Both the vaccine from Biontech and that from Astra Zeneca are highly effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus, British researchers report in the specialist magazine New England Journal of Medicine. According to this, the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine from Biontech against symptomatic diseases with delta is 88 percent, compared with 93.7 percent […]
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Covid-19: Corona mystery around Gibraltar
Vaccine skeptics are currently looking to Gibraltar. Because the numbers from the British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula seem to confirm what some people have always suspected: that the vaccination against Covid-19 is no good. Gibraltar has been reporting a fantastic vaccination rate of 100 percent for months, and on […]
Trend sports at the Olympics: From the drawing board to the arena
The Aomi Urban Sports Park is located on one of the artificial islands of the Tokyo waterfront. It’s one of those sports venues that will disappear after the games. Tubular steel stands next to functional tents. Not far away is an Olympic fan mile, which is now waiting colorfully and empty for the end of […]
1. FC Nürnberg: The darn last third
Robert Klauß had his upper body fully under control, he didn’t move a millimeter behind the press conference desk. However, the 1. FC Nürnberg coach visibly twisted the corners of his mouth. Nevertheless, Klauss kept the etiquette: He thanked him for the “warm words”, but immediately added that such words were a “bit difficult” here […]
Italy: uprising of the “No Pass”
“Libertà, libertà!” In Italy, around 80,000 people demonstrated in 81 cities over the weekend against the “Green Pass” and its use. At some point the slogan rang out everywhere: “Freedom, freedom!”. The action was directed against a decision by the government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi. From August 6th, many social, cultural and sporting activities […]
Cuba: “This is just the beginning”
Originally Joe Biden had planned to leave Cuba as Cuba for the time being. The US president has other foreign policy priorities, his main focus being on relations with China and Russia. But the recent protests in Cuba and the actions of the government there have now moved him to act. Late last week, Biden […]
Hamburg: photographer and collector FC Gundlach is dead
The photographer and collector FC Gundlach died in Hamburg at the age of 95. A spokeswoman for the Elbschloss Residenz, where Gundlach last lived, confirmed a corresponding report on Sunday Hamburger Abendblatts. According to his foundation, Gundlach died on Friday. FC Gundlach (actually Franz Christian) was born in 1926 in Heinebach, Hesse. After graduating from […]
Health: pleasure and poison at the same time
It is hard to believe that both cases are supposed to be the same substance: there is this tasty red that refines the evening with friends and makes it end in high spirits after bold conversations – and at the same time the veins stay elastic and the heart fresh. And then there is a […]
Great Britain: easing despite quarantine
On the weekend before Boris Johnson wants to “restore freedom” to the English, the corona pandemic caught up with his government once again – and fueled doubts about the Prime Minister’s strategy to lift all protective measures this Monday. Health Minister Sajid Javid, although double vaccinated, tested positive for Corona on Saturday. Thanks to the […]
Cyber attack in Saxony-Anhalt: How hackers blackmail a district
“Closed until further notice”: This notice on the door to the district administration of Anhalt-Bitterfeld blocked the way for months. That was of course related to Corona, but as soon as the incidences went down, the district had to go into lockdown again – only this time for completely different reasons. Last Tuesday, the approximately […]