Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt - Blitzanalyse: Der Anti-AfD-Triumph

Das rechte Fanal bleibt aus: In Sachsen-Anhalt siegt die CDU deutlich vor der AfD. Was bedeutet das für Magdeburg und den Bund? Drei erste Lehren aus der Landtagswahl. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 2 years ago

Zuse developed a “mechanical brain” in his parents' living room

Weil sich Konrad Zuse in seinem Job als Statiker langweilte, entwickelte er im Wohnzimmer seiner Eltern ein »mechanisches Gehirn«. Die Erfindung sollte die Welt verändern. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 2 years ago

Patent Suspensions Threaten Germany's Booming Biotech Industry

With their next-generation mRNA vaccines, the German companies BioNTech and CureVac are at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation. But U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to suspend patent protections is threatening that position. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 2 years ago

The Blue Hole in the Red Sea Is the Deadliest Dive Site in the World

It doesn't have the nicest coral formations nor the most fish. But the Blue Hole in the Gulf of Aqaba is a magnet for divers, primarily because of its reputation. Dozens of adventurers have lost their lives here over the years and, when they do, Tarek Omar pulls them back to the … | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 2 years ago

China Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong

Beijing is expanding its authoritarian influence ever deeper into Hong Kong. Many in the city have been arrested, while others are leaving - or going underground. Hopes for a degree of autonomy for the city have been dashed. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 2 years ago

Did the “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Become a Terrorist?

As the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Paul Rusesabagina saved more than a thousand people from genocide in Rwanda. Now he’s on trial in the country on charges that he's a member of a terrorist organization. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

WhatsApp CEO on the Controversy Surrounding Proposed German Communications Laws

Is WhatsApp reading along as you write messages and saving your chats? In an interview, company CEO Will Cathcart explains what happens with user data and why he is concerned about proposed changes to German surveillance laws. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Coronavirus Mutants Are Spreading Fast

The coronavirus mutants are spreading at breakneck speed in Germany. They have left puzzled researchers asking what makes them so highly infectious? And why are they infecting so many young people in Israel? | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Washington Post Editor Martin Baron: "We Had To Be Much More Forthright about Trump"

Martin Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post, is retiring. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he talks about the Trump years, the mistakes the media have made and the dangers yet to come. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Europe's Vaccine Disaster

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is trying to get out of the firing line as anger grows over the EU's botched vaccine rollout. It's not the first time in her career that she has sought to evade responsibility. | Continue reading


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@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Interview with Virologist Christian Drosten

In an interview with Christian Drosten, the German virologist looks back on the mistakes he has made in the coronavirus pandemic – and ahead to the dangers that the pandemic still has in store for us. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Re-evaluating Children's Role in the Pandemic

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@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Reevaluating Children's Role in the Pandemic

A large study from Austria shows that SARS-CoV-2 infects just as many schoolchildren as it does teachers. Other surveys indicate that while young children may show no symptoms, they are quite efficient at spreading the virus. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Norwegian Boy Fends Off Wolf Pack with Heavy Metal

While walking home from the busstop this week, a 13-year-old Norwegian school boy stumbled upon four wolves. In the end, it may have been his love of heavy-metal music by the band Creed that saved his life. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

The Swine Flu Panic of 2009: Reconstruction of a Mass Hysteria (2010)

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@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Where Did America Go Wrong?

Despite Donald Trump's defeat, the United States still appears to be in a state of moral decay. A DER SPIEGEL correspondent reflects on his five years in America. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Anatomy of the explosion that rocked Beirut

How is it possible that 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate was stored in the heart of Beirut for several years? DER SPIEGEL recounts the missteps, corruption and incompetence that led to the August blast. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Small German Biotech Company Hopes to Make the Leap to Global Player

The Germany company BioNTech has achieved a breakthrough with its COVID-19 vaccine. Now it is faced with the task of becoming a global corporation, but it faces stiff competition from Big Pharma. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

BioNTech's Long-Term Dream, from Coronavirus to a Cancer Vaccine?

The breakthrough achieved by BioNTech in the search for a coronavirus vaccine was actually just a spin-off from their real aim. The company is hoping to revolutionize the fight against cancer with its mRNA technology. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

“Only a Woman If You Have Breasts? That's Nonsense”

Former German politician Silvana Koch-Mehrin recently completed a long battle with breast cancer. DER SPIEGEL speaks with her about her experiences and how the illness is viewed by society. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Elon Musk Shows the Germans How to Move Quickly

Tesla is racing ahead with construction of its new factory just outside of Berlin. All that's left for German carmakers is to watch and learn. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

California Is Built to Burn

In an interview, Stephen Pyne, a fire historian and emeritus professor at Arizona State University, discusses the wildfires in California and steps that can be taken to help prevent them in the future. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

“Fungi Can Teach Us a New Way of Looking at the World”

Fungi's role in our world has been vastly underestimated, says biologist Merlin Sheldrake. They can even make decisions, just like us. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

The Most Dangerous Cult of Our Times: QAnon's Inexorable Spread Beyond the U.S.

