Stories from Frankfurt · Germany

Police are investigating a school project in which ninth-grade students were instructed to create collages using magazines containing explicit sexual content. The school halted the project following the discovery. Both the school and the sponsoring foundation have issued apologies regarding the incident. The AfD party leadership has raised the issue in the Bundestag. The project reportedly included a gay magazine depicting sexual intercourse between two men. A school halted a collage project involving 9th-grade students after it was discovered to include imagery from a gay magazine depicting sexual acts. The project was supported by the Amadeo Antonio Foundation.

Culture Minister Wolfram Weimar announced plans to stop the expansion project for the National Library in Frankfurt am Main. The project involves a fifth expansion building to accommodate 6 additional kilometers of shelving. Library Director Neuer expressed dismay, noting that work on the expansion has been planned since 2018. The library's founding roots are in Leipzig.

A survey of 5,211 residents in the Hessen region found that 638 million unpaid overtime hours were recorded in 2024 alone.

The company is working with Goldman Sachs to facilitate the sale of a 74% stake held by German-based BiVar. Chief Executive Gareth Edgecom stated that the sale process and the original turn effect are separate and largely coincidental.

Lufthansa announced plans to reduce 20,000 short-haul flights through October of this year. The airline aims to save 40,000 tons of fuel through these cancellations. Scandinavian airlines have already canceled 1,000 flights for the coming months. The move follows reported strikes in the Black Sea region. An Asian airline has also adjusted its flight routes.

A signaling system malfunction at the Frankfurt am Main Airport Long-Distance Station (FFLF) caused service disruptions. The outage began at 21:13 on April 29 and was expected to last until 00:37 on April 30. NISAR data is being used to map subsidence in Mexico City.

Authorities in Hessen confirmed the presence of wolf DNA in samples taken following the discovery of nine dead sheep at the Lantal outdoor center. The owner discovered the carcasses during the weekend of April 2.

Authorities reported that 45,000 animals died in one operation in the Oder-Spree district and over 18,000 animals died in the Märkisch-Oderland district. This brings the total number of animal disease outbreaks identified in Brandenburg to 21 this year.

Germany is losing ground in international pharmaceutical competitiveness despite reporting 18.4 billion euros in revenue last year. Fewer new pharmaceutical developments are successfully transitioning from the research phase in Germany.

Prosecutors have requested the arrest of five individuals in the trial of former M4-Ristin Daniela Klett. The charges include attempted murder and robbery. Prosecutors allege the suspects were involved in several robberies. The court proceedings are ongoing.