Stuttgart (dpa) — Those were the days. At the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, tricky point-and-click adventures enraptured millions of fans with their puzzles and the adventures of would-be pirate Guybrush Threepwood and his desperate search for t…
Do I want a vasectomy? For some men, it’s an agonizing choice
The subject keeps coming up – Heiko Otto’s partner usually broaches it – and with increasing frequency now after the birth of their third child. The subject is a vasectomy, the medical term for male sterilization. “All the other methods of contraceptio…
Russia unleashes wave of missiles on Ukraine as West condemns Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the barrage of missile fire on numerous Ukrainian cities on Monday as a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory and warned that even tougher strikes could come. Putin’s remarks at a Russian Securi…
Satirical rally held in front of Russian embassy in Prague
Around 200 people took part in a satirical rally in front of the Russian embassy in Prague on Monday evening, ostensibly demanding the annexation of the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic, CTK news agency reported. “We all …
Zelensky speaks to Biden and many other leaders after Russian strikes
US President Joe Biden has pledged continued support to Ukraine in the face of massive Russian airstrikes – including advanced air defence systems. Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone call that he would continue to provi…
Iran plans to sue Meta for ‘incitement’ amid protests
Iran plans to sue the US technology company Meta for “incitement” in connection with the anti-government protests in the country. “The two social networks Instagram and WhatsApp [of Meta Platforms] were involved in spreading inflammatory material and e…
Bavarian anti-semitism commissioner slams planned Roger Waters gig
Bavaria’s Anti-Semitism Commissioner Ludwig Spaenle has criticized a planned concert by Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters in Munich. He said on Monday Waters had taken a clearly anti-Semitic position as a supporter of a Palestinian-led Israel boy…
NRC aid agency stops operations in Ukraine after Russian attacks
A leading aid organization is halting its operations in Ukraine until further notice following Russian missile attacks on Kiev and other major cities. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has staff in several of the cities that were attacked and its sec…
German interior minister in dispute with cybersecurity head
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Monday distanced herself from the country’s information technology security head following allegations of a link to the Russian intelligence services. “I have simply to tell you at the moment that these are seri…
Russia unleashes wave of missiles on Ukraine as West condemns Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the barrage of missile fire on numerous Ukrainian cities on Monday as a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory and warned that even tougher strikes could come. Putin’s remarks at a Russian Securi…