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Covid vaccines saved over one million lives in Europe

Corona vaccines have saved more than one million lives in Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union since the end of...

Airbus doubles production in China

When the Chinese Aircraft Procurement Authority ordered around 300 new aircraft from Airbus for the state-owned airlines...

New cars become more affordable again

According to a study, new cars are becoming slightly more affordable again on the German car market. Manufacturers and...

Italy blocks ChatGPT

Italy's data protection authority has blocked the artificial intelligence-based chatbot ChatGPT because it violates data...

CO2 now stored in the Danish North Sea

Under the Danish seabed, CO2 from Belgium has been stored at a depth of 1800 meters for a few weeks. It works like this: In...

British central bank raises key interest rate

The British central bank is continuing its fight against high inflation with another interest rate hike. The key interest...

EU imposes new sanctions on Iran

The European Union has tightened its sanctions against Iran for the third time since the beginning of the year. EU foreign...

Twitter wants to disclose tweet recommendation software

Twitter owner Elon Musk apparently wants to make good on his promise to ensure greater transparency in tweet...

Google discovers security gaps in smartphones

Small chips, big security holes: A security team from the Internet company Google has found serious vulnerabilities in...

Oil spill spreads off Philippines

After an oil tanker sank off the Philippines, a huge oil slick has spread off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province south...

Munich S-Bahn: Major restrictions at the weekend

The new electronic interlocking at Ostbahnhof is intended to ensure that the sometimes massive and frequent delays on...

More green hydrogen from Africa for Germany

The largest investment with German participation for the production of "green" hydrogen in Africa is planned in...

Union proposes new federal agency for immigration

According to a proposal from the CDU and CSU, a new federal immigration agency is to be created to regulate the influx of...

Corona rules currently apply in Bavaria

In Bavaria, there is now only one Corona restriction: an FFP2 mask requirement for visitors to hospitals and care...

Mortality rates in homes matched immunization rates in countries

At the peak of the second Corona wave in Germany in 2021, there was a close correlation between the number of people...

Wealth tax should finance public sector wage increase

In a joint appeal, about a hundred local politicians of the Left Party support the wage demands for the public sector and...

Planned labor migration: Germany is courting skilled workers in Ghana

Germany wants to recruit more skilled workers from Ghana. During their visit to the West African country, Federal...

Cyberattacks in NATO countries quadrupled within two years

Russian cyberattacks in NATO countries quadrupled last year compared to 2020, according to the Google search engine. In...

Chaos at Frankfurt Airport after railroad construction work

Passengers unable to check in and board the plane - a major IT outage largely paralyzed operations at Europe's largest...

The 29-euro ticket is to remain after the end of April

Berliners are to be offered both the 29-euro ticket and the 9-euro social ticket beyond the end of April. This was agreed...

New Zealand retrieves three tons of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean

New Zealand authorities have landed a find of more than three tons of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean. The drug was...

Real wages fall at record pace due to high inflation

Real wages in Germany fell at a record pace last year due to the highest inflation since the Federal Republic came into...

Scholz announces plan for massive expansion of wind power

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has announced a nationwide plan to expand wind power. "By 2030, that will mean an...

Significantly fewer traffic jams than before the pandemic

The volume of traffic jams in Germany last year remained significantly below that of the previous corona year 2019, despite...

Offenbach considers ban on alcohol in public places

Already in the past year, the city of Offenbach has received repeated complaints from residents and passers-by because a...

More than 250 Corona vaccine claims approved

The German states have so far approved 253 applications for compensation due to a serious undesirable side effect of the...

South Korea expects low growth

For the first time since spring 2020, the Korean economy contracted at year-end 2022. Real gross domestic product fell by...

Berlin police target 40 car rental companies

In Berlin, police are targeting several dozen car rental companies that have attracted attention with dubious practices...

Large majority favors free condoms for young people

Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

In France, young people between the ages of 18 and 25 have been receiving condoms free of charge since the beginning of...

Google parent Alphabet cuts around 12,000 jobs

Google parent Alphabet is set to become the next tech industry heavyweight to cut thousands of jobs, according to media...

Heil wants one year of paid training time for employees

Employees in Germany will be able to take paid educational leave during their careers in the future, according to German...

Berlin Left demands law for safe housing

The Berlin Left Party is entering the decisive weeks before the repeat election on February 12 with a ten-point immediate...

Travelers can demand money back because of Corona

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) strengthens the rights of vacationers in the event of Corona restrictions. Package...

China punishes South Korea over imposed Corona entry hurdles

For the first time, China has reacted with retaliatory measures against one of the countries that have imposed entry...

All Corona samples negative on first flight from China

There have been no suspected cases in the new Corona checks for passengers from China. At Frankfurt Airport on Monday...

Germany officially rejects reparation claims from Poland

With regard to Polish claims for reparations for losses suffered during World War II, Poland says it has received a formal...

North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea

North Korea has again conducted weapons tests shortly before the end of the year, according to information from Seoul....

2022 was one of the two warmest years on record

According to the German Weather Service (DWD), Germany experienced an "exceptional weather year" in 2022. According to the...

Exxon-Mobil takes action against excess profits tax

The Exxon-Mobil group is defending itself against the EU's plan to siphon off particularly high profits that have accrued...

Winter storm warnings in the USA

A winter storm that "only happens once in a generation" is threatening to throw off the Christmas plans of millions of...

Executive Board bonuses cause dispute at Lufthansa

Managerial bonuses are often a subject of dispute, and Deutsche Lufthansa now has a conflict over bonus payments to the...

Almost ten percent of hospital staff absent due to sickness rates

High staff absenteeism, many patients with respiratory diseases and supply bottlenecks for medicines are currently causing...

USA apparently want to deliver Patriot air defense system

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for the emergency winter aid for his country initiated at...

EU states agree to freeze funds for Hungary

A large majority of EU member states have agreed in principle to freeze billions in payments from the European Community...

Corona rules currently applied in Bavaria

There are still Corona restrictions in Bavaria, but there aren't many anymore - and the biggest one has been history since...

Prevalence of acute respiratory diseases exceptionally high

Experts at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimate that the prevalence of acute respiratory illnesses in the population...

Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt abolish mandatory masks on buses and trains

In Bavaria the mask obligation in the public local passenger traffic is abolished to 10 December. This is no longer...

Snow on the first weekend of December

On the second weekend of Advent, it already looks quite Christmassy in many places in Germany. Especially in the east, the...

Emergency rooms in Brandenburg's hospitals sign off

When there is a shortage of staff in the emergency rooms at Brandenburg's hospitals, they sign off every now and then....

New regulations for immigration of skilled workers

The German government has agreed on new regulations for the immigration of skilled workers. The federal cabinet on...

Christmas business: Black Friday is no longer on the agenda

It looks as if there has been a fundamental shift. Not only in the city centers, but especially there. People are clearly...

Weather forecast: The cold is coming next week

According to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD), the weather in Germany will be late autumnal in the next...

British airports plan new rules

British airports plan to abolish rules on the amount of liquids in carry-on luggage within the next two years, according...

Gas price brake to apply retroactively from January

In the gas price brake, citizens and companies are to be relieved retroactively for January and February 2023. So far, it...

Earthquake of magnitude 5 shakes island nation of Indonesia

After an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java, the number of dead has risen to at least 56. This was announced by...

Do I still have to get the PCR test without being in quarantine?

Even though we have been trying to come to terms with the corona virus for more than two years, to protect ourselves and...

Sharp increase in depression in Brandenburg

The KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse records an above-average increase in patients with depression in Brandenburg. The...

German economy to shrink in 2023 according to EU

Germany is bringing up the rear in terms of economic growth in the euro zone and the EU. According to the European...

Binance blows off FTX purchase

The cancellation of the FTX.com acquisition, announced just a day earlier, pushed bitcoin near $16,000 on Wednesday. The...

Eurojackpot cracked: 120 million euros go to Berlin

A lucky man from Berlin has cracked the Eurojackpot and won 120 million euros. As the West German Lottery announced on...

Whatsapp plans revolutionary change for group chats

Whatsapp has recently been working more and more on improving the Messenger app. Especially since major security...

Companies to receive location for gas price brake

According to a media report, companies should only be relieved by the gas price brake if they maintain their sites,...

German economy defies the crises

The German economy grew by a surprising 0.3 percent in the third quarter, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, the...

Old-age poverty is increasing

More and more people in Brandenburg are dependent on social welfare. In June of this year, there were 27,380 women and...

RKI assumes 4500 heat deaths

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) expects around 4500 heat-related deaths this year, putting the number at a comparable...

Germany exports more to Great Britain

German exports to the UK are on the verge of a comeback after years of decline, partly due to Brexit: they could grow...

Strike extends to buses and trains

The strikes at French refineries, which have been going on for about three weeks, are to spread on Tuesday to the...

Red-red-green wants to subsidize a nationwide ticket

The SPD, the Greens and the Left want to offer the 49-euro ticket, which the federal and state governments agreed on...

Massive staff shortage: Munich runs out of bakers

The union of food, pleasure and restaurants (NGG) calls for more wages for the approximately 3,560 bakery employees in...

Bundeswehr general warns of attacks on infrastructure and cyber attacks

Bundeswehr General Carsten Breuer has warned of possible attacks on Germany's critical infrastructure. "Every substation,...

Demand for housing subsidies rises in Brandenburg

More and more Brandenburg residents are applying for housing subsidies. At the same time, demand for tips on how to save...

Government launches cash ban on real estate purchases

The German government wants to ban cash transactions in real estate purchases. This is to be regulated as part of the...

Eurowings pilots strike on Thursday

The pilots' union VC has announced a 24-hour strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings for Thursday. The union Cockpit...

US and South Korea respond with projectiles to North Korean missile

A day after North Korea's latest missile test, the U.S. and South Korea have fired projectiles of their own in the region....

Corona incidence is now almost 700

The autumn and Oktoberfest wave in Bavaria is picking up speed. In the state capital in particular, the incidence of...

EU states want more leeway on the electricity market

An important week is beginning for Europe's energy markets - and electricity consumers. This Friday, at their meeting in...

Spain plans wealth tax

In Spain, a fierce tax battle has broken out between the regional governments and the government in Madrid. In view of the...

Cash payments on the bus

Berlin's House of Representatives is pushing to allow the purchase of tickets on buses with cash again. During a debate on...

German storage facilities 90 percent full despite gas supply freeze

Despite the cessation of gas supplies from Russia at the end of August, German gas storage facilities are now more than 90...

After 7.2 magnitude earthquake: US center issues tsunami warning for Taiwan

Taiwan was again shaken by a severe earthquake on Sunday. The earth tremors hit the sparsely populated southeastern part...

Corona drug Paxlovid becomes a slow seller

Many hopes were pinned on the Corona drug Paxlovid at the beginning of the year. At the time, the newly developed tablets...

Cannabis legalization could violate EU law

The cannabis legalization planned by the coalition violates EU law, according to a study by the Bundestag's Scientific...

Bahn has to close dozens of routes due to defective concrete sleepers

Following the fatal train accident in Garmisch-Patenkirchen at the beginning of June, Deutsche Bahn announced that 200,000...

Twelve federal states stop initial admission of protection seekers

In view of the high number of Ukraine refugees and asylum seekers from other states, twelve of 16 German states are...

Lufthansa pilots begin strike

Lufthansa pilots plan to paralyze their company's flight operations this Friday with an all-day strike. At shortly after...

Buses and trains almost as full as before Corona

Buses and streetcars operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) have been almost as full as they were before Corona for...

More crimes and fewer traffic fatalities in the first half of the year

The number of criminal offenses in Brandenburg rose significantly in the first half of this year, according to police. "We...

Euro continues to weaken against the dollar

The euro has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years and is settling below parity against the dollar. At 0.9909, the common...

Liquid gas from Canada will only be available on a large scale in a few years

Due to the possible drying up of gas imports from Russia, Germany is looking for alternatives. One of them: Canada. The...

Japan's pandemic problem: Too little alcohol is drunk

After the pandemic, the Japanese government has a new problem. Young people are drinking too little alcohol. This is the...

Police in Greece stop 1500 migrants at the border with Turkey

Greek security forces have prevented an unusually large number of migrants from illegally crossing into the EU from Turkey...

Even fish are now tested for the coronavirus in China

Even fish caught in the sea have to undergo a corona test in China. Videos of fish being swabbed in the mouth with a...

Munich Airport expects 45 temporary workers from Turkey

Munich Airport is expecting a total of 45 temporary workers from Turkey in the coming weeks - the first as early as next...

Inflation: Starting of school will be expensive

Not only gasoline, heating and food are becoming significantly more expensive in Germany, but also school attendance: In...

Merz against nationwide mask requirement

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has spoken out against a blanket mask requirement in the fall. "A general mask requirement in...

Up to 33 degrees this weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg

Lots of sun and temperatures above 30 degrees should attract many people in Berlin and Brandenburg to swimming pools and...

9-Euro ticket depresses German inflation

Fuel discounts and nine-euro tickets caused German inflation to fall for the second month in a row in July. Goods and...

Drought causes problems for Brandenburg's fruit growers

Brandenburg's fruit growers are struggling with drought, strong sunshine and higher costs. Yields are good overall, but...

Lauterbach wants clear vaccination recommendations for all age groups

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has called for "clear recommendations" even for people under 60 or 70 on whether...

Road and rail closures at least until Saturday

The fire in Grunewald in Berlin is still not completely extinguished two days after it broke out - the nearby city highway...

Weather service warns of heavy thunderstorms for the weekend

Germany sweating: Thursday has been the second hottest day of the year so far with up to 39.6 degrees. This preliminary...

Gas customers must prepare for up to 1190 euros more annually

At the end of August, at least that is the plan, gas consumers will be able to calculate: The amount of the new gas levy...

RKI sees sideways movement rather than downward trend

In the development of the Corona summer wave in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) continues to give no all-clear....

Large majority votes for new constitution in Tunisia

Tunisia's President Kais Saied has expanded his power with a new constitution, adding to worries about an impending end to...

Lauterbach goes to statutory health insurance for corona vaccinations

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has expressed his annoyance at comments made by the head of the National...

Pilot strike possible in August

After flight cancellations due to industry-wide bottlenecks in the aviation sector, Deutsche Lufthansa is now also...

Forest fire on federal highway 96 north of Berlin

In the middle of the heat wave, a forest fire broke out north of Berlin on Wednesday night. Near the federal highway 96 at...

Hospitals are running short of medical devices

In addition to rising corona infection figures, supply bottlenecks are currently making themselves felt in hospitals....

CDU politicians open to speed limits on motorways

In view of the energy crisis, parts of the CDU are open to a temporary speed limit on highways. Party Vice President...

Almost 10,000 canceled regional trains in spring

"The train is cancelled. The reason is short-term illness of the staff. We apologize for any inconvenience." Bad surprises...

Scholz rules out tax increases to relieve inflation

Chancellor Olaf Scholz currently sees no possibility for tax increases to distribute the burden of inflation more fairly....

Habeck wants to secure gas supply by all means

According to Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), the German government will do everything in its power to secure...

Fire brigade prepares for longer operation

After the outbreak of the forest fire in the Lieberoser Heide in southeastern Brandenburg, the fire department is...

Faeser announces easier influx of workers in the hospitality industry

According to the special regulation for airport staff, the federal government is also planning a simplified immigration of...

Lufthansa demands use of more modern scanner technology

Lufthansa German Airlines has called for the use of more modern scanner technology at security checkpoints. "There is...

These rules apply to the paid Corona citizen tests

Testing for Corona free of charge is now a thing of the past after more than a year. From this Thursday on, only certain...

New cars in the EU to be emission-free from 2035

The EU countries want only climate-neutral new cars to be sold in the European Union from 2035. The ministers of the 27...

Elementary school in Prenzlauer Berg wants to start later and shorten hours

In view of Berlin's shortage of teachers, an elementary school in Prenzlauer Berg wants to break new ground. According to...

Berlin risks blockade on climate protection

And the next hurdle is already looming: The reform of emissions trading, the EU's most important climate protection...

U.S. Senate passes gun safety bill

The vote in the House of Congress on Thursday was 65 in favor and 33 against. Now the bill must pass the House of...

Corona rules now apply in Bavaria

In Bavaria, there are very few Corona regulations left - and even those have been relaxed yet another time: Since...

317 confirmed monkeypox cases in Berlin

The number of registered monkeypox cases in Berlin has continued to rise. As of Monday, 317 laboratory-confirmed...

More doctors from abroad in Berlin

More and more doctors trained abroad want to work in Berlin. The number of applications for recognition of doctors...

Supermarkets sell extra-thick "cheat" bags

German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) has urged supermarket operators to comply with the current ban on...

Zelensky pledges participation in G7 and NATO summits

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyhas accepted the invitations to the G7 and NATO summits at the end of June....

Swiss airspace reopened

After a disruption at the Swiss air traffic control Skyguide on Wednesday morning, the airspace over the Alpine country is...

Bundesbank expects inflation above 7 percent and weaker growth

According to the Bundesbank, the consequences of the war in Ukraine are slowing economic growth in Germany and driving up...

Medical association warns against further Corona data blind spots

In the fight against the Corona pandemic, Germany urgently needs a better database, in the view of the German Medical...

Up to 10,000 people in need of protection still waiting to leave Afghanistan

Ten months after the radical Islamic Taliban took power in Afghanistan, up to 10,000 people are still waiting to leave for...

Deutsche Bank brings hundreds of programmers from Russia to Berlin

Deutsche Bank is bringing hundreds of programmers from its technology center in Russia to Berlin. Germany's largest...

Second confirmed monkeypox case in Brandenburg

In Brandenburg there is the second confirmed monkeypox case. The virus was detected in a 35-year-old man from the district...

Amphibian and reptile species threatened by drought years

The low rainfall in recent years has not only severely reduced amphibians in Brandenburg, but also many reptile species....

Three cities still above nitrogen oxide limits

One year after the European Court of Justice's nitrogen dioxide ruling against Germany, the Environment Ministry and...

Shanghai lifts many restrictions after two months of lockdown

After two months of strict lockdown, restrictions have largely been eased in the eastern Chinese port city of Shanghai....

Relief over interest rate outlook boosts US stock markets

The U.S. stock markets on Thursday have strongly expanded the previous day's gains. According to stockbrokers, as on the...

Government decides on tenant relief for climate tax

The German government has initiated relief for millions of tenants in the climate tax for residential buildings. According...

Which virus variants are there and how dangerous are they?

Nationwide sale of nine-euro ticket has begun

Deutsche Bahn and numerous transport associations in Germany began selling nine-euro monthly tickets on Monday. In the...

U.S. wants to deliver anti-ship missiles to Ukraine

According to insiders, the USA wants to provide Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles so that it can break the Russian...

WHO calls for rigorous contact tracing for monkeypox patients

After the appearance of monkeypox in humans in Europe and the United States, the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

Deutsche Bahn updates ICE

Deutsche Bahn wants to attract more passengers to its trains with new seats and a changed interior design in the ICE....

Sweden's Foreign Minister has signed membership application

Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde signed her country's NATO membership application on Tuesday. "Our NATO application is...

Number of infections declines, incidence drops to 477

The Robert Koch Institute has reported the nationwide seven-day incidence as of Saturday morning at 477.0. That's...

EU announces another 500 million euros for arms deliveries

The EU wants to provide a further 500 million euros for the supply of weapons and equipment to the Ukrainian armed forces....

