The Nazi-hunters: How a slap in the face brought about justice
A scandalous act changed the course of history in Germany. A new graphic novel tells the story of Nazi-hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld in poignant pictures.
Beate Klarsfeld made history by slapping the German chancellor in 1968
A new graphic novel called
Die Nazijäger (
For Justice: The Serge & Beate Klarsfeld Story), by Pascal Bresson and Sylvain Dorange, tells the true story of young German activist Beate Klarsfeld.
In the comic, she is depicted sitting next to a friend in the car in the early morning of November 7, 1968 on her way to the conference of the Christian Democrats (CDU) political party with a very unique mission.
Allegations of abuse of power at Berlin theater
Employees at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin accuse artistic director Shermin Langhoff of bullying and abuse of power and took the case to court. Shermin Langhoff, artistic director at the Berlin Maxim Gorki Theater
Ideally, cultural institutions like theaters have people debating and talking about their productions. In Berlin these days, however, venues and their leadership are the focus of attention after complaints of sexual assault, bullying, age discrimination and racist remarks.
In the most recent case, Shermin Langhoff, the artistic director of Berlin s Maxim Gorki Theater, is in the spotlight. According to media reports, several employees accuse Langhoff of creating a toxic work environment. Another article in
China s approval of mRNA vaccine in final stage ; effective against over 30 variants including Indian one: BioNTech CEO
Hu Yuwei Published: May 06, 2021 08:03 PM Editor s Note:
The innovative BioNTech-Fosun mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (known as BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine in the West) has been widely used in over 65 countries and regions across the world so far, while its potential green lighting in the Chinese mainland has attracted much attention as it could be the mainland s first imported vaccine against the coronavirus disease given its promising efficacy. The Global Times reporter Hu Yuwei (GT) recently talked exclusively to the German-based vaccine developer BioNTech s CEO, Ugur Sahin (Sahin) who expressed his strong confidence in the marketing prospects of the vaccine in China. The approval has entered the final stage in the decision-making processes, and the co-developer s conversation with Chinese authorities is very encouraging, said Sahin.