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German Households Hoard Millions Of Unused Cell Phones
The number of unused phones and smartphones in German households continues to decline, although it remains at a…
German Logging Drops Significantly Wood Harvest Halved by 2025
In 2025, a total of 57.3 million cubic meters of wood was harvested from German forests. According to…
Former UN Official Demands Halt on Sudan Gold Imports After Three Years of War
On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, former UN Special Representative for the country, Volker Perthes,…
Public Sector Workers Demand 1000 Euro Bonus for Government Employees
The German civil service union has demanded that the planned tax-free 1,000-euro bonus be paid out to all…
Union and SPD Clash Over Tenant Protection Amid Heating Law Delays
The cabinet’s scheduled passage of the Building Modernization Act (GMG), initially planned for this Wednesday, has been delayed…
Eurojackpot Winning Numbers Revealed For Tuesday Draw High Odds Remain
The winning numbers for the Eurojackpot draw on Tuesday evening were 13, 22, 32, and 46, 47. The…
Merkel’s Opponent Sees No Way for Targeted Aid to Low-Income Households
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) indicated that, given the rise in energy costs, there is no feasible way…
Reiche Defends Tax Cuts Cautions State Cannot Absorb All Risk
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) defended the party’s stance regarding stimulus measures. During a meeting…
Klingbeil Pushes Energy Tax Cuts and Profit Levy through Bundestag
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD anticipates that the Bundestag will quickly approve his legislative proposal…
Employers Praise Health System Cuts As Minister’s Reforms Signal Fiscal Relief
Rainer Dulger, the president of the employers’ association BDA, praised the reforms announced by Health Minister Nina Warken…
DAK Slams Federal Health Minister’s Reform Plan as Inherently Unfair
Andreas Storm, the CEO of the statutory health insurance provider DAK-Gesundheit, has sharply criticized the plans put forward…
Global Drinking Water Threatened By Coastal Saltwater Intrusion
Groundwater found near coastlines, which serves as a vital drinking water source for numerous regions, faces global threats…
Healthcare Abuse and Harassment Widespread In German Hospitals
Abuse of power and sexual harassment are widespread elements of daily life for doctors working in German hospitals,…
One Fifth Of German Users Check AI Content Sources Revealing Digital Risk
Only one-fifth of internet users in Germany check the source of content to identify AI-generated disinformation or fraudulent…
Lifelong Studies Reveal Major Successes in Dental Prevention
The focus on preventive care within dentistry has led to marked improvements in oral health, according to the…
Tick-Borre Disease Deaths Rise in Germany Concerns Emerge
In 2024, 24 deaths occurred in Germany attributed to tick bites. According to data released by the Federal…
Swiss Red Cross Warns Sudan Crisis Among World’s Worst Humanitarian Emergencies
Ahead of a donor conference scheduled for Berlin on Wednesday concerning Sudan, the president of the German Red…
Most Germans Favor Temporary Highway Speed Limits To Cut Energy Use
A slight majority of Germans favor implementing a temporary speed limit as a way to reduce energy consumption.…
Police Union Demands More Resources Amid Speeding Patrol Marathon
Amid the “speed trap marathon” Jochen Kopelke, the national chairman of the Police Union (GdP), is advocating for…
Driving Instructor Association Backs Regular Speed Traps For Safer Roads
As the supposed “Speed Camera Marathon” commences, the German Association of Driving Instructors (BVF) is advocating for the…
Germany Faces Population Decline Threat Until 2045
Germany’s population could potentially drop to 81 million by 2045, according to a population forecast released by the…
Germany Hosts Millions With Immigration Background By 2025
In 2025, approximately 21.8 million people in Germany had an immigrant background. According to data released by the…
Warken Allows Medicine Distribution at Out-of-Hours Practices
Physicians practicing in emergency care facilities would soon be permitted to dispense medication to patients. According to a…
State Minister Demands Fuel Price Relief Plan Before Weekend
Citing the persistently high prices for gasoline, the Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), is urging the federal…
Government Considers Cutting Sick Pay Policies
Leading figures from the CDU/CSU Union and the SPD are reportedly considering significant measures regarding wage payments for…