Bitcoin has not been worth much for a long time

The original cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since the end of 2020 at 26,591 US dollars on the Bitfinex...

Lots of sun in Berlin and Brandenburg - but drought causes problems

After several dry months now summery outdoor weather already at the beginning of May: Maximum temperatures of up to 28...

Authorities tighten Corona measures in Beijing

Corona measures in the Chinese capital Beijing have been further tightened. The city center of the Chinese capital was...

Taliban prescribes women burqa in public

Taliban chief Hibatullah Achundsada has mandated that women in Afghanistan wear a burqa in public. They should wear the...

RKI lowers Corona risk rating

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has lowered its risk assessment of the current Corona situation in Germany by one level....

More than 30 million people for 2022 census starting May 15

Starting May 15, more than 30 million randomly selected people nationwide will be surveyed for the census. It consists of...

Entry rules will be extended until the end of May

Corona rules will continue to apply for vacation returnees entering Germany for the time being. The federal cabinet...

UK retailers cut prices

Two of the largest retailers in the UK are responding to the rapidly rising cost of living with price cuts and wage...

Incidence decreases to 807.0

The nationwide seven-day incidence for new Corona infections has dropped again slightly. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI)...

Ukraine now has more tanks than Russia

The U.S. Department of Defense now considers the Ukrainian military to outnumber Russian forces in armored vehicles. Due...

RKI detects new coronavirus variants in Germany

Several of the fairly new omicron sublines and mixed variants have so far been found relatively rarely or not at all in...

Germany prepares exchange of heavy weapons for Ukraine

The German government is preparing a ring swap for the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine. According to information...

More than 70,000 passengers at BER for the first time

A few days abroad, a visit to relatives - at Easter there are many reasons to travel, and the vacations make it easier....

WHO observes new Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5

In light of new coronavirus subvariants, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that countries are testing less....

Potatoes increase in price by 88 percent

Even before the start of the war in Ukraine, producers of agricultural products raised their prices more sharply than they...

Vaccine denial under the spotlight

The North Rhine-Westphalia Office for the Protection of the Constitution is the first intelligence service to describe the...

S-Bahn Munich tests all-day bicycle transport

Those planning excursions to the area around Munich are often bothered by the closing times for taking bicycles on the...

Majority in Finland wants to join NATO

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö assumes that his country will join NATO. Speaking to German journalists a day before...

Fear of price shock

A small group of demonstrators has gathered in front of the European Council, carrying Ukrainian flags and holding up a...

US, UK and Australia want to jointly develop hypersonic weapons

The United States, UK, and Australia plan to jointly develop hypersonic weapons. The trilateral cooperation is taking...

Six new features for voice messages on Whatsapp

Whatsapp is giving its voice messages an extensive update. The six new features will be introduced gradually in the coming...

Saudi Arabia announces ceasefire in Yemen during Ramadan

The Saudi-led military coalition active in Yemen has announced a ceasefire for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. "The...

Berlin finally gets the first 200 e-charging lanterns

After a delay of several years, Berlin is converting streetlights in Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Marzahn-Hellersdorf into...

Coalition leaders agree on relief package

Due to rising prices, people in Germany are to receive one-off relief in the form of a flat-rate energy tax of 300 euros...

Berlin builds 400 sirens

With the siren support program launched by the federal government, about 5000 sirens can be supported throughout Germany....

Habeck seeks alternatives to Putin's gas

In the shadow of the Ukraine war, Robert Habeck is on the road as a traveling salesman. The German government wants to...

Countries sharply criticize new Infection Protection Act

Before the prime ministers' conference on Thursday, several German states have voiced criticism, some of it sharp, of the...

German airport strike causes flight cancellations

At Munich Airport itself, there were initially no protests by staff, a spokesman said in response to a query. "Munich has...

Freight forwarders warn of empty supermarket shelves due to fuel costs

The extreme rise in fuel prices is taking a break. Both for diesel and for super gasoline of the E10 variety, the prices...

Lauterbach expects corona case numbers to continue to rise

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has warned against carelessness ahead of the planned imminent abolition of Corona...

IMF and USA want to help Ukraine with several billions

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $1.4 billion (1.27 billion euros) in emergency aid for Ukraine. "The...

Amazon rainforest threatens to become savannah

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest could soon be so advanced that the ecosystem, which is so important for the...

Evacuation of Mariupol fails again

The evacuation of the Russian-besieged port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine has failed for the second day,...

Putin sees no requirement for martial law in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin currently sees no preconditions for declaring martial law in Russia. Such a situation...

New Corona rules apply in Berlin

Against the backdrop of falling infection figures and declining hospital occupancy by people infected with Corona, the...

Nationwide seven-day incidence rises slightly

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has now reported a slight increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence after several...

Euro zone inflation rises to 5.8 percent

Inflation in the euro zone rose to 5.8 percent in February. This was announced by the European statistics office Eurostat...

US eases mask guidelines

More than 70 percent of the population can avoid wearing a mask indoors in the United States. This is according to the new...

Will Qatar step in if Russia turns off the gas?

There is still enough gas to get us through the rest of the winter, even if Russia turns off the gas tap in response to...

Brazil storm death toll rises to more than 200

After landslides and flooding as a result of heavy rain, the number of dead in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro...

Increasing wildfires due to climate change

Devastating wildfires like the recent ones in Australia and California will increase significantly because of climate...

Deutsche Bahn renewed suspension of regional services

"Ylenia", "Zeynep" and now "Antonia": At the turn of the week, the third storm is rushing over Berlin and Brandenburg -...

Nationwide seven-day incidence decreases

The seven-day incidence of new corona infections in Germany has fallen again. According to the Robert Koch Institute...

Rights for rail passengers during severe weather conditions

General passenger rights apply in the event of delays and train cancellations. Deutsche Bahn often responds to exceptional...

Traffic lights agreement on CO2 price sharing

According to information from the AFP news agency, the government has agreed on key points for the planned sharing of CO2...

Canada wants to end corona protests with emergency law

With protests in Canada against the government's Corona policy heating up for weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans...

Novavax vaccine now also tested in adolescents

After the European authorities approved the vaccine on December 20 and the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) also...

2 G when shopping should fall nationwide

Many German states have already abolished it, and now the 2-G rule in retail is about to be abolished nationwide. At their...

Bavaria does not want mandatory vaccination for nursing staff

For the time being, Bavaria does not want to implement the facility-based vaccination requirement for nursing staff, which...

Europe and Africa can only achieve energy transition together

This year, Europe and Germany in particular are moving from ambitious announcements to decisive action on climate...

Inflation in Turkey is getting out of control

This week, Turkey attracted attention with positive figures from tourism and foreign trade. But inflation figures...

German natural gas storage facilities only 37 percent full

The consumption of natural gas is continuing, and as a result the levels in Germany's storage facilities are also falling...

Seven-day incidence reaches high of 1073

The incidence value of new corona infections in Germany has once again reached an all-time high. The Robert Koch Institute...

Germany sends field hospital to Ukraine

In the Ukraine conflict, the German government wants to deliver a field hospital to Kiev, but continues to reject arms...

British consider troop increase in Baltics and Poland

In view of the Russian troop presence on the border with Ukraine, the British government is considering sending hundreds...

Austria raffles 500-euro vouchers among vaccinated persons

In addition to the planned Corona vaccination requirement in Austria, financial incentives are to encourage people to...

Germany approves record arms exports

Germany has approved more arms exports in 2021 than ever before. This is according to a preliminary balance sheet of the...

Seven-day incidence exceeds 500 for the first time

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warns of a high number of deaths and massive restrictions in hospital treatments in...

German economic output up 2.7 percent in 2021

With 2.7 percent growth, the German economy has bounced back in 2021 after the Corona low. However, the increase in gross...

The dangerous dependence on pesticides

Domestic apple production is impressive. Fruit growers in this country harvest more than one million tons in a good year....

Scholz cannot keep promise of mandatory vaccination

The goal set by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) of introducing compulsory vaccination by March at the latest can no longer be...

What should you do and avoid after receiving the vaccination?

The vaccination campaign continues in Germany. It is clear that the dangers of a Corona infection are to be rated much...

Vaccine shortage looms at the beginning of the year

The nationwide seven-day incidence has dropped again compared to the previous day. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave...

Heavy damper for women's handball at the World Cup

A heavy blow instead of a tailwind for the knockout round: Germany's women's handball team suffered a heavy defeat at the...

Biontech founder Sahin considers boosters to be necessary after three months

Biontech founder and chief executive Ugur Sahin advocated having booster sensations done after just three months. "If...

Lauterbach announces vaccine inventory

Germany's new health minister, Karl Lauterbach, has stressed the importance of booster vaccinations in the fight against...

Spahn: Further travel restrictions not necessary

The EU has already had several painful experiences with border closures during the Corona pandemic. In the first phase,...

Global defense industry increases sales despite pandemic

The world's leading defense companies increased their sales last year despite the Corona pandemic. The 100 largest...

South Africa: train used to vaccinate

Passenger rail transport is as good as dead in South Africa, and the state-owned transport company Transnet is in a coma....

Apple and Lego open stores at height of pandemic

Open Sundays in Berlin and a few shopping centers in Brandenburg could turn into a business flop, especially for smaller...

Turkish central bank intervenes in the foreign exchange market

By selling foreign currencies on the foreign exchange market, the Turkish central bank is trying to counter the...

Is the omicron mutant more widespread in the UK yet?

Six more cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were confirmed in the United Kingdom on Monday, bringing the total to...

Portugal is the paradise of teleworking

Home office work, which spread rapidly in Corona times, has many advantages. And it is desired by an increasing number of...

What happened outside room 5112 at the Regal Airport Hotel in Hong Kong

Little is yet known about the new Sars-CoV-2 variant, which apparently originated in South Africa. What is becoming...

Number of Corona outbreaks in schools increases significantly

In schools, there are currently again significantly more frequent Corona outbreaks. That's according to the Robert Koch...

Parents are better off in the fourth wave

A recent survey shows how important it is for parents that their children can attend schools and daycare centers during...

USA invites Taiwan to online summit for democracy

Amid strained relations with China, the U.S. government has invited Taiwan to its online democracy summit. A list released...

What you need to know about the third vaccination

"Booster vaccination is the completely wrong term in my eyes," says Professor Carsten Watzl. The Secretary-General of the...

Why the British don't fear high infection rates

The British are fascinated by the dramatic situation on the continent and wonder whether they too will soon face new...

RKI is already talking about a fifth wave

The fourth wave of corona is just beginning to build up. Behind it - and still far away - the next one could already be...

Upper Austria and Salzburg impose lockdown for all

In Austria, the provinces of Salzburg and Upper Austria have announced that they will impose a general lockdown from next...

Who should get the booster and when?

Now that German Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has spoken out in favor of allowing everyone over the age of 18 to receive...

Staffing shortage slows re-expansion of immunization services

A lack of personnel is slowing down the planned expansion of the infrastructure for Corona vaccinations in Berlin. The...

Fewer Intensive Care Patients

As of Saturday, Hessian health departments have reported more new Corona cases to the Robert Koch Institute than a week...

Teachers strike today in Berlin

The consequences of the collective bargaining conflict in the public sector will be felt by even more Berlin parents and...

Bulgaria has also long been a transit area for refugees

Trucks are jammed at the Kapikule border crossing. Before entering the EU state of Bulgaria from northwestern Turkey,...

Coalition wants to reinstate free Covid 19 testing

The planned traffic light coalition wants to reintroduce free Covid 19 testing but does not want to regulate this via the...

Is Belarus further fueling the flow of refugees?

Belarus has significantly increased the number of flights from the Middle East to Minsk to bring migrants from the region...

The RKI reports 33,949 new corona infections

The number of daily reported new infections in Germany has exceeded the peak of the third infection wave in spring. On...

Why Corona tests should be free again

Three weeks have passed since Corona tests became chargeable in Germany by the majority. Three weeks can make a huge...

Lauterbach to reopen vaccination centers

To push for booster vaccinations against the coronavirus, acting German Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) is urging a...

More traffic at Munich airport for mid-term break

Bavarian airports are expecting slightly more traffic during the week-long fall vacations, but not a rush of passengers....

Berlin wants to expand help for homeless beyond emergency care

After good experiences during the Corona pandemic, the Berlin Senate Social Administration wants to expand the range of...

Google parent Alphabet increases sales by 41 percent

Google parent Alphabet continues to benefit enormously from the digitalization of life in the Corona pandemic. In the past...

Corona incidence nationwide update

The 7-day incidence of coronavirus in Germany has reached 110. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the nationwide...

Companies demand immigration, 1.2 million workers wanted

According to a new study, the shortage of skilled workers is greatest in the field of social pedagogy. According to data...

Google lowers app fee for subscriptions to 15 percent

Following pressure from software developers and politicians, Google is lowering the levy for subscriptions concluded via...

Storm "Ignatz" causes hurricane-like gusts in Germany

The first strong autumn storm of the year is approaching with low pressure system "Ignatz". The German Weather Service...

Corona incidence suddenly jumps - RKI reports worrying figures for Germany

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported Wednesday a 7-day incidence of 80.4, up from 75.1 the previous day and 65.4 a...

Facebook to create 10,000 new jobs in Europe

Behind Facebook lies a turbulent month with some unpleasant surprises. So the group prefers to look to the future and try...

Significantly more asylum applications in the EU

The number of asylum seekers in Europe has increased significantly, according to the EU's asylum agency. The reasons are a...

3G now also applies at the workplace in Italy

A comprehensive obligation to provide proof of vaccination for all employees is expected to lead to final success over...

Green electricity levy falls to 3.7 cents per kilowatt hour

The surcharge on the price of electricity to promote green power will be significantly reduced for consumers next year....

Number of vaccination breakthroughs increased

There is little momentum in the seven-day incidence in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new...

Corona tests cost money from Monday

German Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has defended the decision that Corona citizenship tests will no longer be free of...

RKI: Corona incidence rises to 63.8

There is currently little momentum in the seven-day incidence of coronavirus in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI)...

RKI assumes higher vaccination rate than reported

According to a new evaluation by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Corona vaccinations in Germany are probably already...

Australia ends shipping of refugees

Australia is drawing a line under a controversial episode in its harsh refugee deterrence policy at the end of the year....

Speed limit in Germany debate

In the coalition negotiations, the parties are arguing about many important issues, but a rigid speed limit on the...

Introduces mandatory vaccination for adults

The interim respite in new Corona infections is over. Last week, the Corona figures stagnated, but they are likely to rise...

Expats with old driver's licenses asked to drive trucks in the UK

Several Germans living in the UK with older driving licenses have received mail from the British government due to the...

What will happen to the dual health system?

The privately insured in Germany have just been lucky once again. In view of the weak performance of the Left Party, they...

Lava from Cumbre-Vieja volcano pours into the sea

Lava around 1,000 degrees from the volcano that erupted on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma just over a week ago...

How the virus endangers Australia's indigenous people

Several dozen mobile homes are parked in the small town of Wilcannia in the middle of the outback, in the sparsely...

Italy vaccination rules bring chaos

It applies to anyone who visits and operates restaurants, public concerts, events and sports competitions, government...

Biden calls for third party vaccination: "Get the booster"

A large-scale campaign for Corona booster vaccinations has begun in the USA. U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that...

Costs in the millions due to Covid treatment for the unvaccinated

Treating unvaccinated covid patients costs millions. Economists have now warned of the immense costs to the healthcare...

Fewer small children and more staff in daycare centers

The number of employees in child daycare increased last year. On March 1, 2021, 751,159 people were employed in this...

Berlin's children's hospitals are overloaded

Due to respiratory infections, sick newborns, accidents and various other illnesses, the children's hospitals in Berlin...

Evergrande announces millions in on-time interest payment

Heavily indebted Chinese real estate group Evergrande has promised to pay millions in interest on time, betting it will...

Lufthansa wants to get rid of state investment

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr and his CFO Remco Steenbergen really gave it their best shot when they tried to make the...

Australia rejects allegations of lies in dispute over submarine deal

Australia has rejected accusations of lying in the dispute over the collapsed submarine deal with France while seeking...

10,000 migrants camp out at southern U.S. border

Near the Texas town of Del Rio, more than 10,000 migrants are holding out under a bridge on the U.S. border. At the...

North Korea fires new cruise missiles

Self-declared nuclear power North Korea has successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according...

STIKO recommends Corona vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) has generally come out in favor of Corona vaccinations for pregnant and...

Spahn wants lost wages for unvaccinated in quarantine

The vaccination campaign in Germany is no longer making any real headway. The number of infections is on the rise. The...

Trains return to normal service

After the end of the third round of strikes by the train drivers' union GDL, Deutsche Bahn has expressed satisfaction with...

Corona modelers call for testing strategy for vaccinated individuals

A research group from Berlin has called for a far-reaching testing strategy that also targets vaccinated and recovered...

Taliban demand financial aid from Germany

The Taliban are demanding diplomatic recognition and financial aid from Germany. "We want strong and official diplomatic...

Virologist Drosten urges more speed in vaccinations

Berlin virologist Christian Drosten urges more speed in vaccinations in view of the delta variant. "We absolutely have to...

Intensive care units are getting crowded again

Over the weekend, the symbolic threshold of 1000 patients was exceeded again. For the first time since mid-June, a...

Group quarantine in Berlin's schools and daycare centers ends

Berlin's public health officials are changing their strategy for dealing with the coronavirus in schools and daycare...

Corona wave hits the young

The fourth wave in the Corona pandemic continues to gain momentum, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), primarily...

China reopens terminal at global third-largest cargo port

In China, authorities have reopened the terminal at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, which was closed due to a corona case....

India wants to grow palm oil on a large scale

While the dispute between the European Union (EU) and the major economies of Southeast Asia over palm oil is simmering,...

Biden and Afghanistan: Is the President in control of the situation

"We will bring you home," Joe Biden promised Friday at the White House, to all Americans still stuck in Afghanistan. Any...

Social housing policy doesn't come for free

There is a shortage of around 350,000 apartments with affordable rents of less than six euros per square meter for social...

Berlin schools and universities fare poorly nationwide

Berlin suffers from a severe shortage of qualified teachers; year after year, only just under half of the vacancies can be...

Restrictions largely lifted - model for the federal government?

In Baden-Württemberg, a new regulation in the Corona pandemic came into force on Monday morning with far-reaching...

Vaccination for everyone aged 12 and older

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) now advocates Corona vaccination for all children and adolescents aged...

Those who cannot - or should not - be vaccinated against Corona

The willingness to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in Germany is stagnating more and more. According to the RKI, the...

Nursing trainees in Berlin's state hospitals ready to strike?

In the collective bargaining conflict at Berlin's state-owned hospitals, the trade union is taking political action -...

How many Germans have really already been vaccinated?

There is "some uncertainty" in the interpretation of vaccination rate data, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)....

Positive Corona tests after party night in Berlin

Berlin is known for its parties. Thus, 43 employees of the DRK vaccination center Arena did not miss the opportunity to...

How Israel wants to stop the spread of Delta

There was a time in the spring when many Europeans looked to Israel in the hope of seeing their own future there. Cafes,...

Denmark incidence rising rapidly

Corona numbers are currently on the rise in the popular German vacation destination of Denmark. According to Statens Serum...

Basketball players proud despite Olympic exit

The frustration about the Olympic elimination quickly gave way to pride in the achievements of Germany's basketball...

Spahn wants to offer supplementary vaccinations

Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to enable booster vaccinations for groups particularly at risk from the...

