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Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zeckenbiss: US-Popstar Justin Timberlake leidet an Borreliose
PARIS, FRANKREICH 26. JUNI 2022 QUELLE: AFPTV 1. 00:00-00:03 Halbnahe Justin Timberlake, American singer, and his wife, Jessica Biel, American actress, posing for photographers at the Kenzo spring-summer 2023 menswear show 2. 00:03-00:06 Nah Justin Timberlake, American singer, and his wife, Jessica Biel, American actress, posing for photographers at the Kenzo spring-summer 2023 menswear show BOGOTÁ, KOLUMBIEN 28. MÄRZ 2025 QUELLE: AFP 3. 00:06-00:08 Foto US singer Justin Timberlake performs on stage on the second day of the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota on March 28, 2025. 4. 00:08-00:11 Foto US singer Justin Timberlake performs on stage on the second day of the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota on March 28, 2025. 5. 00:11-00:19 Foto US singer Justin Timberlake performs on stage on the second day of the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota on March 28, 2025. BERLIN, DEUTSCHLAND 20. JUNI 2025 QUELLE: AFPTV 6. 00:19-00:22 7. 00:22-00:25 LOS ANGELES, KALIFORNIEN, USA 30. APRIL 2018 QUELLE: AFPTV 8. 00:25-00:29 Halbnahe NSYNC band posing in front of Hollywood's Walk of Fame star 9. 00:29-00:31 Halbnahe NSYNC band posing in front of Hollywood's Walk of Fame star 10. 00:31-00:33 Halbnahe NSYNC band posing in front of Hollywood's Walk of Fame star 11. 00:33-00:37 Totale NSYNC band posing in front of Hollywood's Walk of Fame star 12. 00:37-00:39 Totale NSYNC band posing in front of Hollywood's Walk of Fame star 13. 00:39-00:45 Nah Justin Timberlake posing with his wife, Jessica Biel, on the red carpet NEW YORK, BUNDESSTAAT NEW YORK, USA 7. SEPTEMBER 2000 QUELLE: AFP 14. 00:45-00:51 Foto Members of N'Sync pose for a picture as they enter the MTV Video Music Awards 07 September 2000 in New York. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Henny Ray ABRAMS
Telegraph
23-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Germany passes ‘Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz' law to streamline army
Germany has passed a law titled the 'Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz' to speed up the process of buying helicopters, tanks and frigates for its army. In a country notorious for cumbersome bureaucracy, weapons procurement is being streamlined as part of a rearmament plan by Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor. Ironically, the law, which is supposed to make life easier for defence contractors and trade negotiators, is one of the longest words in the German language and difficult to pronounce. Passed on Wednesday, ministers hope the Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz [federal armed forces procurement efficiency law] will simplify the process of buying weapons and equipment. It will enable major defence firms to secure contracts faster and improve access for start-up businesses, particularly in new areas of defence, such as the drone sector. Boris Pistorius, German defence minister, is said to be frustrated by long delays in acquiring new kit for the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, such as frigates and armoured vehicles. According to Tagesschau, a German news website, his defence ministry is particularly worried about progress on the F126 frigate project, which is expected to be delayed by at least two years. Another contract with a Dutch company to provide the German navy with six ships by 2028 has also run aground, the newspaper said, amid speculation that the deal could be dropped altogether. A multi-billion euro project to deliver the Heavy Weapon Carrier, a high-tech armoured vehicle, has also been plagued by delays. The Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz is part of Germany's wider efforts to become a major security power in response to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mr Merz has vowed 'Germany is back' and has already passed historic reforms to unlock potentially unlimited public spending on new German defence projects. The centre-Right Christian Democrats leader has committed to Nato's target of spending 5 per cent of GDP on defence, and is also considering a return to conscription, which was scrapped by Germany in 2011 because it was believed to be no longer necessary. The Bundeswehr this year launched its first permanent overseas deployment since the Second World War, sending an armoured brigade to Lithuania to help secure Nato's eastern frontier with Russia. Running at 43 letters long, Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz is one of the longest words in German. Germany is no stranger to having very long names for laws and business regulations, such as 'Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz,' an archaic rule about beef standards which was once the longest German word. The longest official German word, at 72 letters, is Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft, referring to a trade association for steamboats.
