A skeleton lies on an operating table. A number of surgical instruments are set up around this “patient”. They are all manufactured by Rudolf Storz in Emmingen. Today, the company employs more than 140 people from twelve nations. It all started 75 years ago. On a small scale. Emmingen has space and becomes the new … Read more
Did the vaccination against Corona save lives or was it disproportionately risky given the side effects that occurred in some cases? Researchers from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have now presented an estimate based on data. According to this, around 1.6 million lives were saved in Europe by the vaccinations between December 2020 and … Read more
Justice The Ghent court is trying to appease the relatives of Kim De Gelder’s victims, after a letter about a possible nightlife permit caused unrest. “He may only leave the forensic psychiatric center for urgent medical reasons.” Kim De Gelder (36) has been staying in the forensic psychiatric center (FPC) of Antwerp for more than … Read more
1. Beels no longer a party leader for Antwerp municipal elections Jinnih Beels is giving up her position as party leader for the Antwerp municipal elections. This was decided at a meeting of the Antwerp department of Vooruit. Her party leadership came under pressure since her fellow alderman Tom Meeuws left the city council. It … Read more
Real estate magnate Paul Gheysens, the CEO of project developer Ghelamco, has long wanted to build a large golf course between Natiënlaan, Kalvekeetdijk and the railway in Knokke-Heist. Since 2007 he has been purchasing land to realize that project. In addition to a golf course, he wants to build a luxury hotel with 150 rooms … Read more
The Flemish government alone had to approve a nitrogen decree for Project One, the ethane cracker of the British chemical company Ineos. That decree was supposed to provide legal certainty, avoid a permit freeze and therefore save an investment of 4 billion euros. But the Flemish nitrogen rules do not apply in the Netherlands. The … Read more
Hey people I’m thinking about getting a leasing vehicle that’s not too expensive for the next 24 months. Private Built in 2022, the cost would be around €6,500. What would be totally understandable for me personally would be the loss of value after 24 months. With plus 20,000km on it. It would be the same … Read more
Neuralink Elon Musk’s company is allowed to conduct studies on humans. (Photo: Reuters) The company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, has apparently received the green light from the US health authority FDA for a first human clinical trial. “This is the result of the incredible work of the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the … Read more
Only older people over the age of 60 and people with risk factors for a severe course of the corona virus should continue to receive booster vaccinations, preferably in autumn, when they are also vaccinated against influenza or pneumococci. This also applies to employees of nursing homes and clinics. However, the Stiko has not yet … Read more
Researchers are fiercely discussing what led to the adaptation of corona vaccines to the BA.5 variant. While vaccine makers Biontech and Moderna are touting the benefits of the new bivalent booster vaccines, a new independent laboratory study by researchers in Göttingen and Hanover now suggests that while there is an additional benefit from the upgrade, … Read more