Avianca has been flying since 1919, and now one of the world’s oldest airlines is threatened by the corona pandemic. Income has fallen by more than 80 percent, says the CEO and speaks of the “biggest challenge in 100-year history”. The Colombian airline Avianca has filed for bankruptcy due to the massive drop in sales … Read more
Formula 1 relies on virtual races in the Corona crisis. The winner of the Spanish Grand Prix is George Russell, a pilot who otherwise drives far behind in the field. He prevails under strange circumstances, while David Schumacher struggles. Williams driver George Russell won a race in the virtual Formula 1 series for the first … Read more
The infection rate is rising again, but more and more people are of the opinion that fighting the pandemic must be good now. There were protests across Germany on Saturday. It often got tight, sometimes violent. The individual federal states are starting public life again in more or less large steps, but many people are … Read more
Shortly before the planned easing of the corona exit restrictions in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called on the population to continue to help contain the pandemic. “I urge you to exercise the greatest caution and prudence,” Sánchez said in a speech to the 47 million people in the country. The new type of corona … Read more
An “invisible enemy” uses the virus crisis to build a world government. Some Catholic bishops are apparently convinced of this. In a letter they call for struggle, and a German bishop is among the signatories. Several Catholic bishops blow in one call to fight an “invisible enemy”. This would use the fight against the corona … Read more
So far there is no vaccine against the corona virus. However, scientists have now come one step closer to a drug for the treatment of Covid-19: a mix of hepatitis and HIV drugs is said to help at least with mild or moderate disease courses. Scientists in Hong Kong have reported successful treatment of the … Read more
In the United States, employees are again the victims of an angry customer: a woman is apparently freaking out in a burger restaurant because she feels restricted by corona rules – and injuring four people with gunfire. It is the latest of several violent incidents in the past few days. A customer opened fire on … Read more
The search for drugs and vaccines against the novel corona virus is in full swing worldwide. A research team from Lower Saxony is testing 6000 artificially produced antibodies on human cells, making astonishing progress. According to a media report, Braunschweig scientists have been able to detect antibodies that prevent the virus from entering cells when … Read more
Wall Street is again in the zigzag mode. While GM is causing a stir among investors, financial stocks are depressing sentiment. At the end of the trading day, the indices closed inconsistently. Poor economic data and price losses in financial stocks dampened the buying mood on Wall Street on Wednesday. The New York stock exchanges … Read more
Russia is not getting a handle on the number of new infections. More than 10,000 people are still infected with the corona virus every day. Meanwhile, the mysterious death of two doctors raises questions. In Russia, 10,102 new infections with the coronavirus have been registered in the past 24 hours. The day before, 10,581 new … Read more