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State-Sponsored Fakes: The Transcript of Rutter's Anti-Vaccine Event: Conspiracy theorist Martin Rutter received funding commitments from the state of Lower ...
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Rutter, penalties and Long-Covid: What Lower Austria's Corona fund pays for: Lower Austria's Corona relief fund spends significantly more money on help with Long ...
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Also a consequence of the dispute with DAZN: DFL only transfers 47 instead of 127 million euros to Bundesliga clubs
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Ingrid Robeyns: "Nobody earns more than 10 million euros - not even a saint": How much is too much money? So far, hardly anyone has wanted to answer the question ...
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Quick Glance: Falcons Surprise by Drafting QB Michael Penix Jr.
- The Atlanta Falcons made waves at the NFL draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick, shocking many.
- Despite recently signing Kirk Cousins to a lucrative deal, the Falcons opted for Penix, highlighting their long-term vision for the team.
- Penix expressed readiness to learn from Cousins, while the Falcons firmly believe he could be their future franchise player.
- Amid past controversial picks, the Falcons stand by their decision, aiming to follow successful team models by grooming Penix as the successor to Cousins.
HCA's unchanged annual forecast clouds better-than-expected quarter: HCA Healthcare on Friday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue but ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hca-beats-first-quarter-profit-estimates-higher-patient-admissions-2024-04-26/
Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote: Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm of ...
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Quick Glance: Successful Vote of Confidence for Bayer CEO
- Bayer CEO Bill Anderson emerges victorious in a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting despite a challenge from Deka Investment.
- Investors representing 91.69% of equity capital voted in favor of Anderson and his top management team.
- The voting process at German annual general meetings is symbolic and serves as a reflection of investor sentiment.
- Anderson defends the decision to suspend the company's breakup and pledges to focus on drug development and legal matters.
Luxembourg's oil well is still bubbling - and the treasury rings: The state earned almost 900 million euros in 2023 from the sale of diesel and gasoline at gas ...
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No more cash payments from 10,000 euros: criticism from the trade: Paying more than 10,000 euros in cash may soon no longer be possible. Criticism comes from the ...
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AMS-Osram cuts 500 jobs: After the loss of its only customer for micro-LEDs, the Styrian company almost completely abandoned the development of the new ...
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Euro-Zone Inflation Set to Hit First Bump in ECB’s Road to 2%
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Restaurateur sues! “People leave right after they eat”: At the beginning of the year, the VAT on food in restaurants was increased to the full 19 percent ...
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ECB Says Consumer Inflation Expectations Edged Lower in March: Inflation expectations of consumers in the euro zone inched down in March, according to the ...
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Legal lower limit: Klingbeil demands significantly higher minimum wage: Will the minimum wage soon rise to 14 or even 15 euros? If SPD leader Klingbeil has his ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/mindestlohn-lars-klingbeil-fordert-deutliche-anhebung-der-untergrenze-a-efacab21-4cda-48ad-8bba-af5327377b4b
Mini solar systems: What you should know about balcony power plants: With the adoption of the solar package, the installation of mini solar systems will become ...
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Wet food in the product test: cat food from the discounter is the price-performance winner
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Quick Glance: Warentest: Discount Cat Food Tops the List
- The number of cats in Germany has almost doubled, emphasizing the importance of quality food.
- Warentest examined 23 wet cat foods, focusing on nutritional content and adequacy.
- Out of the products tested, 16 received good ratings, while three performed poorly.
- The price-performance winner was Lidl's cat food, priced at only 0.37 euros per day.
BZÄK: "An amendment is urgently needed!": The GOZ is completely outdated. It is only partially suitable as a billing basis for modern dentistry ...
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Stuttgart Spring Festival: What do you get for ten euros on the Wasen?: Stuttgart Spring Festival: What do you get for ten euros on the Wasen? - News from ...
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One year flat rate ticket: This is how the Deutschlandticket has changed traffic: More than 20 million people have bought the 49 euro ticket - but not everyone ...
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High returns possible: Bayer with a 16 percent chance: Bayer shares could be bottoming out after the decline. With bonus certificates with a cap ...
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Faulty internet offer: Mexican buys earrings worth 26,000 euros - for 26 euros: A Mexican man bought two pairs of earrings from jewelry manufacturer Cartier for ...