Mediterranean countries fight against forest fires

Thousands of firefighters continue to battle devastating wildfires in Greece, Turkey and Italy. In a massive fire in the...

How much pressure is allowed on people who don't like vaccinations?

The governing mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller (SPD), has written a letter to the approximately 200,000 students in the...

Berlin considers rebuilding its Corona traffic lights

In view of the debate about the significance of the corona incidence in the course of the vaccination campaign, an...

Crisis management: What can be learned from disaster

Thousands of helpers are still on the move in the areas affected by the floods; in addition to the German Federal Agency...

Ten percent of new corona infections are due to holiday-makers

Will summer vacations lead to a significant increase in the number of corona cases in Germany? This question is being...

Flood of applications for subsidised housing

For years now, the city has been registering a steady increase in demand for subsidised housing and housing subsidies. The...

Is vaccination becoming a moral issue?

The German Foundation for Patient Protection accuses the younger generations in Germany of a lack of willingness to be...

Greece afraid of next Corona lockdown - holidaymakers leave

In Greece, tourism is among the most important sectors of the economy. But in the midst of the 2021 summer season, the...

The first Berlin vaccination center closes

The first of six vaccination centers in Berlin is closing. But even if no more syringes are used in Hangar 4 of the former...

Berlin police sends hundred-strong team to flooded area

The Berlin police are also supporting the rescue work in the flooded areas. A team of one hundred is on its way to...

Beware of small worms at Berlin's bathing spots

The State Office of Public Health advises more caution at Berlin's bathing spots as water temperatures remain warm. This...

Swine fever detected for the first time in domestic pigs in Germany

According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs...

Storm Chaos in the West : Numerous people killed by floods

According to the latest information, at least 19 people have died in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in...

Fifth corona wave in Spain, virus now affecting young people

In Spain, the fifth wave of Corona is sweeping the country almost unchecked. On Tuesday, the regions reported almost...

False Corona free letter sent to more than 100,000 people

Vaccination scandal in Brandenburg: Apparently, more than 100,000 people have been sent their digital vaccination...

Germany vaccination progress update

The vaccination campaign in Germany has lost pace, but more and more citizens are considered to be fully protected. After...

US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan as early as the end of August

The U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31, according to President Joe Biden. "The withdrawal is proceeding...

Holidaymakers in Brandenburg paid for houseboats that did not exist

It is a new and perfidious scam, the victims come from all over Germany and wanted to take a vacation at the Mecklenburg...

End of restrictions in sight

Massive relaxations for vaccinated people are on the horizon in Corona policy: People with full vaccination protection...

Home office is a culture change that cannot be ignored

Are all workers back at work this Monday? Certainly not. But the obligation imposed on companies by lawmakers to allow...

Start of the summer vacations in NRW : Frustration at the airport

At the start of the school vacations, many people from North Rhine-Westphalia left for their summer vacation on Saturday....

Curevac vaccine shows efficacy of 48 percent

The disappointing study results for CureVac's Covid 19 vaccine have been confirmed after a final analysis. The vaccine...

Pension increase rolls out in July

Just in time before the grand coalition government ends for this legislative period, one of its prestige projects is...

Rapid test centers in Berlin hardly used to capacity - more and more are closing down

With a total capacity of more than 4.7 million rapid tests per week, only 741,000 tests were performed in Berlin last...

Delta variant hits Australia: Sydney again in hard lockdown

It all feels a bit like it did a year ago: Corona numbers in Australia are on the rise. The streets of the Sydney...

Delta variant will dominate in Germany as early as July

Immunologist Carsten Watzl expects that the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus will still be the predominant...

Tornado destroys houses in Czech Republic

A suspected tornado left a trail of devastation in the southeastern Czech Republic on Thursday. According to an initial...

UK exceeds incidence of 100 - government still wants to relax

The United Kingdom has exceeded the threshold of 100 in its seven-day incidence. On Monday, authorities registered 10,468...

Dietmar Hopp remains "rock solid" in his conviction of CureVac

The preliminary low efficacy of CureVac's Corona vaccine is unfairly criticized, according to CEO Franz-Werner Haas. No...

First heat wave of the year arrives

The heat wave is upon us. "On Thursday, it goes into full swing. There will be only a few spots where 30 degrees will not...

Statutory health insurance chief calls broad child vaccinations "reckless"

Andreas Gassen, orthopedist and head of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), has spoken out...

Number of deployable nuclear weapons on the rise

The peace research institute Sipri has identified a worrying trend in the development of nuclear weapons. Overall, the...

Lambrecht calls on states to conduct detailed audits

Against the backdrop of falling corona infection figures, German Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) has called for...

Was the scale of the pandemic distorted?

"Horror figures falsified: The great fraud with intensive care beds," was the headline of the Bild newspaper on Friday....

Corona ensures high unemployment despite growth

The effects of the Corona crisis have hit Berlin's economy particularly hard in a state comparison. The differences...

Berlin company doctors join vaccination campaign

Vaccination campaigns begin in companies on Monday. A number of private and state-owned companies in Berlin are also...

Trump demands corona reparations from China

In his first major public appearance since leaving the White House in January, former U.S. President Donald Trump attacked...

National team only 1:1 against Denmark

Even though the German team put in a decent performance overall, it was only enough for a 1-1 (0-0) draw against Denmark...

Mutant combines British and Indian traits

The government of Vietnam announced over the weekend that a new variant of the coronavirus had been discovered in the...

Deutsche Bank in trouble again in US

Deutsche Bank just can't get a grip on its money laundering controls. Reports of a further rebuke from the U.S. Federal...

Impurities in AstraZeneca vaccine to be further investigated

A research team at Ulm University Medical Center has discovered protein impurities in the Covid 19 vaccine from the...

When and how are children vaccinated?

At a renewed vaccination summit, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers plan to discuss, among other...

Hong Kong has no interest in BioNTech

Hundreds of thousands of doses of BioNTech vaccine are sitting unused in the southern Chinese special administrative...

Good asparagus harvest despite the cool spring

"If May is cool and wet, it fills the farmer's barn and barrel." Unfortunately, the old farmers' rule only applied and...

Corona vaccine for Brandenburg not called up

In no other federal state has so little vaccine for the Corona vaccinations arrived as in Brandenburg. With 54.7 vaccine...

How effective are vaccines against viral variants?

The situation in Germany seems to be slowly easing again. For some time now, Corona numbers have finally been steadily...

International Energy Agency: No new oil and gas fields!

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for a farewell to the petroleum age: With immediate effect, there should...

Mallorca attracts tourists with corona insurance

This summer, it's a matter of survival for Mallorca, Europe's most visited vacation island. In the last Corona year, the...

Berlin lifts prioritization in practices as of Monday

Berlin is lifting prioritization for all coronavirus vaccines among general practitioners and company doctors starting...

Amazon wins tax dispute over EU Commission

The tax rules concluded by the Luxembourg state with the internet retailer Amazon do not violate EU state aid law. The EU...

Short-time work saves at least two million jobs

The Corona pandemic shook humanity in many ways. In 2020, the German economy collapsed as severely as it had only once...

Jerusalem experiences most violent riots in years

Once again, Palestinians and Israeli security forces fought fierce street battles in Jerusalem over the weekend. At least...

At least 33 killed in Kabul explosion

At least 33 people were killed in an explosion near a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. At least 55 others...

Violent riots at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Clashes have broken out in Jerusalem between Israeli police and mainly Palestinian youth. At least 53 protesters and six...

After vaccination, how long does immunity last?

The coronavirus continues to spread in Germany, but the vaccination campaign is also progressing. But how long does...

Emergency motions rejected - curfew remains in force

The Federal Constitutional Court has de facto approved the night-time curfew restrictions. Based on a weighing of...

Amazon achieves record profit

Amazon.com continues its rapid growth. The online retailer significantly exceeded expectations with its figures for the...

Criticism of the Vaccine Summit

Green Party leader Katrin Göring-Eckardt sees a need for further clarification after the vaccination summit. "So that the...

America wants to help India with vaccine

Dramatic images and critical statements from India have apparently persuaded the U.S. government to soften its "America...

CureVac's vaccine: Hope in the fight against coronavirus?

The vaccination process in Germany is slowly picking up speed, but it could go considerably faster - if it weren't for the...

New mutant in India in 70 percent of cases

On Thursday, Indian health authorities reported more than 314,000 new infections with the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus, and no...

President Vladimir Putin is still playing games

Vladimir Putin is becoming a real enigma with each additional year of his already lavish term in office (21 years). The...

More than 480 executions worldwide despite Corona 2020

Despite the Corona pandemic, at least 18 countries continued to carry out the death penalty last year. A minimum of 483...

Biden withdraws U.S. troops from Afghanistan

The U.S. is ending the longest war effort in its history. A high-ranking U.S. government official said Tuesday evening...

Companies forced to offer corona tests to employees

In view of the discussion about a compulsory offer for corona tests in companies, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has...

Merkel lockdown update review

Those responsible in the federal states have known for some time that the federal-state round of talks next Monday would...

Coronavirus side effects

Corona patients are more likely to have neurological or psychological problems than people with other respiratory...

Russia's troop movements worry NATO

In light of Russian troop movements and the worsening situation in eastern Ukraine, NATO is warning Moscow against further...

Recommendation for new vaccine

People who have already received a first Corona vaccination with the drug from Astrazeneca should receive the vaccine from...

Munich must pull the emergency brake

Because the incidence is above the critical value of 100 for the third day in a row, the city of Munich has to tighten the...

Brandenburg vaccination centers close, in Berlin injections continue

"Seems the state government of Brandenburg has probably misunderstood the Easter rest," tweeted left-wing opposition...

Call for help from Paris clinics

The French healthcare system is reaching its limits, for the third time since the pandemic broke out. In the capital...

Cause of mass death of bald eagles discovered

With criminalistic flair, researchers have solved the mystery surrounding the mysterious mass death of bald eagles in the...

Covid-19 rapid tests provide unreliable results

Covid 19 rapid tests are supposed to be a pillar of infection protection in Germany. However, according to a recent...

Paying with PayPal may cost extra

Companies are allowed to charge a surcharge for online purchases when customers pay with Paypal or Instant bank transfer....

More than 130,000 Corona test results were on the web unprotected

Anyone entering the Berlin South Test Center takes a trip back in time to blue gyms and sports teachers' whistles. The...

Easter easing for Berlin in doubt

The number of new infections is rising, doctors are increasingly concerned, vaccinations are suspended - until Easter, the...

Vaccinations in doctors' offices start in April

The vaccination campaign in Germany has already been running for two and a half months - but only 6.7 percent of Germans...

Rostock city center reopens

Retail stores in Rostock reopened yesterday. "It's wonderful," raves a customer with many shopping bags in the...

Corona restrictions and relaxations apply as of Monday

The signs point to relaxation: after the federal-state resolutions, life in the Corona pandemic will improve for many...

Parents to force faster school openings in court

A total of seven parents have filed an emergency petition against school closures with the Berlin Administrative Court on...

Vaccination wave rolling towards Germany despite vaccination backlog

In Germany, there is currently a vaccination backlog, many people who have been vaccinated refuse an offer of vaccination...

How Tiktok wants to better protect minors

The new year could have started better for Tiktok. At the end of January, a ten-year-old girl who had taken part in a...

EU vaccination passport to arrive by summer

The EU states want to establish a system of mutually recognized Corona vaccination passports by early summer. The 27 heads...

Astra-Zeneca may produce less than promised in second quarter

The Swedish-British pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca is facing repeated production bottlenecks. The company, which is...

First special approval for Corona self-tests

The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices has granted the first three special approvals for Corona tests for...

Facebook wants to lift block on media content

The Australian government has reached an agreement with Facebook in the dispute over media content on the platform. The...

Berlin wants to additionally secure prisons against drones

In the past, the file was baked into the bread; today, high-tech drones bring drug packages into Berlin's prisons. The...

Letter bomb intercepted at Munich airport

Following a letter explosion at Lidl headquarters and a parcel explosion at a beverage manufacturer, a suspicious package...

One in four in home office

According to a survey by the Hans Böckler Foundation, around a quarter of employees worked from home at the end of...

Fewer domestic flights between France and Germany

No more short domestic flights, instead switch to trains - that appears to be France's new climate plan. Flights are to...

Donald Trump, a victim of Cancel Culture

"Well, Kevin, I guess these people are angrier about the election than you are!" That was reportedly Donald Trump's...

Munich fears many additional homeless people due to pandemic

Munich city council is concerned about a possible increase in the number of homeless people due to the Corona pandemic...

Lockdown consequences for volunteering in Berlin

The streets are slippery and still covered in snow, the air is cold, sidewalks are sometimes poorly cleared. Ironically,...

Emergency declared after fire in power plant

Following a fire in a large Nuremberg power plant, the city has declared a disaster situation. The district heating supply...

Bad weather brings heavy snowfall

A blizzard and bitter cold in the north, freezing rain in the center and spring-like foehn in the south, means Germany is...

EU authority: additional benefit of FFP2 masks quite low

At a time when many people are already stressed out by anti-corona measures, this is news that no one will like to hear:...

Thailand suffers from extreme heat wave

Large parts of Thailand are suffering from an unusually severe heat wave. Thai authorities are issuing health warnings as...

Federal judge overturns approval for abortion pill

Amid the battle over a comprehensive abortion ban in the United States, a federal judge in Texas has overturned the...

Lauterbach: Corona pandemic is over

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) considers the Corona pandemic in Germany to be over. Looking at the status, for...

Finland joins NATO

Finland became the 31st member country to join NATO on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto presented U.S. Secretary...

Lauterbach presents new plans for cannabis law

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wants cannabis legalization in Germany to be implemented initially only in...

Number of approved new apartments fell in 2022

There is a housing shortage in Berlin - but the number of approved apartments in the capital has fallen for the sixth year...

Cold medicines sold particularly often

In the face of waves of illness, the market for over-the-counter medicines in Germany has grown strongly. In pharmacies...

Italy bans laboratory meat

Italians have an intimate relationship with their agriculture, which is known to produce many good foods. Farm animals are...

Mega strike in Munich

The 24-hour traffic warning strike by the Verdi and EVG unions began at midnight. This means that trains, buses and planes...

Coffee consumption: researchers discover new effects on brain

With a per capita consumption of 162 liters per year, coffee is the Germans' absolute favorite beverage. Coffee is not...

Verdi and EVG announce major strike on Monday

The services union Verdi and the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) plan to largely paralyze traffic in Germany on Monday...

US state of Idaho wants executions by firing squad

People sentenced to death could soon be executed by firing squad in the US state of Idaho. The Senate of the state in the...

Fewer new cases of type 2 diabetes

The number of new cases of diabetes in Germany has fallen in recent years - but those affected are getting younger and...

Pensions rise more than expected

Inflation is also causing problems for many pensioners. It is now clear how much their payments will increase in the...

Greens to bring forward coal phase-out to 2030 in east

According to a report, the Green Party wants to bring forward the phase-out of coal throughout Germany to 2030. This is a...

Erdogan wants to agree to Finland joining NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to approve Finland's planned entry into NATO. The ratification process will...

Japan is relaxing corona guidelines for wearing masks

Germany has largely abolished the legal obligation to wear masks, Japan never had one. Since the beginning of the corona...

Record number of days absent due to mental illness in Brandenburg

According to an evaluation by the DAK health insurance fund, employees in Brandenburg have never been absent due to mental...

The confusion at e-charging stations

The sentence is the mantra of e-mobility: "Charging must become as easy as refueling!" Federal Transport Minister Volker...

Disruption at several airports due to warning strikes

Airline passengers must once again prepare for considerable delays and cancellations at several airports in Germany on...

Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations

Iran and Saudi Arabia want to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. That was the...

Work from home office has decreased

The Corona pandemic is supposed to have brought a breakthrough to office work from home, even for normal times outside of...

Coalition aims for energy transition

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is swearing in Germans to a massive transformation of the economy and a switch of the country to...

Easier access to childcare in Potsdam

It's about a project that is virtually exemplary for the sometimes tough processes in Potsdam's city administration: The...

In Germany, 23 percent of the population has immigrated since 1950

In 2021, 14.2 million people who have immigrated since 1950 will live in Germany. This was announced by the Federal...

Energy generation emits more carbon dioxide than ever before

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for more speed in the energy transition as global carbon dioxide...

Almost 9 percent inflation in Germany

The inflation rate in Germany was 8.7 percent in February. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office in...

Verdi announces warning strikes in local transport sector

The warning strikes are to take place at the same time as a global climate strike by the Fridays for Future climate...

State of Lower Saxony wants to get into the solar industry

Lower Saxony's Minister of Economics, Olaf Lies, wants to establish solar plant production in his state with state...

BASF cuts 2,600 jobs but plans to distribute profits

The chemical group BASF is cutting 2,600 jobs and closing roughly 10 percent of its production capacities at its main site...

High proportion of influenza B viruses

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in Germany has risen slightly again. Around 2,400 cases were...

Trainees in catering and hotel industry rising again

During the pandemic, tens of thousands of workers left the hospitality industry to find new jobs. Now there is at least a...

Kenyan introduced mosquito species causes concern

With the arrival of a new species of mosquito in Kenya, concerns are growing about an increase in malaria. During a...

North Korea apparently fires missile into open sea

North Korea has fired a suspected long-range missile at the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military. The...

Ukrainian population in Germany increased more than sevenfold

After the Russian attack, about 1.1 million Ukrainians came to Germany last year. Slightly more than two-thirds immigrated...

Nicotine use by adolescents

During the pandemic, tobacco consumption increased noticeably, especially among young people. The trend is toward...

Why prices are stable in Switzerland

In the industrialized world's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, Switzerland appears to be something of an...

Rescuers free more survivors in earthquake zone

Seven days after the devastating earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region with tens of thousands of dead, survivors...

Supermarket chains lower their coffee prices

After butter prices, coffee prices in Germany are also sliding. The retail chains Aldi, Kaufland and Norma significantly...

Turkish Airlines transports tons of supplies from BER

Tons of relief goods for the people affected by the earthquake in Turkey will be flown out these days also from the...

Meat production down sharply

Meat production in Germany fell sharply last year. Commercial slaughterhouses produced 7.0 million tons of meat, according...

In 2022, 95,000 refugees and asylum seekers were registered in Berlin

A total of just under 95,000 refugees and asylum seekers were registered in Berlin last year and cared for on arrival....

Masks: association demands end in nursing homes

The Federal Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (Bagso) has renewed its call for the abolition of mandatory...

More than 1,500 dead - another tremor at noon

Heavy earthquakes in Turkey on the border with Syria have killed more than 1,500 people in both countries, and thousands...

Tickets for dogs are now also available online

Deutsche Bahn customers can now buy tickets for dogs as online tickets, not just on paper. A spokesperson for Deutsche...

Russian petroleum: EU agrees on price cap

EU member states have agreed on price caps for Russian petroleum products. "EU ambassadors today approved the price caps...

Hong Kong gives away 500 000 airline tickets

Hong Kong wants to welcome as many tourists as possible again after the end of the strict Corona measures - and is giving...

Austria ends all Corona measures

In Austria, all Corona measures will be phased out. This was decided by the government on Wednesday. On April 30, the now...

Inflation in the euro zone falls to 8.5 percent in January

Inflation in the euro zone has continued to fall. As the European statistics office Eurostat in Luxembourg announced on...

The number of unemployed rises sharply

The German labor market is proving robust at the start of the New Year. Although the number of unemployed in January...

