pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
Success of Corona measures: Drosten: Early intervention saved tens of thousands of lives
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Key FactsEarly Pandemic Response Saved Thousands of Lives
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Christian Drosten highlighted that delaying COVID-19 measures during the initial wave would have cost many lives in Germany.
- Germany implemented protections three weeks earlier than the UK, preventing an estimated 60,000 additional deaths.
- Drosten expressed surprise at the limited immunity gained from initial infections, prolonging the pandemic duration.
- He noted that a herd immunity approach was unfeasible in Germany due to the high proportion of elderly people.
It would be a mistake in politically responsible infection control to wait until the health system shows the first signs of overload.— Christian Drosten in the Thuringian Inquiry Committee discussing the consequences of hesitating on COVID measures.
British Army recruit numbers drop 38% since 2019: Army training figures reveal continued recruitment shortfalls and rising attrition, with intake well below ...
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Pandemics are a choice: We have the tools to detect, contain, and stop outbreaks — if leaders fund surveillance, lab safety, and 100-day vaccines ...
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AfD coronavirus symposium: “Those responsible must be brought to justice.”: At the AfD's 4th Corona Symposium, experts and politicians call for a review of the ...
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Key FactsAfD Calls for Legal Review of Pandemic Decisions
5 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- An AfD event in the Bundestag offered a critical retrospective on the pandemic policies implemented in recent years.
- Alice Weidel described the restrictions as violations of fundamental rights and urged a thorough probe into mask contracts and lockdown measures.
- Robert Malone criticized the inadequate testing of mRNA vaccines via video and advocated for restoring scientific standards.
- Jan Reiners shared the personal consequences of refusing vaccination and called for strict penalties for those responsible.
Those responsible must be brought to trial and imprisoned for life.— Jan Reiners speaks about the accountability of the government regarding the Corona measures.
Charité expert in the Bundestag: “The spike protein is dangerous” – what is being concealed?
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Unemployment rate surges to 5 per cent: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published fresh data on unemployment, wage growth and labour market trends ...
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Alena Buyx and her vaccination “assessments”: A peculiar understanding of truth: The former chair of the Ethics Council is being sharply criticized for her ...
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Former RKI chief Wieler: Slogan “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” is wrong from a professional point of view
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Corona: Repressive society has stolen a generation's youth: The Berlin Corona Protocols show that, out of fear of the virus, old decision-makers have stolen a ...
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/editorial-li.10002465
Church feeding programme continues long after Covid: At the height of the pandemic, Christ Church Warwick was making about 3,500 meals a week for needy people in ...
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Corona: You're going to kill Grandma – the cruel exploitation of children: What the unbearable narrative of guilt in the leaked Corona strategy paper from the ...
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Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover: Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are ...
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Key FactsKennedy Center Faces Sharp Decline in Attendance
Oct 31, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center have fallen by almost 50% since Donald Trump took control.
- From September to October 2025, 43% of seats at the main venues remained empty, a steep rise compared to previous years.
- This decline surpasses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and threatens future fundraising efforts.
- Despite lower ticket sales, President Richard Grenell announced a record $58 million raised in donor support within 30 days.
Every show we have had since February when President Trump took over the leadership of the Kennedy Center has either made money or broke even (a huge change to what was happening) - we haven’t lost money on any show thanks to patrons and show donors.— Richard Grenell, President of the Kennedy Center, stated this in a social media post.
Federal Constitutional Court overturns triage regulations: The Federal Constitutional Court has overturned the current triage regulations ...
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Heart inflammation in children: vaccination was safer than Covid disease: A comprehensive analysis shows that heart inflammation in children is less common after ...
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Offenburg Regional Court: 14 million euro fraud results in prison sentences: Two brothers have been sentenced to three years and six months in prison ...
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Neuss: Search for coronavirus vaccine becomes an odyssey for 73-year-old: An annual booster shot against coronavirus is recommended for everyone over the age of ...
rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/neuss/neuss-suche-nach-corona-impfung-wird-fuer-73-jaehrige-zu-odysee_aid-137849337
Air Europa Strengthens Finances with Turkish Airlines Deal: Air Europa has reached a major milestone in its post-pandemic financial recovery and operational ...