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Indefinite strike at Regiobus Mittelsachsen: “The mood is poisoned”: The drivers want more pay. The union rejects the employers' new offer. This is what the ...
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Speeder has to pay a fine of 1,400 euros and hand over his driving license: A driver was traveling more than twice as fast as permitted on St 2166 between Weiden ...
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Five euros entry - for now: Venice will become a museum from today onwards: Venice is the first city in the world to charge admission. If you want to spend a few ...
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Quick Glance: Venice: Admission Fee and Overcrowding Mitigation
- Venice introduces entry fee: five euros for day visitors.
- Overtourism damages the city and drives residents away.
- Controversy surrounds new regulation, funding infrastructure.
- Likely future price increases and tiered rates for Venice.
ITV presenter Rageh Omaar falls ill live on air as medics step in: Rageh Omaar fell ill when presenting ITV’s News at Ten show on Friday.
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Benko bankruptcy: lifestyle was “very noticeable”: Watches, works of art, expensive gifts, domestic servants in Italy - From 2015 to 2021 ...
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Endless price spiral: car insurance 20 percent more expensive: Car insurance is usually required after car accidents. Insurance companies have increased their ...
morgenpost.de/wirtschaft/article242175796/Preisspirale-ohne-Ende-Kfz-Versicherungen-20-Prozent-teurer.html
Heckler & Koch is considering acquisitions: The company expects increased demand for its products in the coming years as a result of global tensions and wars ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/heckler-koch-denkt-ueber-zukaeufe-nach-19681585.html
Porsche starts with sales and profit slump in the year: Porsche is renewing its model range: But costs are causing sales and profits to collapse in the first ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/porsche-startet-mit-umsatz-und-gewinneinbruch-ins-jahr-19682453.html
Duel against celebrities: Peiner appears in the ZDF show “The Quiz Champion”: It's about 100,000 euros: Today Oliver Wolff from Wehns and a friend from ...
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Luxury Consumption: The Dream of the Gucci Shoe: How does it feel to finally get what you've been saving for two years? A Luxury Consumption Report
zeit.de/zeit-magazin/mode-design/2024-04/luxuskonsum-gucci-luxusgueter-geld-sparen
Quick Glance: Gucci Shoe: The Long Road to Luxury
- A long-awaited Gucci shoe after two years of saving for 895 euros
- The significance of luxury and participation in exclusive products
- Considerations on the value and resale of Gucci shoes, as well as the ordering process
- Excitement and anticipation for the arrival of the Gucci shoe as a symbol of ascent
Fit for the blackout: Five new emergency generators for Traiskirchen - Baden: The city of Traiskirchen is investing 600,000 euros in blackout fitness and has ...
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Will vacations be more expensive from May 1? Air ticket tax rises again - what you need to know
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Flugticketsteuer-steigt-erneut-das-muessen-Sie-wissen-article24902457.html
FC St. Pauli vs. Hansa Rostock - 100 euros for each toilet that is not destroyed: St. Pauli against Rostock is a particularly explosive game. And that's why a ...
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SPÖ leader Babler wants to promote newspaper subscriptions for all 16 to 30-year-olds
derstandard.at/story/3000000217314/spoe-chef-babler-will-zeitungs-abos-fuer-alle-16-bis-30-jaehrigen-foerdern
Climate money: The price increase is intentional: Prices have been rising for years, and emissions trading is also making an increasing contribution to this ...
t-online.de/klima/kolumne-sara-schurmann/id_100393940/klimageld-der-preisanstieg-ist-beabsichtigt.html
How do Penguins fans get tickets for a possible game six?: The whole region is upside down. The Bremerhaven ice arena will be shaking on Friday evening from 7 ...
nordsee-zeitung.de/Sport/Wie-kommen-Pinguins-Fans-an-Tickets-fuer-ein-moegliches-Spiel-sechs-206021.html
Riester pension, the big pension flop: This is how your money is lost: Neither the Riester nor the Rürup pension do well in a new study. You would only benefit ...
infranken.de/ratgeber/karriere-geld/riester-rente-flop-auszahlungsstatistik-so-geht-dein-geld-verloren-100-jahre-werden-art-5824020
The Germany ticket can still be expanded: The 49-euro adventure began in public transport a year ago. So far the number of users has been manageable and there is ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/das-deutschlandticket-ist-noch-ausbaufaehig-19678628.html
Air taxi company Volocopter apparently about to be taken over: If Bavaria doesn't give the company a guarantee, Volocopter will be delivered to the Chinese "on a ...
