Nothing beats the original Oktoberfest
By Sarah Emler, contributor, Reuters Community From Reuters Little spin-off Oktoberfests have popped up across countries. However, there is nothing quite like the original. “It’s tapped!” are the words of Munich’s mayor, just before handing over the first mug of…
German teachers, students struggle with rising number of anti-Semitic incidents
From WN German schools have been told to take action on anti-Semitic hate crimes and bullying following several incidents involving Jewish students in the capital Berlin, Britain’s Daily Mail reports. Earlier this year, a teenage boy at an international school…
UK: Ryanair strike widens as German, Dutch pilots join Friday stoppage
By Victoria Bryan and Patricia Weiss REUTERS From This Is Money UK BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ryanair will cancel about one in six of its flights on Friday after pilots based in Germany voted to join 24-hour stoppages set…
German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net
From BBC A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the boy’s stepfather, for…
Destinations of the week 1
RANKED: The 19 cheapest holiday destinations in Europe Part 1 By Alison Millington Mar. 24, 2018, 4:06 AM riga latvia This Latvian city came in third place, but which one came out on top?Roman Babakin / Shutterstock Eastern Europe offers…
Why travel to Caribbean with aviation taxes ? Different islands with sand and sun are standing by
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert From eTurbo News If an airport in the Caribbean wishes to be an international hub, or even a regional hub, it is probably well advised to drop departure taxes and other passenger taxes. Passenger taxation is…
There’s a strange forest in Poland that’s filled with crooked trees — and no one can explain how it got that way
From Business Insider Deep in the woods of the West Pomerania region of Poland, an entire section of trees bends at sharp angles near their bases, forming an odd and entrancing phenomenon known as “The Crooked Forest.” Why do the…
Millennials are ditching Tesla shares faster than any other company
By Graham Rapier From Business Insider More than 5,000 investors on Robinhood ditched Tesla this week. The selloff mirrors a decline in the stock’s price in recent months. Tesla is up 10% this week following the company’s annual meeting. Until…
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Breaking the bank or the myth of blockchain brotopia – or both?
By Nisa Amoils From Forbes If ever there was a question as to whether NY is the capital of fintech or blockchain, it was answered this week. Through a series of events from May 11 – 17, “Blockchain Week New…
Iran nuclear deal: Trump pulls US out
From BBC US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran. Calling it “decaying and rotten”, he said the deal was “an embarrassment” to him “as a citizen”. Going against advice from…