Health expenditure increased by 7.7 percent in Berlin

The Regional Database Germany has published data on the local healthcare economy for the first time: In the first pandemic...

Online trade shrank for the first time in Germany

The world of online retail has even been speculating about the return of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in recent weeks. It...

More youth protection for alcohol and tobacco

The Federal Commissioner for Drugs, Burkhard Blienert, is urging greater protection, especially for children and young...

Warning strike at BER

Due to a warning strike at BER, no passenger planes will take off from the capital's airport on Wednesday (January 25)....

Corona in Germany: Current number of cases from the RKI

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the nationwide seven-day incidence as of Tuesday morning at 68.3. That's...

Violence often started from mask refusers

There were more than 2,000 assaults on employees on local and long-distance trains operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB) last...

Minus degrees in Munich: Winter is back

The onset of winter had been announced for days - but the wintry splendor still took many Munich residents by surprise....

Verdi demands 3000 euros for public sector employees in Berlin

The trade union Verdi demands a one-time payment of 3,000 euros for each employee of the public service in the state of...

Minimum tax brings even more money

The global minimum tax increases tax revenue in the world by an estimated 220 billion dollars (204 billion euros). This...

Söder invites teachers to Bavaria

CSU leader Markus Söder wants to attract teachers nationwide to teach in Bavarian schools. "We invite you to come to...

Covid wave in China: Virus without a visa

There is great joy in the neighboring countries about the Chinese being allowed to travel again. But there is also fear of...

Biden declares weather emergency for California

U.S. President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the state of California because of the ongoing winter...

Weather in Germany: DWD warns of snow and icy conditions

While rain and storms still dominate the weather in Germany at the weekend, winter is slowly announcing itself again. It...

Number of acute respiratory diseases significantly declining

The number of acute respiratory illnesses in Germany has fallen significantly. It was most recently at the level of the...

Online shopping becomes a debt trap for many shoppers

The trend toward online shopping, which has been boosted by the Corona pandemic, brings with it a negative side: many...

Apple apparently wants to bring Macs with touchscreens to market

Apple could launch Mac computers with a touchscreen in a departure from its previous strategy, according to a media...

Berlin's energy supply remains secure

Berlin's energy supply is secure - "currently in all sectors", according to the current "Situation Report on Energy...

Pig farming: fewer than 600,000 animals in Brandenburg

The number of pigs kept in Brandenburg - as well as nationwide - has fallen to a low. According to preliminary results,...

Legalization burdens healthcare system

The legalization of cannabis - as envisaged by the traffic light coalition in the federal government - would further...

Tank deliveries to Ukraine

The Greens and FDP are putting pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to supply Ukraine with Leopard main battle tanks...

Europe-wide mandatory PCR testing for China flights

In view of the massive wave of corona infections in China, the chief executive officer of the World Medical Association,...

Munich labor market: More than 14,000 jobs open

People have been talking about it for years. It has become a buzzword that is also the subject of passionate debate: the...

Iran acquires four used Airbus aircraft

Iran has received four used passenger aircraft to replace planes in its aging fleet, despite sanctions in place. Iran's...

USA and Italy impose mandatory testing for travelers from China

In light of a massive wave of Corona infections in China, the U.S. and Italy are increasing their precautionary measures....

Employment agency assures punctual payment of citizen's allowance

The new citizen's income is to be paid out to needy people in Germany on time at the beginning of the year. Thanks to the...

More than five million work in the public sector

Following significant job growth in the public sector, the number of federal, state and local government employees has...

Concern about corona wave in China grows worldwide

Following the U.S. and other countries, the European Union also wants to ramp up protective measures against the...

Traffic chaos in Munich

Numerous traffic lights failed in the Bavarian capital of Munich on Thursday afternoon. Initially, there was talk of a...

Russia and Iran use new trade route

Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route that stretches from the eastern edge of Europe to the...

Taiwan wants to expand cooperation with Europe

Taiwan wants to expand its cooperation with the European Union. President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday at a meeting with...

US fears migrant rush from Mexico

The mayor of the Texas border city of El Paso is a member of U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party. Oscar Leeser is...

EU wants to tighten emissions trading

Consumers and companies in the EU will have to pay more frequently for carbon dioxide (CO?) emissions in the future....

Five new underground trains are now running through the city

Five new subway trains are now in service in Munich. But laymen might have a hard time recognizing them. Visually, the new...

New Zealand bans smoking for future generations

New Zealand wants to ban smoking by law for future generations. The parliament in the capital Wellington passed a...

German Weather Service warns of freezing rain

It's a dangerous mix of frost and moisture: motorists, especially in southern Germany, must prepare for roads slick with...

Employees are losing more wages than ever before

Germany's employees will have lost significant portions of their wages in 2022 - more than ever before in the history of...

Preparations for gas emergency

The Federal Network Agency's indicator for the temperature forecast is set at "critical": According to the weather...

Rents are rising faster again

The rise in residential rents in Germany has accelerated again after a phase of relatively moderate increases. According...

British and Americans warn against new arms deliveries to Russia

The United States and Great Britain have unanimously warned against new arms deliveries from Iran to Russia. Washington...

Croatia joins the Schengen area without border controls

The way is clear for Croatia to join the Schengen area without border controls. This was agreed by the responsible...

No free parking tickets for bike parking in Munich

A Berlin debate is spilling over into Munich. There, the Senate had announced that it would explicitly allow - and...

Almost two million unvaccinated Italians must pay fine

The Corona vaccination requirement divides many societies. In Germany, facility-based mandatory vaccination is in effect...

Number of traffic fatalities rises again

The "pandemic effect" is falling away: The Federal Statistical Office has recorded a significant increase in traffic...

84 percent inflation in Turkey

Prices continue to rise exceptionally fast across the board in Turkey. Goods and services became more expensive in...

Employers must document the working hours of their employees

It is a document that is likely to have an impact on the everyday lives of many millions of employees in Germany. In 22...

Federal government to ban price increases for electricity and gas

The federal government wants to generally prohibit electricity and gas suppliers from raising prices in 2023. This is...

The situation on the labor market is deteriorating

The situation on the German labor market continues to cloud in view of the economic consequences of the Ukraine war. As...

Chinese and Russian aircraft penetrated air defense zone

Two Chinese and six Russian fighter jets entered South Korea's airspace surveillance zone Wednesday, according to Seoul....

Earthquakes shake Greece

Several quakes shook parts of Greece on Tuesday morning. The strongest earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter...

Inflation in Germany falls to 10.0 percent

The inflation rate in Germany fell in November. As the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday based on an initial...

Government and opposition reach agreement worth billions of euros

In negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, both sides have agreed to invest frozen state funds...

ATMs need better protection against explosions

The Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) wants to oblige the operators of ATMs to secure cash holdings against...

USA bans new Huawei smartphones

"Unacceptable risk to national security": The U.S. telecommunications regulator FCC sees a risk of espionage in Huawei and...

Immigration record in Great Britain

The latest immigration statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have the British government reviewing visa...

Austria prepares for up to 40 centimeters of fresh snow

Italy is on storm alert. Venice has activated the flood system "Moses". According to the flood forecast, levels of up to...

Tourists flock to Potsdam again

The tourism industry in Potsdam has overcome the Corona crisis. The influx of guests is approaching the level seen before...

Bavaria has spent 3.7 billion euros on the fight against Covid-19

The Free State of Bavaria has spent more than 3.7 billion euros since 2020 to directly combat the Corona pandemic. This is...

Eurowings expands at BER - twice as many destinations as of March 2023

Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is significantly increasing its base and services at BER Airport. This was announced by...

Stiko advocates Covid 19 vaccination for previously-ill small children

The Standing Committee on Vaccination (Stiko) recommends vaccinating previously ill children between the ages of six...

British government raises taxes and cuts spending in fight against inflation

The British government wants to fill the huge hole in the budget coffers with tax increases and spending cuts amounting to...

Test flight for NASA "Artemis" moon mission launched

After months of postponements, the crisis-ridden NASA lunar mission "Artemis 1" departed on Wednesday for a first test...

Dispute about the end of the mask requirement in buses and trains

The advance from Schleswig-Holstein to end the obligation to wear masks on buses and trains met with a mixed response in...

EU decides on new sanctions against Iran

The EU is imposing new sanctions because of the serious human rights violations in Iran. At a meeting in Brussels on...

Bavaria abolishes corona isolation requirement

In four federal states, the isolation obligation for Corona infected persons will soon be dropped. Bavaria,...

USA wants to extend export ban on ASML to China

The chip machine manufacturer ASML is getting deeper into the global political dispute over high technology. The United...

RKI: The flu wave starts earlier than usual in Germany

Twice the flu wave in Germany remained largely absent - now influenza is back, and relatively early. Quite high case...

Traffic lights reach agreement on CO2 levy for tenants and landlords

The traffic light coalition has settled its dispute over the climate levy for residential buildings. The planned...

ITALY : 250 migrants allowed to go ashore from rescue ships

After days of uncertainty, the approximately 250 remaining refugees on board the two rescue ships "Geo Barents" and...

Significantly less cargo in Russian ports

According to figures from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), goods handling in Russian ports has slumped, in...

Lindner plans to spend 83 billion euros on energy price brakes

Finance Minister Christian Lindner expects the planned price brakes for electricity and gas to cost around 83 billion...

RKI: Seven-day incidence increases slightly

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today reported the nationwide seven-day incidence at 290.1. This is according to figures...

North Korea fires 80 artillery shells

North Korea fired numerous artillery shells Friday night. The South Korean military said it detected the first of about 80...

Lufthansa suspends flights to Iran

Lufthansa cancelled its flights to the Iranian capital Tehran at short notice. Employees had previously found a body in...

Airbus counters Boeing's billion-dollar loss

Guillaume Faury remains optimistic. The CEO of the European aerospace group Airbus is sticking to his targets of...

New lockdown wave in China

Rising corona infections have triggered a new wave of lockdowns in China. From Wuhan in central China to Xining in the...

Lauterbach considers cannabis legislation

The federal cabinet has agreed on key points for the planned legalization of cannabis. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach...

Tax-free inflation premium may start flowing from Oct. 27

The date for the earliest possible transfer of the inflation bonus of 3000 euros without deductions by employers has been...

Coalition wants to facilitate immigration of job seekers

In the future, job seekers from abroad should be able to come to Germany more easily and legally. For this purpose, a...

Number of Covid 19 patients in hospitals almost in four figures

Hospitals in Brandenburg are admitting more and more patients with Corona. The number of Covid 19 patients was 998 on...

Ebola in Uganda continues to spread

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has prevailed against much opposition. Although the measure was unpopular, he has since...

Government approves nuclear power plant lifetime extension

Following Chancellor Olaf Scholz's order, the German government has approved the requested lifetime extension for the...

Public health officers demand mandatory wearing of masks indoors

Public health physicians have called for a return to mandatory mask use indoors in light of the high incidence of corona...

Second pilots' strike slows down Eurowings

Pilots of the airline Eurowings went on a three-day strike on Monday morning. The industrial action began as planned, said...

How unusual are the mild temperatures in October?

This October feels more like August in many parts of Germany: Up to 26 degrees were measured in Rosenheim on Sunday. On...

Accommodation for refugees in Berlin

The Berlin Senate has set itself a goal: Conditions like those that prevailed in the city in 2015 are to be avoided at all...

The price of diesel continues to increase

The price of diesel in Germany continues to rise. Although the price of oil has recently declined due to recession...

Munich clinics: The situation is getting worse

Hospitals are again groaning more under Corona: 576 hospital beds are currently occupied by Corona patients in Munich...

Berlin district rebuilds 50 intersections against parking violations

Pedestrian safety is to be improved - and quickly. This year, the district of Mitte wants to rebuild 50 intersections....

Deutsche Bahn presents timetable for 2023

Whether from Cologne to Munich, from Hamburg to Frankfurt or from Berlin to Warsaw: With the change in Deutsche Bahn's...

Hurricane "Julia" moves toward Nicaragua

Near the coast of Nicaragua, hurricane "Julia" has developed into a hurricane. The U.S. Hurricane Center NHC upgraded...

Massive disruption to rail traffic in northern Germany

According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical malfunction is currently causing a complete standstill in long-distance traffic in...

Retail food sales as weak as last seen in 2017

Consumers made particular savings on food in August. This was felt by German retailers, whose food sales were weaker than...

US President Biden to ease marijuana rules

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a pardon for all those convicted at the federal level of simple marijuana...

More girls newly treated for depression in 2021

In the second Corona year 2021, according to a study by the health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit in Brandenburg, a...

Global poverty grows again for the first time in 30 years

One of humanity's greatest success stories has quietly come to an end. After around one billion people escaped extreme...

Biden has oil export ban under review

The USA was once the land of cheap gasoline. Those days are now over; a gallon on the West Coast now costs up to $6.70,...

Mild autumn weather expected in southern and eastern Germany

In Germany, mild autumn weather is expected in many places in the coming days. On Wednesday, there may be golden October...

Operation could save 1.3 million tons of CO2

Continued operation of all three still-active nuclear power plants through March could save about 1.3 million metric tons...

Weather forecast announces summer comeback in the south

Autumn is here and not only in terms of the calendar. In the last few days it was cold and rainy in Germany and so it will...

Decommissioned railroad lines remain closed

In the view of several transport associations, the federal and state governments are still making little progress with the...

90 refugees drowned off the coast of Syria

At least 89 people have died after a refugee boat coming from Lebanon sank off the coast of Syria. 20 people were rescued,...

Flu vaccination: When should you get vaccinated?

High fever, aching limbs and severe fatigue, these are some typical symptoms of influenza. Influenza is caused by viruses...

Harz district wants to buy firefighting aircraft

For the first time, two Italian firefighting aircraft supported the helicopters and ground forces in the forest fire...

Europe's first ecosystem with its own rights

The largest saltwater lagoon in the western Mediterranean is threatened with ecological collapse. Intensive agriculture is...

Rents for student rooms increase sharply

Students have to dig deeper and deeper into their pockets for their rent. On average, rents for student apartments are 5.9...

Russia plans to mobilize 300,000 reservists

Nearly seven months after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization in...

Heating check mandatory in Germany

The German government has already adopted numerous measures to counter the energy crisis in the winter of 2022/2023. On...

EU Commission to cut funding for Hungary by 7.5 billion euros

Because of corruption and violations of the rule of law in Hungary, the European Commission has proposed to cut payments...

In 2023, fewer parents will have to pay for childcare

Brandenburg's state government wants to implement important improvements in childcare despite the current freeze on the...

Corona decline halts shortly before cold season

Given the time of year, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) expects more respiratory illnesses in the near future. "An overall...

European gas price at lowest level since end of July

The price of European natural gas fell on Monday to its lowest level since the end of July. In the morning, the price of...

Lufthansa pilots receive 980 euros more per month

When the Vereinigung Cockpit union called for the second round of strikes in the wage dispute with Deutsche Lufthansa last...

Thousands of people bid farewell to the Queen

Thousands of people gathered along the roads in Scotland on Sunday to get a first glimpse of the coffin of the late Queen...

Real estate as retirement provision: Owners have an early advantage

Many people start putting money away at an early age. Often their parents, grandparents or godparents do it first, before...

U.S. to deliver 100 air defense missiles to Taiwan

Military aid for Taiwan, which is under Chinese pressure, is taking concrete shape in the United States. The U.S. State...

Successor to the nine-euro ticket to arrive in early 2023

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing wants the successor to the nine-euro ticket to be clarified by the end of the...

Business situation in the automotive sector deteriorates significantly

The mood in the executive suites of the German automotive industry deteriorated noticeably in August: For the first time...

U.S. disappointed with Iran's latest response on nuclear deal

In the struggle to relaunch the nuclear agreement with Iran, the U.S. has expressed disappointment with the latest...

Only about half of citizens want to be vaccinated

"The European Medicines Agency recommends approval of the coronavirus vaccine." Just under two years ago, shortly before...

Serbia and Kosovo reach agreement in dispute over entry rules

The two Balkan neighbors Serbia and Kosovo have settled their dispute over entry rules shortly before the end of a new...

US economy: Inflationary pressure eases slightly

In the U.S., too, people are keeping their money together. They increased their spending in July by only 0.1 percent...

Lufthansa calls for abolition of mandatory masks in air travel

Lufthansa has spoken out in favor of abolishing mandatory masks in air travel. "We rely on the personal responsibility of...

Teacher shortage threatens support for students with disabilities

The shortage of teachers in Berlin is becoming a risk for the legal right to school inclusion. This was warned on Tuesday...

Phone scammers cause damage of more than 320,000 euros in Berlin

Thousands of people have already fallen for telephone fraudsters who pretend to be employees of Europol - and in some...

Germans' corona savings cushions are melting away

According to the Ifo Institute, inflation is eroding the additional savings accumulated by Germans during the pandemic....

Turkey now imports twice as much oil from Russia

Turkey has more than doubled its imports of Russian oil this year. Imports have so far totaled an average of more than...

Construction industry records rising sales and income

Construction is still booming in Berlin and Brandenburg, and at the same time it is more expensive than ever before -...

Berlin has more students than ever before

After about six and a half weeks of summer vacation, the new school year starts this Monday in Berlin and Brandenburg....

Temperatures rise again up to 34 degrees

Breathe easy at the beginning of the week - then the temperatures in Germany climb in many places again to midsummer 26 to...

Greece is no longer under EU financial supervision

After twelve years, Greece is no longer under EU financial supervision as of Saturday. This marks the end of a painful...

Bundesbank chief believes inflation could rise to ten percent

Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel believes the end of the fuel discount and the nine-euro ticket could push the inflation...

Bavaria's state forests expect rush for wind power in the forest

It's been a good three years since Minister President and CSU leader Markus Söder announced the rapid construction of at...

Producer prices rise at record pace

German manufacturers surprisingly raised their prices at a record pace in July. Producer prices rose by an average of 37.2...

Repeat of the Bundestag election in many parts of Berlin is approaching

A repeat of the Bundestag election in many parts of Berlin is becoming increasingly likely. As the online magazine "The...

Israel and Turkey resume full diplomatic relations

After years of tensions, Israel and Turkey plan to fully resume diplomatic relations. Both countries have decided to...

Companies prepare for the worst because of the Rhine crisis

Shutdowns, short-time work, supply bottlenecks: German industry warns of devastating consequences for the economy in view...

Stiko wants to change Corona vaccination recommendation

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) is apparently planning to change the Corona vaccination recommendation....

Gas surcharge will be 2.4 cents

The exact amount of the gas levy to rescue systemically important gas importers is now known: It will be 2.419 cents per...

Gas storage facilities are three-quarters full - experts warn against euphoria

For weeks now, Russia has been supplying significantly less gas to Germany, and concerns are growing about an energy...

U.S. plans crossings of Taiwan Strait by ships and aircraft

Notwithstanding heightened tensions with China over Taiwan, the United States will transit the Taiwan Strait with ships...

Global warming in Arctic much faster than previously assumed

Global warming in the wake of the climate crisis has progressed much faster in the Arctic than previously assumed,...

Sixt profits from the new desire to travel

For years, Germans could hardly move around the world because of the Corona pandemic, but now they seem to want to relieve...

China ends military maneuvers around Taiwan

China's military said it has completed "various tasks" around Taiwan but will continue to conduct regular patrols, it said...

Kiev gets new weapons and billions from Washington

Ammunition, weapons and equipment for Ukraine - the U.S. is putting together the largest-ever package of military aid for...

