Revolutionizing Math Education: How One School in Bavaria Became the Best in Germany

Revolutionizing Math Education: How One School in Bavaria Became the Best in Germany

Again, German students did poorly in the Pisa studymore time for German and mathematics at primary schools things should now be sorted out in Bavaria. 400 girls and boys study at the Eichendorff School in Erlangen, 70 percent of them have a migration background, 35 percent receive social benefits. In order to give them back … Read more

Berlin Police Break Up Controversial “Palestine Congress” After Anti-Semitic Speech: Updates and Reactions

Berlin Police Break Up Controversial “Palestine Congress” After Anti-Semitic Speech: Updates and Reactions

The police in Berlin broke up a controversial “Palestine Congress” planned for three days on Friday around two hours after it began. An official announced this to up to 250 congress participants early in the evening and asked them to leave the hall. The police had previously temporarily interrupted the pro-Palestinian event. According to a … Read more

Germany Sets Nationwide Heat Record for First 10 Days of April

Germany Sets Nationwide Heat Record for First 10 Days of April

Stuttgart (dpa) – According to preliminary figures, there is a nationwide heat record for the first ten days of April since weather records began: On Saturday, 30.1 degrees were measured in Ohlsbach in the Rhine Valley, as a spokesman for the German Weather Service announced in the evening. The previous heat record of 27.7 degrees … Read more

Dresden Caritas Diocese Launches Street Donation Drive for Social Projects

Dresden Caritas Diocese Launches Street Donation Drive for Social Projects

Dresden (dpa / sn) – Caritas in the Dresden-Meißen diocese is again collecting donations for social projects. Around 70 people will be out on the streets on its behalf between April 6th and 15th, as the Catholic welfare association announced on Wednesday in Dresden. “Whether advisory services, youth projects or help for refugees, our support … Read more

German Flights Disrupted by Strikes; Arbitration Offered as Solution

German Flights Disrupted by Strikes; Arbitration Offered as Solution

Frankfurt/Hannover (dpa) – There is a glimmer of hope for passengers in Germany plagued by strikes. After five rounds without agreement, arbitration is now expected to bring a solution to the collective bargaining dispute among Lufthansa ground staff. At the same time, aviation security personnel continued their warning strikes at several German airports on Friday. … Read more

Man Permanently Housed in Psychiatric Facility After Life-Threatening Knife Attack in Oberursel

Man Permanently Housed in Psychiatric Facility After Life-Threatening Knife Attack in Oberursel

Oberursel/Frankfurt (dpa/lhe) – Because of a life-threatening knife attack on two neighbors in an Oberursel apartment building (Hochtaunuskreis), the perpetrator is permanently housed in a special psychiatric facility. In both cases it was a case of attempted malicious murder, said the presiding judge in the Frankfurt regional court when the verdict was announced on Tuesday. … Read more

Cologne vs. Gladbach Derby Ends in 3-3 Draw After Riots and Drama

Cologne vs. Gladbach Derby Ends in 3-3 Draw After Riots and Drama

The evening before there had been riots at the stadium. The night before! Cologne Ultras had come specifically to disturb Gladbach fans who were about to prepare a choreography. There were screams, running, flares. In the end, the police took 131 Cologne residents and 74 Gladbach residents into custody overnight and until after the game … Read more

Rafael Nadal’s Indian Wells Withdrawal Raises Questions About Retirement

Rafael Nadal’s Indian Wells Withdrawal Raises Questions About Retirement

Rafael Nadal also has to cancel his start at the tournament in Indian Wells. For the 37-year-old, the question has long been less of whether he will win another major title – but rather whether he can leave the tennis stage in a dignified manner. It has now been a year and a half since … Read more

Berlin Volleys Face Uphill Battle in Volleyball Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg Against Itas Trentino

Berlin Volleys Face Uphill Battle in Volleyball Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg Against Itas Trentino

Berlin (dpa) – Without too many illusions, the Berlin Volleys will play in the quarter-final second leg of the Volleyball Champions League at Itas Trentino on Thursday (8.30 p.m.). The burden of the 3-0 home defeat against the Italian champions in the first encounter is too heavy to seriously believe in reaching the semi-finals. “We … Read more

2,000 People Demonstrate in Munich Against Russia’s War on Ukraine: Town Hall Lit Up in Support of #StandWithUkraine

2,000 People Demonstrate in Munich Against Russia’s War on Ukraine: Town Hall Lit Up in Support of #StandWithUkraine

More than 2,000 people demonstrated in Munich on Saturday against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. First, around 80 people gathered on Europaplatz for a rally under the motto “Remembrance of war victims in Ukraine”. According to a police spokeswoman, another meeting with around 2,000 participants took place on Marienplatz. Open detailed view The town … Read more