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A German court has thrown out a case of legal action by the New York Times Company attempting to prevent a local puzzle maker from using the name “Wordle.” The publisher acquired Wordle from the original inventor in early 2021 and applied for a European Union trademark. On the same day, Hamburg-based puzzle maker Stefan Heine secured the German rights to the name “Wordle.” The court ruled on Thursday that the New York Times Company did not have prior rights over the name, and that both the EU trademark and the German trademark were of “equal seniority.” Both the New…

Footage has emerged showing some of the last movements of those who died after a suspected cyanide poisoning at a Bangkok hotel.The CCTV video, focusing on an internal courtyard, captures five of the six victims at the luxury Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Thailand. It initially shows a man, one of the guests, jogging across the courtyard ahead of the others. Image: One of the guests pictured at the hotel where he died. Pic: Royal Thai Police He is followed by four other members of the group, who go through the same doorway.Two other men, who appear to be members…

Two climate activists have been arrested after they spray painted planes at an airport near London where Taylor Swift’s private jet had reportedly landed. The group Just Stop Oil said on social media that two women “cut the fence into the private airfield at Stansted where Taylor Swift’s jet is parked, demanding an emergency treaty to end fossil fuels by 2030.” But Essex Police later said Swift’s aircraft was not at the airport at the time of the incident. Swift, who has previously attracted criticism for her use of private jets, is currently on tour in the UK In 2022 she topped…

German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf is extending its revolutionary free tickets scheme into a second season and expanding the offer to four home games, the club announced on Thursday. Second-division outfit Düsseldorf unveiled their “Fortuna for All” project ahead of the 2023/24 campaign in which they gave away tickets for three home games free of charge. The plan was to compensate for lost ticketing revenue by convincing prominent local businesses to back the socially inclusive scheme as new club sponsors. At the same time, the club hoped to increase attendance at its MERKUR Spiel Arena, which hosted five matches at this summer’s European…

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a televised address Wednesday evening decrying the deadly violence during protests that were sparked by mounting frustration over government job quotas. Her address came after rival student groups and police clashed in cities around Bangladesh on Tuesday. Three people were killed in the southern port city of Chattogram, two in the capital, Dhaka, and one in the northern district of Rangpur, according to police. Hasina said there would be a judicial probe, and those responsible for the deaths would be brought to justice. “Some precious lives have been lost unnecessarily,” she said. “I condemn…

As farmers age, a critical question looms over German farms. Who will grow the food? While seasoned farmers face retirement, the youth is turning away from agriculture, citing bad wages and a lack of work-life balance. Source link

Ashok Sharma’s town is gripped in fear. He is a local contractor who lives in Hiranagar, a town in the Jammu region of India-administered Kashmir. Recent militant attacks in the area have created a sense of paranoia among the locals. Many residents are now too afraid to leave their homes at night. “For the past few weeks, we have witnessed numerous attacks, each leaving behind a trail of death and terror,” he told DW. “I fear that one day, these militants will force us to leave this place.” At least four Indian soldiers, including an officer, were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in the forests…

The mother of British teenager Jay Slater who was found dead on holiday in Tenerife has asked for more donations to help give him “the send-off he deserves”.In a statement released on Thursday, Debbie Duncan asked people to “continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can”. The ‘Get Jay Slater Home’ GoFundMe page was set up soon after he disappeared to help contribute to the family’s travel and accommodation expenses while they stayed on the island to look for him. It has raised more than £59,000 so far.Earlier this week local officials confirmed a body found by rescue…

It was a totally spontaneous decision: Jasmin already sported some tattoos, so why not add the signature of her favorite singer to her collection of body art? The 29-year-old grins as the tattoo artist inks Taylor Swift’s signature onto her arm for €100 ($109). Jasmin has traveled from Oldenburg, in northwest Germany, to Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr Valley to see the superstar perform live. The Germany leg of Swift’s Eras Tour kicked off there on Wednesday, with some 180,000 fans estimated to be in attendance. Two more shows are set to follow in Gelsenkirchen, after which Swift heads to Hamburg…

At least one passenger was killed and several were injured after ten coaches derailed in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, local media reported. The train, a 22-car passenger service that operated along a 2,640-kilometre stretch of the country, is believed to have jumped its tracks. What more do we know about the accident? Television footage showed passengers sitting outside the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express, which connects northern India to Assam in the east, with piles of luggage. “The train accident in Gonda district is extremely sad,” Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Yogi Adityanath posted on social media platform X.   “District administration officials have been directed…