Olaf Scholz, 65, Federal Chancellor, appeared in public for the first time without an eye patch after his sports accident a week ago. On Tuesday, the head of government gave a speech at the peace meeting of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Berlin. Traces of the accident were no longer visible on his face. Scholz fell while jogging and fell on his face. Since then, he has worn a black eye patch because of his facial injuries, including at the G20 meeting in India.
Bill Gates, 67, Microsoft founder, feels inspired by his granddaughter Leila. He posted a photo on Instagram of himself reading a children’s book to the girl. He writes: “Becoming a grandfather has given me a whole new perspective on the world. It motivates me to ensure that my granddaughter – and all of our grandchildren – inherit a better world than the one they were born into .” The billionaire invests billions of dollars in the fight against disease and poverty worldwide through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which he set up with his ex-wife.
Iris Berben, 73, actress, sees herself in the middle of life. “I’m happy, I’ve lasted 73 years now,” Berben said Rhenish Post. “I also plan to continue for the next 73 years,” she emphasized. She “feels like celebrating” and “letting herself go.” In the new Netflix thriller “Paradise” with Berben in a leading role, a pharmaceutical company conducts questionable billion-dollar deals with the desire for eternal youth.
Mark Dickey, 40, a cave explorer who was seriously ill on an expedition in Turkey, was rescued from a depth of more than 1,000 meters after nine days. The American was part of an international research team that explored the Morca Cave in the south of the country. On September 2nd, Dickey suffered a stomach bleed there. The rescue was highly complex: Among other things, narrow cave passages had to be blown open because Dickey had to be brought out using a special device that did not fit through the narrow cave passages. More than 150 international helpers, including from Hungary and Italy, were involved in the rescue operation.
Josh Duhamel50, US actor (“Transformers”), and his wife Audra Mari, 29, model, are expecting their first child together. “Baby Duhamel is coming soon,” the two shared on Instagram along with an ultrasound photo. The couple got married last September. Duhamel has a ten-year-old son from his previous marriage to US singer Fergie, 48. The actor and the singer of the band black Eyed Peas separated in 2017 after eight years of marriage.