Hunting for Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades
Pythons are devastating native wildlife in one of America's most ecologically diverse areas. Armed groups are now roaming the Everglades in a bit to kill off an invasive species with…
Star German saxophonist Klaus Doldinger honored for lifetime achievement
The man behind the music of "Das Boot" and "The Neverending Story" has also signed over 2,000 other compositions and performed 5,000 times worldwide. Klaus Doldinger now receives an Echo…
Morgan Freeman at 80: Here are his best films
Morgan Freeman has long become a household name with his inimitable voice and impressive acting skills. He turns 80 on June 1 - and has almost half a century in…
Global mobile sales grow 9% in Q1 2017
Chinese companies increase market shares and press Samsung and Apple
We prepare draft laws to implement the new social security package: El-Garhy
Total cost of the package amounts to EGP 46bn, with no impact on budget deficit, says Moeit
Report: Dortmund players asked Watzke to postpone Monaco match
According to a German weekly, Dortmund players made it clear that they didn't want to play a match less than 24 hours after last month's attack on their bus. This…
Manchester United ranked as Europe’s most valuable club, Bayern Munich in fourth place
The professional services company KPMG has rated Manchester United as Europe's most valuable club. The only German outfit to make it into their top 10 is Bayern Munich, rated as…
Revisiting the concept of propaganda through art
While expressions like "fake news" and "alternative facts" are part of everyday doublespeak, the exhibition "After the Fact" in Munich fittingly explores different levels of propaganda as seen by artists.The…
Ramadan’s charity campaigns spotlights heroes and optimism
With people spending hours of their days watching Ramadan’s TV series, they are being subjected to many commercials, which have turned into as important a part of Ramadan routine as…
German unemployment drops below important threshold
German unemployment has fallen again as the arrival of summer weather goes hand in hand with a pick-up in hiring in Europe's biggest economy. With companies reporting full order books,…