A woman in Munich kept emergency services on tenterhooks for hours because of an injured pigeon. According to the federal police, after she saw the animal fly into the tunnel of the S-Bahn main line on Friday afternoon, she initially tried to get onto the track herself – but was stopped by emergency services. “As … Read more
The situation seems just as precarious in other university cities: in Cologne, according to the student union there, 1,500 students are still looking for a room. The student union in Bonn still has 2,200 active applications, although these could also include students who have found something in the meantime. This generally also applies to the … Read more
Pictures from Ratcliffe-on-Soar always look the same: green meadows, brick houses and the eight thick, steaming cooling towers in the background. Ratcliffe-on-Soar is a village in Nottinghamshire, in the middle of England, about 150 inhabitants, one church. Known because of the massive coal-fired power plant that has existed here since the 1960s. The BBC recently … Read more
The interest rate and other costs can vary greatly. “Interested parties should therefore always inquire about the loan conditions from several providers and compare them with each other,” says Kathleen Altmann from the Federal Association of German Banks in Berlin. Here is an overview of the seven most common loans in Germany. 1. Dispokredit If … Read more
Get involved and just do it, “I have this hands-on mentality in me,” says André Heuck, founder and owner of the organic bakery Cumpanum from Bobingen. It is in the event location of the Kustermann household goods store, right on the Viktualienmarkt. On the chest of his white polo shirt it says “Finally a bread … Read more
In the student union dormitories, demand continues to significantly exceed supply, as a survey by the German Press Agency showed. Private shared rooms are often not an alternative because the average prices have risen enormously. So what to do? Trend towards micro apartments Privately operated student residences are a growing market. According to research by … Read more
In view of the persistent economic downturn, German companies are more cautious with their personnel planning than they have been in over four years. The employment barometer fell to 94.0 points in September, after 94.8 points in August, as the Ifo Institute announced on Friday in its company survey. This is the fourth decline in … Read more
Before the official start of the semester on October 1st, just over 700 successful applicants have moved into the halls of residence this month. The student union explained that they can currently only offer a place to 5.6 percent of students. This is below the national average of 9.6 percent. Last year, a record high … Read more
In Washington, Zelensky first met the Democratic incumbent Joe Biden, who gave the Ukrainian billionaire more billions in aid for his country a few months before he left the White House. US Vice President Kamala Harris, who wants to replace Biden at the head of the government after the election in November, also promised support … Read more
For a long time it was not known that he had a party register. “When Armin Laschet appointed me to the expert council, I told him that I was a CDU member,” he tells the German Press Agency. However, the former Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia advised him not to make this public. “That was … Read more