CDU Sees Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade Plan As Merely Negotiation Tactic
Foreign policy expert Jürgen Hardt (CDU) views the suggestion of a US naval blockade in the Strait of…
Hundreds of Afghans Sued Over Revoked Asylum Offers
Hundreds of Afghan refugees are legally protesting the German government’s plan to withdraw their acceptance guarantees. Eva Beyer,…
Hungary Elections Brewing Change as Voters Decide Fate of Viktor Orban
Hungary has today launched a parliamentary election that holds significant international attention, as it could potentially see Prime…
Saturday Lotto Numbers Drawn For 6 Out Of 49
For Saturday’s “6 out of 49” draw by the German Lotto and Toto Block, the winning numbers were…
Dresden Nuremberg Fans Clash Sparks Massive Brawl in Thuringia
Rival football supporters from the Dynamo Dresden and 1. FC Nürnberg clubs planned to engage in a massive…
Schulze Presses Merz For Quick Fuel Price Relief Amid Coalition Talks
Ahead of the coalition committee meeting scheduled for Sunday, Sachsen-Anhalt’s Minister-President, Sven Schulze (CDU), urged the federal government…
Artemis Two Capsule Lands Safely Back On Earth
The astronauts on the Artemis-2 mission are back on Earth, with their Orion capsule landing in the Pacific…
German Rail Weed Control Costs Soar From Millions to Tens of Millions
The expenses incurred by Deutsche Bahn for controlling weeds in the trackbed have risen sharply in recent years.…
Reform Ideas Threaten Single Earner Marriages Significant Financial Hit
Proposed changes to the spouse allowance system and the abolition of contributions-free supplementary insurance are expected to significantly…
Germany Faces Internet Divide Millions Remain Without Fast Broadband
Approximately 2.2 million people in Germany still lack internet access at a minimum speed of 50 megabits per…
Ryanair Cancels Flights Amid High Kerosene Prices Threatening Summer Travel
Ryanair management has expressed concern regarding soaring kerosene prices and has stated that they cannot rule out flight…
Bundestag Pushes Mandatory Swimming Lessons for Six Year Olds Nationwide
The Bundestag Petitions Committee has begun advocating among the German states for the implementation of mandatory swimming courses…
SPD Leader Demands Government Intervention on Soaring Gas Prices
Vice Chancellor and SPD leader Lars Klingbeil continues to advocate for government intervention to ease the burden on…
Eurojackpot Wins Revealed With Numbers One Six Eleven Eight Forty Eight Plus Ten Twelve
The Eurojackpot lottery, which involves 19 countries, has been played since 2012. For the scheduled draws on Tuesdays…
Cuban Warns of Total Blackout Amid Criticism of SPD Energy Relief Demands
Members of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag have voiced strong criticism regarding the SPD’s demands for…
EU Plans Stricter Regulation for ChatGPT Under Digital Services Act
The US software company OpenAI may soon fall under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which would subject…
Niedersachsen Minister Demands Gas Price Cap Slams Federal Government
Lower Saxony’s Minister-President, Olaf Lies of the SPD, sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU and the…
Zara Larsson Tops German Charts Again After Lush Life Success
Zara Larsson has once again reached the top of the official German singles chart with her song “Lush…
VdK Calls for End of Spousal Tax Splitting Citing Outdated System
Verena Bentele, the president of the VdK social association, considers the potential abolition of the spousal tax split…
High Fuel Costs Boost Public Transport Ridership Surprising Verkehrsunternehmen
High fuel costs in Germany have the apparent effect of significantly increasing ridership on buses and trains. A…
Left Party Demands 9 Euro Ticket Return And Energy Price Cap Amid High Costs
Given the persistent high prices for fuel and energy, the Left Party has called on the federal government…
Court Bans Protest For Kufiyas In Buchenwald Memorial
The initiative “Kufiyas in Buchenwald” will be prohibited from demonstrating at the Buchenwald Memorial Site this coming Sunday.…
Union Rejects Mandatory Sex Crime Law in Law Studies
The Union party caucus in the Bundestag voted against incorporating sexual criminal law into legal studies curricula. Legal…
SPD Demands Lower Energy Taxes Gas Price Cap and Superprofit Tax
SPD faction deputy Armand Zorn welcomed a possible increase in the commuter allowance and a reduction in the…
Consumer Advocates Demand Clear Rules for Concert and Sport Ticket Resale Market
Consumer advocates are calling for stricter rules governing the secondary market for event and concert tickets. Tatiana Halm,…
