Flags of Taiwan and Lithuania in front of the Taiwan Representation in Vilnius. Vilnius Against the background of the trade conflict between the Baltic EU country and China, Lithuania and Taiwan have started a joint project. The Taiwanese-Lithuanian Center for Semiconductors and Materials Sciences opened in Vilnius on Friday. This was announced by the Taiwanese … Read more
Athlete spokesman: Valiyeva case “sad because there are only losers” In the case of the 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valiyeva, the German athletes’ representative Maximilian Klein defended the athlete and criticized the pressure to perform and win medals in top-class sport. “The case is sad because there are only losers. But it also makes you … Read more
Joe Biden on a phone call with Putin in December Because of the threat of war in Europe, contact between Russia and the US President has intensified. (Foto: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Washington US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent an hour and two minutes on the phone. Biden had reaffirmed the previous position … Read more
Russian Embassy in Washington The Russian ambassador in Washington accuses the US of a “propaganda campaign” against Russia. (Foto: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Moscow, Washington Russia’s embassy in the US has dismissed US warnings of an attack on Ukraine as unfounded. “Alarmism” is being spread in the US without any evidence to back up the claims, Russian Ambassador … Read more
White House The US government wants to strengthen its commitment in the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo: dpa) Washington The USA wants to strengthen its diplomatic and security policy engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. This emerges from a 12-page document published by the government on Friday (local time). Accordingly, the US wants to modernize alliances, strengthen new … Read more
Germany’s hospitals are currently complaining of above-average staff shortages and lead this to the Effects of the omicron wave back. Almost three quarters of the clinics report higher staff shortages in patient-related areas than is usual at this time of year, according to a survey by the German Hospital Institute of more than 240 clinics … Read more
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) expects several hundred thousand new corona infections a day by mid-February. With a view to realistic scenarios, it can be assumed “that the wave will peak around mid-February and that we will then have to expect several hundred thousand cases a day,” said Lauterbach on Wednesday evening in the ZDF … Read more
Despite many new infections, the Denmark relaxed several corona restrictions. Zoos, amusement parks, museums, art halls and other facilities are allowed from Sunday onwards to open again, as well as Cinemas and theaters with an upper limit of 500 visitors. The government announced this on Wednesday evening in Copenhagen. In many places, however, you have … Read more