TikTok, with its endless feed of auto-playing viral videos, is notoriously hard to put down. But the social media app is now the latest to add digital wellbeing features prompting users to take a break from endless scrolling. After Instagram added an a…
How to write a better application for a first job after your studies
Students often put a lot of pressure on themselves. How are you supposed to find a job if you don’t have good grades? And who will hire you if you come around the corner with a master’s degree in orchids? However, these worries are often unfounded, and…
NATO chief hails planned German reinforcements for Lithuania
Germany’s decision to send several hundred extra troops to Lithuania to protect against a possible Russian attack won praise from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday. The NATO chief said the country was “leading by example” after a virt…
Why you should only use robot lawn mowers during the day
Robotic lawn mowers can become a deadly danger for wild and domestic animals, and animal protection activists are warning that cuts and mutilations occur on a regular basis. Animal lovers should therefore either go without a robotic mower or only use o…
Frankfurt’s Hinteregger splits from right-wing business partner
Eintracht Frankfurt defender Martin Hinteregger has cut ties with business partner Heinrich Sickl, who was a member of Graz’s city council for the right-wing populist party FPÖ. “I have through professional football and also privately friends all over …
Some 1,000 on strike in Germany’s second largest port of Bremerhaven
Some 1,000 workers went on strike in Germany’s second largest seaport on Thursday, putting the processing of container freighters and car carriers in Bremerhaven on hold for several hours. According to trade union Verdi, no container ships were being l…
Erdoğan warns Greece of ‘catastrophic’ result if islands armed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Greece to stop arming the Aegean islands and follow international treaties, in remarks on Thursday that could lead to a dangerous escalation between the two neighbours. Greece should “avoid dreams, state…
Russia not planning further gas export stops, government says
The Russian government is not planning to stop gas supplies to any more countries at present, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Thursday in comments carried by news agency Interfax. Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark are no longer rec…
Erdoğan announces re-election bid for 2023 presidential race
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday that he will run for re-election in the country’s presidential race scheduled for June 2023, in a first official announcement. “Here I say, Tayyip Erdoğan is the People’s Alliance’ nominee [for presi…
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett makes surprise visit to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a surprise visit to the Gulf country on Thursday. The two leaders discussed ways to develop bilateral investments, eco…