Germany will again offer free corona tests from Saturday. The cut in costs for citizens comes at a time when the country is grappling with ever-rising corona figures. Health Minister Jens Spahn has also announced that doctors will receive higher reimbursements for taking corona vaccinations. On Thursday, more than […]
The US state of Michigan has reached a $626 million settlement with tens of thousands of residents of the town of Flint over lead-contaminated tap water. A federal judge has approved the amount, the highest settlement ever in Michigan. “This is a historic and important day for the people […]
With only a few days to go, chaos reigns in Glasgow. But top climate veterans keep their spirits up. They hope that the ‘unashamed ambition’ to save the climate will find its way to the negotiators. The hopeful thing about chaos theory is that behind apparent disorder hides a […]
After almost two months without corona restrictions, Denmark will reintroduce the corona pass due to the sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced this on Monday. Denmark was previously the first country in Europe to dissolve almost all corona rules. “The competent committee […]
The Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wants to pave the way for a third term in office for party leader and President Xi Jinping. The party’s 370 or so members gathered in Beijing on Monday for a four-day meeting to discuss a “historic resolution.” It is only the third […]
Prime Ministers of German federal states want action to be taken now to prevent a lockdown and an overload of hospital care. The number of coronavirus infections is rising rapidly in the country, and more and more corona patients are being admitted to hospitals. “If we take too much […]
Facial recognition company Clearview AI has violated Australian privacy law, the Australian regulator says. As a result, the company must remove all data from Australians. Clearview AI makes facial recognition based on a database of ten billion images of faces. The company says it will pick it up from […]
Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York City Police Chief Superintendent and until recently Brooklyn borough president, was elected New York’s 110th mayor on Tuesday (local time). US media confirmed Adams’ victory ten minutes after polls closed at 9 p.m. (local time). The official result may still be days […]
Home insurance is made up of both contents insurance and buildings insurance. While contents insurance is not mandatory, buildings insurance is often a requirement by mortgage companies to protect the property. To start looking for an insurance provider, research and data-driven personal finance site NimbleFins has compiled a list of […]
Epic Games, the hugely popular “Fortnite,” video game developer, has announced that it will shut down the game’s Chinese servers in mid-November. As a result, young people in China will no longer be able to play the game. Epic Games has not given an official reason for the decision, […]
