The sun sets later, the evenings feel longer and you can sit out on the balcony a little later and listen to the birds singing. There are, of course, positives to daylight saving time. But in the coming days and weeks, millions around the world will also grudgingly lose an hour's sleep as the clocks go forward an hour. Several dozen countries in Europe make the switch on the night from March 30 to March 31. Australia, New Zealand and parts of the Middle East and South America follow in April. For those worried about the loss of sleep, experts believe it's worth focussing on the positives and n...
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Former national team director Oliver Bierhoff has praised Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann as "very brave" over his squad selection for recent friendlies against France and the Netherlands, while praise for Toni Kroos also continued on Thursday. "But it has paid off," Bierhoff said after Nagelsmann's team won both matches in an impressive turnaround from modest results and performances in the past. Debutant left back Maximilian Mittelstädt was a starter in both games and scored against the Dutch. His VfB Stuttgart team-mates Waldemar Anton and Deniz Undav also earned maiden caps off the bench, ...
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Hoffenheim midfieloder Grischa Prömel is set to return from injury into the squad for Saturday's Bundesliga match at leaders Bayer Leverkusen, coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has said. Prömel was sidelined for six weeks with a knee ligament injury but Matarazzo said on Thursday that he should be back in the squad now. Hoffenheim are eighth in the Bundesliga and bidding for a place in Europe for which seventh place would be needed. But they face a tough task in Leverkusen who have not lost in their 38 season games in all competitions and are 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Prömel's inj...
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A methanol-powered container ship by Danish shipping company Maersk entered the Port of Hamburg for the first time early Thursday morning. The Ane Maersk is the first large, methanol-capable container ship from the Danish shipping company and has a capacity of more than 16,000 standard containers (TEU). Over the next two years, Maersk plans to put 17 more container ships of this size into operation, which will be fuelled with so-called green methanol. The company says these larger ships can save up to 280 tons of CO2 per day over their fossil fuel-powered counterparts. Green methanol is virtua...
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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is having a varied effect on German automakers, information from the manufacturers showed. The bridge destruction, which occured on Tuesday after it was hit by a cargo ship, has had no impact on Porsche, a company spokesman said. The luxury carmaker said they can use the Port of Baltimore without disruptions. The Port of Baltimore suspended vessel traffic into and out of the port until further notice, it said in a statement released shortly after the accident. "This does not mean the Port of Baltimore is closed," it said."Trucks are bei...
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Good news for anyone planning a flight to Bulgaria or Romania: From March 31 onwards, there will be no more passport checks for people flying in from other Schengen area states. What does this mean for travellers? First and foremost, it will save time at the airports - for example for anyone on holiday at the Black Sea coast and flying to Burgas or Varna, as there is one less queue to join before take-off and after landing. Does this mean I don't need a passport? No. There is still a requirement to carry a valid passport or identity card when leaving and re-entering countries within the Scheng...
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Natural gas and electricity costs in Germany rose significantly more in the second half of 2023 than in the comparable period before the energy crisis caused by the Russia's war against Ukraine. Private households paid an average of 11.41 euro cents (12.29 US cents) per kilowatt hour for gas, the country's Federal Statistical Office announced on Thursday. This was actually 6.9% less than in the first six months of 2023. However, compared to the second half of 2021 - the same period before the war in Ukraine - household customers had to pay 67.1% more, despite price-rise restrictions imposed by...
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Former national team director Oliver Bierhoff has praised Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann as "very brave" over his squad selection for the recent friendlies against France and the Netherlands. "But it has paid off," Bierhoff said after Nagelsmann's team won both matches in an impressive turnaround from modest results and performances in the past. Debutant left back Maximilian Mittelstädt was a starter in both games and scored against the Dutch. His VfB Stuttgart team-mates Waldemar Anton and Deniz Undav also earned maiden caps off the bench, while their was no place in the squad for the likes ...
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Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. "We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don't see any other way," Schröder said in an interview with dpa. Schröder has been friends with Putin since his time as chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and continues to work for the majority Russian companies of the Nord Stream pipelines through the Baltic Sea. Although he has described the Russian attack on Ukrai...
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Beijing has cancelled the long-standing tariffs on Australian wine in the long-drawn-out relationship between China and Australia. As of Friday, no countervailing duties will be levied on wine from Australia, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday. The reason given was "changes in the market situation for the wines in question in China." The announcement came, however, after a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Australia last week, during which the tariffs were reportedly discussed. The People's Republic had introduced the tariffs on the important Australian agricultu...
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