As the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials approaches, Ilse Cohn’s grandson calls for international law to ensure those committing atrocities today face retributionThe man who ordered the murder of my grandmother never stood trial for the crime. N…
The kaiser and the paperweight: how Cecil Rhodes helped inspire the first world war
The German monarch’s imperial ambitions were fuelled by the British colonialist – as the story behind a recently discovered relic revealsIt was discovered, dusty and damaged, on a warehouse shelf.Recorded simply as a “paperweight” in the depot inventor…
Contents of Karl Lagerfeld’s eight houses up for grabs at Sotheby’s
Bowls used by world’s most spoilt cat among the more than 1,000 lots that belonged to late fashion designerDishes used to feed one of the world’s most pampered cats and hundreds of pairs of fingerless gloves will be among more than 1,000 lots at eight …
María Mendiola obituary
One half of the disco duo Baccara who found fame with the 1977 hit Yes Sir, I Can BoogieThe mysterious power of pop music knows no bounds. After Scotland’s footballers beat Serbia in a penalty shoot-out in November 2020, thus qualifying for Euro 2020, …
Commercetools raises $140M at a $1.9B valuation as ‘headless’ commerce continues to boom
E-commerce these days is now a major part of every retailer’s strategy, so technology builders and platforms that are helping them compete better on digital screens are seeing a huge boost in business. In the latest turn, Commercetools — a provider of e-commerce APIs that larger retailers can use to build customized payment, check-out, social […]
Billogram, provider of a payments platform specifically for recurring billing, raises $45M
Payments made a huge shift to digital platforms during the Covid-19 pandemic — purchasing moved online for many consumers and businesses; and a large proportion of those continuing to buy and sell in-person went cash-free. Today a startup that has been focusing on one specific aspect of payments — recurring billing — is announcing a […]
Berlin’s bizarre new museum: a Prussian palace rebuilt for €680m
A cross between a Disneyland castle and a chilling concrete block, the Humboldt Forum is set to teach visitors about Germany’s colonial era. But is the past being examined – or exalted?A museum gift shop has never been such an ideological battleground….
Wales 0-0 Estonia, Northern Ireland 0-0 Switzerland: World Cup qualifying – clockwatch!
Updates from tonight’s World Cup qualifying gamesFollow Poland v England – live!Get in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts on tonight’s matches 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: Greece 2-1 Sweden. 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: North Macedonia 0-0 Romania. Continue readi…
US-led meeting to set out framework for Taliban cooperation
Talks involving up to 20 nations come as militants ignore calls to form inclusive government in AfghanistanThe US is convening an expanded group of western nations to set a framework for cooperation with the new Taliban government, amid fears that isol…
Intel’s Mobileye, rental giant Sixt to launch a robotaxi service in Germany next year
Intel subsidiary Mobileye and rental car giant Sixt SE plan to launch a robotaxi service in Munich next year, the CEOs of the two companies announced Tuesday during the IAA Mobility show in Germany. The robotaxi service is leveraging all of Intel’s, and more specifically Mobileye’s, assets that have been in development or purchased in […]