After a fatal fall from the roller coaster at the Klotten amusement park in Rhineland-Palatinate, the police continued their investigation on Monday. Traces had already been secured and witnesses questioned, the investigators said. Speculations about a technical...

After the major fire in Berlin's Grunewald forest, the fire brigade is preparing to enter the restricted area around the police detonation site. "We hope to be able to continue cooling down there with robots and firefighting tanks so that we can then...

On the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, an introduced snake species has almost wiped out the native reptiles. The snake had found its way to the island by the end of the 1990s at the latest. In the meantime, the California chain snake has become a regular...

'Go, go, go!” Instructors Eric Phillips and John Henson chase groups of three to five officers down a long corridor, past doors, some open, others closed. The men and women move in formation, quickly and quietly, orange plastic pistols at the ready,...

SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has again called for the introduction of an excess profit tax and brought this up as possible financing for a successor to the nine-euro ticket. "We have just seen that the nine-euro ticket makes sense, that it is assumed that the...

Anyone traveling through France these days will no longer be able to close their eyes: water is scarce. Water scarcity does not exist in individual regions, but throughout the country. In the otherwise rainy Brittany, heathlands are on fire. The Loire looks...

It's been a few days since he made his diabetes public. In an interview, tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev gave another insight into his emotional world. Zverev told the French sports newspaper "L'Equipe" that he was ashamed of his diabetes...

Mallorca visitors may soon have to go without sangria in hotels, restaurants and bars. Ice cubes are essential for what is probably the most popular summer drink in Spain - and they are becoming increasingly scarce not only on the holiday island in the Mediterranean,...

A German diplomat has been arrested in Brazil for allegedly killing his husband. According to police in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, the diplomat himself reported to local authorities and said his husband, who is from Belgium, had fallen ill and collapsed...

The double resignation of the top executive is unique in the history of the public broadcaster network. But no one should think that the grievances brought to light by the Schlesinger case are a singular phenomenon, a problem caused by individual failure....

On the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, an introduced snake species has almost wiped out the native reptiles. The snake had found its way to the island by the end of the 1990s at the latest. In the meantime, the California chain snake has become a regular...

Who doesn't know this: Just landed on vacation, for example in Mallorca or - as in this case of a Berlin family - in Palermo. Crowds at the luggage belt, the landlord is waiting at the holiday home. Now quickly pick up the rental car that was previously...

Ptp pel Peltluel Vlllpeketlppeuelul Pleokeu Pekvele (oelleltup) Puteua Pnanpl en peu Butaeu pel 6ephllpe tel ple Fenolplepl aetleal vnlpe, Onpple el eu eulpekelpeupel Plette oeppeu. Blu Iunluetlpl vuttle vlppeu, up ple Peltluel Blalletvlllpeketl pel eluel...

The Russian Arkady Dworkowitsch remains President of the World Chess Federation Fide. The 50-year-old, who was a member of the Russian government from 2000 to 2018, was confirmed in office on Sunday in Chennai, India, with a clear majority of 157:16 votes...

Mallorca visitors may soon have to go without sangria in hotels, restaurants and bars. Ice cubes are essential for what is probably the most popular summer drink in Spain - and they are becoming increasingly scarce not only on the holiday island in the Mediterranean,...

Anyone traveling through France these days will no longer be able to close their eyes: water is scarce. Water scarcity does not exist in individual regions, but throughout the country. In the otherwise rainy Brittany, heathlands are on fire. The Loire looks...

SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has again called for the introduction of an excess profit tax and brought this up as possible financing for a successor to the nine-euro ticket. "We have just seen that the nine-euro ticket makes sense, that it is assumed that the...

Uul peO VOvetlOlulplellnO lu Peltlu peOuupllleleu lnuae Zeupekeu tel PluOeuelale! Ueleleueu pel Pull-PluO-Peveanua, elupl GelOeette pel kenle pu eltutalelekeu 6leueu, Oeppeu plek pel plepeO Puptleh lu elueO FullultltO vokueu. „Vle elu NuOple kepl ple lul...

A German consular officer was arrested in Rio de Janeiro after the death of his husband. The man's body had multiple injuries that indicated an act of violence, senior investigator Camila Lourenço said on Sunday. According to media reports, the German...

Weimar has the hottest day of the year ahead of it. On their memorial in front of the National Theater, Goethe and Schiller are sweating in the sun early in the morning. In Ulrike Lorenz's office, on the other hand, it's still pleasantly cool, which...

In a study, the think tank Center for European Politics (CEP) presented a concept for a general car toll, the revenue from which could be used to finance the costs of a permanent 9-euro ticket for local transport.In the paper, which is available to WELT AM...

Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has defended his plans to reduce the so-called cold progression in income tax against criticism from the coalition partners SPD and the Greens. At the same time, the FDP leader announced that he wanted to leave the...

The pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz and ex-Bundestag member Johannes Kahrs (both SPD) is growing. According to a report by the news magazine "Spiegel", politicians from the Left and Union are demanding an explanation as to why more than 200,000 euros in...

Getting a loan has never been easier. A few clicks are often enough, because most banks have also moved this business to the Internet. With providers such as Klarna or PayPal, this can even be done without a lengthy credit check if the sums involved are small.Almost...