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André Denk: First military man to head the European Defense Agency.

André Denk is to take over as head of the European Defense Agency and would be the first military man to head the agency.

By Stephan Israel

De Hoop Scheffer becomes new President of the German Marshall Fund

The German Marshall Fund has a new president: Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer is the first European woman to take over the post.

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Constanze Haug wants to 'bring climate action to the streets'

The "Bundesgesellschaft Zukunft Umwelt Gesellschaft" distributes national funding to support climate, environmental and nature conservation. Constanze Haug has been its new managing director for a year now. Haug wants to "efficiently enable climate action" and places her hopes in the new federal government.

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Germany's new foreign minister: What Johann Wadephul has to say about China

Will Germany's new foreign minister Johann Wadephul pursue a tougher China policy? What his speeches reveal and how his relationship with the Chancellor could develop.

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Lei Jun: The Xiaomi boss faces his biggest test yet.

A year ago, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun was celebrated like a pop star at the Beijing Auto Show. People queued for hours to see the first Xiaomi car. But a recent fatal accident was caused by one of Xiaomi's cars. At the car show in Shanghai, Lei Jun now has to show how he can overcome the crisis.

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The anti-Musk: BYD founder Wang Chuanfu.

BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is an anti-Musk: While the Tesla boss likes to show off on stage and social media, Wang is a technocrat who prefers to fine-tune technical features with engineers.

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Davide Faranda: Identifying the impact of the climate crisis on extreme weather more quickly.

For a long time, it was almost impossible to say whether an extreme weather event was linked to the climate crisis. Today, thanks to attribution research, heavy rainfall and similar events can be increasingly linked to global warming. An initiative by Davide Faranda now even aims to do this "almost in real time." But there is also criticism.

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EPP: Weber proposes Catalan Dolors Montserrat as Secretary General.

EPP party leader Manfred Weber proposes that MEP Dolors Montserrat from Spain should become Secretary General of the European party family. The 51-year-old is to be elected at the congress in Valencia at the end of April. She is currently one of five group vice-presidents.

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By Almut Siefert

San Mao: How a legendary travel writer inspires young dropouts in China and Taiwan.

San Mao’s stories of boundless travel and courageous new beginnings have captivated countless young people in China and Taiwan, making her an enduring role model for alternative lifestyles. At the end of March, the writer would have turned 82.

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