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This year marks the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth. Under the title “Caspar David Friedrich: Infinite Landscapes” a comprehensive exhibition celebrating the milestone anniversary of the artist’s birth can be seen at the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin from Friday. One of his most famous works shines in blue: a huge sky that stretches across almost the entire picture surface, darkens towards the horizon and finally merges into the night-black blue of the sea. At the very bottom of the picture, as if lost, stands a tiny human being. And this is Caspar David Friedrich’s “Monk by the Sea.” Contemporaries were fascinated. It…

Despite all the talk of the English Premier League’s seemingly bottomless riches and the Bundesliga struggling to compete financially, two German sides are in the men’s Champions League semifinals and England’s finest are instead licking their wounds. “I don’t think anyone thought we’d progress against Arsenal,” admitted Bayern Munich President Herbert Hainer after their quarterfinal triumph. Bayern will face Real Madrid on April 30 and May 8, while Borussia Dortmund take on Paris Saint-Germain on May 1 and May 7 for a place in the Wembley final on June 1, where UEFA bosses probably expected an English side to help supplement the…

04/18/2024April 18, 2024’Urgent need’ for Congress to pass aid package — US and Ukraine foreign ministersUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba have both stressed the need for the US Congress to pass a new military aid package for Kyiv as it fights against a Russian invasion. “At this moment, it is urgent that all of the friends and supporters of Ukraine maximize their efforts to provide … Ukraine with what it needs to continue to effectively defend itself against the Russian aggression,” Blinken said, speaking on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on the…

In July 2022, thousands of people who had invested money in juicyfields.io, an internet platform advertising profitable investments in medical cannabis, suddenly couldn’t access their accounts anymore. The damage was significant. According to recent estimates published by Europol, around 186,000 investors had deposited a total of €645 million ($688 million) with JuicyFields. After July 2022, the case looked like a classic exit scam. From one day to the next, JuicyFields deleted its social media accounts and its management and representatives disappeared. More than 400 police officers Now, one year and nine months later, police have taken action in a major…

In case of an extended armed conflict between Israel and Iran, Israel would have to reckon with factors that are difficult to assess. The most pressing aspect is whether Iran’s non-state allies would take part in such a conflict. Iran’s most important ally in the Middle East is the Hezbollah in Lebanon. Furthermore, the Houthi militia in Yemen and a number of Shiite militias in Iraq could also become involved or be recruited by Iran as military supporters. “Israel has been long preparing for the risk of such a multi-front war,” Arye Sharuz Shalicar, a spokesperson for the Israeli army, told DW. The…

The deaths of 48 people in the worst fire in the history of Ireland have been ruled by a jury as unlawful killing.A jury at Dublin District Coroner’s Court delivered majority verdicts on the victims of the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire in the city on Thursday. The venue in Artane, north Dublin, was packed with around 800 people when the fire broke out in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. Image: The Stardust fire took place in Dublin in the early hours of 14 February 1981. Pic: PA More than 200 people were injured in the disaster.Fresh inquests into the…

Some 800 years ago, mystery gripped a Chinese village when a body was discovered with multiple stab wounds. Upon inspection, local detective Song Ci determined the wounds had been wrought by a sickle. To locate the culprit, he gathered the villagers together on a hot afternoon and told them to lay down their sickles for inspection. Blowflies started swarming around. They eventually settled on a single sickle. Attracted by trace amounts of the victim’s blood, the flies had identified the offender, who was led away pleading for mercy. Case closed. This is the first known case of a detective identifying…

Despite all the talk of the English Premier League’s seemingly bottomless riches and the Bundesliga struggling to compete financially, two German sides are in the men’s Champions League semifinals and England’s finest are instead licking their wounds. “I don’t think anyone thought we’d progress against Arsenal,” admitted Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer after their quarter-final triumph. Bayern will face Real Madrid on April 30 and May 8 while Borussia Dortmund take on Paris Saint-Germain on May 1 and May 7 for a place in the Wembley final on June 1, where UEFA bosses probably expected an English side to help supplement the…

The European Union’s reputation appears to have taken a hit in Southeast Asia, according to a region-wide survey of “elites” conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. The researchers gathered the data by questioning some 2,000 representatives of academia, business, government and civil society in January and February this year. The respondents come from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Brunei. The results show that there is now less trust in the EU to uphold free trade or the rules-based order compared with last year. Less than 14% of the respondents see the EU as the leading…

Sports beyond the disability Have you ever heard of wheelchair basketball, amputee football or heard of a differently abled breakdancer? These sports have their own rules and competitions, and for the people who play them, they’re given a chance to prove what they’re really made of.  A person in a wheelchair playing basket ballImage: DW   Martial arts and boxing in Africa Boxing and martial arts have a rich history in Africa – from traditional boxing and wrestling to Muhammad Ali’s famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ match against George Foreman in Kinshasa – even Mandela was a boxer. Here’s a…