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England move into the European Championship final. 55 years after winning the 1966 World Cup, England are back in the final of a major tournament – because Harry Kane scores in extra time against Denmark after a controversial penalty. Go to Article

EXCLUSIVE Who will benefit financially from the parties’ plans – and who will not. The proposals of the SPD and the Greens as well as the Union and FDP differ surprisingly widely. This shows for the first time a large calculation. A research with graphics. To the article (SZ Plus)

Laschet clearly distances himself from statements of measure. The CDU chief emphasizes the importance of public broadcasting – especially in the pandemic. But he rejects a word of power in the direction of Maassen: Whatever statements he makes is “then his problem, in any case it is not the position of the CDU”. Go to Article

Four suspects killed in gunfire following the murder of Haiti’s president. In Haiti, the police are fighting a group of armed men who allegedly carried out the attack on President Jovenel Moïse that night. According to their own statements, four alleged perpetrators have already been killed and two other suspects have been arrested. Go to Article

Heat waves in the US and Canada would not have been possible without climate change. More than two dozen scientists from the so-called World Weather Attribution Initiative come to this conclusion. Germany also has to adjust to extreme temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius. To the article (SZ Plus)

Search for survivors after high-rise collapse near Miami suspended. Two weeks after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building complex in the state of Florida, there is no longer any hope of recovering survivors from the rubble. 54 people have been recovered dead so far. But the collapse has consequences for the entire region: How safe is life there? To the article (SZ Plus)

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News about the Corona crisis

Delta variant dominates in Germany. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the delta variant has been the dominant coronavirus variant in Germany since the end of June. Their share is 59 percent. The proportion of the alpha variant, which had previously spread strongly, is only 33 percent. Go to Article

More than 100 researchers condemn Boris Johnson’s opening plans. In an open letter, 122 scientists and doctors oppose the British government’s strategy of lifting all corona restrictions soon. In their letter, the international experts describe the trade journal The Lancet published the strategy as a “dangerous and unethical experiment”. Go to Article

EXCLUSIVE “A kerosene tax is definitely wrong”. Stefan Schulte is the boss of the largest airport in Germany. He talks about the possible end of the corona crisis, higher ticket prices and privileges for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. To the article (SZ Plus)

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Come, see, Vinci. Finally good news: the universal genius Leonardo da Vinci has passed his talent on to over 25 generations. Go to Article