Maja Kunert
Health news
Every minute counts: how air ambulances safeguard emergency care
When an emergency call comes in, every minute counts. Air rescue can reach the scene within minutes and supports ground services, but a planned law to curb health insurance costs could put this rapid help from the air under pressure.
Europe News
Baby boom after summer fairy tale: Can football boost birth rates?
If an entire country is celebrating, does that mean more babies are born nine months later? Following the 2006 and 2014 World Cups, this theory persisted. A look at the statistics, maternity wards and research reveals what truth there really is to it.
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Culture news
Jewish raid in Paris: 98 photos give victims of the Nazi era a face
85 years after the first major roundup of Jews in occupied Paris, an exhibition at the French Embassy in Berlin is showing 98 photographs that were lost for decades. The find is particularly significant for 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Liliane Ryszfeld.
Business
Telekom and Rheinmetall build anti-drone defence system
Suspicious drone flights over airports, barracks and critical infrastructure are increasing. German companies Telekom and Rheinmetall plan to jointly develop a system capable of detecting, disrupting and intercepting drones in emergencies.
Europe News
Climbing instead of praying? More and more churches repurposed
A church is being turned into a bouldering centre: in Würzburg, a former place of worship will host sport, a café and meetings. Painful for the parish, it offers the building a fresh start and highlights the dilemma facing many churches in Germany.
Travel News
The colossus next door: Will Usedom survive Poland's mega hotel?
The tourism industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is looking nervously across the border: in Pobierowo, a "little Dubai" is growing on the Baltic Sea with the Gołębiewski mega hotel. There is great concern that guests and workers are moving away, while the Polish side is investing heavily.
Germany
Germany arrests five for smuggling goods worth €30 million to Russia
German authorities arrested five men for allegedly running a network that smuggled goods worth at least €30 million to some 20 Russian defence companies, violating EU sanctions. The suspects used front companies and conducted 16,000 deliveries. Five others remain at large.
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