Panorama Violent storms Winter storm covers parts of the USA – snow warning even in Southern California Published on February 23, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah What: AP/Kristin Murphy You can listen to our WELT podcasts here In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to … Read more
live ticker Ukraine war Several children seriously injured in air raid on residential area Status: 09:16 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes “We are trying to collect the souls of the dead” In the war in Ukraine, some say 80,000 soldiers were killed, others up to 220,000, and thousands are missing. A Ukrainian special unit … Read more
EFinally the Austrian Raiffeisenbank International (RBI) is going on the offensive. The pressure from the public and the shareholders, which was built up primarily by Ukraine and most recently also by the European Central Bank, was too strong. The bank may part with its business in Russia. Now RBI boss Johann Strobl gave in to … Read more
crime “Last Generation” Climate activists block Hamburg’s Elbe tunnel for five hours Stand: 06.04.2023 | Reading time: 3 minutes Climate stickers cause chaos in Hamburg – Elbe tunnel and new Elbe bridge blocked Climate activists of the “last generation” have blocked several traffic routes around the port and caused traffic jams and obstructions in the … Read more
Fur living in New York, residents have to dig particularly deep into their pockets compared to the rest of the world. A current survey by the financial service provider Smartasset has shown how low. The takeaway: Earning $100,000 feels like making just $36,000. In no other US metropolis can you do so little with your … Read more
DGaleria’s announcement that it would close 52 more stores caused a stir in the affected cities. The City Day is already calling for follow-up concepts: “There are already ideas or plans on how new life can come into the department stores: as a university location or school, with start-ups, co-working labs, artist studios or with … Read more
LClosing time in the early afternoon at Galeria in Düsseldorf: “Due to a works meeting, our department store is currently closed,” reads a large sign behind the glass front. “They don’t open anymore either,” says an employee who comes from the meeting. What’s the mood like? “Shit, of course, there were endless tears.” Since Monday … Read more
Es is no less than the biggest bank collapse in the USA since 2008. The Silicon Valley Bank, so to speak the house bank of the start-up scene, was forced to close on Friday. Because customers withdrew deposits en masse, the bank stumbled. The problems of the SVB pulled down the papers of all banks … Read more
Abroad “Most Likely” The FBI is now also assuming a laboratory accident in China as the origin of Corona Stand: 01.03.2023 | Reading time: 4 minutes “There are other US intelligence agencies that have come to different conclusions” The coronavirus is said to have been released in a laboratory accident after all, reports the Wall … Read more
Business planes on the ground Chaos at Frankfurt Airport – Lufthansa is struggling with IT problems due to severed cables As of 3:22 p.m | Reading time: 4 minutes “It’s no use now if everyone switches to Deutsche Bahn” Thousands of passengers worldwide are affected by an IT problem at Lufthansa. The cause is probably … Read more