German Health Minister Jens Spahn expects the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine, but it will be subject to restrictions. According to Spahn, it is still insufficiently clear whether the drug also works for the elderly. Spahn said it remains to be seen how strong the […]
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Proposal to Expel QAnon MP From US parliament
Democratic Member of the United States Parliament Jimmy Gomez wants his colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene to be expelled from Congress. Taylor Greene, who is known as a supporter of former President Donald Trump and the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, has expressed support in 2018 and 2019 for calls to […]
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Afghan Taliban Support Vaccination Campaign Against Coronavirus
The extremist Taliban have expressed support for a vaccination campaign to vaccinate Afghans against the coronavirus. The COVAX program of the World Health Organization has pledged 112 million dollars for this. A spokesman for the insurgents promised the group would “support and facilitate” vaccination through health centres in the […]
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The Number of New Infections in Germany is Decreasing Further
The number of new coronavirus infections detected in Germany over the past 24 hours has fallen further on Tuesday compared to the day before. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the RIVM, reported 6,408 new infections on Tuesday morning. On Monday, the RKI also reported a […]
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Asia Argento Accuses Director Rob Cohen of Abuse
In her new autobiography, actress Asia Argento writes that she has been drugged and abused by director Rob Cohen. This is said to have happened when the two worked together on the movie xXx, which came out in 2002. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della […]
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Bitcoin Price Falls Below $ 30,000
Bitcoin fell below the value of $ 30,000 for the first time in weeks in the night from Thursday to Friday, to more than $ 29,000. This means that the price of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency threatens to return to a free fall, after the strong advance of […]
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Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate Want to Cooperate More
The leaders of the Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate want to respond to the call by new president Joe Biden to start working together again. Democrat Chuck Schumer took over from Republican Mitch McConnell as majority leader in the Senate on Wednesday. “We have no choice”, said […]
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Chip Machine Maker ASML Gives A Glimpse into the Books
Chip machine maker ASML will publish its results for 2020 on Wednesday morning. The focus will be on the forecasts for this year, among other things. ASML CEO Peter Wennink recently expressed the hope that there will be more international consultation under the new American president Joe Biden. He […]
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Right-Wing Twitter Variant Parler Back Online With Russian Help
Parler, a social media website and app popular among the American far-right, has been back online after being offline for a short while with a Russian technology company’s help. Parler recently disappeared after the attack on the US parliament building by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, as web […]
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Chinese Economy Increased By 2.3 Percent in the Corona Year 2020
The Chinese economy grew by 2.3 percent last year, the national statistics office in Beijing reports. This makes it the only large country to leave the corona year without shrinking. China’s gross domestic product increased by 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period […]