Starting Friday at the Grafenwöhr military training ground in that Upper Palatinate again German-American folk festival. Up to 100,000 visitors are expected by Sunday. Germans and Americans celebrate their friendship – beer and Bavarian country festival culture meets the “American way of life”. Country festival under tight security The festival takes place under strict security … Read more
Following the French rail assaults, repairs to the three affected TGV strains have been accomplished. The trains can run once more immediately, introduced the state railway SNCF. On the route between Paris and south-west France, nearly all scheduled trains are operating once more. On the path to the north on which trains run between Cologne … Read more
Within the music “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift sings with a wink: “Good day, I am the issue.” The music exhibits that even the most important pop star of our time typically doubts himself. The rationale? Since Taylor Swift grew to become a world phenomenon, she has gained immense affect and accountability. Each step they take is … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he needs to obtain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Florida property. The previous US President introduced this via his on-line platform Reality Social. This text is a part of an automatic service from the German Press Company (dpa). It is not going to be edited or reviewed … Read more
About 800 Bundeswehr troopers are on responsibility in Bavaria due to the floods. As a spokesman for the Bavarian State Order introduced on Sunday afternoon, the main target of the work is at present within the Pfaffenhofen space. There are about 200 troopers on website there, and one other 100 are anticipated to affix them … Read more
The Swiss referendum on a 13th pension payment from the state pension fund AHV is turning out to be yes. The political and media scientist Lukas Golder from the opinion research institute gfs.bern said this on Swiss television. According to initial data analyses, he estimated approval at at least 54 percent. However, for a popular … Read more
The Christ statue in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro was illuminated with a bright yellow Brazil jersey of the football legend on the one-year anniversary of Pelé’s death. The projection on the monument is a tribute to the player “who enchanted the whole world during his lifetime and will always be a great … Read more
Kenan Yildiz gave himself a present the day before Christmas Eve: The offensive talent from Regensburg scored his first goal after twelve minutes of play in his starting eleven debut in Serie A. The 18-year-old had already contributed a remarkable goal to Turkey’s 3-2 win in Berlin in the international match against his native Germany … Read more
With a final repair, the federal government wants to make the current year’s budget constitutional. The cabinet launched a supplementary budget on Monday – and thus initiated the first steps towards the renewed suspension of the debt brake. Time is of the essence because changes made after the end of the year would be vulnerable. … Read more
Switzerland experienced a clear shift to the right in the parliamentary elections. According to projections by the survey institute gfs.bern, the right-wing conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is likely to get 29 percent. That would be an increase of 3.4 percentage points, more than expected in surveys. The SVP has been the party with the … Read more