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German nursing homes see cost for care explode
Deutsche Welle
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August 2, 2025
The cost of a stay in a nursing home has risen to an average of €3,248 ($3,760) per month, according to the German Association of Nursing Homes (vdek), an association that represents the interests of several statutory health insurance providers....
Germany’s ‘oldest and biggest’ gay nightclub declares bankruptcy
The Guardian
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August 2, 2025
Germany’s oldest and biggest gay dance club has declared itself bankrupt after near half a century in business, falling victim to inflation and an evolving party culture threatening Berlin’s nightlife. Management troubles and dating apps were...
German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software
Deutsche Welle
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August 2, 2025
The surveillance software called Gotham, developed by US company Palantir, is billed as an all-rounder: gigantic amounts of data are brought together at lightning speed. It only takes a few seconds to satisfy a police officer's curiosity: name,...
Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Dracula: A Love Tale’ - Luc Besson’s accidental high camp gem
Euronews
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August 1, 2025
Mere months after Robert Eggers returned vampires to their Gothic roots with Nosferatu, his stylish exhumation of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, it’s now Luc Besson’s turn to sharpen his...
What Makes German Mechanical Watches Special?
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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August 2, 2025
Germany is known for many things. Engineering. Innovation. A deep respect for tradition. From the automotive industry to its fascinating architecture, this country has built a global reputation for both quality and reliability. This reputation...
Two Arson Attacks on Major German Railway in Two Days, Anti-Economy Ultra-Anarchists Take Credit
Breitbart
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August 2, 2025
Railways in Germany have experienced days of “massive” disruption after a track bottleneck on the national network was found to have been sabotaged two days in a row, with a post-left ultra-anarchist group taking responsibility for what they...
From Mahabharata to modernity: Madhusudhanan’s art confronts the horrors of war
The News Minute
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This was the perfect segue into his new series, The Book of War, inspired by the Mahabharata. “If you approach these epic texts as a reader rather than as a follower, you can observe how it is replete with violence and war. If you were to read the...
Domask gearing up for second season in Germany
The News Gazette - Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN — Marcus Domask has spent a significant part of his offseason back in Champaign utilizing all that Ubben Basketball Complex has to offer. With an assist from a sizable cast of Illinois basketball staffers and managers. There’s workouts...
Tai Shani: ‘When you get older, art becomes more solitary’
The Observer
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Tai Shani, 49, is a Turner prize-winning British artist who has lived in London, Goa, Brussels and Tel Aviv. Self-trained, and celebrated for her vivid, otherworldly explorations of feminism, myth and politics, she fuses storytelling, sculpture...
The curious history of the German corner: how East Belgium was born
Belga News Agency
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August 2, 2025
Belga English zooms in on a small part of Belgium that’s a mystery to many: East Belgium, or the country’s German-speaking Community. Today, we look at its origins. When considering the roots of Belgium’s German-speaking Community, the period of...
Two visions of Berlin pride: Club music at one event, mourning for Gaza at the other
Scroll.in
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There were two pride marches in Berlin on July 26. One, organised by CSD Berlin, a registered NGO, was supported by major brands and corporations. Trucks bearing corporate logos rolled through the streets. Brand slogans floated on flags,...
Tributes after death of 'lovely' Wigan great-grandad with passions for music and steam locomotives
Wigan Today
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August 2, 2025
A brass band provided a fitting send-off for a Wigan great-grandad who loved music. John Marrow, 87, was an accomplished musician and spent more than four decades with Standish and Coppull Concert Band, which included a stint as chairman. So the...
Ogun Lauds German Agency over Economic, Skill Development Projects
This Day
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August 2, 2025
James Sowole in Abeokuta Ogun State Government has commended the German Development Agency (GIZ) over its support for sustainable economic and skill development projects in the state. The partnership between the state and the GIZ has led to the...
Art: Creative Resistance in the Age of AI and Authoritarianism
Yellow Scene Magazine - Colorado
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August 1, 2025
My friends, in the year 2025, we are both living in the future and the past, with one foot in each. As Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly prevalent, Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has become a commonly used tool in workplaces,...
Chaffee German Days returns with family activities, pageants, dog races, more Aug. 15, 16
Southeast Missourian
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Chaffee German Days will return Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, to Frisco Park in Chaffee, offering a weekend of family activities, competitions and community traditions. The event, organized to bring residents together, will feature a...
Flaco Jimenez, Texas accordionist who expanded popularity of Tejano music, dies at 86
KDBC - Texas
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HOUSTON (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86. Jimenez's death was announced Thursday evening by...
Koop to discuss German POWs in NH during WWII
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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MEREDITH — The Meredith Public Library will be hosting Allen Koop on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. as he presents Stark Decency: New Hampshire’s World War II German Prisoner of War Camp. During World War II, 300 German prisoners of war were held at...
German chancellor calls Gaza situation ‘unacceptable’
Middle East Monitor
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August 1, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called the humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable,” according to media reports. Anadolu reports. “One thing is clear to us: The situation there is unacceptable. It must end as quickly as possible....
German Foreign Minister Visits Taybeh, Near Ramallah, Amid Escalating Settler's Attacks
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Palestine News Network ) RAMALLAH /PNN/ German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul inspected the aftermath of Israeli settlers attacks in the town of Taybeh east of Ramallah today, condemning the violence as organized terrorism and crimes...
German word of the day: Zugluft
The Local - Germany
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August 1, 2025
Quick, grab your scarf, 'es zieht!' Knowing this term could help protect you from a rogue draft, which is a serious matter in Germany. There is something in the air in Germany. Literally. No matter the time of year - whether it's blazing sunshine...