Cultural scene in crisis: Corona millions for the clubs

The cultural scene is particularly suffering from the corona crisis. Minister of Culture Grütters now promises funding to prevent “club death”. No parties and concerts for months – what is only regrettable for party people has brought many clubs into real need. Minister of Culture Monika Grütters has now reacted to the diverse protest campaigns … Read more

75 years of the United Nations: “Unreasonableness makes it necessary”

The goal is world peace. That is why the United Nations was founded 75 years ago. But they could not prevent many crises and genocides, not even the war in Syria. Peter Mücke, ARD studio New York The place could not be more symbolic: In a memorial hall for war veterans, the then US President … Read more

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: These branches will be closed

Franfurter Zeil, Münchner Stachus or Hamburger Mönckebergstraße – Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof closes houses in prominent locations. But cities like Iserlohn, Gießen or Neumünster are also affected. An overview of the affected branches of Karstadt (K) and Galeria Kaufhof (G). Bayern: Ingolstadt (G), Munich Am Nordbad (K), Munich OEZ (K), Munich Stachus (G), Nuremberg (K), Nuremberg … Read more

Evaluation of TK: Few sick days in May

The Techniker Krankenkasse reports the lowest sick leave in May in ten years. In the first phase of the corona pandemic, the value had risen sharply. There are numerous reasons for the recent development. According to the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), fewer employees reported sick in May than in any May in the past ten years. … Read more

Bundesliga relegation battle: the fight for relegation

The situation is clear: Fortuna Düsseldorf is in charge of reaching relegation place 16, while Werder Bremen has to hope for the Fortunes to slip at Union Berlin in the remote duel. The current facts before the relegation drama. By Jens Mickler Starting position A victory for Fortuna Düsseldorf in Berlin, and everything would be … Read more

Later flooding: agreement on mega dam on the Nile

The conflict over Africa’s largest dam on the Blue Nile appears to have been settled for the time being. The Ethiopians now want to flood the dam in consultation with Egypt and Sudan. With that, the concerns about bombing are off the table. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an agreement in the dispute over … Read more

Pandemic restrictions: who will soon be allowed to enter the EU – and who will not

The extensive EU entry ban in the Corona crisis expires at the end of June. Now there is agreement on who will soon be allowed to cross the border. The number of new infections plays a major role. In the EU, there is an agreement for planned easing of the corona entry restrictions that almost … Read more

Corona virus in the USA: Pence sees success despite infection record

Nearly 40,000 reported corona cases in a day – that’s a new daily high in the United States. Vice President Pence still sees “remarkable progress” in the fight against the virus. Chief immunologist Fauci is less euphoric. Despite record numbers of new corona infections in the United States, US Vice President Mike Pence sees clear … Read more

Dealing with questionable posts: criticism and advertising boycott – Facebook reacts

Several companies no longer advertise on Facebook. Your reasoning: The network is not doing enough against fake news and hate comments. Now Facebook suddenly wants to mark questionable post – even that of US President Trump. Facebook is changing its handling of questionable content. The company announced that it would mark contributions from politicians in … Read more