Chaos in Venezuela: Guaidó loses election farce

Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó wanted to be confirmed as President of the Parliament. But the election ended in a farce, and one of his rivals quickly became the head of the panel. By Stephan Ozsváth, ARD Studio Mexico City This image goes around the world, distributed via the online service Twitter. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó … Read more

Figures for 2019: Tesla sells more electric cars than expected

The electric car maker Tesla made a final sprint in the fourth quarter – and thus just barely reached its annual target. In 2019, the company delivered 367,500 cars – and thus increased significantly. Electric car manufacturer Tesla reached its sales targets in 2019 – to the surprise of experts. The Silicon Valley company delivered … Read more

ÖVP and Greens program: Austria should be climate neutral by 2040

The new government in Austria made up of ÖVP and the Greens promises consistent climate protection and tax cuts. They also wanted to protect the borders. “The best of both worlds,” promises ÖVP boss Kurz. After their agreement on a common alliance, ÖVP boss and ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the Greens chairman Werner Kogler presented … Read more

Merkel’s New Year’s address: “The 20s can be good years”

At the beginning of the new decade, Chancellor Merkel called for courage, confidence and new thinking. Whether digitalization or climate policy – the strength is needed to leave familiar paths. By Angela Ulrich, ARD Capital Studio It is this message that runs through Merkel’s New Year’s speech: the call to courage and confidence, to trust … Read more

Planned UFO strike: Eurowings is canceling 54 flights for the time being

With an offer to UFO, Lufthansa still wanted to avert the announced strike over the turn of the year: but the union declined. The first flights have now been canceled. Eurowings has canceled because of the announced strike by the flight attendants’ union UFOe. On Monday and Tuesday, 54 strikes, mainly from within Germany, are … Read more

Darts World Cup: Sherrock’s fairy tale ends in round three

After a strong start at the Darts World Cup in London it looked like the next sensation by the only woman in the starting field. Fallon Sherrock was beaten by Chris Dobey on lap three. In contrast, favorite Gerwyn Price did not show any embarrassment. Sherrock was ranked 22nd on Friday (12/27/2019) at Alexandra Palace … Read more