The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has gone into self-isolation, she announced on Twitter. “I have been informed that I attended a meeting last Tuesday where a person was present who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. Therefore, in accordance with the rules, I am going […]
The number of new corona infections in Germany has increased by 2,673 in the past 24 hours. That is a lot higher than the 2,503 infections reported the day before. The death toll rose by eight and now stands at 9508. The total number of registered infections is 294,395.
More than 1,900 new coronavirus infections have been identified in Germany in the past 24 hours. That is about three hundred fewer than the day before when almost 2,200 new cases were reported. This is reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the National Institute […]
The number of corona infections diagnosed during the last 24 hours in Germany has further increased to over two thousand. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the RIVM, reported early in the morning on Thursday that a further 2,194 cases have been registered. This means that […]
German Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier questions possible sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning of Putin critic Aleksej Navalny. To TV channel ARD, Altmaier said that Russia will not behave differently because of sanctions and that relations with Russia will harden if punished. The CDU politician strongly […]
The chance that the European Union and Great Britain will succeed in properly arranging Brexit is only 30-40 percent. This probability calculation comes from senior British officials in Downing Street, The Times and The Spectator report. Negotiations for an agreement on Brexit have virtually stalled. One of the main […]
The increase in the number of new corona cases in Germany continues. Wednesday morning, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), reported that 1226 corona tests were positive in the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, the RKI […]
Following in the footsteps of French President Macron, EU President Charles Michel will also take a look at Beirut, which was devastated by an explosion. The Belgian former prime minister will travel to the Lebanese capital on Saturday to show solidarity with the population. Michel is “shocked and sad”. […]
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI fell seriously ill after a trip to Germany. He is said to suffer from wound dandruff, and biographer Peter Seewald told Passauer Neue Presse newspaper. 93-year-old Benedict stepped down as Pope in 2013 for health reasons. He visited his sick brother Georg in Bavaria last […]
Germany does not recommend travelling to some Spanish regions due to coronavirus outbreaks. These include Catalonia with the city of Barcelona and the seaside resorts of the Costa Brava. No negative advice has been given for the Balearic and Canary Islands, which are very popular with Germans. It is […]
