Commemorating victims of attacks in Hanau
In Hanau, hundreds of people commemorated the victims of the racist attack three years ago. At the public memorial event in the Hessian city, Federal Interior Minister Faeser said that there was still a lot of catching up to do in the fight against racism and right-wing extremism. The perpetrator tried to turn the victims into strangers. But they weren’t. However, several relatives of the dead once again complained about failures in the processing at the commemoration hour. For example, there is still no comprehensible explanation as to why the police emergency call did not work on the night of the attack. On February 19, 2020, a German killed nine people with a migration background in Hanau. He then shot his mother and himself 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Munich Security Conference: Call for more military spending
The Munich Security Conference ended with an appeal for higher military spending in Europe. Conference chair Heusgen said one must have the capability to support Ukraine, but also to build up one’s own defenses. High-ranking EU officials had previously announced that they would boost arms production in the member states, primarily in order to be able to supply more ammunition to Ukraine. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Blinken: China is considering arms sales to Russia
According to US Secretary of State Blinken, China is considering supporting Russia with weapons in the Ukraine war. Foreign Minister Blinken told CBS that the United States had the relevant information. In addition to weapons, it is also about ammunition. He has made it clear to China’s top foreign policy leader Wang Yi that such support poses a serious problem for Washington-Beijing relations, Blinken said. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Death toll rises after tremor in Turkey
The number of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes in Turkey has risen to more than 41,000. This was announced by the civil protection authority. According to the information, the rescue operations in almost all affected provinces of Turkey have now been stopped. Teams are only still active in Hatay and Kahramanmaras. In Syria, the number of dead from the tremors has so far been given as around 5,900. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Braunschweig: tens of thousands at the “Schoduvel”
Tens of thousands of people celebrated the carnival in Braunschweig. More than 4,000 active people with 129 wagons pulled through the city in Lower Saxony. The police assume that up to 250,000 visitors took part in the so-called Schoduvel. It is considered the largest carnival parade in northern Germany. Because of the corona pandemic, the move had been canceled in the previous two years. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Dortmund beats Hertha and is second in the table
Dortmund won 4-1 against Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga and is now second in the table. The team drew level on points with leaders Bayern Munich and Union Berlin. The Berliners played 0-0 against Schalke and are in third place. Leverkusen lost to Mainz 2:3. In the second division, the Hamburger Sportverein won against Bielefeld 2-1 and secured second place in the table. Heidenheim defeated Nuremberg 5-0 and Sandhausen lost to Karlsruhe 0-3. In the Handball Bundesliga, Hannover beat Göppingen 28:24, Flensburg beat Bergischen HC 30:17 and Hamburg lost 28:32 in Magdeburg. In the basketball cup final, Oldenburg lost to Bayern Munich 78:90.| 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
DFB Cup draw: Leipzig vs. Dortmund
Leipzig meets Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. That was the draw. Bayern Munich has to play against Freiburg, Frankfurt against Union Berlin. The only remaining second division club in the competition, Nuremberg, welcomes Stuttgart. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m
Weather forecast for northern Germany
It is often cloudy and rain is moving from Schleswig-Holstein to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with lows of 6 to 1 degrees. Tomorrow mostly cloudy with few loosening and regional showers. 7 to 12 degrees. Some rain in the east on Tuesday, friendly in southern Lower Saxony, 7 to 13 degrees. Often cloudy on Wednesday, partly with rain, 5 to 13 degrees. | 02/19/2023 10:20 p.m