Vor Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: Spitzenduell zwischen CDU und AfD

Rund anderthalb Wochen vor der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt treffen am Mittwochabend (20.15 Uhr) die Spitzenkandidaten der Parteien erneut aufeinander. In der Sendung “Fakt ist!” des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks (MDR) stellen sich in Magdeburg zunächst Ministerpräsident und CDU-Spitzenkandidat Sven Schulze sowie AfD-Spitzenkandidat Ulrich Siegmund in einem Duell den Fragen der Moderatoren. Anschließend wird die Runde um die […]

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Bundeskabinett berät über Klimakrise und deren Folgen

Die Bundesregierung setzt am Mittwoch (09.00 Uhr) ihre Kabinettsklausur im brandenburgischen Neuhardenberg fort. Neben weiteren informellen Beratungen findet auch eine offizielle Kabinettssitzung statt (11.00 Uhr). Dort soll es vor allem um die Klimakrise und deren Folgen wie extreme Hitze oder Dürre gehen. Im Anschluss wollen sich Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU), Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil (SPD) sowie […]

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US country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” has died at 80, her family said Tuesday. Parton was more than a singer — she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of […]

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US country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” has died at 80, her family said Tuesday. Parton was more than a singer — she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of […]

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Coordinated attacks: Thailand’s southern insurgency flares

A surge in attacks across Thailand’s south has put a spotlight on the low-level insurgency by Muslim separatists that has killed thousands of people in the last two decades. Dozens of coordinated night-time attacks across the three southernmost provinces near Malaysia over the weekend injured three people and left government buildings and vehicles burned. They […]

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Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data

Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and Tiktok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental control software company showed Wednesday. Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, with the UK, France and others following suit. Youngsters’ use of social media fell across […]

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Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success

The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, pre-orders and player numbers, so it can be hard to know which games have actually proven popular and turned a profit. Industry associations such as France’s SELL periodically release sales figures based on data taken from game publishers. Private research […]

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Instagram chief admits touting teen safety tool while omitting it was barely used

Adam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram at Meta, admitted in a California court on Tuesday that he touted newly launched safety tools for teens without disclosing low adoption rates from early testing several years ago. With more than three billion users around the world, Meta is fending off accusations by a coalition of 29 US states that […]

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West Bank settlers attack AFP journalists

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday attacked AFP journalists reporting on tension with Palestinians, in violence that left at least five people injured, the reporters and medics said. A three-person team from the international news agency had travelled to the village of Jannatah near Bethlehem to report on Israeli activists who conduct […]

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