Berlin universities examine measures to save energy

Some students at Berlin's universities may have to adjust to colder seminar rooms in the coming winter semester. In view...

China's exports rise by a surprising 18 percent

China's exports continued to perform unexpectedly strongly in July. Exports rose 18 percent in U.S. dollar terms compared...

U.S. state of Indiana restricts access to abortions

Indiana has passed a sweeping restriction on abortion access. Republican Governor Eric Holcomb signed the law passed by...

Federal states want to co-finance 9-euro follow-up ticket

The German states are demanding that Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) quickly come up with a concept for a...

Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle embers

Hundreds of firefighters were still on duty on Friday against the forest fire that broke out in Saxon Switzerland more than...

North Korea preparing for first nuclear test since 2017

North Korea is preparing for its first nuclear test since 2017, according to the United Nations. Most recently,...

RKI reports monkeypox cases in two teenagers

About three months after the first monkeypox detection in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) speaks for the first...

Number of parcel complaints rises significantly

Whether it's incorrectly posted letters or damaged parcels: So far this year, the Federal Network Agency has received more...

What Lufthansa pilots ready to strike want

In the middle of the peak vacation season, Lufthansa pilots have voted to take a tougher stance against their employer,...

First ship with Ukrainian corn set sail from Odessa

For the first time since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, a ship carrying grain has left...

Aidshilfe demands one million vaccination doses against monkeypox

To get monkeypox infections under control in Germany, many more vaccine doses are needed than have been ordered by the...

Oil production now suffers from long Covid

If we look at the development of the oil price over the past three months, we see parallels with the stock market in...

Severe earthquake shakes the Philippines

The north of the Philippines has been shaken by a violent earthquake. The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the...

Brandenburg's interior minister plans new law against child abuse

Brandenburg's Interior Minister Michael Stübgen wants to step up the prosecution of child abuse and toughen penalties. To...

More corona patients in intensive care units

The number of people who have to be treated with Covid-19 in an intensive care unit continues to rise. As of Wednesday,...

Russia and Ukraine apparently reach grain agreement

In the conflict over the blockade of grain exports from Ukraine, UN Secretary General António Guterres, Turkish President...

SPD leader calls for significant increase in citizen's income

SPD leader Saskia Esken is insisting on a significant increase in the standard rates in the reform of the citizen's...

World Medical Director demands that lockdowns not be categorically ruled out

According to the chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, the Infection Protection Act should...

China's lockdown drama continues: 264 million people affected by Corona measures

For many months, it was something of an evening ritual in this country for the daily Corona figures to be recited on the...

Inflation is higher than 20 percent in some euro countries

While in Germany the fuel discount and the 9-euro ticket for the train have recently put some pressure on inflation,...

Head of intensive care advises older people to have their fifth vaccination

The President of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Divi), Gernot Marx,...

Talks for the successor to the nine-euro ticket

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has shown himself to be open to a successor regulation for the nine-euro...

Buschmann promises that masks will be compulsory in autumn

The federal government's concept for the Corona Autumn is likely to include "some form of mandatory masks," according to...

Germany expects heat wave of up to 40 degrees

For weeks, the southern countries of Europe have been suffering from drought and heat. A heat wave with highs of up to 40...

Lufthansa back in the profit zone

The Lufthansa Group flew back into the profit zone in the spring. The still very lucrative cargo business and the...

Bundestag approves provisional coal-fired power generation as gas substitute

Because of the gas crisis, the German parliament has cleared the way for more coal-fired power plants to be used to...

Cold temperatures in Germany: polar air drives out summer

After the great sweating, is the great shivering now coming? At least that's what some meteorologists are predicting for...

Summer flight chaos: British Airways cancels 10,300 flights

Summer is here. Finally, you can stay outside again until late in the evening and enjoy the well-deserved rays of the sun...

Corona vaccination for Bundeswehr soldiers remains mandatory

The Corona vaccination remains mandatory for Bundeswehr soldiers. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig on Thursday...

Scotland submits plans for independence referendum to court

The Scottish government is having its plans for a new independence referendum reviewed for legality by the UK Supreme...

Threat of strikes continue to drive up gas prices

Amid concerns about gas supplies to Europe, a strike by oil and gas workers in Norway could reduce its gas production by...

Italy's government wants to decide drought emergency

Italy's government wants to decide on a state of emergency because of the severe drought in parts of the country. On...

Buschmann announces corona concept for autumn

According to Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, the federal government will probably present a concept for preparing for...

Habeck and city council worry about public utilities

In view of the gas crisis and rising energy prices, there is growing concern in cities that municipal utilities could run...

Worst June fires in Brazil's Amazon regions in 15 years

More than 2500 fires were recorded in the Brazilian Amazon in June, according to data from the National Institute for...

FFP2 masks are no longer mandatory on buses and trains in Bavaria

Despite the rising numbers of corona, FFP2 masks are no longer mandatory for public transport in Bavaria. Only a medical...

Vacations: what is significantly more expensive in Italy, Spain and Croatia

Summer vacation in 2022 will be more difficult in several respects: On the one hand, the Corona figures are currently...

Summer 2022: countries with most tourists infected with Corona

The summer vacations are just around the corner in many German states, and there are often hardly any rules regarding the...

Berlin teachers go on warning strike for smaller classes

At many Berlin schools, the usual classes will be canceled on Wednesday. Just under a week before the start of the summer...

Lufthansa boss expects no improvement in flight chaos until winter

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has put passengers in the mood for further difficulties in air traffic. The situation, which...

Almost 12,000 Afghans still waiting to leave the country

Almost 12,000 Afghans who have been promised admission from Germany are still waiting to be flown out. This is according to...

BA.5 dominant Corona variant in Germany

In the corona pandemic in Germany, the Omicron subline BA.5 is now predominant. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) speaks in...

NATO significantly expands rapid reaction force to 300,000 soldiers

In response to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine , NATO will rebuild its defenses and increase the number of its...

Corona vaccination prevented 20 million deaths

Corona vaccinations have prevented nearly 20 million Covid 19 deaths worldwide in their first year, according to a recent...

Berlin takes in 108 Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Berlin has taken in another 108 Syrian refugees from Lebanon. They arrived in the capital on Wednesday, according to the...

German seaports threatened with 24-hour standstill

Germany's major seaports are facing a 24-hour stoppage on Thursday due to a warning strike. Dissatisfied with the results...

Consumer centers call for 29-euro ticket for local transport

The consumer centers are also calling for a connection offer for the 9-euro tickets on local public transport throughout...

More than 1000 dead in Afghan earthquake

The Afghan-Pakistan border region has been shaken by a violent earthquake. According to official figures, at least...

Lack of corona testing could make us 'blind to the evolution of the virus'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning against slackening in the fight against the virus in...

Producer prices rise 33.6 percent in May

German manufacturers once again increased their prices at a record pace in May as a result of the war in Ukraine. Producer...

Brandenburg's Minister fears extremely dangerous forest fire summer

When Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) arrived in Treuenbrietzen on Sunday evening, firefighters had...

Lauterbach presents seven-point plan against Corona

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, in the face of again higher Corona infection figures, relies on caution of all in the...

China and Russia want to move even closer together economically

The U.S. has criticized China for announcing increased cooperation with Russia. "China claims to be neutral, but its...

More than 500 officers deployed in raids on drugs and weapons

With a large contingent, the police on Thursday in Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein and Berlin searched premises of suspects...

Under half of Berlin's 44,000 gas lanterns converted

Despite much debate and some resistance, almost half of Berlin's approximately 44,000 gas lanterns have now been replaced...

Corona rules apply in popular travel countries

For the third time since the start of the Corona pandemic, many vacationers are wondering what rules apply when entering...

Fewer students switch to teaching profession

The number of students interested in a lateral entry into teacher training is falling, as can be seen from the number of...

Germany approves armaments for 350 million euros

In the first good three months of the Ukraine war, the German government approved the delivery of weapons and other...

Flight cancellations at BER since early Friday morning

Warning strikes have been affecting airline Easyjet's flights at the capital's BER airport since early Friday morning....

Bundeswehr general sees concrete military threat to Germany

Senior Bundeswehr General Martin Schelleis has warned of serious military threats to Germany. "We are under acute threat...

Stiko recommends vaccination against monkeypox for risk groups

In view of the increasing number of monkeypox cases in Germany, the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) considers...

Less criticism of deportation measures at BER

When people are deported to their home countries at BER Airport, they are usually there: Two deportation observers from...

This is how Germany should prepare for the Corona Autumn

It is likely that the number of corona infections will rise again in the fall. People will then be indoors more often...

Order shrinkage surprises even experts

German industry received fewer orders in April for the third month in a row due to uncertainty caused by the war in...

What follows from iOS 16 for the iPhone 14

When Apple introduces the iPhone 14 in the fall, the also new operating system iOS 16 will also reach older devices. As...

Bahn speaks of expected high passenger volume to tourist destinations

The travel wave at Whitsun and the nine-euro ticket have led to sometimes overcrowded regional trains and delays. "As...

Missile tests day after military exercise by South Korea and the U.S.

Despite international sanctions, North Korea has again tested several ballistic missiles, according to South Korean...

ADAC expects expensive gasoline prices on Saturday

The fuel tax cut is having an increasing effect on customers. On Saturday morning, the price of Super E10 rose again, as...

Territory occupied by Russia corresponds to one third of Germany

The war in Ukraine has been going on for almost a hundred days - and Russian troops hold large parts of Ukraine. "About 20...

Biden calls for assault rifle ban and stricter gun rules

Following a series of deadly attacks with firearms, U.S. President Joe Biden has called for tougher gun laws and a ban on...

Germany's largest housing group announces significant rent increases

Millions of German tenants will have to brace themselves for sharper rises in housing costs: Germany's largest real estate...

Berlin's Left Party wants to have qualifications of refugees recognized faster

The labor experts in Berlin's House of Representatives will again deal with Ukrainian war refugees on Thursday. The Left...

Biden has modern missile systems delivered to Ukraine

The U.S. government is supplying Ukraine with modern multiple rocket launchers as part of a new security package to defend...

Prices at gas stations fall significantly

The reduction in the energy tax, which has been in effect since midnight, has led to some significant drops in fuel prices...

Fewer and fewer Corona-infected people in clinics

Corona infections and hospital admissions continue to decline significantly, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)....

G7 countries could save more gas than Russia exports

The G7 countries could save more gas than Russia exports by 2025, according to a study. As the "Süddeutsche Zeitung"...

Payment in many supermarkets and gas stations only possible with cash

Anyone who wants to pay by card at the supermarket checkout or gas station often has to resort to cash. Payments with EC,...

Number of toads and frogs in Brandenburg drops dramatically

In Brandenburg's waters, the number of amphibians such as frogs and toads has decreased significantly in recent years....

Inflation: why struggling pensioners need help

Resentment is growing among Germany's pensioners. For weeks and months, prices, especially for energy and food, have been...

STIKO recommends vaccination for all children from five to eleven years of age

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) recommends that all children between the ages of five and eleven receive a...

Belgium sends monkeypox infected person into isolation for 21 days

Anyone infected with the monkeypox virus must isolate themselves for 21 days in Belgium in the future. This was decided by...

Monkeypox infections in twelve countries

Experts are at least certain of one thing in view of this unusual series of outbreaks: monkeypox cannot be compared with...

RKI registers 42,375 new Corona infections

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported the nationwide seven-day incidence as of Saturday morning at 342.0. This is...

Giffey pleads for faster naturalizations in Berlin

Berlin's governing mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) has called for faster naturalization of people without German passports in...

Weather service warns of extreme storms

Parts of Germany are threatened by severe thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday. Especially on Friday, according to the...

Number of smokers growing, though not in Europe

Around 1.1 billion people in the world are smokers, and around 200 million also use tobacco in other forms, such as...

EU expects 300 billion for independence from Russian energy

According to the EU Commission, the European Union must invest up to 300 billion euros by 2030 in order to become...

Number of firearms in the USA has increased

The number of guns in private hands in the U.S. has increased sramatically over the past 20 years, according to a...

New prices in Munich: A taxi ride is much more expensive

Driving a cab is becoming more expensive in Munich: one of the reasons is the increased price of gasoline. The new rates,...

Shortage of skilled workers in Germany reaches record level

The shortage of skilled workers in Germany reached record levels in the first quarter of this year, despite the strains on...

Russian energy company stops deliveries to Finland

A Russian company that imports electricity to Finland has announced a supply stop at short notice. As the Helsinki-based...

North Korea reports 21 more deaths

North Korea has reported 21 more "fever"-related deaths following a suspected massive corona outbreak. In addition,...

Berlin hardly calls up funds for cycle path financing

The federal government is donating a total of 657 million euros to the states for better bike paths. Berlin could get 30...

Number of Covid 19 intensive care patients reaches triple digits for first time in months

The number of critically ill patients treated with Covid-19 in intensive care units in Germany has fallen below 1000. The...

Educators work so hard

It's been going on all week, just like this Thursday: teachers at municipal daycare centers and after-school programs are...

Despite individual corona rules - the Balearic island expects a mass rush

Mallorca stands for tourism. Mallorca lives from tourism. Mallorca expects after two years of coronavirus pandemic again a...

Real estate prices rise to record high

The price increase in the German real estate market continues with unchanged momentum. As reported by the Association of...

G7 help Ukraine in cyberspace

Free data flow, sustainability and the framework conditions for digital technologies were actually the top topics for the...

Alba Berlin enters the play-offs in first place

Games between Alba Berlin and the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig are not under a good star this year. In January, the...

Several dogs in Brandenburg died from ticks

After the designation of three TBE risk areas in Brandenburg due to the danger of ticks, several dogs have already been...

Munich remains top in German real estate prices

Munich still achieves top values both in the development of purchase prices and in the increase in value for...

Brandenburg BER investigation committee to clarify delays and costs

Around one and a half years after the opening of the BER airport, a committee of inquiry has begun in the Brandenburg...

Nine-euro ticket for local transport have been finalized

Barely four weeks before its planned launch, the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB) on Friday announced...

Inflation in Turkey rises to almost 70 percent

Inflation in Turkey continues to rise at a very high level. In April, consumer prices rose by almost 70 percent compared...

Inflation in Germany rises to 7.4 percent in April

The exceptionally strong price increase continues. In April, the inflation rate in Germany reached 7.4 percent, as the...

Number of Lyme disease cases in Berlin increased

In Berlin, the number of reported cases of Lyme disease has increased in recent years. In 2021, 994 cases of the disease...

Low-income earners receive one-time payment of 200 euros

Recipients of social benefits are to receive a one-off payment of 200 euros in July due to the burden of the Corona...

German government expects weaker economic growth

In view of the consequences of the war in Ukraine, the German government sees clear risks for the German economy. It...

How the traffic light curves through budgetary law

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) claims to have always thought through his decisions and statements and to formulate them very...

European countries take action against high energy prices

Since last fall, electricity and gas have been getting more and more expensive. Because of the Russian invasion of...

BR Volleys shorten final series

The contrast between Cédric Énard and Mark Lebedev could not have been greater on Saturday evening. At the third final...

FDP against value-added tax relief for food

In the debate about rising food prices, the co-ruling FDP rejects a VAT exemption for certain products. Faction leader...

Lockdown in Shanghai - higher prices loom in Germany

The congestion of cargo ships due to the ongoing corona lockdown in Shanghai is disrupting global supply chains and will...

Uber brings subscription service "One" to Berlin

Uber is expanding its business model outside North America for the first time with a kind of monthly subscription and is...

Euro exchange rate rises significantly

Speculation of an imminent interest rate hike in the euro zone drove up the euro exchange rate on Thursday morning. One...

Transport in Berlin to become emission-free by 2037

Regional transport in Berlin and Brandenburg is to become completely emission-free by 2037. On Wednesday, Berlin's Senator...

Corona incidence falls below 700

The nationwide seven-day incidence has continued to decline. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new...

Why the real estate transfer tax is so high

It is a tiresome topic for many real estate buyers: the real estate transfer tax. Once the purchase agreement for a...

More conversions from rental to owner-occupied apartments

The number of conversions from rental to owner-occupied apartments rose to a record high in Berlin in 2021. Owners had a...

Authorities report more than 300 dead in South Africa

The death toll from severe flooding in South Africa has risen to more than 300. By Wednesday evening, 306 deaths had been...

These rules for the corona quarantine apply in Bavaria

Anyone who has contracted the coronavirus or had contact with someone infected must stay at home and keep away from other...

Ukraine war and pandemic - economic growth collapses

The five leading economic research institutes have significantly lowered their economic forecast for this year. They...

US inflation rate above eight percent for the first time in 40 years

The last time prices rose as dramatically as they are now, a certain Ronald Reagan was reigning in Washington. Olivia...

Sri Lanka no longer services its debts

After months of crisis, Sri Lanka declared its economic collapse on Tuesday. Debt service on the entire $51 billion debt...

Baerbock promotes delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has spoken out in favor of supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine. "Ukraine needs...

Banks are tightening interest rates

In a survey by the auditing and consulting firm EY, more than one in two banks said they planned to adjust lending...

VELOBerlin in Tempelhof marks start of cycling season

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, around 200 exhibitors will present their products and services related to...

Lauterbach sees no more scope for relaxation

Following the Bundestag's decision against a Corona vaccination requirement, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD)...

Berlin airport starts Easter baggage system issues

Shortly before the start of the Easter vacations, there were problems with baggage handling and waiting times for...

Scholz rules out new attempt for mandatory vaccination

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has regretted the failure of a general Corona vaccination obligation, but sees no basis for a...

Ukrainian refugees to be distributed in Germany

The federal and state governments want to facilitate a "swift and fair" distribution of refugees from Ukraine in Germany....

More than 2000 teachers demonstrate in Berlin for smaller classes

With a warning strike and a demonstration in front of the Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall), Berlin teachers on Thursday...

RKI reports 180,000 new infections, incidence continues to fall

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 180,397 new infections within 24 hours. That's 56,955 fewer cases than a week ago...

Longer waiting times at BER again

Passengers at the capital's BER airport will once again have to prepare for longer waiting times at check-in during the...

Unemployment falls in March despite first effects of war

Notwithstanding the initial economic impact of the Ukraine war, unemployment in Germany continued to fall thanks to a...

RKI: 274,901 new infections - incidence falls slightly

The nationwide seven-day incidence is lower than the previous day. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new...

Russia insists on ruble payments for gas supplies

Following the EU's widespread rejection of payment for gas supplies in rubles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has...

Can the U.S. meet liquefied natural gas demand?

Managers of U.S. liquefied natural gas companies are meeting with representatives of German companies in Berlin at the end...

Ministry of Transport wants to review decision on passenger car tolls

The Federal Ministry of Transport wants to consider an arbitration decision in the dispute over the failed passenger car...

Lauterbach urges rapid containment of Corona wave

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach sees Germany again in a severe Corona wave and has urged the states to take...

High incidence could last until Easter

The current very strong Corona spread could continue until about mid-April, according to Berlin-based virologist Christian...

Corona rules in Austria

Coronavirus infections are at record levels not only in Germany but also in Austria. Currently (as of March 23), the...

Ukraine's President Zelensky combines national TV channels

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj is having all Ukrainian television stations merged. This was reported by...

Boeing 737 crashed with 132 people on board

A Chinese airplane with 132 people on board suddenly crashed from a great height in southern China. The Boeing 737 of...

Lauterbach advocates compulsory vaccination

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has strongly advocated in the Bundestag for the introduction of a general...

