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Russia demands withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Mariupol

Russia has urged Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to lay down their arms. At the same time, they should leave the heavily contested port city in the morning, as Major General Mizinzew announced to the Russian state agency TASS. According to this, Russia has proposed setting up a corridor over which Ukrainian units should withdraw on Monday morning without weapons and ammunition on an agreed route. In addition, civilians should be able to leave Mariupol for Russia or Ukrainian-controlled areas. According to Russian information, there are currently 130,000 civilians in the city. Russia is reportedly insisting on a “formal written response” from Ukraine by 3 a.m. Central European Time 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Baerbock calls for war refugees to be taken in

Foreign Minister Baerbock called for solidarity in Europe in view of the large number of refugees from Ukraine. Baerbock said in Hanover that all EU states would have to take in those seeking protection. A visit to an exhibition hall in the Lower Saxony state capital with around 1,000 refugees showed impressively what the situation means for the municipalities. But at Europe’s external borders, the pressure is much, much higher. The minister had previously spoken to refugees from Ukraine during a one-hour tour. | 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Concert for Peace in Berlin

In Berlin, musicians expressed their solidarity with Ukraine with a concert. The event in front of the Brandenburg Gate was themed “Sound of Peace”. According to the police, more than 15,000 people followed the performances of artists such as Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Peter Maffay, Michael Patrick Kelly and Clueso. Minister of State for Culture Roth said that music gives strength against those who bring hatred and violence as well as murder and death with them. People also demonstrated against the war in Hamburg, Bremen, Bonn and Düsseldorf. | 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Habeck agrees energy partnership with Qatar

Germany has agreed a long-term energy partnership with Qatar to break away from Russian oil and gas supplies. Federal Economics Minister Habeck said after talks in Doha that the companies that had traveled to the emirate with him would now negotiate contracts. The state-owned company QatarEnergy said that the talks between the two sides about gas supplies, which had been going on for years without result, should now be pushed ahead.| 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Spain: Protests against high energy prices

In the Spanish capital of Madrid, around 150,000 people took to the streets to protest rising energy and raw material prices as a result of the Ukraine war. Agricultural and hunting associations had called for the demonstration. Numerous farmers took part in the protest march through the center of Madrid. Some came with their tractors. Participants accused the government of not doing enough to counter the high prices. Spanish truck drivers went on an indefinite strike last month. Their protests and roadblocks are already causing supply chain problems.| 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Software problems impede shipping traffic in the Kiel Canal

The Kiel Canal was closed for hours due to a software problem in the traffic center in Brunsbüttel. Smaller freighters can now pass through the canal again. These are not dependent on the failed software. Experts are trying to fix the error. How long that will take is unclear. | 03/21/2022 00:05 am


Dortmund only draw in Cologne

In the Bundesliga, Dortmund drew 1-1 in Cologne and missed the chance to get closer to leaders Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg lost 2-0 to Leverkusen. Leipzig and Frankfurt drew 0-0. In the second division, Kiel beat Ingolstadt 1-0, Nuremberg and Dresden drew 1-1, Regensburg defeated Paderborn 1-0. In Formula 1, Charles Leclerc won the season opener in Bahrain in a Ferrari. Second was Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz, third place went to record world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes 03/21/2022 00:05 am


The weather in Northern Germany

It will mostly remain slightly cloudy or clear, rain is also possible west of the Weser. Lows plus 5 to minus 1 degree. Widespread sunny during the day, partly cloudy from Emsland to North Friesland and rain in some areas with a maximum of 8 to 18 degrees. The further prospects: mostly sunny on Tuesday, 11 to 19 degrees. On Wednesday still friendly, initially locally fog and high fog possible, 9 to 19 degrees. | 03/21/2022 00:05 am


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