Seldom have the scenery and the expected result been as coherent as at this last international appearance by Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz before the federal election. For the first time in 18 months, the finance ministers of the powerful G-20 countries will meet again physically, this Friday and Saturday, in the glittering lagoon city […]
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Corona vaccines: a third injection after six months?
The pharmaceutical companies Biontech and Pfizer assume that a third vaccination with the corona vaccine Comirnaty, which they have developed, is required within six to twelve months of the full vaccination. “While the protection against a severe course remains high within the first six months, a decline in effectiveness compared to symptomatic courses over time […]
Syria: fear of acute famine
About a thousand trucks a month. They are the lifeline for millions of Syrians in the north of the civil war country. The semi-trailers bring food and medicine, which 3.4 million people there depend on. The UN World Food Program, which alone supplies 1.4 million people with food, warned of a catastrophe if deliveries are […]
Dispute over the Nile: Egypt moves before the UN Security Council
Every July it starts to rain in the highlands of Ethiopia, where the Blue Nile rises. The current then swells to five times its normal capacity. But the neighbors on the middle and lower reaches of the Nile, Sudan and above all Egypt, fear that they will not get much from the life-giving water masses. […]
Jurisprudence: break with the old life
The term “key witness” comes from the Anglo-Saxon legal system, where it is called “King’s evidence”. But of course it has also existed in Germany, even for a very long time. The case of a thief named Strauss from 1841 has been handed down, whose testimony triggered a real wave of arrests – which is […]
Bundestag election: Laschet distances himself from Maassen statements
The parties position themselves for the Bundestag election. Follow all developments in the news blog. CDU boss Armin Laschet has clearly distanced himself from the attacks by CDU Bundestag candidate Hans-Georg Maaßen on public media. “Our position on public service broadcasting is crystal clear. Especially at a time like now, when there is so much […]
Federal election 2021: CDU employees instead of models
In view of the current situation, it must be pointed out: Employees at the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus are real people too. In the excitement about the new election campaign posters of the CDU, there seems to be a lot of confusion with the terminology. There is talk of a “fake nurse” and a “fake policewoman”. The party […]
SZ am Abend: News on July 7, 2021
News compact EXCLUSIVE: Baerbock on book allegations: “Take the criticism seriously”. The Chancellor candidate of the Greens does not want to fall back into old friend-foe reflexes with her party: “I also slipped into old trenches for a moment.” You and Robert Habeck stand for communication that overcomes rifts – even if the election campaign […]
European Union: Hungary threatens to cut EU funds
Ursula von der Leyen does not waste any time. On the agenda in the European Parliament is the debate on the EU summit, at which Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron tried in vain to push through an EU summit with Vladimir Putin in addition to further sanctions against Russia. For the head […]
Coronavirus in Germany: Nationwide incidence increases slightly to 5.2
The nationwide incidence rose slightly to 5.2 on Thursday (previous day: 5.1; previous week: 5.1). This is evident from the figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). According to the institute, the health authorities in Germany registered 970 new corona infections within 24 hours, slightly more cases than in the previous week. A week ago […]