting gallery. Now of all times we’re going to Leipzig – things have never looked good there. As expectations rise, the height of the fall also changes. In that regard, VfL Bochum has just hit hard. Having competed at the start of the … Read more
Cologne (dpa) – The city of Cologne has taken over an experimental studio for electronic music from Westdeutscher Rundfunk, which was made famous by Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 60s and 70s. Stockhausen (1928-2007) was a pioneer of electronic music and is considered one of the most important composers of the post-war period. The city announced … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – Angry about a referee’s decision at the Bundesliga game in Freiburg, TV expert Dietmar Hamann got into a war of words with DFB official Alex Feuerherdt. “If we don’t give a red card for something like that, then we can stop,” Hamann complained in the Sky studio on Saturday about a foul … Read more
Freiburg (dpa) – Vincenzo Grifo can be relied on from the penalty spot. Thanks to his strong nerves, the Italian international secured SC Freiburg a 2-1 (2-1) win in the Bundesliga against VfL Bochum, who were still winless away from home. The Breisgauer team dominated the game for long periods of Saturday, but they had … Read more
Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – The state government does not want to force a second national park in North Rhine-Westphalia. “We are not pushing a national park into Düsseldorf from above,” said Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) on Tuesday. The coalition agreement between the CDU and the Greens states: “We want to designate a second national park … Read more
Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – Almost twice as many students were enrolled at the universities in North Rhine-Westphalia last winter semester as at the technical colleges. However, the proportion of technical college students has grown slightly in a ten-year comparison from around 28 percent in the winter semester of 2012/13 to a good 32 percent in the … Read more