Outgoing chancellor implores public to pick Armin Laschet over his surging centre-left rivalAngela Merkel has used what is likely to be her last speech in the German parliament to make her most impassioned intervention in the electoral race so far, urg…
After years of inaction against adtech, UK’s ICO calls for browser-level controls to fix ‘cookie fatigue’
In the latest quasi-throwback toward ‘do not track‘, the UK’s data protection chief has come out in favor of a browser- and/or device-level setting to allow Internet users to set “lasting” cookie preferences — suggesting this as a fix for the barrage of consent pop-ups that continues to infest websites in the region. European web […]
Newly discovered Napoleon hat with his DNA up for auction
Buyer at small German auction house did not know bicorne had belonged to the French emperorA newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has gone on display at auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong.Described by Bonham…
Spain’s Factorial raises $80M at a $530M valuation on the back of strong traction for its ‘Workday for SMBs’
Factorial, a startup out of Barcelona that has built a platform that lets SMBs run human resources functions with the same kind of tools that typically are used by much bigger companies, is today announcing some funding to bulk up its own position: the company has raised $80 million, funding that it will be using […]
‘Scholz will sort it’ – the catchphrase winning the hearts of German voters
A savvy electoral campaign against two lacklustre opponents has put the SPD leader ahead in the polls to succeed Angela MerkelOf all the political posters and billboards that line the streets of German towns and cities this late summer, the ones most l…
若き名うてのシェフが集う「Julius」。ローカリズムと持続可能性の追求が生んだ、新しいガストロノミーの可能性
ベルリン・ウェディング地区に店を構える、気鋭のレストラン「Julius」。日本人を含めた若きシェフやソムリエたちが集う同店に、世界中の美食家たちが熱い視線を注いでいる。そんなJuliusのメンバーたちは、いかに「食」と向き合い、ベルリンから新たな食文化を生み出そうとしているのだろうか。
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The Guardian view on Germany’s election: struggling to move on from Merkel | Editorial
The shadow of the departing chancellor looms over a contest too close to callIn September 1998, when a relatively youthful Gerhard Schröder defeated Helmut Kohl and ended his 16-year reign as German chancellor, the victorious leader of the Social Democ…
Data scientists: don’t be afraid to explore new avenues
While there has been an uptick in fully remote jobs thanks to the pandemic, extending the scope of your job search will provide more opportunities that match your interest.
Angela Merkel scores higher in approval ratings than any current world leader
Exclusive: of six countries surveyed, poll reveals chancellor is most appreciated for handling of German economy Almost 16 years after she first became Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel’s approval ratings in five major European countries and the Unit…
German Greens under fire over 19th-century folk song in election ad
Greens go for wide appeal with reworked campfire song with no mention of devastating floodsGermany’s Green party has been accused of attempting to revive its hippyish origins rather than tackle the challenges of the present with the release of a campai…