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Ramaphosa links debt reform to global inequality fight: In his weekly newsletter, the president said the G20 must urgently address the fiscal conditions that ...
mg.co.za/politics/2025-11-10-ramaphosa-links-debt-reform-to-global-inequality-fight/
Blauland: The Corona Conspirator and the Blue Man from the Test Center: FPÖ National Council member Harald Thau invited right-wing extremist coronavirus ...
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Consequence of Corona - | New rules for future pandemics: The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how poorly prepared many countries are for such health crises ...
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Amazon Layoffs to Hit 30,000 Corporate Employees (Report): Amazon is set to lay off tens of thousands of its corporate employees this week.
variety.com/2025/digital/news/amazon-layoffs-30000-corporate-employees-1236562511/
Key FactsAmazon Cuts 14,000 Jobs Amid Major AI Push
Oct 28, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Amazon announced the elimination of 14,000 corporate positions as it increasingly adopts AI to reduce labor costs and improve efficiency.
- CEO Andy Jassy highlighted AI as the most transformative technology since the internet, accelerating innovation across markets.
- The company plans to invest $10 billion in a new AI innovation campus in North Carolina to enhance product integration.
- Despite layoffs, Amazon intends to hire 250,000 seasonal workers for warehouse and transportation roles during the holiday season.
This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we've seen since the Internet.— Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology, discussing the impact of AI on companies.
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Ensuring medicines work safely for everyone
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Scandal at FHNW: Corona skeptic confronted by ETH professor: A panel discussion with a pandemic expert at the University of Applied Sciences in Windisch ends in ...
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Trial in Bad Säckingen - | Suspicion of fraud with Corona test centers: Half a million euros are alleged to have been swindled in Wiesental through fraudulently ...
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Iowa to pay $600,000 to former public health spokesperson fired during pandemic: Ex-public health spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm alleged she was fired for ...
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B.C. Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed: The utility says it's on track to complete the project within a $16-billion budget ...
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Virologist warns: Bird flu has the potential to cause a new pandemic in humans: In view of the rapid spread of bird flu among animals in Germany ...
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China, India resume direct flights after five-year hiatus: The launch of IndiGo’s new Kolkata–Guangzhou route marks the first direct air link between the ...
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Key FactsIndia-China Direct Flights Resume After Five Years
Oct 26, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: omanobserver.om
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: omanobserver.om
- India and China are reinstating direct flights after a five-year halt, boosting commerce and bilateral exchanges.
- The move follows a gradual easing of tensions since the deadly 2020 border clash and aims to improve connectivity.
- IndiGo will operate daily flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou, with additional services from New Delhi to Shanghai and Guangzhou starting in November.
- Despite improved relations, both nations remain strategic competitors and maintain troops along their 3,500-kilometer contested frontier.
It's great news for people like us, who have relatives in China.— Chen Khoi Kui, a civil society leader in Kolkata's Chinatown district of Tangra.
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Getting Your COVID Shot Could Protect You From Cancer: It turns out the same mRNA vaccines that helped us survive the pandemic might also help people survive ...
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After a decline during the coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss LARP scene has recovered. Every year, between 20 and 30 LARP conventions take place in ... Show more
Corona vaccine as an unexpected aid in cancer therapy.: Following an observational study, US researchers report a surprising effect: mRNA vaccinations extend the ...
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The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement is taking place from:
🗓️ 3–7 November 2025
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Third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
Third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
Response to Precht: Philosophers must also name the ugly facts: In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, Richard D. Precht presented his analysis of Germans' ...
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Gabriele Gysi: “In 1990, 16 million East Germans were declared ‘nothing’.”: AfD, Corona, Russia: People in the east often think differently than those in the ...
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Bird flu: This scenario could surpass the coronavirus disaster: More than half a million poultry have had to be culled due to bird flu – and the peak is yet to ...