Fuel prices drop significantly

For the first time since the highs of the past few days, fuel prices have dropped significantly. The price of diesel fell...

US President Biden arrives in Brussels for NATO and EU summits

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Brussels next week Thursday for a special NATO summit. The White House said...

China denies help request from Moscow

China has denied reports that Russia asked the Chinese government for military and economic assistance after the war in...

New Corona rules for office work

The end of the blanket home office requirement and mandatory masking only if the employer deems it necessary: With the...

Ukraine reports 35 dead in rocket fire near Polish border

A Russian attack on a military training area about 15 kilometers from the Polish border has killed 35 people and injured...

Youtube blocks Russian state media worldwide

YouTube is declaring war on videos and channel owners who deny the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The video platform has...

North Korea tests new intercontinental ballistic missile system

North Korea has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile system during missile launches in recent weeks, according...

Meta allows calls for violence against Putin and Russian military

The U.S. company Meta is partially relaxing its rules for Facebook and Instagram users to allow calls for violence against...

More than 260,000 new corona infections for the first time

The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has again risen sharply. According to the Robert Koch...

Austria suspends compulsory corona vaccination

Austria has suspended the general Corona vaccination requirement that has been in effect since early February. Compulsory...

Nationwide incidence value rises for the sixth time

The Robert Koch Institute reports around 157,000 new infections within 24 hours. That is about 35,000 cases more than on...

Russia threatens to stop Nord Stream 1 gas supply

After the start of the war against Ukraine, Russia openly threatened to cut gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1...

Coronavirus: These are the places with highest risk of infection

Germany is relaxing the Corona measures. And while clubs have reopened in some states and schools in Hesse are no longer...

Federal government raises 200 billion euros for greater energy security

The German government wants to spend 200 billion euros in the coming years on climate change and greater independence from...

Corona rules almost completely lifted in Austria

A high number of new infections, a seven-day incidence well above 2000, the Corona traffic light is on red nationwide -...

Visa and Mastercard temporarily suspend operations in Russia

Following in the footsteps of numerous other Western companies, U.S. credit giants Mastercard and Visa are also suspending...

Gasoline price record - time for a tax cut?

The oil price has climbed to new heights: At times on Thursday, North Sea Brent cost 120 dollars a barrel (159 liters)....

Netflix stops production of Russian original series

The streaming service Netflix has stopped its productions in Russia in response to the attack on Ukraine ordered by...

VW Group stops Russia business

Volkswagen is suspending its Russian business because of the war against Ukraine. "Against the backdrop of the Russian...

Germany delivers more anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine is to receive further weapons from German stocks to defend against air attacks. According to military sources, the...

Volunteer fighters move to Ukraine

In the fight against Russian troops, Ukraine has called on volunteer fighters from abroad to join them. On Sunday - three...

Court overturns incomplete J and J vaccination status

For a long time, Johnson & Johnson vaccinees were considered fully immunized with just one vaccination of Johnson...

Germany wants to close airspace for Russian aircraft

In the conflict with Russia, the German government is preparing to close German airspace to Russian aircraft. Federal...

Munich prepares for Ukrainian refugees

The city of Munich could soon take in war refugees from Ukraine - the city is currently preparing for this case, according...

Russia must be excluded from Swift payment system

For a few days now, everyone has been talking about an abbreviation: Swift. The international payment system Swift is used...

Russian President Putin declares war on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has declared war on Kiev. "We seek the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine," the Russian...

EU leaders announce tough sanctions package against Russia

EU leaders have announced a tough sanctions package against Russia. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said...

30,000 Afghans are waiting for asylum decisions

Nearly 30,000 Afghan protection seekers are waiting for their asylum applications to be processed in Germany, including...

Compulsory school attendance again from March 1

The Senate agreed on Tuesday not to extend the suspension of compulsory attendance for Berlin schoolchildren, which has...

USA imposes sanctions on Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden continues to anticipate a large-scale attack by Russia on the neighboring country following the...

No signs of Russian troop withdrawal

NATO continues to have no credible indications of a withdrawal of Russian troops from the border area with Ukraine. "There...

Storm "Zeynep" kills at least nine people in Europe

At least nine people lost their lives on Friday in Germany and other countries as a result of hurricane "Zeynep". In the...

New Corona rules in Berlin

Against the backdrop of falling Corona infection figures and positive forecasts from experts, the Berlin Senate is lifting...

Google deals another blow to Facebook

Meta Platforms, the Internet company built around the social network Facebook, gave the stock market a shock two weeks ago...

Berlin recognizes more doctors from abroad

Doctors from abroad are increasingly working in Berlin - in the four years from 2018 to 2021, more than 1,300 licenses to...

Austria ends almost all Corona measures on March 5

Austria plans to lift almost all Corona measures on March 5. The mask requirement is to remain in place. This was...

Berlin Senate does not plan exclusive parking spaces for car-sharing providers

It is not unusual for car drivers to have to drive around the block one lap at a time before a parking space opens up. In...

Almost all corona restrictions are to be lifted

Extensive relaxations in the Corona policy are emerging ahead of the federal-state round on Wednesday. A draft resolution...

Has mandatory vaccination had an effect in Italy?

The de facto ban on unvaccinated people over the age of 50 from working, which comes into force this Tuesday, has renewed...

RKI registers fewer new infections - incidence increases

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in seven-day incidence nationwide, once again reaching an...

Lufthansa considers suspension of air traffic

Lufthansa says it is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and is considering suspending flights. At the moment,...

Measures against shortage of breast cancer drugs

The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices has initiated measures to counter a supply shortage of the important...

Telegram apparently blocks several channels

The operators of the chat platform Telegram have blocked several channels of the extreme right-wing Corona denier Attila...

Incidence and new infections rise slightly

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the seven-day incidence rate nationwide, once again reaching...

Meta considers shutting down its services in the EU

European data protection rules are a high priority in Germany and the European Union. For some time now, this standard has...

Quarterly report paints a mixed picture of Amazon

Amazon reported revenue growth of 9 percent to $137.4 billion for the final quarter of 2021, roughly in line with...

Russia accuses U.S. of targeted escalation

The deployment of 2,000 soldiers to Europe announced by the United States is further fueling the Ukraine conflict in the...

Apple costs Facebook $10 billion

The parent company of social network Facebook startled the stock market with a surprisingly cautious outlook when it...

STIKO for second booster for particularly vulnerable groups

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) has come out in favor of the Corona vaccination with the vaccine from the...

Relaxations not feasible because of vaccination gaps

In the debate about possible relaxations of Corona measures in Germany, virologist Christian Drosten believes the time has...

Google's advertising business continues to grow rapidly

Google continues to benefit massively from the boom in online advertising in the Corona pandemic. The Internet giant's...

Denmark lifts Corona restrictions

Denmark is the first EU country since the start of the Omicron wave to have lifted almost all Corona measures: Despite...

Agreement for Airbus conversion

An agreement was signed early Tuesday morning on how Airbus production in Germany is to be restructured. According to the...

Russia apparently continues troop buildup

The strength of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border has continued to increase "over the past 24 hours," according to...

RKI shifts disease burden to the forefront

In light of the skyrocketing numbers of new Omicron infections in the Corona pandemic, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is...

Vienna performs more PCR tests than the whole of Germany

German laboratories are running out of capacity for PCR tests - and not just in Berlin. According to the laboratory...

Foreign countries also interested in e-highway test track

Test operations for the Schleswig-Holstein E-Highway have been underway on Highway 1 between Reinfeld and Lübeck since...

Slaughterhouses threatened with new Corona freeze

Slaughterhouses in North Rhine-Westphalia are at a standstill due to a lack of personnel. According to the German Meat...

How the RKI plans to keep an eye on the Corona situation

As the Omicron wave continues to build, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is taking a closer look at the burden of disease...

U.S. wireless companies suspend 5G launch at airports

In the midst of the pandemic, U.S. airlines were threatened with another crisis, but it appears to have been averted for...

German ten-year interest rate slightly up

For a long time, the German government booked profits on debt thanks to negative interest rates - investors had to pay on...

Lauterbach speaks out against vaccination register

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is firmly opposed to the establishment of a vaccination register in Germany....

Microsoft fears greater damage after cyberattack on Ukraine

The massive cyberattack on Ukrainian government websites may have caused greater damage and affected more organizations...

Omicron threatens China's economy

"Ayis" are hard to come by in Shanghai. The services of the domestic helpers, whose Chinese name literally stands for...

Quarantine rules are now in effect

Following the Bundestag's decision on Thursday evening, the Bundesrat cleared the way for new rules on quarantine and...

Researchers see Omicron peak in U.S. and U.K.

Scientists in the U.S. see a turnaround in the fight against the highly contagious corona mutant Omicron. "It [the mutant]...

Hospital beds are running out

Hundreds of students walked out of class in New York on Tuesday - a "walkout" in protest, organized in several schools at...

Significant increase in the number of part-time workers

The number of people working short hours in Germany has risen sharply amid the new Corona wave. It increased to 879,000...

How severe corona courses can be better recognized at home

Corona disease is insidious. It progresses in two phases. First, most are overcome by a feeling of weakness. Flu-like...

Germany apparently stops arms exports to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Shomart Tokayev has discussed in a phone call with Russia's president how to calm the...

Hospitals expect patient increase due to Corona variant Omicron

Because of the Omicron variant, hospitals in Lower Saxony are preparing for an increase in Corona patients. "The primary...

Scholz announces efforts to overcome Corona crisis

A week after his election as chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD) has reassured citizens that the Corona crisis can be overcome....

Anti-corona pill from Pfizer highly effective

Final data from a clinical trial of U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's Corona drug Paxlovid have confirmed the pill's high...

Health ministers discuss booster incentives

In the Corona crisis, the health ministers of the federal and state governments want to discuss this Tuesday uniform...

Why the state is powerless against Telegram

There is no shortage of goodwill in politics: the new German government is in complete agreement that the messenger...

Omicron discovered for the first time in boostered patients

A group of seven Germans aged 25 to 39 have contracted the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in South Africa, although...

Several tornadoes raging through Kentucky and other US states

At least 50 people are believed to have been killed by a tornado in the U.S. state of Kentucky. "I fear that there are...

What the Stiko recommendation means for children

Corona vaccinations of children under twelve years in Germany are getting closer - but not yet on a large scale. The...

No general contact restrictions over Christmas

Despite the high infection figures with the coronavirus, the Conference of Minister Presidents, which met on Thursday...

In the Corona pandemic, blood is in short supply

You can't do without blood donations - that also applies during a pandemic. However, safety concepts become all the more...

Scholz defends restrictions for the unvaccinated

Chancellor-elect Olaf Scholz (SPD) has defended restrictions on the unvaccinated as a necessary means of breaking the...

Mount Semeru volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

Three days after the volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Java, helpers have recovered more bodies. The number of...

Excessive emergency loans, late repayments and shadow budgets

The Berlin Court of Audit has called on the red-green-red coalition for more transparency in finances and a tougher...

The vaccination commission draws criticism

More than almost any other event, the pandemic shows that political action should be based on verifiable facts and...

Deutsche Bahn relies more on ICE

From next weekend, German passengers will have new offers - but also higher prices. With the timetable change, journeys on...

The nationwide seven-day incidence rises to 442.1

After a brief interruption, the nationwide seven-day incidence of new Corona infections has risen again. According to the...

America wants to restrict export of surveillance technology

The United States, in cooperation with its allies, wants to restrict the export of surveillance technologies that could be...

Lauterbach's instructions against the fourth Corona wave

Ahead of the upcoming federal-state conference on the current Corona situation, health expert Karl Lauterbach has...

Germany-wide restrictions for the unvaccinated

The federal and state governments are planning a comprehensive package - based on the proposals of future Chancellor Olaf...

Austria plans to enforce mandatory vaccination

In order to gain as much acceptance as possible for the planned mandatory vaccination, the Austrian government is trying...

Ukraine fears Russian invasion

Ukraine has warned of a possible Russian invasion of its country shortly before a NATO meeting. "In the worst case, Russia...

Rules for the new normal

No financial support to set up a workstation, no contribution to additional heating and electricity costs - this is true...

Seven-day incidence rises above 450 for the first time

The seven-day incidence has risen again and has reached an all-time high. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the number...

Three quarters of clinics postpone operations

Due to the large number of covid patients in intensive care units, normal operations can now no longer be maintained in...

Omicron variant "with very high probability" already in Germany

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has arrived in Germany "with a very high probability", according to the Hessian...

How dangerous is the new virus variant from South Africa?

Is this now the virus variant that is even more contagious than Delta? Or even one that is so different that the vaccine...

Beijing wants to force tech companies to withdraw from stock market

This would be the heaviest blow yet in the Chinese government's campaign against the domestic Internet industry, which has...

New Corona super variant in Southern Africa

The spread of a new, potentially very dangerous variant of the coronavirus in southern Africa has caused international...

EMA recommends approval of BioNTech vaccine for children

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given the green light for the use of BioNTech and Pfizer's Corona vaccine in...

Saxony faces possible lockdown

Saxony's seven-day incidence is over 1000 - the highest since the pandemic began. Covid-19 intensive care patients were...

Federal states are preparing to relocate dozen of intensive care patients

In order to avoid bottlenecks in intensive medical treatment, several dozen patients are to be transferred from the...

Mandatory vaccination in German Armed Forces is inevitable

For Bundeswehr soldiers, protection against the coronavirus is to be included in the list of vaccinations that must be...

China birth rate falls to lowest level since 1978

The birth rate in China has fallen to its lowest level since the end of the 1970s. The statistics office in Beijing on...

Poland reports attempted border crossing by 150 refugees

A group of about 150 migrants tried in vain to cross border barriers from Belarus and enter the EU, according to the...

3G on buses and trains in Berlin - how it should work

"Transport only with a valid ticket" - that's what it says on the doors of subways, streetcars and buses. But a ticket...

Riots in The Hague over Corona restrictions

Protests against Corona restrictions in the Netherlands have seen rioting for the second night in a row. In The Hague late...

Incidence in Saxony rises well above 800

The nationwide seven-day incidence has once again risen to an all-time high. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the...

Deforestation of the Amazon increases sharply

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise sharply. The deforested area in the region was about 13,235 square...

Corona: what are the advantages of vaccinating children?

While in Vienna and soon also in Tyrol, under-12s are being vaccinated against Covid-19 without official approval - as an...

STIKO recommends general Corona booster vaccination from 18 years of age

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) recommends Covid 19 booster vaccination for all persons aged 18 and older...

Berlin education administration continues to reject mandatory testing in daycare centers

Despite the high incidence and calls for better protection for children against Covid 19 disease, the Berlin education...

Corona Management: hands off children's sports

In Bavaria at least, the past week has already shown what the current Corona situation in children's and youth sports can...

Uganda targeted by terrorists

Photos on social media from downtown Kampala show gruesome scenes and destruction. On Tuesday, the capital of Uganda is...

Traffic light parties tighten planned corona measures

SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that the traffic light parties want to take all the necessary...

Iraq announces repatriation of migrants

The Iraqi government has announced the first flight to repatriate migrants at the Belarus-Poland border. Iraqi nationals...

The most important questions about 3G at work

Unvaccinated people are facing stricter Corona rules at work. The SPD, Greens, and FDP are planning 3G - which means that...

RKI registers peak of over 50,000 new corona infections

The number of new Corona infections has once again risen sharply, exceeding 50,000 for the first time in the Corona...

2G rule in Berlin is coming

Berliners without vaccination protection will soon have to prepare for further restrictions. According to information from...

Corona drops rents in retail

The Corona pandemic has caused rents in the German retail sector to collapse for new leases. Especially in the expensive...

Hospitals: The intensive care units will soon be full

On Monday, a good 3000 beds were still free in intensive care units in Germany. More than 2,500 people required intensive...

Hundreds of migrants gather at border with Poland

Several hundred migrants have made their way on foot to the border with EU neighbor Poland, according to authorities in...

Christmas shopping already in October

In the almost two years of the Corona pandemic, there have rarely been press conferences in which trade associations have...

Rising corona numbers: a county with an incidence above 850

The nationwide seven-day incidence has once again increased significantly. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the...

BER Airport expects 350 million euros in losses

The capital's airport BER will be dependent on money from its state owners for even longer and is also in the red this...

China responsible for 31 percent of global CO2 emissions

Global CO2 emissions, the main contributor to climate change, will return this year to near pre-Corona levels. This is...

What the pension increase means for intergenerational equity

After a zero increase for pensioners this year, the consequences of the Corona crisis will now ensure a sharp rise in...

Certain groups should boost their vaccinations now

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) urges booster vaccinations against the coronavirus initially only for...

Ten percent of hospital beds to be kept free for Corona cases

The Berlin Hospital Association (BKG) expects that the capital's hospitals will have to switch back to emergency...

RKI registers 16,887 new Corona infections

The increase in seven-day incidence in Germany, which has been ongoing for a good two weeks, continues. The Robert Koch...

Biontech vaccine for five to eleven year olds approved in USA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency approval to Biontech/Pfizer's vaccine for children ages five...

Christmas markets open earlier

The Christmas market season is just around the corner - and in some places, it's starting particularly early this year....

UK struggles with new corona wave

The Corona pandemic has not yet been defeated in Great Britain either. To convey this message, British Prime Minister...

Covid-19 despite vaccination - experts not surprised

Though mostly mild: 117,763 probable vaccine breakthroughs - infections with symptoms - have been recorded by the Robert...

65 percent of the non-vaccinated do not want to be vaccinated

According to a survey, almost nine out of ten non-vaccinated people in Germany do not plan to be vaccinated against Corona...

Inflation in Germany rises to 4.5 percent

There is no end to the rise in consumer prices in Germany. Above all, the price rally for gasoline and diesel has...

U.S. expert panel advocates Biontech vaccination for children

An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to discuss a possible emergency approval of...

China vaccinates children as young as three

In China, children as young as three are now being vaccinated against the coronavirus. Several municipalities and...

Sale of forged vaccination certificates

On Friday afternoon, there was a police raid on a pharmacy in Schwabing. The accusation: sale of forged vaccination...

Wave of colds in daycare centers

In the second fall without Oktoberfest, many thought Munich would be spared the traditional Wiesn flu wave. But now it's...

US company uses power plant for bitcoin mining

The terms are reminiscent of times gone by: Mining, power plant, marketplace. However, bitcoin mining no longer has much...

Corona crisis worldwide: too little vaccine for poorer people

There has been no shortage of grandiose announcements in the Corona crisis so far: no one is safe until everyone is safe,...

US President Biden pledges help to Taiwan if attacked by China

The U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, according to President Joe Biden. The U.S. government has...

Seven-day incidence increases by more than five points

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus in Germany has risen for the eighth consecutive day. The Robert Koch Institute...

After relaxations: Corona infections on the rise in the Netherlands

Three weeks ago, the relaxation of Corona measures started in the Netherlands. Now the country is facing a sharp increase...

Seehofer wants to stop illegal migration from Belarus at EU border

In view of the rising number of migrants crossing illegally into Germany from Belarus via Poland, German Interior Minister...

Fuel tourism increases significantly due to high fuel prices

Rising fuel prices have driven people to refuel over the federal border. More and more refuel their cars abroad, according...

Berlin's schools need tens of thousands of new all-day places by 2029

According to the German Youth Institute, between 30,000 and 43,000 new all-day places in elementary schools will have to...

