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German children’s hospitals at the load limit. Every second children’s hospital has to send patients away because they no longer have a free bed. According to a recent survey, there is on average less than one free bed per children’s intensive care unit. The acute RSV wave, which can bring severe respiratory infections, continues to build up. Go to Article
EXCLUSIVE Bundestag President Bas calls for electoral law reform. With 736 MPs, the Bundestag is bigger than ever – the SPD politician no longer wants to accept that. She insists on an early return to the standard size of 598 MPs. To the article (SZ Plus)
Star architect Meinhard von Gerkan is dead. His most famous buildings include the Berlin Central Station and the Berlin-Brandenburg and Tegel Airports: von Gerkan has now died at the age of 87. To the obituary (SZ Plus)
China apparently wants to relax corona rules and allow domestic quarantine. So far, the Chinese government has enforced a strict “zero Covid” policy. After fierce protests against the strict pandemic policy, China is now apparently relaxing its corona rules. Go to Article
Terror suspicion: letter bomb series in Spain. Six explosive shipments were received by the Ukrainian and US embassies in Madrid, among others, and by members of the government. Investigators do not rule out a connection to the Ukraine war. Go to Article
Lufthansa compensates Jewish travelers. Lufthansa has financially compensated a Jewish travel group who were refused a flat-rate flight to Budapest in May because of a dispute about wearing masks. During a stopover in Frankfurt, a scandal broke out – and the airline was accused of anti-Semitism. Go to Article
The Bundestag has approved the Ceta trade agreement. After years of debate, the Bundestag has approved ratification of the controversial EU trade agreement with Canada. It should ensure more free trade. What the agreement means in detail. Go to Article
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Stoltenberg wants to classify the armaments industry as sustainable. “If you want to keep the peace, you have to invest in defense,” said the NATO Secretary General during a visit to Berlin. The foreign ministers of the OSCE member states are meeting in Poland without Russia. To the live blog on the Ukraine war
Russia rejects Holodomor ban as “provocation”. The Bundestag has recognized the famine in Ukraine as a genocide decreed by the Soviets. Moscow reacted with the accusation that Germany wanted to distract from its own guilt. Go to Article
World AIDS Day: War in Ukraine makes fight against HIV more difficult. Ukraine’s Olena Stryzhak is committed to helping HIV-positive women in her country, against many odds. This is not the case everywhere: the global fight against AIDS is stalling more and more. Go to Article
December aid does not reach everyone immediately. Private customers and small companies who bill their gas or district heating suppliers directly do not have to pay a deduction this month. However, many tenants will only benefit in a few months. To the live blog on the energy crisis