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Sweden could soon be the first EU country to ban smoking: As with the Covid pandemic, Swedish health policy is taking a very special approach to the fight ...
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“I'll keep exercising until I'm in the urn”: The woman behind the cult slogans of Bestattung Wien
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Life satisfaction among Germans: mood brightens after coronavirus: Highly satisfied, but also often angry: the new “Happiness Atlas” reveals conflicting emotions ...
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Analysis of routinely collected laboratory data from nearly 300,000 patients in Germany revealed significant decreases in vitamin D levels during the COVID ... Show more
Vitamin D Levels Down During COVID Pandemic
Vitamin D Levels Down During COVID Pandemic
Heinz Nußbaumer passed away peacefully at the age of 82 surrounded by his family over the weekend. With his passing, Austria has lost a giant of journalism ... Show more
Heinz Nußbaumer
Heinz Nußbaumer
Key FactsHeinz Nußbaumer: A Bridge Across World History
Oct 27, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: furche.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: furche.at
- Heinz Nußbaumer covered major global events firsthand and served as spokesman for two Austrian presidents.
- His deep understanding of the Arab world and Orthodoxy distinguished his role as a cultural mediator.
- From 2003 to 2023, he co-edited FURCHE, contributing influential columns on international affairs.
- His lifetime achievements earned multiple awards recognizing his ethical dedication to journalism.
With Gaddafi in the tent. With Arafat in the bunker. With Reagan and Clinton in the White House. With the Dalai Lama in the monastery.— This is the subtitle of Heinz Nußbaumer's memoir "My Little, Big World", which summarizes his experiences and encounters with significant figures in world history.
Frankenstein: Coronavirus: Is a monster wave coming?: The number of coronavirus infections is rising: What you need to know about the current wave >> Why the ...
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Bamberg: Verdict against AstraZeneca over coronavirus vaccine to be handed down in December
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Deaths from acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis spiked in the US during the COVID pandemic, and subsequently declined ... Show more
COVID Pandemic Drove Up Deaths From Respiratory Distress and Sepsis
COVID Pandemic Drove Up Deaths From Respiratory Distress and Sepsis
Scoop: Trump admin pushes backs on rising health care costs: It's the first real rebuttal to Democratic warnings about skyrocketing premiums.
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The Trump administration fired Steven Hatfill, a senior advisor to the administration who opposed the COVID-19 vaccines and promoted the use of ... Show more
HHS fires top official who was critical of COVID shots
HHS fires top official who was critical of COVID shots
Nigel Farage blasted for 'disgusting insult' to Covid bereaved with call to end Inquiry
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Forest chef Andreas Hasselwander has to give up his restaurant in Hüffelsheim: The well-known forest chef Andreas Hasselwander is struggling with the financial ...
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The silent surge: Why colon cancer is striking the young: The silent surge: Why colon cancer is striking the young
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Amazon is set to lay off 30,000 of its corporate employees this week — nearly 10% of its corporate workforce — beginning as early as Tuesday ... Show more
Richard David Precht - | "Today we are threatened by outrage, ostracism, and distancing"
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Ten years after Bailey Gwynne’s death shocked Aberdeen, violence among young people is still on the rise. Incidents in schools have nearly quadrupled since the ... Show more
Revealed: Decade on from Bailey's stabbing - figures show growing epidemic of violence at Aberdeen schools
Revealed: Decade on from Bailey's stabbing - figures show growing epidemic of violence at Aberdeen schools
ATO refers hundreds of thousands of taxpayers to a private debt collector – including people on Centrelink benefits
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/ato-tax-repayments-debt-collector
Year 12 exams have started for the Class of 2025 who began high school in COVID lockdown
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At 19, he drove a cab for $6 an hour—now his businesses bring in over $2 million a year: 'I don't think I'll ever retire'
cnbc.com/2025/10/23/money-singh-serial-entrepreneur-grew-businesses-after-starting-as-taxi-driver.html
Coronavirus: RKI reports increase in Covid cases: Do you have a runny nose, cough, sore throat, but also headaches and aching limbs? The cause could be ...
