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The Myth Bridge: Goethe Institut Bangladesh and HerStory Foundation revisit women of folklore through Dungeons and Dragons
Going live from May 15 is The Myth Bridge, a live-action simulation game that “[brings] to life” and connects nine women characters from Bengali and German folklore.
A PERSONAL FOOTNOTE
A year ago today, the world celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A small part of that history is my personal history...
Russian airliner 'broke up in mid-air'
A Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, broke up in mid-air, a Russian official says.
Only Messi deserves Ballon d'Or
German football idol Lothar Matthaus has thrown his weight behind Lionel Messi to win the 2015 Ballon d'Or, insisting that no-one else merits the award.
French consul ‘sold boats to migrants’
France suspends the country's honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a television report showed dinghies being sold to migrants from a shop that she owned.
Germany ‘can cope with more migrants’
Germany can cope with at least 500,000 asylum seekers a year for several years, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel says.
Nazi treasure train found in Poland
Two men in Poland claim they have found a legendary Nazi train that according to local lore was loaded with gold, gems and valuable art.
Warships rescue thousands off Libya coast
European warships and coast guard vessels rescue more than 2,000 migrants off the coast of Libya.
148 feared dead in German plane crash
Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.
Red Sea shark attack kills tourist
A German tourist has been killed in a rare shark attack off an Egyptian Red Sea resort
Germany court orders measles sceptic to pay 100,000 euros
A German biologist who offered €100,000 (£71,350; $106,300) to anyone who could prove that measles is a virus has been ordered by a court to pay up.