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Italy: The Big Sniff
Italy is the Eldorado for truffle lovers; global demand is huge. But the aromatic tuber is becoming increasingly rare in nature. Searching for clues in a world in which pleasure,…
Shortage of skilled workers in the trades: "Our trainees are already getting their asses kicked here."
A young woman with an A high school diploma decides against studying. And learns to be a roofer – despite being afraid of heights. For them there is no better…
One year of the Wirecard trial: Shakespeare in Stadelheim
Germany’s most spectacular economic scandal has been being tried in court for exactly a year. After 86 days of negotiations, one thing is clear: the drama surrounding Wirecard’s demise is…
Battle for the port of Hamburg: MSC’s planned entry is dividing the city
Why is there a hole and not a house? In the middle of Munich, Germany’s most expensive city, a huge construction pit has been irritating the neighborhood for years. There…
Sporting goods: How Bjørn Gulden wants to get Adidas fit again
Falling sales, unsettled employees and then the billion-dollar disaster involving US rapper Kanye West: Adidas recently continued to lose to its arch-rival Nike. Will the new boss Bjørn Gulden succeed…
Sports city instead of a den of sin: Las Vegas wants to give itself a new image
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg “We are ruled by lonely people” He was celebrated like a pop star, then he fell over a plagiarism scandal. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg looks back on his…
Employment services: The job centers are completely overwhelmed
The authority has a bad reputation. But how are the employees who are now supposed to put millions of refugees into work doing? source site
South Korea: You are nothing. The group is everything.
K-pop is Korea’s most successful cultural export. Business is tough, people are supposed to work like machines. Isn’t there another way? source site
USA: Why women’s sports are suddenly cool
Silicon Valley has a new trend. In addition to artificial intelligence, women’s sports are now the next big thing. This is also due to a few very well-known investors. source…
Botox and fillers: inject yourself with happiness
The Botox and filler business is booming. Even twenty-year-olds can get treatment. And everyone wants to earn money, from pharmaceutical companies to alternative practitioners. Visiting people who promise beauty through…