song and sorrow When "revenge songs" become a hit Meanwhile separated: singer Shakira and soccer player Gerard Pique 2019 in Madrid. photo © Raúl Terrel/Europa Press/dpa Justin Timberlake has already processed his separation from Britney Spears musically - and thus made headlines. Other celebrities also monetize heartbreak. He swapped a Ferrari for a Twingo and a Rolex for a Casio: With these words, pop star Shakira (45) apparently calculates with ex-partner Gerard Piqué (35) in her current song "Music Sessions...
retail trade Online retail is also suffering from a slump in consumption A DHL employee scans a package for delivery. photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Especially when it comes to fashion, electronics and leisure items, e-commerce retailers have recently felt the effects of people's reluctance to buy. The industry is nevertheless optimistic about the future. People in Germany also did less online last year. Last year, sales in e-commerce fell by around 5 percent to 101.7 billion euros, as reported by...
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Bundesliga After a long time of suffering: Comeback for BVB striker Haller Striker Sébastien Haller (l) celebrated his competitive debut for BVB. photo © Bernd Thissen/dpa Sébastien Haller is back after his testicular cancer. The striker celebrates his BVB competitive debut. Sébastien Haller celebrated an acclaimed comeback in the Bundesliga. After chemotherapy and two operations, the 28-year-old striker made his first competitive appearance for Borussia Dortmund in the game against FC Augsburg. Accompanied by the applause of the 81,365 spectators...
Tierpark veterinarian Christine Gohl has been accompanying thousands of animals at Munich Zoo for 21 years, from birth to death. A conversation about their duties, the ruthlessness of nature and why there is no cemetery in the zoo.Interviewed by Philip CronesIn addition to veterinarian Christine Gohl, five other people are sitting at the table. She is flanked by a colleague, the head of the zoo, press officers, the head of the zoo. Apparently, the topic of death in the zoo...
biathlon Endurable and combative: Preuss back in the World Cup Biathlete Franziska Preuss is at the shooting range during training in Antholz. photo © Sandra Degenhardt/dpa Franziska Preuss must be very capable of suffering. No other biathlete is sick as often as she is. But Preuss always fights back. Three weeks before the World Cup, she's back. After her last five training shots in the snowy Biathlon Arena in Antholz, Franziska Preuß joked with assistant coach Sverre Olsbu Röiseland. "Tomorrow...
climate change The suffering of alpine animals in the mild winter A rock ptarmigan with white winter plumage - it has no camouflage due to lack of snow. photo © Florian Bossert/dpa Rock ptarmigan, mountain hare, marmot and ibex: they have adapted and can survive in sub-zero temperatures in snow-covered landscapes. But what if it is partly spring-like warm? Biting cold, wind and ice: none of this bothers the rock ptarmigan. In winter, it sleeps in its snow cave, well...
"Shield yourself", "you're not going to cry about it anyway", "you take things too much to heart", "stop ruminating"... If you are made these remarks - not really useful - very frequently, you are maybe hypersensitive. Do not panic: it is not a pathology, but a personality trait that would be shared by nearly 30% of the population, according to Elaine Aron, a pioneering American psychologist on the subject.Contrary to popular belief, hypersensitivity - which is the world day this...
Double bad news. Martina Navratilova announced on Monday that she has double throat and breast cancer against which she is preparing to "fight with everything" she has, according to the WTA website. “This double blow is serious but still reversible”, announces the 66-year-old former player, quoted by the WTA.“I hope for a favorable outcome. It's going to stink for a while, but I'm going to fight with everything I have, "says the former world No. 1 with 59 Grand Slam...
Concert organizers and artists despair. The industry has not yet recovered from the pandemic, and inflation is also causing problems. When will she pick herself up and will she ever be like before? Two extremes are reflected in the concert industry: The concert ticket provider Ticketmaster stopped advance sales for Taylor Swift's (33) US stadium tour because too many fans wanted to get a ticket. On Twitter, Ticketmaster wrote of a "historically unprecedented" demand. The British star Ed Sheeran (31)...