The bizarre, pro-Trump cult known as QAnon has been gaining followers in the United States for months. Now, the conspiracy theory has begun spreading to Germany. It's followers believe that the coronavirus is a weapon of the elite in their quest to enslave the world. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Questions Swirl Around the Cargo That Destroyed Beirut

The explosion in Lebanon leads back to an abandoned ship in Beirut that had arrived in the city carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and OCCRP has determined that the ship’s owner has connections to Hezbollah’s bank. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Interview: Hong Kong Activist Nathan Law

In an interview, Nathan Law, one of the leaders of the democracy movement in Hong Kong, discusses the transformation of the special administrative region into a police state. He also talks about his new life in London and his hopes for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Cutting Corners in the Race for a Vaccine

Russia, China and India are racing to find a coronavirus vaccine. But international standards are not always being respected. Some researchers have even tested their remedies on themselves. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Basic Income in Spain to Mitigate Coronavirus Impact

The coronavirus has plunged Spain into what could be its worst economic crisis in 80 years. The Socialist government is trying to mitigate the impact with basic income for the country's neediest. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

With the infection rate exploding and the economy in collapse, Donald Trump has failed spectacularly as a crisis manager. It would probably take a massive shock for him to get re-elected, but it appears he’s trying to make that happen, too. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Many Stay Sick After Recovering from Coronavirus

One in 10 people infected with the coronavirus suffers from fatigue, muscle aches or neurological disorders for weeks after surviving an infection. What long-term damage does the virus do to the body? | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Evidence Casts New Doubts on Russian Doping Whistleblower

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@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Der Spiegel: the possibility of Trump preparing for a coup in November

Sollte er die Wahl im November verlieren, wird Donald Trump das Ergebnis wohl nicht anerkennen. Niemand wird ihn an einem Staatsstreich hindern können, dafür sorgen er und seine Verbündeten seit Langem vor. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Germany's Corona Divide: Berlin Fears Populists Will Exploit Protest Movement

A vocal minority in Germany opposes the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including right-wing radicals, but also people at the center of society. How can the government best address the protest movement? | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

The German Bunker That Became a Hub of International Crime

A former military facility in Germany’s Mosel region served as a hub for organized crime on the internet until 650 police shut it down in a raid. The bizarre story behind the bunker that is likely to produce countless criminal cases. By DER SPIEGEL Staff | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Belgian pandemic expert Peter Piot helped discover the Ebola virus, and is currently advising the EU on the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also a survivor of the disease, and found it much worse than he had expected. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Database Exposes Offshore Holdings of Prominent Germans

A group of internet activists has posted data from a Bahamas corporate registry online. Searches of the database have turned up a number of prominent Germans whose offshore holdings weren’t previously known to the public. By DER SPIEGEL Staff | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

At least 9 Supercomputers hacked in Germany (German)

Die Zugänge zu einigen der leistungsfähigsten Supercomputer Europas wurden offenbar gleichzeitig von Unbekannten kompromittiert. Was wir bisher über die Vorfälle wissen. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

Der Spiegel: Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower?

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@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

How Trump Is Fueling a Corona Disaster

Donald Trump’s disastrous crisis management has made the United States the new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. The country is facing an unprecedented economic crash. Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower? By DER SPIEGEL Staff | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 3 years ago

'The Most Horrible Drought in Memory' (2019)

Few other regions are suffering from the consequences of climate change as southern Zambia. A drought has gripped the nation for four years now, and farmers are warning of the threat of famine. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

German Ventilator Manufacturer: “Absolutely Mission Impossible”

Drägerwerk is a world leader in the production of ventilators. In an interview, company head Stefan Dräger, 57, discusses the challenges of keeping up with current demand as the corona crisis accelerates. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

G-7 drops joint statement on coronavirus following fight over language

Following a dispute between foreign ministers, G-7 member states this week failed to agree on a joint statement because the Americans insisted on their own name for the coronavirus. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

Dying in Solitude: First-Hand Accounts of the Coronavirus Horrors in Italy

Family members aren't allowed into hospitals nor can they take part in funerals. Crematoriums are overloaded. The horrors of coronavirus still have a firm hold on northern Italy. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

Germany’s Most Important Informant Tells His Story

Murat Cem enjoyed a career as one of Germany's most important police informants, tracking down a number of the country's leading Islamist extremists, including the future Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, who he tried to thwart. "We could have stopped him," he says look … | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

Bundeswehr-Laptop MIT vertraulichen Dokumenten auf eBay verkauft – DER SPIEGEL

Auf einem alten Laptop der Bundeswehr fanden IT-Experten unter anderem eine Anleitung, wie man das Flugabwehrsystem Ozelot im Notfall zerstört. 90 Euro hat das gebrauchte Gerät gekostet. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

“I Don’t Think the Virus Can Be Stopped Anymore”, Says Harvard Epidemiologist

In an interview, Harvard Epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch explains why the novel coronavirus is so dangerous – and the need for drastic measures to stop its spread. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago

Tennis Player Andrea Petkovic on Maria Sharapova's Retirement from Tennis

Maria Sharapova effortlessly managed to combine her life as a tennis player with that of a superstar. With the announcement of her retirement, we take a look back at her career. | Continue reading


@spiegel.de | 4 years ago