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The "Bauhaus Manifesto 2026," published on August 20, was initiated by Germany's Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer. "Together, we're making it clear that we want to strengthen the Bauhaus and its principles while defending them against any form of anti-democratic attack," the independent politician told the German Press Agency, dpa. A statement accompanying the manifesto said it was intended as a cultural and sociopolitical commitment to the principles that have made the Bauhaus art school, which operated from 1919 to 1933, a global cultural icon. Those principles include freedom of artistic thought, openness to new ideas, the connection between different disciplines, and the belief that cultural innovation can make an important contribution to a democratic society. Revolutio...

The list of health risks associated with foods high in fat and low in fiber is long: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol clogged arteries weight gain heart disease liver stress blood sugar spikes bad digestion And the list goes on. Now a team of German researchers has shown how so-called Western diets that are often full of fatty foods can lead to the development of one of the most common — and deadliest — cancers in adults under the age of 50. The researchers from the Technical University of Munich, RWTH Aachen and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) found that these unhealthy diets sustain certain gut bacteria that produce a secondary bile acid — which in turn promotes tumor growth. Their results were published in the ...

A ban on the disposal of unsold clothes and shoes took effect across the European Union on Sunday, in the bloc's latest move to cut waste. Hundreds of thousands of tons of fashionwear are destroyed every year across the 27-member EU due to damage, old stock and returned online orders. The new rule is expected to affect large fashion retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers of apparel — only 20% of which are produced in the EU. What are the new rules? Under the EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, large companies with more than 250 employees and over €50 million in net annual turnover are banned from destroying stocks of unsold clothing, accessories and footwear. Firms must now find ways of selling the products, including via discounts, alternative markets and charity do...

Often dressing in pastel colors, with wide-legged pants falling over her high heels, Italy's first female Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni can't escape fashion scrutiny — and not only because she's the leader of the world's fashion capital. "Fashion is a language — it tells us what its wearer wants to say without any actual words," Michela Bonafoni, who teaches fashion at Unicollege in Florence, told DW in an interview."Perhaps what you wear is very close to your personality. But if you want to give a different impression of yourself, you can also do this through clothing — this is what Meloni does constantly," explained Bonafoni.Meloni began her tenure as prime minister wearing dark suits as seen in this photo from 2022Image: IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE /AFP Meloni's clothing style...

A ridge with sweeping views across Jotunheimen, a mountain region in southern Norway, seemed like the perfect hiking route for tour operator Georg Sichelschmidt to bring visitors. Then locals informed him it was home to nesting eagles. The trail remained open. But Sichelschmidt didn't want to disturb the apex predators at home in the massive peaks, dotted with turquoise lakes and glaciers.  "We decided not to use this trail anymore. We had to find another solution," said Sichelschmidt, who runs nature-based tourism company JVB travel. Norway's right-to-roam rules, known as allemannsretten, give people broad access to nature regardless of land ownership but also require them to respect it. For Sichelschmidt, who moved from Germany to Norway 16 years ago for its nature, the decision was a...

The Netherlands: Putting plants through their paces  How will the world feed 10 billion people with less land, less water and more unpredictable weather? The Netherlands, also known as the "Silicon Valley" of agriculture and seeds, knows a thing or two about it. It's already the world's second-largest exporter of agricultural products after the United States, despite being a fraction of the size.  Now, in some of the country's greenhouses, scientists are using high-tech means, as well as reams of data, to figure out which crops will be most resilient in a changing climate. Can we build a climate-proof crop?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A German city is reinventing itself amid a new climate reality  In Oc...

Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in US TV shows "Heroes" and "Nashville," has died aged 36, US media reports said. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen," Panettiere's father, Skip, was quoted by ABC news as saying. The cause of Panettiere's death has not yet been announced. Her father has urged for privacy. She would have turned 37 on Friday, Who was Hayden Panettiere? Panettiere began her career as a child actor, featuring in commercials and soap operas. She gained ‌widespread recognition as the voice of Dot, the young princess ant in Pixar's 1998 animated success "A ​Bug'...

Trauma is usually treated as something you carry, manage, work through and sometimes ease. Rarely as something that could be stopped before it takes hold. That is what a group of researchers in Munich and Stockholm set out to test. They began by making the first days of life hard. Mother mice were given far less nesting and bedding material than normal. That was enough to make mothers erratic, and the first days of life unpredictable. The mice raised in that hardship grew up looking perfectly healthy — with no obvious illness or anything visibly wrong. Then researchers put them in groups and watched what happened. Repeatedly, these mice ended up at the bottom. Pushed into the lowest ranks of their social hierarchies, first as adolescents, then again as adults. A difficult infancy had lef...