Forbes
15-07-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Extroverted People More Likely To Enjoy High-Intensity Aerobic Exercises: Study
Enorm in Form, Aerobic Sendung, Deutschland 1983, Vorturngruppe um Judith Jagiello und Gaby Just. ... More (Photo by Impress Own/United Archives via Getty Images) Are you struggling to stay physically active and commit to exercising regularly? You might want to stop blaming your lack of willpower or 'laziness.' As it turns out, your personality plays a huge role in dictating whether you enjoy exercising or not. For instance, being an extrovert is associated with experiencing more enjoyment while engaging in high-intensity physical activities. At the same time, neuroticism or having a tendency towards suffering from depression and anxiety is linked to lower levels of enjoyment of activities that require a lot of sustained effort, according to the findings of a recent study. In a press release, Flaminia Ronca, lead author of the study and an associate professor at University College London, said: 'We know that the global population is becoming increasingly sedentary. You often hear about people trying to become more active, but struggling to make lasting changes. In this study, we wanted to understand how personality can influence this to support the development of effective interventions for changes in health behaviour." 'We found some clear links between personality traits and the type of exercise the participants enjoyed most, which I think is important because we could potentially use this knowledge to tailor physical activity recommendations to the individual – and hopefully help them to become and remain more active,' added Ronca. Ronca and colleagues recruited 132 participants who underwent fitness testing in their laboratory. Of this, 56 participants were women who had a higher body fat percentage and completed fewer press-ups in 1 minute than the male participants. But the women participants still scored higher than the males in personality tests, as they were rated higher in three traits: extraversion, agreeableness, and openness. On the flipside, women also reported they were more prone to neuroticism. All participants were assigned to an 8-week-long cycling and strength training program. But only 86 of them managed to complete it. 'These results highlight that, although fitness was improved across personality types–for those who did complete the program - differences in enjoyment and adherence by personality traits suggest that tailoring exercise programs according to personality could potentially maximize these benefits,' the researchers noted in their study that was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology on July 8, 2025. ' For example, the fact that extraversion predicted higher baseline scores on peak power output and greater enjoyment of high intensity home sessions, and greater effort to exhaustion in post-intervention lab tests suggests that extraverted individuals might particularly welcome the inclusion of high intensity aerobic sessions in a program,' the researchers wrote. 'In contrast, while participants who scored high on neuroticism were less likely to monitor their heart rate during their sessions, they were just as likely to complete the program and return to the lab for post-intervention testing. These individuals exhibited a particularly strong reduction in stress following the exercise program. This suggests that individuals in this group might appreciate being given space for independence and privacy during an exercise program,' they added. 'Further studies could investigate if training plans that facilitate autonomy might be more welcomed by those who score highly on neuroticism, therefore supporting greater adherence for those less likely to engage in physical activity.'
Bloomberg
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
How German Cities Are Rethinking Women's Safety — With Taxis
Amid growing concerns about women's nighttime safety, several German cities have launched night cab voucher programs, subsidizing taxi rides with €10 vouchers to give women a safer way home. Such schemes have proved hugely popular with users, but their effectiveness in changing overall conditions remains a matter of debate. While countries ranging from India to the US have launched initiatives offering women-only taxi services, German cities are among the first globally to provide subsidies for women's nighttime cab rides.
Bloomberg
09-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
German Spending Ramp-Up Fuels Business Optimism, S&P Global Says
German companies are the most optimistic about the economy since early 2022 and for the first time in two years plan to boost investments, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Firms highlighted that the upcoming ramp-up in public spending, alongside technological advancements, are expected to support a broader economic upturn over the next 12 months, S&P said in its June German Business Outlook.
