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Remains of 120 German soldiers who died fighting Red Army as it advanced on Berlin are laid to rest

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Hitler’s lost soldiers: Remains of 120 German servicemen who died fighting Red Army as it advanced on Berlin are laid to rest at ceremony in Lietzen war cemetery The men died 76 years ago during the fierce Battle of the Seelow Heights Soldiers died during fighting on the River Oder, trying to stop Russian advance … Read more

Covid Germany: Berlin police fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against Merkel lockdown laws

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Police in Berlin have fired tear gas as they tried to break up protesters staging a demonstration against a planned national virus law.   Police said seven people were arrested on Wednesday after they sought to attack officers.   The German parliament this afternoon passed a controversial amendment to the law to give Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government … Read more

Sculpture: Flora bust argued to be by da Vinci wasn’t created until 300 years AFTER his death

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A wax bust controversially attributed to Leonardo da Vinci was not sculpted until 300 years after the death of the Renaissance master, radiocarbon dating has proven. The sculpture — of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring — is held in the collections of the Bode (formerly Kaiser Friedrich) Museum in central Berlin. It … Read more

Hilary Duff admits that breastfeeding has been a ‘really hard’ experience: It’s ‘just still painful’

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Hilary Duff admits that breastfeeding newborn Mae has been a ‘really hard’ experience: It’s ‘just still painful’ By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 21:55 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 15 April 2021 She gave birth to her third child less than one month ago. And Hilary Duff admitted she still struggles with … Read more

Protesters are dragged away by Berlin police after Merkel brings in powers to impose Covid measures

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Protests have erupted in Berlin after Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved a new law that hands the government power to impose rules across Germany to combat a third wave of Covid-19. Police were seen dragging demonstrators away from outside the German parliament on Tuesday where crowds of anti-lockdown protesters had gathered to oppose the law.   One … Read more

First bones with living cells acted like BATTERIES for fish 423 million years ago, study reveals 

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While our bones act as a support structure for our body, millions of years ago they behaved like batteries to help ancient fish travel long distances. A team of German paleontologists analyzed bone structures of a 423 million-year-old jawless, armored extinct species that showed the creature’s bone cells dissolved some of the tissue to supply … Read more