President Steinmeier Honors Late Actor Mario Adorf’s Career
The Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, paid his respects following the death of actor Mario Adorf. On Thursday, Steinmeier…
Russia Declares Human Rights Group Memorial As Extremist
The human rights organization Memorial has been officially labeled as “extremist” in Russia. According to multiple Russian media…
German Armed Forces Remain Dependent on Weapons Imports Study Finds
According to a model calculation by Strategy&, reported by Der Spiegel, the German armed forces are expected to…
Berlin Pergamon Museum Saal Reopens April 2027 After Year of Closure
A section of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin is scheduled to reopen on April 13, 2027, following years…
Veteran Actor Mario Adorf Dies Beloved Star Passes Away
Actor Mario Adorf passed away on Wednesday after a short illness at the age of 95 in his…
Germany Lags Behind Western Europe in Preventable Death Reduction Study Reveals
Although Germany has achieved progress in reducing preventable mortality in recent decades, this gap compared to many regions…
Middle East Truce Remains Fragile US Troops Staying Put
The ceasefire agreement in the Near East, established between the United States and Iran, remains unstable. Donald Trump…
RWI Estimates Higher Fuel Tax Revenue BMF Disputes Contradictory German Tax Forecast
According to an analysis conducted by the RWI’s “Environment and Resources” department, the German federal government collected approximately…
CDU Demands Mandatory Military Drills for Reserves Involving Employers
The chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), has called for mandatory participation in…
Merz Considers Boosting Commuter Allowance Amid Fuel Price Hikes
Considering the high prices of gasoline, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has expressed openness to raising the commuter…
Social Media Use Linked to Declining Student Academic Performance
A study conducted by the Institute of German Economy in Cologne (IW) suggests that the increasing use of…
Lucky Lotto Numbers Drawn Big Jackpots Await
2, 5, 14, 16, 23, and 36, with the Superzahl being 8.. The current jackpot stands at 12…
Airline Crew Strikes Announced Lufthansa Cityline Ground Staff Walkout Planned
The Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) has called for a strike affecting the cabin crew of Lufthansa and…
NATO Considers Naval Mission to Secure Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lanes
To ensure maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf, NATO is considering deploying a naval mission to the region,…
Young Union Leader Dampens Hopes for Cheaper Gas Prices
Johannes Winkel, chairman of the Young Union (CDU), has tempered expectations regarding further measures to lower fuel prices.…
CSU Politician Backs Early Parliamentary Input for Potential Strait of Hormuz Mission
The CDU politician and member of the CSU, Thomas Erndl, supports the potential involvement of Germany in a…
Asia Flight Prices Plateau Analysts Predict Temporary Volatility
Andrew Lobbenberg, an aviation services at Barclays, views the current pricing trends on Europe-Asia routes as temporary. He…
Cash Ban Concerns Threaten Fundamental Human Rights
Restrictions on using cash could interfere with fundamental constitutional rights. This conclusion was drawn from a legal opinion…
Germany’s Economy Ministry Remains Quiet on Further Energy Price Relief Talks
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs is remaining cautious regarding potential further measures to address persistently high energy…
Golf States Report Fresh Iranian Drone Attacks Defying Ceasefire
Despite a declared ceasefire between the United States and Iran, both the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported…
German Public Transport Passengers Stall at 2023 Levels
According to preliminary results released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday, the number of passengers transported…
Autism Diagnosis Spikes in North Rhine Westphalia Affecting All Ages
More children, adolescents, and adults in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) are being diagnosed with autism. According to data from…
Teacher President Champions Handwriting Fears AI Will End Homework
The German Teachers’ Association (DL) is concerned about the potential end of homework assignments due to students’ increasing…
Two Thirds of Germans Support Climate Neutrality by 2045
According to a survey by the polling institute Forsa, a majority of people in Germany support achieving climate…
High Fuel Prices Threaten Rural Home Care Services
