Dhe African swine fever (ASF) is spreading in Saxony. “In the beginning, only the north-east in the district of Görlitz was affected, now we’re already over the A4 and the A13 and the districts of Bautzen and Meißen are also affected,” said the President of the State Investigation Institute (LUA) Saxony, Jens Albrecht, the German … Read more
The summer heat, Corona, the upcoming summer holidays and a high blood requirement in the clinics are causing concern for the blood donation services. The supply situation is already extremely tense. In Berlin and Brandenburg, the supply situation for blood products is according to German Red Cross (DRC) remain extremely tense. “We have a daily … Read more
The summer heat, Corona, the upcoming summer holidays and a high blood requirement in the clinics are causing concern for the blood donation services. The supply situation is already extremely tense. In Berlin and Brandenburg, the supply situation for blood products is according to German Red Cross (DRC) remain extremely tense. “We have a daily … Read more
The challenges for Brandenburg teachers are increasing. The corona pandemic is still here. Student numbers are going up. The teachers union is concerned. The Education and Science Union (GEW) in Brandenburg is concerned about the coming school year and the strain on teachers. “They walk on the gums,” said the chairman of the GEW state … Read more
Billionaire and Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter. It already has a 9.2 percent share in the operator of the social network of the same name, making it its largest shareholder. According to Bloomberg, the company estimates its “best and final” offer at about $ 43 billion (963.4 billion crowns). Twitter has said … Read more
New York (dpa) – A record made the Neue Galerie world famous in one fell swoop. In 2006 the cosmetics entrepreneur Ronald Lauder bought the painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by the Austrian Art Nouveau artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) for the record price of 135 million dollars at the time – and hung it in his … Read more
Environmental organizations Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) intend to sue large German corporations for their impact on climate change. According to the DPA, they addressed the pre-litigation summons to Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the oil and gas companies Wintershall. Environmentalists want companies to change their business model and commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In … Read more
Dhe strike of the train drivers’ union GDL hit commuters and vacationers for the second time this month. Large parts of local and long-distance traffic had been paralyzed since Monday morning. According to Deutsche Bahn, a little more trains should run in long-distance traffic than during the first strike in mid-August, when around a quarter … Read more
Vienna Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and his girlfriend Susanne Thier are expecting their first child. He should be born in late November or early December, the chancellery told the DPA. Austria is narrow. The Chancellor Kurz is accused of false testimony, and another man in the government has a problem The 34-year-old People’s (ÖVP) politician … Read more
The Chinese space module successfully landed on Mars. This was announced on Saturday by the state agency New China with reference to the Chinese National Space Agency CNSA. The module contains a robotic vehicle that should examine the surface of the planet. “China has left its mark on Mars for the first time,” the New … Read more