The TV station rheinmaintv reports on current events in the area around Frankfurt.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
It’s Christoper Street Day in Frankfurt! Join Rhein-Main TV reporter Thomas Raudnitzky as he takes to the wild and crazy streets and discusses gay rights with the parade spokesman, the Green Party mayor and a surprisingly open and accepting member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Over two hundred young people campaigned for sustainability at the first Youth Forum 2010 in Hessen. The on-the-spot actions were the highlight here, such as the Contra-Plastic Bag action, where the youths approach passers-by and offer them cloth bags in exchange for their plastic bags.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The online trade broker xtb hosted a contest based on virtual investments. The prize? A brand new Mercedes SL convertible worth 85,000 euros.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Hessian
The worldwide Occupy Movement doesn't halt in Frankfurt either. Angry citizens take to the streets to protest against short selling, derivative and options trading.
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Germany
At the Frankfurt benefit event Kick for Kids, celebrities of all types played soccer against Formula One racing drivers. The proceeds will benefit children in need. A video by RheinMain TV.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The security personnel at Frankfurt Airport had already gone on strike in February 2014 and brought the airport to a standstill. Now it is the second round, as the ground crew unions go into negotiations with the airlines. Luckily the airlines were better prepared for this latest spate of cancellations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The city of Frankfurt is looking for new ways commemorate the lives of victims of national socialism. As part of Margarete Rabow's artistic initiative, 250 passersby fell to the ground as a symbolic gesture. To learn more visit the artist's website: Margarete Rabow.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
On a Sunday evening around 6 p.m., there was an earthquake in South Hesse, with the epicenter in Ober-Ramstadt near Darmstadt. With a strength of 3.2 on the Richter Scale, there was no major damage reported, but the quake certainly gave some of the residents quite a scare!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
After a mild winter, the asparagus season is four weeks earlier than usual this year. Minister of Agriculture Priska Hinz and asparagus queen Sabrina I. take this opportunity to tell us about this delicious vegetable! By the way, if you have never tasted fresh white asparagus before, it is out of this world. Guten Appetit!
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Germany
What questions would you have for Holocaust victim Anne Frank if you could interview her today? What kind of artwork would you make to memorialize her life? These are the kinds of questions that pupils are asking at the Anne Frank Educational Institute in Frankfurt, and inside its roving exhibit on nationwide tour.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria, Germany Austrian High German
Reading from Goethe's Faust, world-renowned actor Klaus Maria Brandauer delivered a brilliant performance at the grand celebration of Goethe University's 100th anniversary in Frankfurt.
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Germany
For the third time, the Day of Sustainability took place through the German state of Hesse. It is intended to inform people about sustainable lifestyles, with this year's motto: Regional, conscientious and fair — sustainable consumption in Hesse. A report from rheinmaintv.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The basement underneath the new location of the European Central Bank was a central collection point for the deportation of 10,000 Frankfurt Jews in the Holocaust. The architects describe how they conceived this new memorial. A video from rheinmaintv.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
A big turn out for the music stars at the Frankfurt Festhalle, where the red carpet was out for the Live Entertainment Award. Stars like The BossHoss and schlager legend Heino gave their opinions on the importance of live music in today's music industry.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
Legends like hard rock singer Klaus Meine from the band Scorpions give their opinions on the Frankfurt Festhalle, known locally as the gute Stubb or "good living room" during the Live Entertainment Awards in Frankfurt.
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