Hinzugefügt am 8. Mai 2017 um 09:21. Ergänzt um 12:12: Laut dem vorläufigen amtlichen Ergebnis kommt die CDU auf 32% und 25...

Last update on May 4, 2017 at 08:33 Paris time: According to a poll by Elabe for BFMTV, 63% of the debate viewers saw Emmanuel...

In the French presidential runoff, Macron vs. Le Pen, the question is not who will win (Macron), but with whom will he govern, and what will he do? Already after the first round of voting...

What a presidential election in France! President Hollande’s approval ratings were so catastrophic that he renounced to...

The Austrian-born actress Christine Kaufmann has died in a Munich hospital in the night to March 28, 2017. At 72, she lost her...

Last update on March 21, 2017 at 10:52 Paris time: According to a poll published after the debate by Elabe for BFMTV, Emmanuel Macron was considered the most convincing of the five...

The exhibition Degas, Impressionism and the Paris Millinery Trade features 60 Impressionist paintings and pastels by Edgar Degas,...

According to a new poll, Republican party candidate François Fillon would be eliminated in the first round of the French presidential election. The runoff would take place between Marine...

A history of Amsterdam’s canal district Situated at Herengracht 341, you can find the cozy Ambassade Hotel Amsterdam, offering 56 rooms, a unique library, a rare floating experience...

The Austrian-American photographer, graphic designer, printer of handmade books and typographer Robert Haas (1898-1997) was born in Vienna. He was forced into exile by the Nazis in 1938 and...

Added on November 9, 2016 at 20:09 Swiss time: The Republicans have not only won the presidency. They have also managed to defend their majorities in both the House and the Senate. Donald...

Donald Trump, despite all his crazy statements, had a small chance to win the 2016 presidential election because the Democrats had chosen Hillary Clinton, the second most hated candidate...

The case against Hillary Clinton is strong. One of the latest reasons not to vote for her: Donna Brazile. The former DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned after Wikileaks emails led...

Added on October 10, 2016 at 05:51 Swiss time: Donald Trump has repeatedly donated money to Hillary Clinton. Bill and Hillary...

Bernadette Murphy discovered a hitherto unknown document relating to the cutting of Van Gogh’s ear. This discovery led the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to organize the exhibition On...

Update added on August 17, 2016 at 09:35 Swiss time: On August 16, for the first time since the Second World War, a foreign...

Elisabeth “Liz” Truss (*1975) is the new Secretary of Justice, taking over from Michael Gove (*1967), who has been ousted...

[Added on January 31, 2024: Just stumbled upon older articles from 2019 and 2022 saying that Thomas Robinson, often known as Tam O’Braan (as in my article below) or Thomas...

The catalogue and exhibition Degas: A Strange New Beauty at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City from March 26 until July 24, 2016 explore Edgar Degas’ experimentation in...

Senates suspends President Rousseff (article added on May 12, 2016 at 13:08 Swiss time) With 55 against 22 votes, the Brazilian 81-seat Senate has suspended President Rousseff for 180 day....