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Sex app highlights dangerous consent laws

In Denmark, explicit consent toengage in sex has recently become mandatory by law, and there is already an app for it....

Corona news latest in Germany

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The Robert Koch Institute reported new weekly lower corona figures for Germany on Sunday. According to the report, the...
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Lockdown leads to riots in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, riots broke out in several cities for the third evening in a row. Hundreds of violent young people...

Alcohol ban in public spaces temporarily suspended

The Bavarian Administrative Court has overturned the Bavarian-wide ban on alcohol in public places. The court granted the...
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Germany lockdown extended, yet again

The lockdown in Germany will be extended once again, until 14th February. The federal and state governments agreed to keep...
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Pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive

Over 3000 sites across all States and Union Territories (UTs) to be virtually connected during the launch, with around 100...

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Corona latest for Bavaria

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What follows is a breakdown of the most recent Corona news as the Bavarian state parliament convenes to discuss the latest...

Moderna vaccine may protect against mutated variants

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According to the manufacturer, Moderna's vaccine should also protect against the Corona variants first discovered in the...
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EU to tighten vaccine exports

The EU has warned it will tighten exports of Covid vaccines produced in the bloc, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a cut...
German private health insurance cost

How much does private health insurance cost in Germany?

German private health insurance is an option for people who either earn over 64,350 EUR per annum (as of 2021), or are...
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What are FFP2 masks?

FFP2 masks, are a specific class of filtering facepiece (FFP) masks; which more generally is a type of personal protective...
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Corona vaccination passport gains traction

There is still no obligation in Germany to be vaccinated against the corona virus. But it is becoming increasingly clear...

Politics »

Controversial Indian Farm Bills Explained

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In light of the increasingly destabilising protests by farmers in India, theConsulate General of India in Munich, has...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Your Candidate, and the Rise of Satire as a Political Weapon

Recent parliamentary elections in Ukraine have been fraught with dangers and consequences.  One need only look at previous...

Cold a harbinger of severe winter to come

The past week has certainly been rough on people across much of eastern North America. The Weather Network reported on...

State Parliament Elections in Hesse

Shortly after Bavaria, the German State of Hesse has elected a new State Parliament on Sunday. CDU and SPD have again...

State Parliament Election Results

Just under 9.5 million Bavarians turned out for the State Parliament Election on Sunday. 18 parties and electorate groups...
Bavarian State Elections

Bavarian State Parliament Elections 2018

On October 14th 2018 the 18th election of the Bavarian state parliament after the Second World War will take place in...

Business »

German Pandemic response creates record public debt

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The poor financial handling of the pandemic has caused German public debt to reach record levels, with the highest...

Refitting your restaurant for outdoor dining: Takes from Amit Raizada

In many of America's largest and most gastronomically diverse cities, the last seven months have ushered in a...

A Look at Germany's New Online Gambling Regulations

Germany is currently in the middle of approving new online gambling platforms, having introduced new gambling regulations...

Russia Says Oil Pollution in Arctic River, Hit by Spill, is Not Above Limit

Pollution in the Arctic Ambarnaya River, after the spill of diesel fuel, does not exceed the maximum permissible values,...

5 Business Lessons You Need to be Successful

Lessons are what help us to grow. Although some of the lessons may be hard, we still need to be able to learn them....

Kryptow?hrung und Wirtschaftlichkeit - warum Sie Bitcoin handeln sollten

Kryptowährung ist keine Geschichte mehr im Rampenlicht, da eine Veränderung des Zustands, mit dem die Online-Welt...

Science »

Mystery solved: The origins of flying dinosaurs

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Fossils of pterosaurs, the earliest reptiles to evolve powered flight, were unearthed in the 19th Century but their...

Radiation fraud must be exposed

Many people think that science is somehow immune to frauds and misrepresentations. Application of the "scientific method"...

Two billion euro program for innovation in Bavaria

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has presented a two-billion-euro program to expand research and innovation in...

Climate Change and Mathematical Modelling Illusions

For the past three decades, human-caused global warming alarmists have tried to frighten the public with stories of doom...

Antibiotic shows antiviral potential

Researchers at Yale have discovered that a type of antibiotic surprisingly displays antiviral properties in...
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Do Animals Have Supernatural powers?

Credit: Wikipedia, Kallerna, Creative Commons In my book titled : "Exact Lies of Social Engineering - The Silent Noises...

Arts »

Hellabrunn Zoo seeks State bailout

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Due to the lockdown,Hellabrunn Zoo's financial woes keep growing. As long as the zoo is closed and no visitors are able to...

Do the Bookies Sniff a Bundesliga Upset?

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For eight consecutive seasons, Bayern Munich have been crowned champions of the German Bundesliga. After the first eight...

Cinnamon Bells and the Golden Stocking

The following is a light-hearted, unprofessional short Christmas story submitted by one of our readers. The challenge was...

4 Fertigkeiten, die Sie w?hrend der Pandemie erlernen k?nnen

Ganz gleich, ob man sich noch in der Ausgangssperre befindet oder zur Arbeit geht, die Welt ist zweifellos zögerlich...

Soul Chain by Sharon Eyal

Saturday evening, cold wind, empty streets. On the way to Residenztheater some lost figures performing underwater...

Time for Ethical Elegance

How does one choose the perfect gift, which also satisfies the usually contraditory desire to shop ethically?  Not an easy...

Travel »

A Travel Guide to Rome

Rome, Italy is a popular holiday destination. With over 4.2 million visitors each year, it's easy to get lost in the crowd...

Top 5 Places to Visit in Germany

Settled in the very heart of Europe, Germany is the seventh largest country and the second most populated in the Old...

Japan Travel Guide: Nara

In preparation for Japan 2020, we take a look at various elements of Japanese life and culture, as well as travel tips,...

Munich holidays: the best things to do and see

Munich is a wonderful city to discover the most precious and authentic side of Germany. The top things to do and see are...

Creating your own 'Thrilla in Manila' when travelling to the Philippines

Back in October 1975, the third and final bout between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place in the...

Festivals to attend in 2017

Festivals are awesome as you get to meet a lot of people and learn different things. Some festivals are held at the...

Opinions »

EU faces uncertainty as Brexit and pandemic hit hard

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As 2020 draws to a close, the EU unknowingly teeters on the brink. After a year of disastrous political posturing and...

Yoga - the ancient key to a new way of life

Old words of wisdom are never fully realized until testing times creep unexpecedly into our lives, such as the Covid-19...
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Repression of predominant-Sikh farm movement could stoke fears among Indian minorities

A nationwide farmers movement has punctuated one of the largest food producing countries in the world with millions of...

Environmentalists should hope for quick economic rebound

We are seeing significant pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as a result of the economic slowdown...

Extinction Rebellion, more hindrance than help

As Extinction Rebellion (XR) takes to the streets of various capital cities around the world, one can't help but wonder on...

Vietnam Visa Irregularities

China's tourism sector has witnessed a rapid growth during the last few years. As per the 2018 China Tourism Statistics,...