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Budget negotiations: Only 18 million euros for the digital state: When there is a budget emergency, digitalization is not a priority. The departments are already ...
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40 years of Discman: Comeback of the portable CD player?: In 1984, Sony released the first Discman. With the 90s retro trend comes the comeback of portable CD ...
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4.57 percent: Pensions are rising sharply again: Pensions will rise more sharply in the summer than forecast. The Labor Minister speaks of a “historic day” ...
main-echo.de/ressorts/politik/457-prozent-die-renten-steigen-noch-einmal-kraeftig-art-8233946
Residential construction: Growth in orders again for the first time: The current figures for residential construction are positive. Nevertheless ...
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French Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Dropped in April: Chart
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Opening date for new hardware store in Kastel has been set: The Bauhaus branch on Boelckestraße is 18,000 square meters in size and the shelves extend an ...
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Citizens' benefit family has to pay back 22,600 euros to the job center for the pilgrimage trip
focus.de/finanzen/news/gericht-entscheidet-buergergeld-familie-muss-22-600-euro-fuer-pilger-reise-an-jobcenter-zurueckzahlen_id_259888853.html
“Bayer is burning brightly”: Investors rub the Bayer boss’s corporate misery in the face
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Investoren-reiben-Bayer-Chef-Konzernmisere-unter-die-Nase-article24904413.html
On certain days: Entrance fee to visit Venice: Measure against mass tourism: Venice is testing an entry model for visitors. Initially for five euros and on ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/venedig-eintritt-besucher-tourismus-italien-100.html
Quick Glance: Venice: Entry Model to Combat Mass Tourism
- Venice is testing an entry model for visitors on specific days for 5 euros.
- Mayor Luigi Brugnaro aims to relieve the city from mass tourism.
- Every visitor must register online and receive a QR code.
- Fee days are announced in advance, with exceptions in place.
Taxes and social security contributions: What is left of your salary in Germany: In few countries the deductions through duties and taxes are higher than in this ...
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Climbing arena 2023: Almost 100,000 visitors to DAV Heilbronn: The DAV Heilbronn, the largest sports club in the region, has set a record in its climbing arena ...
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After 15 hours: Dramatic rescue from the Glockner: mountain rescuers charged 15,000 euros
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Full beer tank at Urfahraner Markt: "We're ready to go": LINZ. Just in time for the start of the Urfahran spring market, spring is making a comeback. Accordingly ...
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Labor shortage and refugees: looking for paramedics, offering turbo training and then 3300 euros
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Lauterbach's care plans cost billions in taxes: In order to stabilize the contributions, the minister wants to tap the budget. This will probably be expensive - ...
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Legal dispute over bank takeover: Deutsche Bank threatens to pay billions to Postbank shareholders
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/postbank-uebernahme-deutsche-bank-droht-nachzahlung-in-milliardenhoehe-a-4c72d575-c36a-4098-8c4b-6d9af44f4a9d
Saarlander wins over 6.3 million euros in the lottery: The name of a lucky lottery player from Saarland is not yet known. He will only get the million dollar ...
rheinpfalz.de/rheinland-pfalz_artikel,-saarl%C3%A4nder-gewinnt-%C3%BCber-63-millionen-euro-im-lotto-_arid,5640518.html
Black Forest National Park: New concept for a better experience: A new study reveals who visits the Black Forest National Park - and why. The park management ...
bnn.de/mittelbaden/gaggenau/nationalpark-schwarzwald-neues-konzept-fuer-besseres-erlebnis
King Charles III will return to public duties next week: Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week following “a period of treatment and ...
cnn.com/2024/04/26/uk/king-charles-public-duties-return-intl-scli-gbr/
Quick Glance: King Charles III to Resume Public Duties Next Week
- King Charles III will return to his public duties next week following recovery from cancer treatment.
- Accompanied by Queen Camilla, he will visit a cancer treatment center to meet specialists and patients.
- The King will fulfill upcoming engagements and host Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako for a state visit in June.
- No further specifics on his health condition were disclosed, but he is grateful for the opportunity to resume public duties.
