"Many companies have used the fairway of price increases"
Tanja Chawla knows the feeling of not knowing what to do next professionally. She herself has a long history of fixed-term employment contracts - "not quite as precarious", as the 48-year-old emphasizes. She was...
That's why turtles get so incredibly old
Turtles are considered the epitome of longevity. But why is it that the primeval animals can reach such an old age? To get to the bottom of this question, scientists from the University of...
The curricula of our schools are no longer up to date
Lawyer, mechatronics technician, architect – when asked about their dream job, young people always name traditional professions. Much of this will remain wishful thinking, because a number of jobs will fall victim to digitization...
Former intelligence chiefs see BND agents at risk from espionage
The unmasking of a suspected spy at the BND still poses many mysteries. For example, how did the Russians manage to recruit a foreign intelligence service chief? WELT AM SONNTAG spoke to former intelligence...
In the jungle of Loreto, indigenous people show their world
Loreto is known in Europe as an Italian place of pilgrimage. This is also the name of the largest Peruvian region in terms of area, which is about the same size as Germany but...
Bullets "big as a man's head" fell on the knights
Dressed in black mourning, the Grand Master of the Hospitallers appeared in front of the tent of the Ottoman Süleyman on Rhodes. A kiss on his hand was to seal the capitulation of the...
McCarthy elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives
On Saturday morning at 0.27 a.m. the time has come. Cheers and applause from Republicans in the House Chamber. The ballot isn't quite over yet, but Kevin McCarthy has finally got his votes together....
McCarthy also fails in the 14th ballot – Chaotic Scenes in the Capitol
Republican Kevin McCarthy has not been elected chairman of the US House of Representatives for the 14th time. In the vote late Friday evening (local time), he ultimately missed a vote. The tensions in...
New ARD boss Gniffke wants to strengthen the diversity of positions
The new ARD chairman Kai Gniffke has announced that he intends to strengthen the variety of positions offered by the stations. In an interview with the "Schweriner Volkszeitung", Gniffke said, "whenever we have the...
Elementary school student shoots at his teacher in the USA
A six-year-old schoolchild shot a teacher in the United States, critically injuring her. No students were injured in the incident at the elementary school in the city of Newport News, Virginia, police said. Richneck...