Mainz fought until the very end to secure a late 1-1 draw with Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday. Lucas Tousart broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 30th minute. Maxim Leitsch’s attempt to clear the ball ended up on Chidera Ejuke’s feet. …
Women’s Bundesliga kick-off with record-breaking crowd
A record-breaking crowd of 23,200 attended the women’s Bundesliga opening match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich on Friday. The game at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt ended up in a goalless draw. The previous record of attendance in a…
Germany seizes control of key refinery in energy battle with Kremlin
The German government’s dramatic decision to impose state control on a key oil refinery was a “far-reaching energy policy decision to protect” the country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. The PCK refinery in Schwedt in eastern Germany is majorit…
Franglais, anyone? Ottawa is a melting pot of English and French
“Bonjour-hi!” The bilingual welcome spoken by the sales clerk at ByWard Market in Ottawa has by now become second nature to her. Canada’s capital lies in the south-east of the English-speaking province of Ontario, but French-speaking Quebec begins bare…
ECB vice president signals further rate rises to combat inflation
The European Central Bank (ECB) will have to hike its key interest rates further to combat inflation in the eurozone, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos indicated in an interview with Portugal’s Expresso weekly published on Friday. “The slowdown in the…
Jean-Luc Godard: Watching his collected works, in chronological order
I am one of the Godard-obsessed. There are many of us around, whose deep interest in the films of Jean-Luc Godard inspired such a love. Perhaps nothing illustrates my condition so much as when I once watched all of Godard’s movies, except for an elusiv…
German government puts Rosneft subsidiaries under trusteeship
Berlin has placed two German subsidiaries of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft under trusteeship for an initial six months starting Friday. Germany’s Economic Affairs Ministry announced that Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing GmbH wo…
Salad season: The veggies that are ideal to grow in autumn
Autumn may be here but that doesn’t mean your veggie patch has nothing left to give. While you might be harvesting the last of this year’s tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers, experts from a German gardening academy say the vacated spots are ideal for pla…
Worth tasting: Q&A for those intimidated by the wide world of whisky
The sheer number of names for different whiskies leaves many people at a loss in front of the spirits shelf. How are you supposed to know which one is the right one? While names like Scotch and Bourbon refer to the origin of the high-proof drink, the a…
France still winless at Davis Cup after defeat to Australia
Australia extended their lead in the Group C of the Davis Cup with a win on Thursday against France, who are yet to win in the competition. The French side had the better start in Hamburg as Richard Gasquet beat Jason Kubler 6-2, 6-4, but Alex de Minau…