China's economy grows only slowly

The upturn in the Chinese economy lost considerable momentum in the third quarter. According to the Beijing statistics...

Second lava flow on La Palma could form new headland

A second lava flow could reach the sea on the Canary volcanic island of La Palma on Monday and form a new headland there....

Biden's climate protection agenda is on the line

The future of Joe Biden's climate protection agenda is uncertain. He actually wants to create comprehensive incentives...

No fifth wave - why is the number of Corona deaths rising anyway

In mid-August, as infection activity from the Corona pandemic slowly picked up in Germany after a quiet summer, another...

RKI reports partly high incidences in children and adolescents

The seven-day incidence in Germany continues to rise. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per...

Thailand allows vaccinated Germans to enter without quarantine

Germans vaccinated against the coronavirus will soon be allowed to travel to Thailand again without having to go into...

Leading economists significantly lower economic forecast for 2021

Strong growth, falling unemployment, lower government deficit: According to the leading economic institutes, the future...

Police unions warn coalition against cannabis legalization

The federal chairman of the police union (GdP), Oliver Malchow, told the New Osnabrück Newspaper that it made no sense to...

Students face Internet addiction and depression

The number of students addicted to the Internet has already doubled in the first pandemic semester in summer 2020....

Free Corona tests are still available for these people

October 11 marks a turning point in Germany's fight against the Corona pandemic. As of that very Monday, rapid tests by...

How to double the vacation time in 2022

Employees in Germany have an average of 28.3 vacation days per year. But if you're smart about it, you can take up to 63...

Abortions banned again in Texas after new ruling

A Texas appeals court has temporarily reinstated the state's extremely strict abortion law. The court thus granted a...

EU calls for investigation into illegal pushbacks in Croatia and Greece

The EU has demanded investigations from Croatia and Greece over alleged illegal push-backs of asylum seekers at their...

US special forces train troops in Taiwan

American special forces have been secretly training troops in Taiwan for months. A Pentagon official told the AFP news...

Stiko recommends corona booster vaccinations for over 70s

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) has recommended in principle a Corona booster vaccination for people aged...

Financial assets rise to 200 trillion euros

The stock market boom and slump in consumption have made many people richer in the Corona crisis year 2020. According to...

Mercedes delivers a third fewer cars

The story is well known by now: because of a lack of semiconductors, the auto industry cannot produce and sell as many...

What was behind the Facebook outage

Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp were offline for more than six hours on Monday evening. In the meantime, the services are...

Tax haven leak incriminates more than 300 politicians

High-ranking politicians, oligarchs and celebrities are said to have hidden their money in tax havens. This is reported by...

Biden plans punitive tariffs with exceptions

In the trade war with China, the U.S. administration of President Joe Biden wants to maintain the punitive tariffs imposed...

Incidence rises for the fourth day in a row

The seven-day incidence in Germany has risen slightly for the fourth day in a row. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave...

EU to jointly purchase electricity and gas

There is no end to the soaring energy prices. In European wholesale, a megawatt hour of gas cost more than 90 euros at the...

Many banks charge negative interest even on medium balances

Lower allowances and higher penalty interest rates on call money or checking accounts: According to the comparison portal...

Energy cost comparison at filling stations

In the future, thirteen figures on a yellow-orange notice board will show drivers what they could have saved. From...

The long road to a climate-neutral ship

Normally, the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (Nabu) publishes its cruise ranking every September. This...

Daycare educators must be vaccinated

Although children usually only contract Covid-19 mildly, more and more of them are becoming infected with the virus. Since...

Drosten expects another Corona wave in October

Virologist Christian Drosten believes that the current calming of the nationwide Corona infection figures is a temporary...

Masked opponent rule partly triggers conflicts at polling station

Voters in Germany were required to take their ballot papers, identification documents and masks with them to the polls -...

The stock market celebrates the election result

The relief is palpable on the stock market. The German share index (Dax) celebrated the outcome of the Bundestag elections...

More price transparency at the gas station

Anyone who regularly takes their car to the gas station is familiar with this: the spontaneous glance at the signs when...

At least three dead and dozens injured in train crash in the USA

At least three people were killed and dozens more injured in a train accident in the USA. According to the state railroad...

Seven-day incidence in Germany

The seven-day incidence in Germany has fallen again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per...

Berlin Airport may run out of money in 2022

BER Airport in Schönefeld will soon need the next financial aid from the state owners. The liquidity is still secured...

Is the end of measures approaching soon?

When will we finally be rid of the coronavirus and all its measures and restrictions? That's probably what millions of...

Almost 11 percent increase in residential property prices

Investors are speculating on an unchanged strong boom in the housing market and are therefore paying record prices for...

The nursing care insurance fund is apparently threatened with insolvency

The financial situation of the long-term care insurance fund is apparently precarious due to the additional costs caused...

118 million euros are wasted on cycle superhighways

Most of the funding for the expansion of cycle paths remains unused. Since 2017, Federal Minister of Transport Andreas...

Clinicians want more reliable rest periods

It will be about money when the Marburger Bund (MB) meets with the Association of Municipal Employers (VKA) on October 14...

No general entitlement to distance learning due to Corona

According to a recent ruling, students have no right to distance learning due to a general health risk caused by the...

How soccer clubs fleece their fans with ever new jerseys

For years, soccer fans have grumbled at the increasingly absurd excesses in the jersey trade. But now the wheel seems to...

Autumn strikes loom

On Thursday, just as relief was spreading over the end of the rail strikes, Klaus-Dieter Hommel tried to counter with...

The BR Volleys are ready for the season

Good things come to those who wait - that's one way to describe the past few weeks for the BR Volleys. After more than...

Scholz appears personally in the Finance Committee

Six days before the Bundestag elections, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) faced questions in the Bundestag Finance...

Volcanic eruption on La Palma

On the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, a volcano erupted on Sunday in the Cumbre Vieja area for the first time in 50...

Taliban close schools for young women

The Taliban apparently want to exclude young women from higher education. The new regime of radical Islamic "Koranic...

Concern about new violence in Washington

The iron fences have returned - just in time for the next big demonstration by right-wing groups this Saturday afternoon....

Violent protests against Corona lockdown in Melbourne

In the Australian metropolis of Melbourne, several police officers have been injured during violent protests against the...

1200 hospital beds in Berlin closed - nursing strike also in Brandenburg

The nursing staff in Berlin's state-owned hospitals are escalating their strike once again - before the Verdi negotiators...

Afghanistan needs help most now

International donor conferences for Afghanistan have been held time and again, for example last November in Geneva, when...

Pensioners can expect significantly higher pensions

Pensioners in Germany can expect a significant increase in their pay next year, according to the pension insurance fund....

More hospital infections despite corona hygiene

The number of infections contracted by patients undergoing treatment in German hospitals has not decreased despite...

Two Berlin Corona vaccination centers still in operation for a few months

Despite a recent decline in interest in Corona vaccinations, Berlin's two remaining vaccination centers are to remain in...

Incidence decreases, number of deaths increases

The German seven-day incidence of new Corona infections has again fallen slightly. According to the Robert Koch Institute...

Brandenburg to fund battery factory with 120 million euros

The government in Brandenburg, led by Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD), wants to give the green light for a state...

More than 400 wind turbines in Brandenburg to be decommissioned

Many wind turbines, for which the 20-year subsidy under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is due to expire, will soon...

Armed Forces Commissioner calls for honors for Airlift soldiers from Kabul

The Bundestag's defense commissioner, Eva Högl, has called for the Bundeswehr soldiers involved in the evacuation mission...

International match in Brazil canceled - because of Corona regulations

Brazil's health authority Anvisa interrupted the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina on Sunday evening due to...

Weather in autumn and winter: Expert with unusual conclusion

The weather in Germany this year has been fairly awful. Instead of sunshine, the sky was often cloudy. Precipitation was...

DGB head opposes GDL in collective bargaining dispute at Deutsche Bahn

The ongoing strike at Deutsche Bahn is also meeting with criticism in the trade union camp. DGB head Reiner Hoffmann...

More than 40 dead due to severe weather in New York and surrounding area

The morning after the storm, on the southern tip of Manhattan, one can begin to doubt whether it was perhaps all just a...

US state of Texas bans almost all abortions

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal to block an extremely strict abortion law in the U.S. state of...

New traumas in Berlin for refugees from Afghanistan

Experts say the re-traumatization of refugees from Afghanistan by current events and the Taliban takeover is massive. "It...

Hurricane "Ida" makes landfall

Hurricane Ida, classified as "extremely dangerous," made landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana at noon on Sunday (local...

Germany seven-day incidence continues to rise

The seven-day incidence has risen again. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday morning, it was 74.1. The...

Risk of hospitalization twice as high for delta

The risk of hospitalization is probably about twice as high for infection with the delta variant of the coronavirus as for...

USA threatens terrorists with retaliation after attack in Kabul

After the devastating attack near Kabul airport, U.S. President Joe Biden has threatened the terrorists responsible for it...

DKB charges negative interest above 50,000 euros

The Berlin direct bank DKB, actually popular with younger and thrifty customers because of low costs, is lowering its...

Berlin's clubs want indoor parties without masks and measures

Representatives of the Berlin club scene have demanded an abolition of the distance and mask obligation with parties in...

DBahn resumes normal operations

Following the strike by the GDL train drivers' union, Deutsche Bahn is on course for normal operations on Wednesday. "Rail...

Manufacturers are working on a corona vaccine for children

No vaccine has yet been developed and approved for children under the age of twelve, but the good news is: at least the...

Lack of emergency service rule - court prohibits nursing staff strike

In Berlin's state-owned hospitals, the Charité and the Vivantes hospitals, the week starts with an industrial action by...

The attack on the Kabul airport was not unexpected

Armed assailants attacked security forces at Kabul airport on Monday night. One Afghan soldier was killed and three others...

Germany seven-day incidence above 50 for the first time since May

The nationwide seven-day incidence is according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday morning at 51.6 and thus...

What it takes to be considered a Corona recoverer

The so-called 3-G rule has already been implemented in many places: According to this rule, areas of public life are now...

New regulation of private school financing in Berlin fails

The big deal has been postponed, but the election on September 26 will show whether it has been repealed: In the final...

Haiti sinks defenseless into chaos

Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti that left over 2,000 people dead and heavy rains, a large number of people...

Experts begin to doubt New Zealand's no-covid strategy

Day one of New Zealand's strict curfew began with an update from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who - in now-familiar...

Three-day nursing strike planned at Charité and Vivantes

In Berlin's Charité hospital and the Vivantes clinics, which are also owned by the state, the nursing staff will in all...

More than 26,000 animals freed from homes in nine years

In the past year, animal welfare activists have recorded 59 cases of animal collecting addiction. In total, more than...

Söder warns Union against loss of power

Six weeks before the federal election, CSU chairman Markus Söder has warned the CDU/CSU against losing power. "There is...

Lotto Bayern sentenced for "impermissible gambling advertising"

According to a ruling by the Munich Regional Court, the Free State of Bavaria is engaging in "impermissible gambling...

Devastating forest fires in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the scale of natural disasters in his country as unprecedented. Authorities...

E-scooter providers want stricter rules - and thousands of parking spaces

There is a lot of anger about e-scooters and other sharing vehicles lying around on Berlin's sidewalks. How can the chaos...

Fake vaccination cards: Telegram as a platform for trade

In Baden-Württemberg, the 7-day incidence has become obsolete as a guideline in the Corona crisis. Social life is...

The most curious vaccination actions from around the world

Free points or free sausage - in the fight against the coronavirus, offers are sprouting up all over the world to reward...

More than 2000 registered for follow-up vaccinations

After possible vaccinations with saline solutions in the district of Friesland, more than 2000 people have already...

General public should not pay for corona tests "permanently"

In the fight against further rising infection figures, politicians are increasing the pressure on the unvaccinated. The...

Berlin's families and the search for a good elementary school

Every third to fourth family has problems with the elementary school in whose catchment area they live. This is shown by...

Taliban capture Kunduz in the north of Afghanistan

The Taliban have captured the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. The city's main government institutions have been...

WHO chief calls for halt to booster vaccinations

In order to increase vaccination protection and to protect the population from new virus variants, the first booster...

U.S. to make vaccination a condition of entry

According to media reports, the U.S. government wants to require proof of a full Corona vaccination from almost all...

How to persuade the undecided to vaccinate

"Flattening the curve" - that was the central demand from science and politics at the beginning of the Corona pandemic....

Half a billion doses of vaccine for the whole world

The U.S. government will begin shipping half a billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to 100 countries in need at the end...

Quarantine requirement for travel to England remains in place

Corona figures are currently on the rise again worldwide. This is also the case in France. The incidence has risen...

New infections, hospitalizations, deaths - the numbers are rising in the U.S.

About a month late, the United States has reached a vaccination goal proclaimed by U.S. President Joe Biden. As of Monday,...

Immunization centers to offer vaccinations for children and adolescents

Starting in September, the German states plan to offer a booster vaccination for the very elderly, patients in need of...

China and India wrestle over Afghanistan's mineral resources

The promising, threatening and haggling have begun. Americans and Europeans have packed their weapons and left, and now...

New mandatory testing for travelers starts

The seven-day incidence continues to rise steadily. According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) this...

Biden urges state officials to vaccinate against Corona

Faced with a new wave of coronavirus and a faltering vaccination rate, the U.S. government is urging several million...

Dramatic drought in the Middle East

A heat wave in the Middle East is causing water to become scarce in some regions. For weeks, temperatures in Iran, Iraq...

It's up to us how the Corona autumn will be

The Corona pandemic was never just about keeping the virus down. Of course, in the end, all the questions revolved around...

Pediatricians see no acute danger from delta variant

The delta variant of the coronavirus has been causing the seven-day incidence in Germany to rise again for weeks. However,...

Misinformation on Facebook slow down vaccination readiness

In the debate about how to deal with persistent vaccination refusers, the role of social networks such as Facebook,...

Dead found after explosion in the Leverkusen chemical park

The bang of the explosion could be heard for kilometers, and the cloud of smoke that rose afterwards could also be seen...

Biontech wants to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech plans to develop the world's first malaria vaccine based on mRNA technology....

Incidence rises to 14.3 - Expert sees no chance of herd immunity

The seven-day incidence of coronavirus has been rising for nearly three weeks. According to data released by the Robert...

Violent thunderstorm moves over Berlin

The German Weather Service (DWD) has warned of extreme thunderstorms in Berlin and Brandenburg for early Sunday evening....

Corona outbreaks in clubs increase - thousands in quarantine

Due to low infection figures, many German states have relaxed their Corona regulations, and clubs have also been allowed...

Save the domestic flights

Does that really still have to be the case? Flying through Germany by plane, when the train is often so much faster? Can't...

THW forces allegedly insulted and pelted with garbage

In the flooded areas of western Germany, cleanup work is proceeding at full speed, and in some places reconstruction work...

Pharmacies will not issue digital Corona vaccination cards

In the middle of the vacation season, when travel is tricky enough because of the Corona crisis, German pharmacists will...

Forest Fires in Canada and the USA continue to spread

Smoke from wildfires in the western United States and Canada has also reached the U.S. East Coast. While the plumes fogged...

Tesla wants to open its charging stations to everyone

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is always good for a surprise. Now, in response to a request from an interested party, he has written...

Floods in China - hundreds affected

The heaviest rainfall in decades has triggered massive flooding in the central Chinese metropolis of Zhengzhou. State...

Vaccination day without appointment in Munich

There are days in Riem when 9,000 injections are administered in one day. These are figures that really push the medical...

Pandemic urged mothers to work on weekends

Home office and childcare difficulties have led to working hours shifting to evenings and weekends in the Corona pandemic....

How secure are BVG, water utilities and the airport from hacker attacks?

Every year, the IT Service Center (ITDZ) registers seven million cyber attacks on the network of the Berlin...

Refugees in Lithuania : Smugglers in Minsk

Lithuania is complaining with increasing urgency that its neighbor Belarus is deliberately smuggling migrants illegally...

Greece bars unvaccinated from restaurants

Unvaccinated holidaymakers could soon find Greek wine stuck in their throats. That's because the increasing incidence in...

Storm warnings for Germany

The catastrophic weather of the past few days is not only causing dramatic flooding in North Rhine-Westphalia and...

Virologists assume further corona variants

Experts believe that the coronavirus will mutate several more times. However, the president of the Society for Virology,...

Google reduces the error rate of its quantum computer

Nobody's perfect - this is especially true for Google's quantum computer "Sycamore," which two years ago was able to solve...

Federal President Steinmeier: Get vaccinated! Let's not let up!

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged citizens in Germany to get vaccinated against Corona. "Every day, with...

Venice bans large cruise ships from parts of the lagoon

Large cruise ships are to stop sailing through parts of the lagoon in Venice from August 1. The government under Prime...

Germany needs much more electricity

Germany will probably consume around ten percent more electricity in 2030 than previously assumed - according to German...

Ethics Council chairwoman against mandatory vaccination for certain occupational groups

The chairwoman of the German Ethics Council, Alena Buyx, believes that a Corona vaccination requirement for certain...

More than 53 degrees measured in Death Valley in California

People in the western United States must continue to prepare for extreme heat and wildfires at the beginning of the week....

Blood donor shortage could become problem this year

Almost every year there is the dreaded summer shortage in the supply of blood donations to German hospitals. But this...

Cars get stuck on flooded freeway in Ruhr area

Thunderstorms flooded basements and streets in several regions of Germany on Thursday. Parts of North Rhine-Westphalia,...

Internet bookstores are more in demand than Amazon

Alexander Skipis believes that the small bookstores did not fare quite so badly in the past Corona year. There are no...

Corona in Germany: certain measures relief only for vaccinated people?

Major events could be possible again in Germany as early as August. A corresponding draft was discussed by the heads of...

Corona vaccine and delta variant: how well a third vaccination works

As of July 5, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), more than half of the people in Germany have received their...

Delta: The dangerous variant can be recognized by these symptoms

The Corona pandemic currently allows Germany to breathe a little easier. The incidences continue to decrease and...

British Prime Minister Johnson: Corona measures end July 19

In England, all Corona measures are to be ended on July 19. Distance rules, mandatory masks and the home office...

Schools get too few air filters for safe teaching

Despite the spread of the Delta variant, Germany's schools will start classes after the summer vacations with too few air...

German basketball players qualify for Olympics

The German basketball players have fulfilled their dream of the Olympics with an impressive energetic performance. The...

High vaccination rate saves Great Britain from the worst

Suddenly, at the beginning of June, the curve began to reverse - again. The line mapping how many people in the UK tested...

Cyberattack on Kaseya could affect more than 1000 companies

A cyberattack on the United States IT firm Kaseya may have affected more than a thousand companies, according to experts....

Home office obligation ends in Berlin

For many Berliners, their own four walls have become the center of their work over the past year. Instead of working in...

Germany will experience more heat waves and heavy rainfall

Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) see the extreme weather events in parts of Germany...

Storms cause chaos in many regions of Germany

Once again, heavy storms and heavy rain caused chaos in parts of Germany. Especially in the south and west of the country,...

Is Delta variant underestimated by politics?

The citizens want to enjoy the summer after the hard Corona season - and the tourism industry warns of new restrictions....

E-Commerce : cheap purchases from China is over

On July 1, the biggest EU-wide VAT reform since the creation of the Single Market in 1993 comes into force. The reform...

Another lockdown cannot be the answer of those in power

The delta variant of coronavirus is dangerous. It is deadly. We have to take precautions. But at the same time, as CSU...

