“Falling in Love”, the new grand show in Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast, sparkles with 100 million crystals – and costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier. There is still beauty in the world. There’s only one thing more boring than people telling you their dreams: when people tell you their drug stories. And that’s what it sounded like when you … Read more
Freiburg/Mulhouse (dpa/lsw) – Freiburg and Mulhouse in Alsace want to protest with clear words against massive failures on the cross-border railway line between the two metropolitan areas. “We are disappointed and shocked,” said Freiburg’s mayor Martin Horn (non-party) to the German Press Agency. The occasion was a meeting of the local councils of the two … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – The head of the Saudi Pro League wants to see even more football superstars in the league after this year’s transfer offensive. “I can’t reveal what the plans are. But I can tell you with certainty that many world-class players who want to get into the league are showing great interest,” said … Read more
The war in Ukraine has now been going on for over a year and a half, more than 18 months – and an imminent end seems more unlikely than ever. The new book “On Wars and How to End Them – Ten Theses” by the Freiburg historian Jörn Leonhard is arousing curiosity in this situation … Read more
Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – The drinking water in parts of Freiburg-Kappel no longer has to be boiled. “The measures taken are having an effect,” said the supplier Badenova on Wednesday. Because of bacterial contamination, the drinking water network in the eastern district of Freiburg has been chlorinated since last Friday – the water could only be … 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
Berlin (dpa) – The band Rammstein is going on tour again next year. The six musicians announced this on Tuesday via the band’s social media channels. “Today Rammstein announce their European Stadium Tour 2024!” said the Berlin band’s post. Advance sales for the concerts are scheduled to begin on October 18th. Further details were not … Read more
Los Angeles (dpa) – The US screenwriters have accepted a new collective agreement with the major Hollywood studios by a clear majority. 99 percent of the writers’ union members were in favor of the agreement, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced on Monday (local time). In the ratification process, 8,435 members voted for the … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – Celebrities from film and music have shown their horror at the unprecedented attack on Israel by the Islamist Hamas and expressed their condolences to the relatives of the victims. “My heart is broken,” Natalie Portman wrote on Instagram. Children, women and elderly people were murdered and kidnapped from their homes. “I am … Read more
Wendlingen/Neckar (dpa/lsw) – The debate about almost everyday electricity shortages, which require the use of reserve power plants or the purchase of electricity from abroad (redispatch), is bearing fruit. According to company boss Werner Götz, the first companies and municipalities at the transmission system operator TransnetBW have offered to participate in the “StromGedacht” app. This … Read more