Cologne – September 09, 2026 -- Social-impact brand share and RTL Deutschland have launched a joint campaign to support equal opportunities for children, centered on a new share x RTL snack bar sold at six major German retailers.

Every bar purchased triggers a donation from the "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." to breakfast4Kids e.V., a nonprofit that provides a healthy breakfast to roughly 1,400 children daily across 35 schools and daycare centers in the Aachen and Cologne region.

Stuttgart – September 09, 2026 -- Stationery maker LEITZ ACCO Brands has rolled out a new range of notebooks and pads designed to catch fleeting ideas before they disappear, arguing that good thinking rarely happens at a desk.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Dreame Technology unveiled a new lineup of kitchen appliances at IFA 2026, spanning air fryers, coffee machines, blenders, stand mixers, toasters and ice cream makers.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- ABOK GmbH is showcasing a new lineup of home battery storage and portable power systems at IFA 2026, aiming to help households and small businesses store and manage solar energy more efficiently.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- PayPal and Netflix are launching a joint cashback campaign in Germany starting September 3, 2026, timed to the premiere of the second season of "The Gentlemen." PayPal customers can get 50% cashback on the first three months of a Netflix Standard with Ads subscription when they activate the offer in the PayPal app and pay through PayPal.

The promotion runs through September 30, 2026, or until 80,000 customers have signed up, whichever comes first.

Munich – September 09, 2026 -- A new two-part investigative docuseries, "Seelenfänger: Der falsche Heiler," premieres October 13, 2026 in the ARD Mediathek and airs October 19, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on BR Fernsehen, documenting families who lost loved ones after they trusted the pseudo-medical theory known as "Germanische Neue Medizin" (Germanic New Medicine).

Cologne – September 09, 2026 -- After weeks of beach trips and long highway drives, cars often need as much recovery as their passengers, according to the ACV Automobil-Club Verkehr, which has outlined a five-step routine to get vehicles clean and roadworthy again.

Itzehoe – September 09, 2026 -- While the Dax and Dow Jones post fresh records and corporate profits climb on AI enthusiasm, rising bond yields are quietly reshaping the risk calculus for stock investors, according to Jörg Wiechmann, managing director of the Itzehoer Aktien Club.

Yields on long-term government bonds have surged globally in recent weeks. Investors can now earn more than 5 percent on 30-year US Treasury bonds, while Germany's government must pay nearly 4 percent interest to its creditors.

Unterföhring – September 09, 2026 -- German broadcaster SAT.1 has started production on the fifth season of its reality series "Promis unter Palmen" ("Celebrities Under Palm Trees"), with the new episodes set to air in spring 2027 on SAT.1 and streaming platform Joyn.

The show relocates a group of German celebrities to a villa in Thailand, where they live under constant camera surveillance and compete in challenges designed to test how far they'll go for money.

Munich – September 09, 2026 -- Drivers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy should brace for heavy congestion this weekend as the return wave from summer holidays collides with ongoing vacation traffic, the ADAC warns.

With school holidays ending in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and the last Austrian regions, return traffic from the south toward the north is expected to peak. At the same time, outbound traffic toward the Alps, lakes, coasts and low mountain ranges remains elevated.