Catholic Church South Sudan hoping for Pope's peace mission Pope Francis is received by South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (3rd from right) at Juba Airport. photo © Gregorio Borgia/AP/dpa Pope Francis is celebrated like a pop star on his trip to Africa. The longing for peace is great in South Sudan - people are hoping for the distinguished guest from the Vatican. He finds clear words. After a euphoric reception in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Pope in...
You could almost think it would have this endgame in the French Open 2021 between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas never given. "Stefanos has never played a Grand Slam final," the Serb announced a few days ago in Melbourne - to the great astonishment of the press, who immediately pointed out his mistake to the 35-year-old. He also "can't remember" this match, Tsitsipas said.At that time, the Athenian gave up a 2-0 set lead, on Sunday (9:30 a.m. live in...
"Mission: Job Unknown" ProSieben sends celebrities around the world Laura Karasek and Oliver Pocher (right) on a cheese pasture in Romania. © ProSieben In "Mission: Job Unknown", ProSieben sends two celebrity couples to missions around the world. You don't know what's going to happen: from mid-February 2023, ProSieben will be sending two celebrity duos each to work in foreign countries. The joke in "Mission: Job Unknown": The stars do not know in advance what awaits them at the destination. The...
Moonstone Bank, a rural Washington state bank that has received about $11.5 million in investment from FTX's sister company, Alameda Research, has acquired.announcetoday to leave the crypto space and return to its “original mission” as a community bank. In a statement issued by the bank – now known as Farmington State Bank – on Jan. 19, it claimed the change in strategy was the result of “Recent events in the crypto asset industry and the changing regulatory environment surrounding the...
The large demonstration of 80,000 people is a strong signal from the liberal metropolis to the right-wing religious government in Jerusalem. But the protest needs much more to be successful. source site
12:30 p.m.: The challengesThe World Cup weekend continues in Ruhpolding, Germany, where after the men's and women's individual events, place is made for the relays. We start this Friday with the boys, where Norway has crushed the competition since the start of the season. Johannes Boe and Sturla Laegreid dominate the individual races, and it's the same in the relay, with already two victories in the first two of the year in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen. The other nations are struggling...
World Cup in Ruhpolding Biathlete Zobel is "ultra keen" on a relay mission Biathlete David Zobel is looking forward to the relay race in Ruhpolding. photo © Sven Hoppe/dpa Before the start of the men's relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, David Zobel is looking forward to playing in front of his home crowd. He gave his teammates tips on how to deal with the atmosphere. Biathlete David Zobel leads the German relay at the home game in...
Status: 01/12/2023 1:57 p.m Foreign Minister Baerbock and her French counterpart Colonna traveled to Ethiopia together. The aim is to advance the peace process in the East African country - and to fight hunger. Germany and France have offered Ethiopia increased cooperation after the peace agreement for the troubled region of Tigray. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Ethiopia in the morning for a two-day visit, said it was important for Europe to "show its face quickly". The Green...
Status: 01/12/2023 1:57 p.m Foreign Minister Baerbock and her French counterpart Colonna traveled to Ethiopia together. The aim is to advance the peace process in the East African country - and to fight hunger. Germany and France have offered Ethiopia increased cooperation after the peace agreement for the troubled region of Tigray. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Ethiopia in the morning for a two-day visit, said it was important for Europe to "show its face quickly". The Green...
Seen from our side of the Channel, a British failure is always a bit of a pleasure. Especially since the idea of launching a rocket from an airplane may seem, to an amateur eye, at least curious. But if the “Start me up” mission (a delicious double reference to the Rolling Stones hit and the start-up nation) ended in failure, the rocket never having reached orbit, the company Virgin Orbit, supplier of the "Cosmic girl" plane and the "Launcher One"...
