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Aug 2022
Attack on writers: Fatwa against Salman Rushdie: This is behind the decades-old call to murder

After the attack on Salman Rushdie, there was speculation as to whether the call to murder the writer published more than 30 years ago by Ayatollah Khomeini could have influenced the crime. At first, however, there was still complete ambiguity about the motive...

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13
Aug 2022
Kharkiv region: Ukraine reports heavy Russian missile attacks in the east - Moscow is said to be taking the suburb

The Ukrainian military has reported new heavy Russian rocket attacks in the east of the country. The city and region of Kharkov were heavily shelled, the Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday.Three people, including a 13-year-old boy, were injured in the...

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09
Aug 2022
Global warming: Climate change brings disease carriers to Germany

For a long time, mosquito bites in Germany were mostly annoying at best - they are now potentially deadly, albeit only in extremely rare cases so far. It has been three years since the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) first recorded infections with the West Nile...

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09
Aug 2022
Sanctions: Ban on imports of Russian coal: No bottlenecks expected

Despite the import ban on Russian hard coal that came into effect on Thursday, German coal importers are not expecting any delivery bottlenecks. "Coal is available on the world market," said CEO Alexander Bethe of the Association of Coal Importers (VdKi)...

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09
Aug 2022
European Union: Air passenger rights: consumer center warns of dilution

The Federal Association of Consumers has warned against watering down air passenger rights in the European Union. The background to this is the announcement by the Czech Republic that the topic may be discussed again this year in the Council of Europe. The...

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09
Aug 2022
Equestrian sport: the temptation of millions: title or rather a lot, a lot of money?

It's several million euros. The temptation is correspondingly great. Especially after winning the European Championships, André Thieme received "countless, really crazy" offers for the mare Chakaria.But the 47-year-old from Plau am See remained steadfast....

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09
Aug 2022
Football idol: Questions and answers about the funeral service for Uwe Seeler

After the burial in the family circle, the football fans should now also be able to say goodbye to "Us Uwe" Seeler. The official memorial service for Hamburger SV's longtime goalscorer, who died on July 21 at the age of 85, will take place this Wednesday.It...

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09
Aug 2022
Global warming: Climate change brings disease carriers to Germany

For a long time, mosquito bites in Germany were mostly annoying at best - they are now potentially deadly, albeit only in extremely rare cases so far. It has been three years since the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) first recorded infections with the West Nile...

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09
Aug 2022
Coronavirus: RKI registers 72,737 new infections - incidence at 366.8

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the nationwide seven-day incidence of infections with the corona virus as 366.8 on Wednesday morning. This is evident from numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5 a.m.The day before, the value of new...

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09
Aug 2022
Coronavirus: RKI registers 72,737 new infections - incidence at 366.8

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the nationwide seven-day incidence of infections with the corona virus as 366.8 on Wednesday morning. This is evident from numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5 a.m.The day before, the value of new...

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09
Aug 2022
Sanctions: Ban on imports of Russian coal: No bottlenecks expected

Despite the import ban on Russian hard coal that came into effect on Thursday, German coal importers are not expecting any delivery bottlenecks. "Coal is available on the world market," said CEO Alexander Bethe of the Association of Coal Importers (VdKi)...

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09
Aug 2022
Infection Protection Act: Further criticism of the federal government's corona plans for the fall

The criticism of the federal government's corona protection plans for the cold season continues. The head of the German Hospital Society (DKG), Gerald Gass, called for improvements to the planned Infection Protection Act. 'We welcome the fact that...

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09
Aug 2022
Russian invasion: War against Ukraine: That's the situation

After explosions at a Russian air force base in Crimea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his compatriots that the lost peninsula would be brought home. "Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up," he said in Kyiv. According to the first...

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09
Aug 2022
At the age of 84: Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake died

The fashion world mourns: The revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, famous for his innovative styles and perfumes, has died at the age of 84.The Hiroshima-born designer succumbed to liver cancer the day before the 77th anniversary of the US...

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09
Aug 2022
European Swimming Championships: Hardly any experience with open-air pools: Wellbrock without worries

Despite his little experience with open-air pools, exceptional swimmer Florian Wellbrock does not expect to have any adjustment problems at the European Championships in Rome."In general, the southern countries are hot, and there can also be wind, which makes...

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09
Aug 2022
Funeral service for HSV legend Uwe Seeler

The comedian and friend of the Seeler family, Olli Dittrich, is to hold another eulogy. At the family's request, the speeches will be accompanied by music from pianist Joja Wendt and the Hamburg Sailors' Choir, among others. Chancellor Olaf Scholz...

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09
Aug 2022
Ex-US President: Republicans back Trump after search

After the search of ex-US President Donald Trump's property in the US state of Florida, more and more details about the background of the action are becoming known.According to media reports, the authorities assumed that Trump's team did not return...

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09
Aug 2022
USA: Police arrest suspect after series of murders of Muslims

After the series of murders of Muslims, the police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, arrested a 51-year-old suspect. Police chief Harold Medina said at a press conference that he was charged with the murder of two Muslim men.It is also assumed that there is a connection...

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09
Aug 2022
Ex-US President: Republicans back Trump after search

After the search of ex-US President Donald Trump's property in the US state of Florida, more and more details about the background of the action are becoming known.According to media reports, the authorities assumed that Trump's team did not return...

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09
Aug 2022
US crypto exchange: Crypto crash causes Coinbase to lose billions

The largest US crypto exchange Coinbase has fallen deep into the red in view of the price slide in digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ether.In the second quarter, there was a loss of $ 1.1 billion (1.08 billion euros), as Coinbase announced after the...

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09
Aug 2022
Crime: nurse after the death of a 27-year-old in custody

After the death of a 27-year-old in an apartment in Berlin, an arrest warrant was issued against her nurse. A spokesman for the Berlin public prosecutor said the 45-year-old was being investigated for bodily harm resulting in death. The woman is in custody....

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09
Aug 2022
US crypto exchange: Crypto crash causes Coinbase to lose billions

The largest US crypto exchange Coinbase has fallen deep into the red in view of the price slide in digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ether.In the second quarter, there was a loss of $ 1.1 billion (1.08 billion euros), as Coinbase announced after the...

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09
Aug 2022
No charges against woman more than 65 years after lynching in Mississippi

It is almost impossible that the 88-year-old will ever be prosecuted for the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955. There were allegations of kidnapping and manslaughter.Till, a Chicago teenager, was visiting relatives in Mississippi when Carolyn Bryant Donham...

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09
Aug 2022
Inflation compensation: Lindner wants tax relief of over 10 billion

Finance Minister Christian Lindner wants to relieve citizens of the high inflation with a tax cut of more than ten billion euros. "Employees and low earners, pensioners and the self-employed, students with taxable part-time jobs and above all families benefit,"...

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