Several nursing associations have cautioned that high gasoline prices threaten the reliable provision of care to patients in…
Eurojackpot Reveals Winning Numbers And Ten Million Euro Jackpot Prize
The winning numbers drawn for the Eurojackpot’s Tuesday draw in the evening were 2, 4, 16, 23, and…
Deutsche Bahn Punctuality Reaches Sixty Percent Mark in March
The German railway company, Deutsche Bahn (DB), managed to surpass the 60 percent punctuality mark for its long-distance…
CSU Leader Rejects Decriminalization of Fare Dodging
Susanne Hierl, the spokesperson for the CDU’s parliamentary group on legal policy in the Bundestag, opposes the decriminalization…
Man Behind Fatal Race Convicted To Life Sentence In Ludwigsburg
In the trial concerning a fatal drag race in Ludwigsburg, the main defendant was found guilty of murder…
Iran Reports Massive Attacks on Transport Infrastructure Citing Israeli Strikes
Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that the country experienced nationwide attacks targeting its transportation infrastructure. Among the…
Shots Fired Outside Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
Gunshots were fired outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. According to several Turkish media outlets, the…
FrontCamera Feature Dominates Smartphone Buyer Interest According to Survey
A good front-facing camera is becoming increasingly important to many smartphone users. According to a survey by the…
German Siblings Average Gap of Three Years At Birth
In 2024, the average age gap between the birth of a mother’s first and second child in Germany…
Police Union Opposes Plans to Decriminalize Fare Evasion
The Police Union (GdP) has rejected the plans proposed by Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) to…
Germany Processes Seventy Six Million Tons of Construction Debris in 2024
In 2024, Germany received nearly 76 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste at facilities that process building…
Veteran News Anchor Calls for Strict Social Media Regulations
Veteran “Tagesthemen” moderator Ulrich Wickert has called for strict regulation of social networks, questioning their importance in his…
Lawyer Association Demands End to Penalties for Fare Evasion Transit Tickets
The German Lawyers’ Association (DAV) is campaigning for the decriminalization of fare evasion in public local transportation. Currently,…
German Police Face Shortfall of Hundreds of Explosive Detection Dogs
According to reports from the “Rheinische Post”, the federal police force is facing significant issues with its explosive…
Doctor Association Slapped Critics Over Declining Appointment Scheduling Amid Health Reform Plans
Oliver Blatt, Chairman of the GKV-Spitzenverband, has sharply criticized statements made by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance…
Artemis 2 Mission Shatters Record Distance Orbiting Earth
The Artemis-2 crew has surpassed the previous record for the greatest distance traveled from Earth. NASA announced on…
Hamburg Wolf Captured Days After Biting Woman
The wolf that bit a woman in the face in Hamburg at the end of March has been…
Iran IRGC Intelligence Chief Killed In Airstrike
The head of intelligence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Majid Khademi, was killed during an airstrike,…
New Pension Savings Account Fee Cap Lowers Potential Returns
According to calculations by the comparison portal Verivox, savings in a newly state-subsidized retirement savings account could be…
Artemis 2 Crew Arrives In Lunar Sphere
The crew of the Artemis 2 mission has successfully reached the Moon’s sphere of influence. NASA announced that…
Billion Euro Spent on Nonfunctional German Military Radio System
Despite being technically unusable, approximately two billion euros have already been spent on the German Armed Forces’ stalled…
City Council Demands Nationwide Nighttime Ban for Lawn Mowers To Protect Wildlife
The German Association of Cities is calling for a ban on robotic lawnmowers operating at night to protect…
Three Dead After Tree Fall Easter Search Near Flensburg
A fatal incident occurred on Easter Sunday in a forest area in the municipality of Mittelangeln, near Flensburg,…
Tree Fall Injures Multiple People Near Flensburg
On Easter Sunday in Satrup near Flensburg, a large tree fell, striking several people. According to reports, at…
Pope Warns Against Indifference To War Victims At Easter Blessing
Pope Leo XIV bestowed the traditional blessing, “Urbi et Orbi” (On the City and the World), upon the…
Police Shoot Man During Chase in Saarbrücken
During a pursuit in Saarbrücken shortly before Easter Sunday, police shot and fatally wounded a man. According to…