Government raises fuel prices, gasoline 92 surges to EGP 5
Measure comes within the economic reform programme to rationalise spending and finance social protection of low income citizens
Japan central banker praises Hitler’s economic policies
A Bank of Japan policymaker has said Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler's economic policies had certain benefits. He did add - wisely, perhaps - that such policies had also enabled Hitler…
Study: neonicotinoid pesticides are killing bees
New studies appear to confirm that neonicotinoid pesticides are killing bees, even as chemical companies continue to tout their safety. An EU-wide ban is looking increasingly likely.Bees aren't just the…
Curtain comes down on Frank Castorf’s era at the Volksbühne
Unconventional and provocative: As the artistic director of Berlin's Volksbühne - the "People's Theater" - Frank Castor wrote theater history. Here's why his productions were so unusual.Frank Castorf's final play…
Sony to make vinyl records again after 30-year hiatus
The Japanese tech giant stopped making vinyl records in 1989, with cassettes and compact discs dominating the market at that time. But the format's renaissance has led Sony to return…
Keeping Europe’s food safe and sustainable
How do we know our food is fairly and sustainably produced, and safe to eat? European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis talks to DW about glyphosate, food…
Academy invites Daniel Brühl and Fatih Akin to vote for Oscars
German actor Daniel Brühl and director Fatih Akin have been offered membership in the Oscars Academy - two out of 774 film professionals invited to join this year.The Academy of…
Secret sex life of a clownfish
"Finding Nemo" delivered the little clownfish into the collective consciousness with an almighty splash, but it didn't divulge their reproductive quirks.Everyone loves Nemo and his over-protective dad Marlin, the clownfish…
Bayern Munich host Leverkusen as Bundesliga reveals 2017-18 fixtures
The long wait to find out who will play who on the opening day of the 2017-18 season is over. The Bundesliga fixture list was released on Thursday and Bayern…
The route of the 2017 Tour de France
For the fourth time in its more than 100-year-old history, the Tour de France is set to start in Germany. This year's edition of cycling's most prestigious race features fewer…