Lindner holds out the prospect of an increase in child benefit for 2025: There could be more child benefit again next year. For this year, however ...
fr.de/politik/lindner-stellt-kindergelderhoehung-fuer-2025-in-aussicht-zr-93032447.html
Car insurance: Policies are becoming more expensive - how you can still save money
wiwo.de/unternehmen/versicherer/kfz-versicherungen-policen-werden-teurer-wie-sich-trotzdem-sparen-laesst/29773392.html
Dispute over television rights with the DFL: Dazn goes to court and threatens to leave the Bundesliga
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Federal Council approves regulation on staffing in hospitals: Berlin - The Federal Council today approved the Federal Government's Ordinance on the Assessment of ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/151016/Bundesrat-stimmt-Verordnung-zur-Personalbemessung-in-Krankenhaeusern-zu
Successful kidney xenotransplantation after artificial heart implantation: New York - Surgeons at NYU Langone Health implanted a porcine kidney with thymus ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150991/Nierenxenotransplantation-nach-Kunstherzimplantation-gelungen
Netflix is also increasing its prices for existing customers: This is how much the subscription costs
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Cannabis shortens migraine attacks better than placebo: San Diego - In a first randomized study, inhalation of the cannabis drugs tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150853/Cannabis-verkuerzt-Migraeneattacken-besser-als-Placebo
Concerns about missile defense plans in Bavaria: Germany is spending almost four billion euros on the "Arrow Weapon System" missile defense shield ...
sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayern-raketenabwehrschirm-arrow-weapon-system-penzing-verteidigung-1.6599192
Great news for Deutsche Telekom share - Is the upward breakout coming now?: Deutsche Telekom share rises after strong customer figures from T-Mobile US and could ...
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ECB’s Panetta Warns Cuts Needed to Avoid Ultra-Low Rates Later
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Vitamin D may balance gut microbiome to give cancer immunotherapy a boost: A new study in mice found that dietary vitamin D plays a role in balancing the gut ...
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Charité strike: "You're always expecting the next catastrophe": Assistant doctors at the Charité already earn more than 5,000 euros. Now they are striking for ...
zeit.de/arbeit/2024-04/charite-streik-berlin-aerzte-arbeitsbedingungen
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Chico won 10 million in the lottery - Here he reveals what happened to the money: In 2022, Kürsat Yildirim, better known as Chico, hit the jackpot in the lottery ...
focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/lotto-millionaer-im-interview-die-glauben-dass-der-chico-geld-und-keine-ahnung-hat_id_259887582.html
Only every second resuscitation in this country is started by first responders: Nuremberg/Düsseldorf - There is still room for improvement in the first aid ...
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Housing shortage in Germany | Vonovia boss: “Rent control is socially blind”: The housing shortage in Germany has the potential to divide society ...
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“Miss Lieser” and various embarrassing mishaps: The crime thriller surrounding the Klimt find “Fräulein Lieser”: At the last second, fellow bidders dropped out ...
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Hundreds of Berlin Charité doctors on strike: Berlin - Several hundred doctors from the Berlin Charité went on strike today for better working conditions and ...
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Strabag boss Haselsteiner: “Austria is to a certain extent our problem child”: Strabag achieved a massive increase in profits in 2023 in the difficult global ...
diepresse.com/18403890/strabag-chef-haselsteiner-oesterreich-ist-zu-einem-gewissen-grad-durchaus-unser-sorgenkind
Evidence-based nutritional tips for patients with and without diabetes: There are many new findings in nutritional medicine - including bread ...
medical-tribune.de/medizin-und-forschung/artikel/fettes-brot-ist-gut-vegane-wurst-schlecht
Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky joins Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe: First they announced that they would cut production volumes in Duisburg and cut jobs ...
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Pneumococcal vaccine: Apexxnar® becomes Prevenar 20®: The pneumococcal vaccine Apexxnar® is no longer only approved for adults aged 18 and over ...
ptaheute.de/aktuelles/2022/04/27/neuer-pneumokokken-impfstoff-fuer-erwachsene
Real estate market collapsed dramatically: People don't buy apartments and houses anymore because they can't afford it
fr.de/rhein-main/immobilienmarkt-dramatisch-eingebrochen-93037096.html
Torgau: "Ad master" reported parking offenders in the town: The "chief ad man" was in Torgau. The Gräfenhainich resident known from television has given the ...
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