It’s a farewell to farewells! The legendary heavy metal rock band The Scorpions have decided on a softer version of retirement. They’re slowing down in an age-appropriate manner, but not retiring completely, because nothing is sweeter than success!

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The "Sternsinger School":www.kgs-longericher-hauptstr.de/ in Cologne is "going to the dogs," and what could be better than that? See how the Border Collie Felix and the Toy Poodle Mo help kids to develop social and verbal skills. Even taking the dogs for a brief walk helps the kids to focus better on their work, a lesson in the value of taking a break now and then. Enjoy!

Does this sound familiar? The lights are all on, the computer is running and next to it the radio is blaring, the heat is on full and the window is wide open. It's your kid's room, and he isn't even home! Hessian Environmental Minister Priska Hinz is trying to change all of that with sustainability projects in the classroom.

Up against some stiff competition, the stunning Ekaterina Lejkom from Kiel claims the 2009 Miss Heiligenhafen crown. A video from

Dolphins sleep with one eye open? Crows are as intelligent as 8-year-old kids? Leopards freely roam the streets of Mumbai? In this video, Eylin tells us ten intriguing facts from the animal world.

Want to know more about medicinal herbs? Here, Eylin introduces us to ten popular domestic plants that can be used to soothe, heal, and calm.

"Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen" ("Little snowflake, Little white skirt") is a beloved children's Christmas song in Germany.

Actress Jessica Schwarz talks about her responsibilities as ambassador of Michelstadt, about her hotel and her future projects.

German actress Jessica Schwarz talks about her favorite food and briefly changes roles with Raudy by turning from the interviewee into the interviewer...

Check out this interesting ad from Schaeffler, which asks us what would happen if the world came to a standstill...

We know that cities use machines to clean the streets, but did you know that specially-designed sidewalks can clean the air we breathe? Learn about the new way that the city of Frankfurt is working to improve the environment in this fascinating report from Rhein-Main TV. Umweltverschmutzung? Nein danke!

Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us the basics on how to play chess, which may be of special interest if you know the game a bit, in that many German chess pieces have quite different names than their English counterparts. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In Part II of this video, Yabla star reporter Jenny gives us further instructions how to play chess, going into detail on the rules of castling and the meaning of a stalemate. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Chess is really in right now. The American PogChamps tournaments, in which celebrities like MrBeast or Daniel Negreanu play chess against each other, have made a big contribution to this, as has the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, of course.

In this part, Niklas Steenfatt talks us through a few important special moves and explains the difference between strategies and tactics, which are particularly important in chess.