Dozens of people have been killed or injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in Eastern Afghanistan. This is reported by a spokesman for the local government. On Tuesday, a maternity hospital in the capital Kabul was also attacked. The attacker detonated his explosives when […]
After months of forced closure by the coronavirus, fitness studios and restaurants will open again in parts of Germany on Monday. In NRW, for example, you can go to the gym again, and the sports halls are also accessible again. Eating out is also possible. However, the catering industry […]
Around noon Friday, the end of the Second World War in Europe was commemorated 75 years ago. It ended with the capitulation of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, among others, were in Berlin at the German commemoration. The large meeting initially […]
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobjanin wants to gradually ease measures against the spread of the new coronavirus in his city. The situation in the Russian capital with almost 12 million inhabitants has, in his view, stabilized somewhat in recent weeks. President Vladimir Putin expressed his support for Sobjanin’s intentions on […]
The number of new cases of the coronavirus in Russia has increased by 10,102 in the past 24 hours, compared with 10,581 the day before. This brings Russia’s nationwide total to 155,370 infections, the country’s crisis centre said Tuesday. It also reported 95 new deaths from the virus, bringing […]
Moscow is setting up emergency hospitals to accommodate the rapidly growing number of corona patients in the city. The deputy mayor told state news agency TASS to be there in about twenty days. The operation must yield a total of 10,000 beds. Moscow, with about half of the identified […]
The United States Department of Education has launched an investigation into links between the University of Texas and the Chinese laboratory identified as a possible source of the coronavirus. According to the Wall Street Journal newspaper, the department demands insight into the financial transactions with the lab in China. […]
TikTok Downloaded Over 2 Billion Times. Video platform TikTok, best known for its musical clips, continues to increase in popularity. The app has now been downloaded over two billion times from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. That says analysis agency Sensor Tower. Five months ago, […]
The Russian government extends the travel ban for foreigners until further notice, Prime Minister Mikhail Misyustin announced on Wednesday. Russia took the measure in mid-March to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in the country. Mishustin announced at a meeting of officials to discuss measures against the corona […]
The number of Britons who died of the new coronavirus appears to be higher than previously thought. The Office for National Statistics announced on Tuesday that the limit of 20,000 deaths had already passed by April 17. On April 18, the British government reported 13,917 deaths. However, according to […]