Masks are not compulsory on buses and trains
Masks will no longer have to be worn on buses and trains from today. The obligation does not apply to long-distance as well as regional and local transport. However, Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach advises travelers to voluntarily wear a mouth and nose cover as protection against corona infection. The mask requirement had often caused trouble on trains. Last year, Deutsche Bahn registered a quarter more attacks on employees than in the previous year. For patients and visitors in medical practices, hospitals and nursing homes, the mask requirement applies until April. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
Pro Bahn calls for the expansion of local transport
With a view to the planned 49-euro ticket, the Pro Bahn passenger association is calling for the expansion of local transport. This is necessary so that the increasing demand can be satisfied, said the honorary chairman of Pro Bahn, Naumann, the “RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland”. He expects an amount in the double-digit billions to finance the necessary investments. Yesterday, the federal cabinet launched the so-called Germany ticket. From May everyone can use buses and trains nationwide for regional and long-distance transport for EUR 49 a month. However, the Bundestag and Bundesrat still have to agree. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
Kyiv: Heavy fighting in the east
The Ukrainian government continues to report heavy fighting in the east of the country. According to the Defense Ministry in Kyiv, Russian troops are trying, among other things, to gain ground in the strategically important city of Lyman in the Donetsk region. A Russian missile is said to have hit a residential building in Kramatorsk. As the governor of the region announced, at least two people died. The information cannot be independently verified. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates again
The US Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to combat inflation. The new interest rate level is between 4.5 and 4.75 percent, as the Fed announced. This is the eighth increase in a row, but it is the smallest step since last March. The inflation rate has recently fallen. The key interest rate in the euro area is 2.5 percent. Today the central bank in Frankfurt am Main will discuss a further increase.| 2/2/2023 12:55 am
USA: Funeral service for Tire Nichols
Hundreds of people said goodbye to Tire Nichols at a funeral service in the US city of Memphis. The 29-year-old African American was brutally beaten by police officers during a traffic stop in early January and died a few days later. At the ceremony, Vice President Harris offered her condolences to the victim’s family. She condemned the attack by the police officers, who were also African Americans, as an act of violence by those who should actually provide security. Charges were brought against the five police officers last week. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
Bayern Munich and Leipzig continue in the cup
Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig have reached the quarterfinals of the DFB Cup. Bayern won 4-0 at Mainz 05. Leipzig defeated Hoffenheim 3-1. The remaining DFB Round of 16 games will be played next week. Then Sandhausen meets Freiburg, Frankfurt meets Darmstadt, Nuremberg meets Düsseldorf and Bochum meets Dortmund. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
The weather in Northern Germany
Local showers. Windy to stormy, severe gusts of wind on the sea and on the islands. Lows 6 to 2 degrees. Cloudy during the day and rain in places with a maximum of 4 to 8 degrees. On Friday variable to heavily cloudy, at times and in places showers, 5 to 10 degrees. Occasional rain showers on Saturday with lots of clouds, 3 to 9 degrees. Changeable and windy on Sunday, 4 to 8 degrees. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
Storm surge warning on the North Sea coast
The night high tide will be about 1 meter higher than the mean high tide on the East Frisian coast and in the Weser area, and 1 to 1.5 meters higher than the mean high tide on the North Frisian coast, in the Elbe area and in Hamburg. | 2/2/2023 12:55 am
