In September 1989, thousands of refugees from East Germany occupied the West Germany Embassy in Prague. After some tough negotiations in NewYork, then foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, standing on the embassy balcony, spoke the words that would resolve the crisis and make history: "We have co
56 years ago, Germany and France signed the Elysée Treaty. It drew on the lessons of their bloody pasts to create a new departure that would go down in history. A supposed rivalry going back hundreds of years became Franco-German friendship. The goal of the Treaty of Aachen is to renew this friendsh
Have you ever wondered why you can understand the words other people say? How is it possible that our brains can turn noise into language? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/producer/ab74e560-21e6-11e8-9e5c-976417fdd1d9 Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. Whether it
Have you ever asked a question that just made everyone feel awkward and uncomfortable? Sometimes, you might not be aware of what you say and end up overstepping or offending the people around you. There are questions you may ask others or even yourself that don’t really help your situation and may e
Climate change, crises and conflicts: The challenges we face in our world today are big – too big for just one country to meet. That’s why we need the United Nations. It’s the sole forum in which all states take part as equals to find solutions together and make them binding for all. Germany is com
Antibodies are the warriors inside our body. They are part of our immune system, recognising and fighting against bad foreign invaders, called antigens. Antibodies can bind to a broad range of antigens, and are produced by cells of the immune system, known as B-cells. To learn more about antibodies
Prejudices against foreigners have already been handed down from ancient times. The ancient Greeks called foreigners "barbarians". At first, this only referred to everyone who did not speak Greek. Author: 3sat/nano/SPIEGEL TV GmbH /Denise Dismer, John A. Kantara/Jakob Kastner/Ezra Tsegaye/Jochen Sc
Do you know your love style? Love is an intense feeling of affection. It can be quite complex, as you may love certain people and things differently. As that definition can be quite ambiguous, there are further love classifications you may have. Also known as, love styles. Take the quiz below to
As concerns over the Zika virus and Microcephaly spread, the Risk Bites team considers five things worth knowing about the risks - especially if you are a woman living in a Zika-infected area, or will be visiting one. UPDATE: CDC have now confirmed a link between Zika and microcephaly USEFUL LINKS
Don’t you just love “love”? Loving someone is an exciting thing! And being loved back is even more so. But what if your partner hasn’t said those magical three words yet? Maybe there are a few things you could do to get them thinking about adding those words to their vocabulary with you. Well, there
CREDITS Animation & Design: Murray Knox Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Lucy Billings Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool In these 3 videos we are going to discover 9 different circle theorems. I’m a big fan of them - they’re like little logic puzzles. Before we get star
When we move to another country, we are often exposed to a culture that is different from ours. We have to go through four phases of transition: honeymoon, frustration, adaptation and integration. Some people are enthusiastic about the foreign culture for months, while others are frustrated on the f
