FIFA World Cup draw: Germany with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea in Group F
The draw has been held for the 2018 World Cup, which kicks off in Russia next summer. Germany will open the defense of their 2014 World Cup title against Mexico,…
IOC bans three more Russians following positive doping retests
The International Olympic Committee has banned two Russian cross-country skiers and a biathlete for life from the Olympics Games. The bans come as a result of the re-analysis of samples…
Burning wood under fire: Are forests going up our chimneys?
To meet the EU's renewable energy target, countries have rediscovered wood as a fuel. But conservationists fear this new hunger for wood might have disastrous consequences — for the forests,…
Faster, better, higher: The International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn
Comparing two musical performances can be like comparing apples and oranges: the differences are rooted in the artist's personality. A piano competition in Bonn stresses the human factor.Nearly every classical…
Tracking Cape Town’s food-raiding baboons
It’s more than monkey business: in South Africa's Cape Town, baboons sneak into homes to steal food. We talked to biologist Gaelle Fehlmann to find out more about this human-baboon…
Tiger Woods shows no ill effects in return to competitive golf
Tiger Woods has made his comeback from 10 months out at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. He carded a three-under-par 69 and was extremely happy with his display.Golf…
Bundesliga preview: Cologne risk more pain at flying Schalke
Peter Stöger has called on Cologne bosses to either back him or sack him after their winless campaign so far. A trip to third-placed Schalke is the last thing Cologne…
Russians slowly falling in love with football as World Cup draw nears
Ahead of hosting the World Cup, excitement among football fans in Russia is growing with all eyes on Friday's draw. Moscow has been spruced up for the draw and next…
Europe’s industrial strategy: A work in progress
Does Europe need an industrial strategy? If so, what should its focus be? Given Europe's vast complexity, progress on strategy demands a combination of visionary leadership and patient consensus-building.China has…
US and China still at odds over steel overcapacity at Berlin summit
At a G20 steel summit in Berlin, the world's largest steel-producing countries have agreed to dismantle market-distorting subsidies. But deep division remained between China and the US over how to…