Corona incidence drops to 5.4 - but delta looms

Health authorities in Germany have reported 404 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day....

Biden defends airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias

US President Joe Biden has defended American air strikes in the Iraqi-Syrian border area. He said that the targets were...

The brown dog tick opens up habitats in Germany

Temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius, dry and preferably a dog in the household. If the brown dog tick had to post a...

Country leaders urge testing and quarantine for vacation returnees

Calls for stricter corona controls for vacation returnees are growing louder. With an eye on the rapid spread of the more...

Open letter against Seehofer's cybersecurity strategy

The accusation is a serious one: Horst Seehofer's cabinet is demonstrating poor governance with its plan to adopt the...

Vaccination with RNA vaccines : More benefit than risk

The risk is increased, but the benefit is still much higher. That's the bottom line from the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Climate change threatens the Arctic ozone layer

Climate change is not only causing increasing warming of the Earth, it is also evidently causing increased depletion of...

Relaxations in Switzerland: Almost back to normal

With surprisingly large steps, Switzerland frees its citizens from restrictions introduced in the fight against the...

End of mini-jobs brings better jobs

450-euro jobs proved to be a trap during the Corona crisis. While few normal jobs were lost, 900,000 of the mini-jobs that...

New Corona rules apply from Friday in Berlin

Berlin is loosening up: in view of the falling number of new infections, people will no longer have to wear masks outdoors...

Spread of the delta variant: Lisbon will be cordoned off at the weekend

Portugal has imposed new restrictions on the capital, Lisbon, at short notice due to rising corona infection numbers....

Lauterbach warns of delta mutation

Worrying forecast from SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach. The politician firmly expects that the so-called delta variant...

Global Hacker Attacks : A new cyberwar threatens the West

Not long ago, everyone was talking about cyberattacks by intelligence agencies. Russian hackers drilled into the...

Spahn wants to lower pharmacy fees for digital vaccination certificates

Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn wants to reduce the remuneration of pharmacies for the creation of digital Corona...

CDU wants to ease the tax burden on businesses

In the days when the CDU/CSU is fine-tuning its election program, business representatives are closely following every...

Forest fire risk rises again in Brandenburg's forests

At the beginning of March this year, forest fire danger level 3 had already been declared in parts of Brandenburg, but...

CSU politician Dobrindt open to ending mandatory masks outdoors

In the flared-up discussion about an end to mandatory masking, CSU state group leader Alexander Dobrindt has urged...

To-go plastic littering the oceans

Every year, between 307 and 925 million larger pieces of trash enter the oceans from European rivers. About 80 percent of...

Unusual migration of elephants through China

No one knows exactly what startled the elephant herd so much that it left the Mengyang Nature Reserve in Southern China...

What the digital vaccination certificate is all about

What is the digital vaccination certificate and who gets it? The digital proof of vaccination is a document that all...

U.S. health agency orders disposal of millions of vaccine doses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ordering the discard of millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses...

Heil wants to include self-employed in pension system

Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil wants to include the self-employed to stabilize the pension funds. "The more who pay...

Berlin schools start face-to-face classes on Wednesday

Starting Wednesday, Berlin's students will return to full face-to-face classes. This was the Berlin Senate's reaction last...

Hack attack: Investigators seize Bitcoin worth millions

Investigators have recovered the bulk of a ransom payment in the digital currency Bitcoin following the hacking attack on...

German U21 wins European Football Championship

The German U-21 national team fulfilled a dream in Ljubljana on Sunday evening that not even its notoriously optimistic...

Germany seven-day incidence falls below 25

Health offices in Germany have reported 2440 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This...

Mixed Corona vaccine is well tolerated - and effective

Using Astrazeneca and as a second dose Biontech/Pfizer probably has no disadvantages for vaccinees in terms of efficacy...

New Corona rules in Berlin

Incidences in Berlin are going down as vaccination rates are going up. "We have been able to reduce the numbers in recent...

Large companies must disclose taxes in the EU in the future

In the future, large companies in the EU will have to disclose how much profit they generate in each country and how much...

Burned out cargo ship with microplastics sinks

The Sri Lankan Navy wanted to tow the "X-Press Pearl" into deeper waters. Originally, 25 tons of partly dangerous...

Unemployment in Germany falls sharply

Germany is waking up from its Corona low - and the labor market is also showing clear signs of recovery. In the wake of...

State collects too much from pensioners

Millions of people can hope to pay less tax on their pensions. This is the result of a landmark ruling by the Federal...

China announces three-child policy

In China, couples will be allowed to have up to three children in the future. The Politburo of the Communist Party decided...

Schools in Berlin an election issue

Teacher shortage, dilapidated school buildings, digitalization backlog: The fact that the Corona virus has highlighted the...

Healthy reefs survive coral bleaching from heat waves

Relatively recently, a heat wave in the southern summer of 2016/2017 triggered coral bleaching with devastating damage...

Switzerland saws at the bridge to Europe

Switzerland breaks off negotiations with the EU on the conclusion of an institutional framework agreement. This was...

U.S. intelligence agencies to clarify origin of pandemic

U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered the United States intelligence community to get to the bottom of the origin of the...

Germans save more than ever

On average, Germans saved more of their income in the first three months of this year than ever before - at least since...

Belarus cut off from air traffic

When the political will is there, EU states can act quickly, very quickly. Just one day after the forced landing of a...

Medical experts doubt sense of child vaccinations

From the medical side, the impression is often given that the vaccination of children under 16 years of age is beyond...

Volcanic eruption in Congo

As a result of a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 15 people have been killed and...

Berlin schoolchildren to catch up on lessons during vacations

After the turmoil caused by Corona this school year, many Berlin schoolchildren will have the opportunity to catch up on...

World War II bomb found in Frankfurt safely detonated

At four minutes past midnight, an unexploded bomb from the Second World War, which had been discovered on a construction...

Self-determination law for trans people failed

A new right to self-determination for trans people will not be introduced for the time being. Corresponding bills from the...

Churches in Lower Saxony want joint religious instruction

In Lower Saxony, the Protestant and Catholic churches want to take a fundamentally new approach to religious education. In...

US state of South Carolina allows execution by firing squad or electric chair

For the implementation of the death penalty, the US state of South Carolina wants to allow shootings in the future. The...

Japan's economy shrinks again

The Japanese economy contracted by 1.3 percent at the beginning of the year as a result of the third wave of coronavirus....

Italy starts vacation season despite Corona

"Book now, we look forward to seeing you!" With these words, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi is now courting tourists....

Museum association fears cost-cutting measures due to pandemic

The Corona pandemic has torn a deep hole in the finances of Germany's more than 6,600 museums. "Regardless of whether a...

What happens on Saturday with Whatsapp?

More than two billion users are supposed to accept new terms of use and a revised privacy policy by Saturday. This...

Holiday returns: these are the new rules of entry

For vacation returnees and other entrants to Germany, uniform Corona rules will apply nationwide starting this Thursday....

300 million euros for Corona drugs

The vaccination campaign is underway, the incidence is falling - will the coronavirus soon be defeated? No, agree Health...

Berlin and Brandenburg want more joint climate protection

It is the largest city in the middle of Brandenburg: Berlin. But often enough it is also the biggest blank spot on the...

Hamas fire rockets at Jerusalem

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians escalated dangerously on Monday. After massive rocket attacks from the...

Fewer doctors equals lower vaccine rollout rate

District Administrator Leo Schrell in the Swabian district of Dillingen, like many colleagues in other districts, is...

More cases of poisoning from self-collected plants

Cases of poisoning in Bavaria have increased - also because more people flock to nature in Corona times and collect plants...

America won't let China play the role of benefactor

Angela Merkel did not even try to mask her recent disagreement with the U.S. government: "I believe that we need the...

Postponement of 2nd vaccinations only for urgent medical reasons

When it comes to the vaccine from AstraZeneca, criteria such as age, pre-existing conditions or occupational group will no...

What still gives the SPD hope

We are the party of the moment," says Olaf Scholz. Moreover, the German finance minister and former First Mayor of Hamburg...

The curfew also applies to BER Airport

For a good two weeks now, many counties and cities have been enforcing a nighttime curfew when the incidence exceeds 100....

Federal government removes prioritization for AstraZeneca

People in Germany will be able to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca's Corona vaccine in their doctor's office without...

In search of the fair world of vaccinations

The rich countries ensure that the big pharmaceutical companies based in their countries more or less voluntarily waive...

Climate protection: great goals, but no way to get there

Helmut Kohl already knew how to make politics with climate targets. In 1995, shortly before a UN climate conference in...

America supports suspension of patents for Corona vaccines

For the fight to contain the pandemic worldwide, the U.S. government supports suspending patents on Corona vaccines. The...

How Russia and China are maligning European vaccines

Vaccine diplomacy has replaced mask diplomacy - this is how the European External Action Service (EEAS) summarizes the...

Horses and donkeys revive a desert biotope

A few feral horses and donkeys scratch the sand with their hooves in the Mojave Desert until they reach the groundwater at...

One-third of critical care nurses want to quit

A new online survey by the German Society for Internal Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN) shows that nursing...

New infections rise to nearly 11,000 cases

Health offices in Germany reported 10,976 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In...

Pathogens, the invisible historians

Before Covid-19, it was the world's deadliest disease. In 2018, the World Health Organization estimated ten million people...

Study suggests low risk of infection in public transport

Although employers must allow employees to work from home, many Berliners still rely on public transportation. A joint...

Corona vaccine counterfeits cause uncertainty

The number of coronavirus infections in Baden-Württemberg and throughout Germany continues to rise rapidly. The 7-day...

People still finding it difficult to get vaccinated

After the Senate released the Astrazeneca vaccine for all those willing to be vaccinated, disappointment is spreading. It...

Fewer supermarket customers allowed from Saturday

When the federal government's stricter infection control law goes into effect on Saturday, new restrictions will apply in...

Buses and trains to continue running at night in Berlin

In Berlin, buses and trains will continue to run at night despite possible curfew restrictions. A spokesman for Transport...

Biden makes climate policy global

After a temporary absence, the United States is again claiming a leadership role in the global fight against climate...

Corona model projects are on brink of collapse

The university cities of Tübingen and Rostock have made many headlines in recent months because of their low Corona...

Apple presents the Turbo iPad

One can only speculate what would have happened if the already easily inflamed fanboys and fangirls had been able to...

Netflix growth slows

Netflix was considered one of the big winners of the Corona crisis. In the midst of the pandemic, the video service gained...

Second vaccination with Biontech or Moderna, not AZ

People under the age of 60 who have been vaccinated with a first Astra-Zeneca dose should switch to a different...

Berlin Senate restricts mandatory testing

Two weeks after the mandatory testing of staff with customer or guest contact came into force, the Senate has largely...

Munich incidence data glitch

It is a value that currently guides public life: the seven-day incidence. But time and again there is confusion about the...

Association fears financial hardship due to Ramadan restrictions

Restrictions during Ramadan due to the corona pandemic could put Berlin mosque communities in existential straits,...

Federal emergency brake being forced through

The consultations around nationwide uniform restrictions in the fight against Corona are on the home stretch after talks...

Federal government plans: only one contact per household per day

In the fight against Corona, the federal government is planning tough curfews and further restrictions on private...

Volcano erupts on Caribbean island of St. Vincent

For the first time in four decades, the volcano La Soufrière has erupted on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent....

Anyone who has been vaccinated twice should get "full freedom" back

Restrictions on basic rights should be withdrawn after the second Corona vaccination. This is what Berlin's Senator for...

Large delivery from Moderna cancelled

According to information from government circles published by the business magazine "Business Insider", a large delivery...

How are medical practices promoting vaccination campaign

When Jens Spahn (CDU) visited the vaccination center in Berlin's Messe on Easter Monday, the health minister seemed a...

Vaccination Planner 4.0 should enable one million vaccinations daily

The idea came to Dr. Achim Wallau at the end of December. "I thought to myself: Surely it can't be that the professionals...

How the Easter weekend went in Berlin

The new contact restrictions in Berlin were largely observed over the Easter weekend. The cool weather probably played an...

Is Denmark vacation allowed?

Restaurants, museums, cinemas: After a very tough Corona lockdown, Denmark is now planning a long-term return to normalcy....

Berlin teachers lose priority on vaccination

Berlin principals' associations and employees have reacted with great concern, as well as bewilderment and anger, to the...

Travel during the Easter holidays: what is allowed

The Corona lockdown in Germany is going into a further extension until April 18. As before, travel is only to take place...

U.S. Centers for Disease Control warns of fourth Corona wave

In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning of an increase in Corona cases like those in Germany, Italy...

Painkillers and Corona vaccination: timing of intake decisive for risk

Fever, aching limbs, the so-called covid arm - a vaccination against the coronavirus can bring unpleasant side effects,...

Indoor farms are particularly environmentally friendly

Glass display cases in grocery stores are nothing unusual. But what is this one doing in the vegetable section of a...

EU pulls the ripcord on Astrazeneca

According to a decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Coronavaccine from Biontech/Pfizer can in future also...

Söder urges quick order for Sputnik V

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder is campaigning for the Russian vaccine Sputnik V to be used in Germany. In an...

A disaster is rolling toward the hospitals

Who can say for sure whether the chancellor and minister presidents are relying on the principle of luck or "head in the...

RKI: Seven-day incidence continues to rise to 119.1

Health offices in Germany reported 21,573 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In...

Corona policy highlights Germany weakness

When faced with the threat of a new pandemic, ministers huddled together and etched ut their plans. The resolution they...

Positive Corona test in the DFB national team

Ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Iceland, there is a corona case within the German national soccer team. This was...

Elderly at increased risk for multiple corona infections

An infection with the coronavirus offers most, but not all, people protection against reinfection in the months that...

Reform of euthanasia clears the first hurdle in the Bundestag

Whether out of pure charity or in return for payment - anyone who helps others commit suicide remains unpunished in...

Debate on Astra-Zeneca: Vaccinate pragmatically

Probably the most absurd consequence of the sudden vaccination stop for Astra-Zeneca is the disposal of a life-saving...

World Medical president criticises Astrazeneca suspension

World Medical Association President Frank Ulrich Montgomery is casting doubt on the temporary halt to vaccinations with...

Berlin teachers reject school plans

Rising incidence figures nationwide and the parallel planned return to face-to-face teaching are causing considerable...

Munich halts establishment of vaccination centers

First it was said at the end of March, now it could be mid-April until GPs vaccinate against Corona. At the same time,...

US Aid Package: 1.9 trillion against the Corona crisis

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.9 trillion Corona aid package on Wednesday. The Democratic majority...

Corona Politics : Asia can do better

If you had asked anyone a year ago who would be best placed to deal with the Corona pandemic, many would have guessed the...

Travel and Corona, latest rules

The Corona lockdown in Germany is going into another extension until March 28. This time with opening opportunities for...

10 million vaccinations per week by June

Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz states that Germany will massively expand its vaccination capacity in the coming...

Madrid cancels rally for International Women's Day

Irene Montero found drastic words for her indignation. The Spanish Minister for Equality speaks of a "criminalization of...

Mathematical modelling could reduce infection rates

A quick scan of the cell phone display and the long-awaited entrance to a movie theater, a concert, a handball hall, or...

Lufthansa expects a challenging summer

The Lufthansa Group is relying on the desire to travel after months in lockdown for the first step out of the crisis. The...

Commission finally recommends Astra-Zeneca for the elderly

The Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) now recommends the use of the Astra-Zeneca's Corona vaccine for people 65...

Two schools demonstrate how to reopen

Gert Mengel is one of the principals Corona has roused. Who wants to stand still. "I would be happy if we could learn a...

EU Stability and Growth Pact under scrutiny

One year has passed. And two more could follow: In March 2020, the EU Commission and member states suspended the Stability...

SPUTNIK V: One of the world's most sought-after vaccines

The official Twitter account of "Sputnik V" reports new successes every day. Last week alone, the Russian Corona vaccine...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump hints at candidacy in 2024 election

In his first speech since leaving office, former U.S. President Donald Trump underscored his claim to leadership among...

Each vaccine has its merits and they all work

Reports from the scientific community often meant bad news in the Corona year: Warnings, steep curves, mutated viruses....

Nasal swab tests now approved

In Germany, people can now test themselves for the coronavirus. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices...

Scholz wants higher taxes for high earners

SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to push through tax increases for higher earners and the wealthy as well as...

City wants to prevent sidewalk parking

In Bogenhausen and Berg am Laim, no-stopping signs have suddenly appeared in streets where residents previously parked -...

More courage, less covid caution

As the lockdown drags on and the German government plays Russian roulette with personal liberty and measured responses,...

Federal housing policy meets with criticism

This Tuesday, the German government plans to take stock of its "housing offensive". Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU),...

Biontech vaccine nearly 96 percent effective after two doses

The Corona vaccine from Mainz-based Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer has an efficacy of nearly 96 percent after two...

World War II bomb defused in Frankfurt

The evacuation of Frankfurt's Niederrad district began this morning. For four days, the city's crisis team had planned...

Munich allowance for daycare center staff is extended indefinitely

Good news for employees in Munich daycare centers. The labor market allowance for educators, which expires at the end of...

Experts warn against rapid lockdown easing

Scientists warn against loosening lockdown too quickly in light of the spread of the new Corona variants. "Openings...

German clinics halt Astrazeneca vaccine claiming too many side effects

After regions in Sweden had already suspended vaccination with the Astrazeneca vaccine, now also clinics in Lower Saxony...

Corona outbreak in ice cream factory

After a Corona outbreak occurred at an ice cream factory in Osnabrück, Germany, the number of employees who tested...

German border controls cause concern

The introduction of German border controls has been sharply criticized in the EU. "The measures have quite serious...

Controversial proposal for teachers to work on Saturdays and vacations

The fight against the corona virus continues to have Germany firmly in its grip. Not only is retail, restaurants and...

Artificial snow to preserve glaciers

Felix Keller is visibly excited. He doesn't seem to mind the double-digit temperatures at 2100 meters above sea level at...

Corona, who will be vaccinated first

The federal government has revised the coronavirus vaccination regulation. The updated version has been in effect since...

Hazardous goods truck causes alarm in Aying

At around 4 a.m., the Hofolding Volunteer Fire Department moved out after being alerted to a strong smell of gas. In the...

Mutation hotspot at border with France

The Corona mutations are causing concern in Europe and partly because of the variants, Chancellor Merkel has extended the...

Corona vaccination: Serbia becomes a role model

In Germany and in most EU countries, there is widespread impatience at the Corona vaccination process. Too little...

Germany lockdown extension latest

The nationwide lockdown will be extended until March 7 following a decision by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and...

FDP aims to legalize surrogacy

It is a very intimate problem that thousands in Germany suffer from: Men and women who want nothing more than to have a...

Climate fight looks to CO2 storage

On the roof of the waste incineration plant in Hinwil near Zurich, the air is as low in carbon dioxide as it was before...

German exports slump sharply

The Corona crisis tore deep holes in the German export balance last year. Exports of goods slumped by 9.3 percent compared...

Berlin opens first prison for persons in preventive detention

Berlin was the first German state to establish an open prison for persons in preventive detention. Two detainees have now...

Data protection must not fall victim to the virus

The Corona pandemic has "once again shown how data protection has to be used as a scapegoat when things get out of...

Berlin remains top business location despite pandemic

The pandemic has Berlin in its grip - but the city remains an important part of German life. Last year, the state-owned...