Brazilian football star Neymar appeared in a Spanish court on Monday at the start of a trial in connection with his transfer from Santos to Barcelona in 2013. Neymar, his mother and father, who is also his agent, face corruption charges at the Barcelon…
Disposable gloves don’t beat washing hands for everyday tasks
It might sound like an easy way to stop germs from spreading, but wearing disposable gloves isn’t very sensible in many everyday scenarios, infectious disease experts say. While they’re indispensable to keep infections from spreading in hospitals or in…
EU foreign ministers to back ‘powerful training mission’ for Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers are to sign off a “powerful training mission” for Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday in Luxembourg. Militaries in the EU can “bring together all their capacities” and provide much more value t…
Athens to issue financial aid after storms wreak havoc on Crete
The storms that struck the popular Greek island of Crete at the weekend have caused “enormous” damage, according to the government in Athens. The area around the resort town of Agia Pelagia near Heraklion was most affected by the storm. Residents whose…
Wine from Denmark? Introducing Solaris, Souvignier gris and Rondo
The peninsula of Roesnaes on the Danish island of Zealand is mostly flat, apart from a few hills. Cereals are the predominant crop and there seems to be nothing else except fields of grain swaying in the Baltic Sea breeze. Here and there, you see a few…
Replacing captchas with audio questions makes the web more accessible
“Select all images with cars,” the website asks you, showing a cluster of photos to choose from. Or you might be ask to decipher a row of askew characters, another common test to determine whether the user is human. Captchas – or Completely Automated P…
Climate activists set off fire alarm to disrupt World Heath Forum
Protesters interrupted the World Health Summit in Berlin on Sunday by setting off a fire alarm, after which German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took to the stage to blame the incident on climate activists. “So we’re discussing pressing issues. Someone presse…
Leaders Union beat Dortmund as Bayern thrash Freiburg to go second
Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin again proved their season start is no fluke as they easily beat supposed title challengers Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Sunday. Champions Bayern Munich replaced opponents Freiburg in second spot, four points behind U…
Leaders Union beat Dortmund as Bayern thrash Freiburg to go second
Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin again proved their season start is no fluke as they easily beat supposed title challengers Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Sunday. Champions Bayern Munich replaced opponents Freiburg in second spot, four points behind U…
Scholz seeks solution to coalition crisis over nuclear power plants
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with top members of his three-way coalition on Sunday in an effort to end a dispute over the lifespan of nuclear power plants, which emerged during the country’s energy crisis. Economy Minister Robert Habeck from Germa…