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Key FactsRising Respiratory Infections in Autumn 2025
Oct 16, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The Robert Koch Institute reported approximately 6,440 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases between October 6 and 12, nearly double the previous week's count.
- Covid-19 incidence increased to around 600 new infections per 100,000 residents, with autumn holidays potentially causing data fluctuations.
- The Omicron variant XFG, known as Stratus, accounts for 71% of current infections and spreads rapidly in the upper respiratory tract.
- Overall respiratory illness cases total about 6.5 million, a figure lower than last year with relatively few severe outcomes observed.
Corona has hit our country very broadly.— Franziska Hoppermann, designated chair of the Enquete Commission on the Corona Pandemic.
Erich Freisleben on coronavirus: "Doctors must not be agents of the state": The coronavirus pandemic has damaged trust in medicine, says Berlin physician Erich ...
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Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients: A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and ...
washingtonpost.com/science/2025/10/23/vaccine-cancer-covid-19-mrna/
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
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Coronavirus is on the rise again. What you need to know now: Flu, coronavirus, or just a cold? It's often difficult to tell the difference ...
stern.de/gesellschaft/corona-geht-wieder-um--was-sie-jetzt-wissen-sollten-36154512.html
Corona: Repressive society has stolen a generation's youth: The Berlin Corona Protocols show that, out of fear of the virus, old decision-makers have stolen a ...
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/editorial-li.10002465
How mRNA vaccines are surprisingly helping to fight cancer: A new study shows that the new vaccines work in conjunction with immunotherapies ...
derstandard.de/story/3000000293331/wie-mrna-impfstoffe-ueberraschend-auch-gegen-krebs-helfen
US hits $38 trillion in gross national debt: The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown ...
apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b
detektor.fm: Will there soon be a cure for chronic fatigue syndrome?: For those affected by long COVID, the coronavirus pandemic is not yet over ...
spektrum.de/podcast/detektor-fm-gibt-es-bald-heilung-fuer-das-chronische-fatigue-syndrom/2292560
Researchers: Vitamin D levels in the population have fallen during the pandemic - | Deutsches Ärzteblatt
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Frontline report: Half of Russia's refineries offline as Ukraine expands long-range strike arsenal - Euromaidan Press
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Secret “AG Impfpflicht” discussed coercive detention for coronavirus vaccination: A secret “AG Impfpflicht” (compulsory vaccination working group) was tasked ...
berliner-zeitung.de/gesundheit-oekologie/geheime-ag-impfpflicht-diskutierte-ueber-erzwingungshaft-fuer-corona-impfung-li.10001368
OpinionDo we need genetic research on pathogens?: Gain-of-function research alters the abilities of biological organisms. Such work is essential for medical progress.
spektrum.de/kolumne/brauchen-wir-gentechnische-forschung-an-krankheitserregern/2292233
“Frankenstein” is spreading: What's important for the current coronavirus season: The “Frankenstein” variant “Stratus” is once again accounting for more Covid-19 ...
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Deaths from acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis spiked in the US during the COVID pandemic, and subsequently declined ... Show more
COVID Pandemic Drove Up Deaths From Respiratory Distress and Sepsis
COVID Pandemic Drove Up Deaths From Respiratory Distress and Sepsis
Sepsis: Number of affected people and deaths is rising, Sepsis Foundation calls for action - | Deutsches Ärzteblatt
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Astrid Weber is overwhelmed: Highest federal award for Koblenz doctor: They are people who are committed to the common good, who passionately tackle problems ...
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‘We let down a lot of kids’, Boris Johnson admits over Covid exam results saga: Boris Johnson said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-covid-inquiry-exam-results-b2849172.html
Carney vows to double non-U.S. exports, says Canada must ‘play to win’: Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech will come as a new report from Desjardins estimates ...
globalnews.ca/news/11489014/mark-carney-economic-speech-budget/
