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Conflict between China and the US over the corona virus escalates
US President Joe Biden Tensions between the United States and China have recently increased again. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Washington There is rare harmony on Capitol Hill in Washington these days,…
Conflict between China and the US over the corona virus escalates
US President Joe Biden Tensions between the United States and China have recently increased again. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Washington There is rare harmony on Capitol Hill in Washington these days,…
Laboratory accident or not? The origin of Corona remains a mystery
Geneva, Washington It happened at the end of 2019. At that time, infections with the new corona virus first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan. At least two laboratories…
Hardly any international aid in northern Syria after the earthquake
Idlib, Reyhanli The earthquake surprised Ahmed Al-Halabi in his sleep: at dawn on February 6, his house collapsed, burying his wife, son and himself under rubble. The family stayed there…
Corona mask requirement on buses and trains ends nationwide in February
Karl Lauterbach From February 2nd, masks will no longer be compulsory in long-distance transport. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf The mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends on February 2nd. Health Minister…
Corona mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends in February
Karl Lauterbach From February 2nd, masks will no longer be compulsory in long-distance transport. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf The mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends on February 2nd. Health Minister…
Wu Ken on the German China strategy: “Cold War mentality”
Wu Ken China’s ambassador in Berlin sharply criticizes the planned German China strategy. (Photo: imago images/Emmanuele Contini) Wu Ken, China’s ambassador in Berlin, reacted indignantly to Germany’s plans to realign…
Wu Ken on the German China strategy: “Cold War mentality”
Wu Ken China’s ambassador in Berlin sharply criticizes the planned German China strategy. (Photo: imago images/Emmanuele Contini) Wu Ken, China’s ambassador in Berlin, reacted indignantly to Germany’s plans to realign…
Chinese ambassador to Germany accuses EU countries of “discrimination” because of compulsory testing
Wu Ken Wu rejects allegations by the World Health Organization that China is providing insufficient information on the number of infected people and deaths. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin The Chinese…
New Omicron subline: What XBB.1.5 means for Germany
Coronavirus According to the Robert Koch Institute, the subline was detected for the first time in a random sample in Germany at the end of November. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According…
FDA grants preliminary approval for new Alzheimer’s drug
Frankfurt On Friday evening, the American drug agency FDA granted preliminary approval for the new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, thereby raising hopes for further progress in the fight against dementia. The…
China no longer publishes daily corona numbers
health facility in Beijing China recently eased its zero-Covid policy. (Photo: IMAGO/Kyodo News) Beijing In the middle of the corona wave in China, the National Health Commission stopped publishing the…
The new era – 16 Handelsblatt theses for the year 2023
Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky Between the Ukraine war and the energy crisis: The year 2022 was marked by turning points. (Photo: Imago) Rarely have risen and fall been so…
Battle for coal – Poland’s great fear of winter
Warsaw, Katowice, Wroclaw Trucks of all sizes are jammed in long rows on both sides of the access road to the Staczic colliery, which has been blackened by crushed coal.…
The flu wave is coming – but only a few are vaccinated
Frankfurt The number of flu infections in Germany is increasing – according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the flu wave began in Germany at the end of October. Before…
What we now know about Long-Covid – and what we don’t know yet
Berlin Most infections with the corona virus take a so-called mild course in the currently predominant virus variant Omicron. The symptoms can be severe, but hospital treatment is not necessary.…
Corona vaccine: declining sales – what remains for Biontech, Moderna & Co
Frankfurt The corona business is once again giving the leading vaccine manufacturers very high sales and profits this year. This was only shown on Tuesday by the surprisingly strong quarterly…
How the neurosurgeon became the emotional boss
Neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Peter Vajkoczy The 54-year-old performs around 5,000 operations a year with his team of doctors at the Berlin Charité. Dusseldorf Peter Vajkoczy is Director of the Clinic…
How the neurosurgeon became the emotional boss
Neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Peter Vajkoczy The 54-year-old performs around 5,000 operations a year with his team of doctors at the Berlin Charité. Dusseldorf Peter Vajkoczy is Director of the Clinic…
New omicron subvariants BQ.1 & BQ.1.1 are thought to be even more contagious
testing station The decline in new corona infections is likely to be deceptive, experts warn. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf While the number of infections in Germany is declining, certain derivatives of…