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Habeck sees the “Valley of Tears” being traversed by the expansion of green electricity
BERLIN – Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck sees progress in the expansion of green electricity in Germany – and at the same time there is still a long way to go. The Green politician told the German news agency in Berlin: ‘I’m not dissatisfied with how things are going with the expansion of renewables. Not satisfied yet, it’s still all a delicate little plant, and we really come from the valley of the Tears. But they have dried and you can already dare to smile again.”
According to the Zurich boss, cyber attacks will no longer be insurable
ZURICH – Cyber attacks are becoming “uninsurable”. The alarm was sounded by Mario Greco, CEO of Zurich (SIX:) Insurance, in an interview with the “Financial Times” (online Monday). In recent years, executives of major insurance companies have warned about the risks posed to insurance coverage by pandemics and climate change. However, Greco believes cyberattacks are a threat that needs to be monitored.
TV ratings: 3.65 million see ‘Dalli Dalli – The Christmas Show’
BERLIN – Celebrities such as Annette Frier, Bastian Pastewka and David Garrett attended “Dalli Dalli – The Christmas Show” on Christmas Day – 3.65 million people tuned in to the game show moderated by Johannes B. Kerner and gave the ZDF 14.4 percent market share, a clear victory in prime time ratings from 8.15pm. “Dalli Dalli” was one of the most popular German television formats in the 70s and 80s and is closely related to the name of the entertainer Hans Rosenthal, who passed away in 1987.
Bavaria calls for increased state participation in the hydrogen strategy
MUNICH/BERLIN – According to Bavaria, the federal government does not involve the federal states, industry and investors enough in the implementation of the national hydrogen strategy. “Too little happens here, everyone involved talks too little to each other,” said Hubert Aiwanger (Free Electors), Minister of Economy and Energy responsible for the Free State at the German Press Agency in Munich. Currently there are many ideas and initiatives from individuals, but these are often not coordinated enough.
Rail services in Great Britain are halted due to strikes
LONDON – Strikes by railways and border guards have presented a challenge for travelers to the UK over the Christmas period. On Boxing Day, the train service largely came to a standstill, broadcaster Sky News reported. The RMT transport union had called on its members in the collective bargaining dispute to suspend work from Christmas Eve until the morning of 27 December. The dispute over higher wages and better working conditions has been simmering for months. Strikes continue to hamper British travel plans.
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Additional reports
– Intensive care doctors: the wave of infections has reached its peak
– “Ask your doctor” – Associations require adequate advertising of medicines
-Buschmann calls for an end to all corona protection measures
-The year of pulverized fuel price records
-ROUNDUP 2: Extreme cold snap hits US over Christmas weekend – dozens dead
– All Corona requirements are decreasing? How countries fare in the coming year
– Kazakhstan delivers 41 generators for hospitals to Ukraine
-ROUNDUP: Drosten considers pandemic over – “first wave endemic”
-The vast majority of Germans expect gas shortages
– Ramelow calls for reform of the Infection Protection Act
-Melnyk calls for breaking the taboo: fighter planes and warships for Ukraine°
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ROUNDUP: Read a summary in the company overview. There are several reports on the dpa-AFX news service on this matter.
