Baden-Württemberg plans lockdown for unvaccinated people

If more than 200 hospital beds are occupied by corona patients in the state of Baden-Württemberg, contact restrictions for unvaccinated adults could arise. Uwe Lahl (70, Greens), head of the Ministry of Social Affairs in Baden-Württemberg, has this plan. This would mean taking measures that had already applied in previous lockdowns. For example, that only … Read more

Has Ronaldo given up on the starting XI because he wants to leave?

How many times have we seen scenes like this? Fourth minute of stoppage time, the score is even, and then CR7 strikes. The jubilation over the alleged winning goal for Juventus remained stuck in Cristiano Ronaldo’s throat on Sunday evening when he played at Udinese. Because the Portuguese stood wafer-thin offside in front of his … Read more

WhatsApp removes Taliban profiles

According to media reports, the militant Islamist Taliban use Facebook’s WhatsApp chat service, which they, as an American company, have to block. The Washington Post wrote that the Taliban had told Kabul residents via WhatsApp groups that they were taking control of the city. A WhatsApp spokeswoman said on Tuesday that the chat service had … Read more

A carpool lane from the A3 to Thionville?

Every morning, 250,000 free car seats enter the agglomeration of Luxembourg. That is to say on average 1.16 people per car for residents and 1.22 for cross-border workers, notes the Ministry of Mobility. Very insufficient. So, ideas are flowing to boost carpooling: make the emergency lane accessible on the A4, create dedicated lanes on the … Read more

Hospitals breathe better in Luxembourg

Like a symbol. In recent days, the cafeteria of the Center hospitalier Emile-Mayrisch (CHEM), in Esch-sur-Alzette, has started serving … meals. Since last October, it had turned into a day hospital in the face of the waves of coronavirus. Its access remains limited to staff, patients and visitors, returning since June 13. With “strict rules” … Read more

Facebook wants to remove special rights for politicians

Apparently Facebook is planning to overturn the controversial regulation, according to which politicians as persons of public interest have so far been excluded from the internal guidelines for content moderation, reports the US technology portal «The Verge». This measure is a consequence of the recommendation of the independent, Facebook-funded group Oversight Board, the report said. … Read more