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The German Olympic Confederation (DOSB) and sport funding body DSH have offered financial support to Ukrainian athletes following the invasion by Russia. According to the DOSB on Tuesday, a funding pot of 250,000 euros (270,000 dollars) has been create…

Exploding Kittens Inc. has sold more than 18 million copies of its hugely popular, eponymous card game around the world. Now the Los Angeles company is bringing its iconic cats to the world’s largest streaming company. Netflix will launch an “Exploding…

Berlin (dpa) — Real actors are expensive, so why not use digital Lego figures instead? What sounds cheap has been pretty lucrative for an ever-growing number of movies and video games emulating blockbuster films. The freshly released “Lego Star Wars: T…

Global Covid deaths on weekends have been higher compared to weekdays during the pandemic, according to a new study of mortality rates around the world. Researchers accepted that reporting delays could be a contributing factor, but said shortfalls in c…

Russia has confirmed it fired on the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. The missiles hit a military supply centre, Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said. A storage facility with foreign weapons supplied by the United States and European cou…

Drivers of app-based ride services like Uber are protesting in several Indian cities, demanding higher commissions in the face of rising fuel prices. To show their discontent, some drivers are not turning on their air conditioners during rides despite …

Berlin (dpa) — Most people visit a planetarium only once in a blue moon, but they see and marvel at a starry night sky much more often. But those with little knowledge of astronomy probably don’t know what exactly they’re looking at. That’s why it’s wo…

Any sanctions that cut off the westward flow of Russian gas need to be well-thought-through, otherwise those laying the sanctions might suffer more than those sanctioned, according to multiple German business and labour leaders. The question of whether…

The organizers of Germany’s traditional Easter pacifist marches said there has been a “moderate” increase of participants compared to last year. Demonstrations focussed on calls for a ceasefire and an end to the war in Ukraine – as well as disarmament …

Angelique Kerber wants to play for Germany in their relegation play-off in the Billie Jean King Cup this November, she told reporters in Stuttgart on Monday. “I have also played in the finals last year in Prague and will now be there again,” the 34-yea…