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Goethe's Italienische Reise: “You could educate yourself if you were a man and had the money" - Goethes Italienische Reise: "Man bildete sich, wenn man ein Mann war und wohlhabend war"
For Goethe, Italy was an educational journey. Over 200 years ago, the poet liked to romanticise the “land where lemons blossom”. But the topos of Ita…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Looking for new recruits: Will compulsory military service return through the back door? - Neue Rekruten gesucht: Kommt die Wehrpflicht durch die Hintertür?
In light of a growing threat from Russia, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius wants to significantly increase the Bundeswehr's operational readi…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Meldungen des Tages, Montag 12.01.26
Festnahme in Bondi nach mutmaßlichen Bombendrohung / Stärkere Befugnisse in NSW um illegale religiöse Zentren zu schließen / Mindestens 390.000 Hekta…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Meldungen des Tages, Freitag 09.01.26
PM Albanese kündigt nach längerem Zögern eine Royal Commission zum Terroranschlag in Bondi an/ In weiten Teilen von Victoria, New South Wales und Süd…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
National Day of Mourning in Switzerland - Nationaler Trauertag in der Schweiz
There is official mourning in Switzerland today. The new year began with the worst tragedies the Alpine country has ever experienced. 40 dead - mostl…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Is international law being trampled underfoot? - Wird Internationales Recht mit Füßen getreten?
In big politics, things go haywire. The USA under President Trump is breaking all diplomatic rules. What has actually become of the international law…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Napoleon's army and the invisible enemy: How bacteria decided the Russian campaign - Napoleons Armee und der unsichtbare Feind: Wie Bakterien den Russlandfeldzug entschieden
A new scientific study sheds new light on Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign of 1812: Not only cold, hunger and fatigue, but a whole cocktail of …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Meldungen des Tages, Donnerstag 08.01.2026
Stromversorgung wiederhergestellt im Südwesten Berlins / Bundespräsident Steinmeier mahnt vor fortschreitender Erosion der internationalen Ordnung / …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
US claim to Greenland - US Anspruch auf Grönland
The US president claims Greenland, and deploying the military is also an option. But why is Trump even interested in this ice-covered wilderness? - D…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Picture books: Illustrator Katrin Dreiling talks about career change and true calling - Bilderbücher: Illustratorin Katrin Dreiling erzählt von Karrierewechsel und wahrer Berufung
What defines a good children's book? We spoke to illustrator Katrin Dreiling, who studied to become a high school teacher in Germany but discovered h…
6 months, 4 weeks ago