We start the news day with you and give you a quick overview of the most important topics of the morning.
Little hope for peace negotiations: Around four and a half weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Kyiv are starting a new round of negotiations in Istanbul today, Tuesday. Great results are not expected from either side. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the Russian armed forces are using cluster bombs, and Ukrainian armed forces are trying to ward off attacks by Russian units in several places. Reported on the latest developments Barbara Steinbrenner im Livebericht.
Human rights violations: Amnesty International accuses Russia of “a flagrant violation of international law” in Ukraine. In its annual report, the human rights organization also complained about Austria’s “long list of human rights violations”. More on this.
Omicron and the End of Herd Immunity: Protecting the non-immune by the immune “herd” has long been the major goal in fighting the pandemic. It is now certain that this goal is unattainable. However, community protection can also be defined differently. More on this. [premium]
If the charge collapses (once again): Is it a “success” for a prosecutor to get a conviction in court? Or does a prosecutor go into an open race and wait and see what comes out? Manfred Seeh in its Morning gloss followed. More on this.
A sign for peace and film? Will Smith has Monday night for the defining moment of the 2022 Oscars taken care of. What is meant is not his award for best leading actor or clear words about the Ukraine war. film critic Andrey Arnold opens up about the troubled performance and what else will be remembered from this year’s Oscars night – im Podcast.
Look at the archive: “As a doctor, I’m often called to the sick in the evening and, once I’ve found the alley, I find myself in the awkward position of looking for the house number. This is usually untraceable in the darkened street, since it usually hangs too high and often dirty or faded or missing at all because it was stolen.” 100 years ago today the “Neue Freie Presse” reported on the house number misery in Vienna. More on this.