Infection numbers are not falling: Merkel calls for stricter corona measures

Infection numbers are not falling: Merkel calls for stricter corona measures

Despite the partial lockdown, the number of new corona infections is not falling. Now Chancellor Merkel wants an agreement on additional measures before Christmas. Previously, some country leaders had already called for stricter rules. Chancellor Angela Merkel is aiming for an agreement on further measures to combat the corona pandemic before Christmas. At the meeting … Read more

Post-Brexit negotiations: Johnson has to show his colors

Post-Brexit negotiations: Johnson has to show his colors

Time is of the essence, but it is still unclear whether and when there will be a trade pact between the UK and the EU. Commission chief von der Leyen and Prime Minister Johnson met on Saturday. Now the negotiations are feverish. By Ralph Sina, ARD-Studio Brussels Deal or no deal? That is the question … Read more

Stagnating corona numbers: Söder is pushing for tightening

Stagnating corona numbers: Söder is pushing for tightening

The corona infection numbers are stagnating at a high level. Warnings about the planned easing over the holidays are therefore louder. Bavaria’s government is now advising on new tightening of measures. The number of infections with the corona virus in Germany remains high. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the health authorities reported 17,767 … Read more

Corona measures by the federal states: Bavaria wants to declare a disaster

Corona measures by the federal states: Bavaria wants to declare a disaster

Bavaria wants to tighten the corona measures significantly. Likewise Thuringia: There should be no easing over the holidays. Hesse’s Prime Minister Bouffier spoke in the “Report from Berlin“for local solutions. In view of the consistently high number of new corona infections in the Free State, Bavaria is tightening the measures to combat the pandemic. After … Read more

Warnings from economists: is a new banking crisis looming?

Warnings from economists: is a new banking crisis looming?

Economists are sounding the alarm: Regardless of the state aid, an unprecedented wave of bankruptcies is rolling towards Germany – with corresponding consequences for the banks. Can the institutions cope with the impending default of many loans? By Lothar Gries, boerse.ARD.de The numbers are alarming: according to calculations by the employer-related Institute for Economics IW … Read more

Dispute between the federal and state governments: who pays the corona aid?

Dispute between the federal and state governments: who pays the corona aid?

The December aid means around 15 billion euros in additional costs for the federal government. At the end of the year, the issue of Corona aid should not be over. The federal and state governments are at odds about who pays for it in the long term. By Kirsten Girschick, ARD capital studio Another 15 … Read more

Consequences of the corona shock: New Yorkers are drawn to the countryside

Consequences of the corona shock: New Yorkers are drawn to the countryside

Around 33,000 people have died of or with Corona in New York so far. More and more stressed New Yorkers are now leaving the metropolis and moving to the countryside. Real estate prices explode. By Christiane Meier, ARD-Studio New York On to new shores, is the motto in traumatized New York, and it is the … Read more

Thanksgiving in the US: Risky Family Reunion Trip

Thanksgiving in the US: Risky Family Reunion Trip

Despite clear reminders, many Americans have set out to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. Experience has shown that the number of infections increases after such holidays. By Peter Mücke, ARD-Studio New York The US health authority CDC had warned: This year, Thanksgiving should only be celebrated at home and only with people from your own … Read more

Rescue through lending: Dresden treasures sparkle in New York

Rescue through lending: Dresden treasures sparkle in New York

Shortly after the spectacular art theft in Dresden, an exhibition opened in New York with numerous loans from the Green Vault. You might have been saved through the loan. By Peter Mücke, ARD-Studio New York At the arrival of the “Dresden Green”, as it is called here, the top of the Empire State Building naturally … Read more