For Franziska Geis, donating blood is a matter of course. “I’ve been doing this for over 40 years,” says the 66-year-old from Dresden. It is necessary to donate because it helps other people, she explains. Similar to Franziska Geis, it is above all the generation of the baby boomers, i.e. the particularly high birth rate … Read more
All civil servants receive higher salaries According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, salary must also be increased as basic security increases. Accordingly, a civil servant in the lowest salary group must receive 15 percent more than a recipient of citizen benefits. As a result of another ruling by the highest German constitutional … Read more
What a loss for superstar Tom Brady. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers failed miserably in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs – and did so in the first round. Even a football icon like Tom Brady couldn’t prevent the more than clear defeat of 14:31 against the Dallas Cowboys, rather it was part of the doomed … Read more
Magdeburg helps in Ukraine SInstead of cultural exchange, it is now about helping the people in the twin town. In March and April 2022, a few weeks after the start of the war, Magdeburg and the university hospital sent medical supplies such as bandages and medicines to the city in southern Ukraine. Mayor Trümper had … Read more
Many new infections in the USA XBB.1.5 is a subvariant of Omicron. So far, it has been detected in 29 countries, including Europe. There are no confirmed cases in Germany yet. “The X initially shows that this is a so-called recombination, i.e. two variants have exchanged genes,” explains the Munich virologist Alexander Kekulé. Apparently, XBB.1.5 … Read more
long distance In the period from Saturday 16.04. (17:30), until Easter Sunday, 17.04. (6:00), no long-distance trains stop in Leipzig. Alternatively, the trains stop in Halle (Saale). The trains of the Intercity-Express line Wiesbaden – Dresden and the Intercity lines Cologne – Dresden as well as Emden – Leipzig travel with an extension of the … Read more