The remaining corona measures in England will be lifted from July 19. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce this during a press conference on Monday. The British government reports that Johnson will outline his plans for the latest easing in England, including his plans around keeping […]
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Highest Number of Corona Deaths in One Day in Russia Since Outbreak
In Russia, 679 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours. That is the highest number of confirmed deaths in one day since the pandemic’s start for the fourth day in a row. The authorities attribute the record to the more contagious Delta variant of the […]
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No Forced Labour in the Production of Raw Materials for Solar Panels in China
Forced labour is not used in China’s Xinjiang province to produce raw materials and materials for solar panels. That says the Chinese solar panel industry association after the United States imposed restrictions on imports of those raw materials last week because of suspicions of forced labour. Many of those […]
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Severe Thunderstorm in Part of Germany Leads to Chaos
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall caused many problems in the west and south of the Federal Republic on Tuesday evening. Flooded streets, cellars and tunnels led to a massive appeal to the emergency services, who also had to take action for fallen trees and power failures. The German weather […]
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United Airlines Orders Hundreds of Aircraft from Boeing and Airbus
United Airlines has ordered 270 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. The American Boeing is allowed to supply two hundred aircraft of the type 737 MAX, and Airbus receives an order for seventy units of the type A321neo. In total, United’s order is worth about $15 billion, market experts […]
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Florida Residents Were Told the Building was Safe
Residents of the disaster flat near Miami were told in November 2018 that their building was safe. According to American media, this happened more than a month after an engineer had warned that there was ‘major structural damage’ to the residential tower, which partly collapsed a few days ago. […]
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Shareholders Toshiba Oppose Reappointment Chairman
Toshiba shareholders voted Friday against the reappointment of Japanese technology and electronics group chairman Osamu Nagayama. That came after revelations about Nagayama’s attempts to influence the vote on proposals from activist investors. It is rare for shareholders in Japan to so openly oppose directors. Earlier this month, an investigation […]
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Diamond League in China Cancelled Due to Corona
The two Diamond League athletics events scheduled for August in China have been cancelled. Due to the corona pandemic, there are still too many travel and quarantine restrictions for the participating athletes, according to the organization. The first game was scheduled for August 14 in Shanghai, shortly after […]
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Last Question Time for Chancellor Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will appear for the last time at question time in parliament on Wednesday. This week is the last week of regular sessions in the Bundestag before the September elections. The Christian Democrat Merkel no longer participates in that. She is retiring after almost 16 years […]
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Duterte Threatens Jail Sentences for Stupid Vaccine Refusers
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens prison terms for compatriots who do not have themselves vaccinated against the coronavirus. “This is a national emergency. If you don’t want to be vaccinated, I’ll have you arrested.” The outspoken Philippine leader said during a speech that “stupid” people who refuse a shot […]