What was important today
Hurricane sweeps over Germany. The hurricane Ylenia causes hundreds of police and fire brigade operations on Thursday. The railway stops part of its traffic, schools are closed and some roads are blocked. In Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, the storm claims two lives. To the article (SZ Plus)
Ukraine: Biden fears Russian invasion in the next few days. The danger is “very high,” said the US President. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has expressed concern over ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine and expressed concerns that Russia could use this as a pretext for an attack on Ukraine. Russia, meanwhile, expelled the US deputy ambassador and asked Washington to withdraw all troops from Eastern and Central Europe. Go to Article
France withdraws from Mali. France has been in Mali since 2013 to fight IS and al-Qaeda militias. Relations had deteriorated sharply since the military took power in 2020. Now Paris is taking consequences and ending the mission. The withdrawal affects two French-led missions involving 14 European countries and Canada – Germany is not one of them. Go to Article
Investigations against train drivers after the S-Bahn accident. After two S-Bahn trains near Munich collided on Monday, the public prosecutor’s office is now investigating one of the two train drivers. According to the current status, the driver is said to have run over a stop signal. However, technical failure cannot yet be ruled out, according to the investigators. Go to Article
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Current information on the Corona crisis
How long the booster vaccination protects. Even after the third injection, the effect wears off at some point. A new evaluation by the US disease control agency CDC shows that the extent to which it protects against severe courses after several months differs depending on the variant and depends on factors such as state of health, age or immune competence. But one thing is certain: the protection against hospitalization and emergency treatment is higher after the third vaccination dose than after the second. To the article (SZ Plus)
Study: Many omicron infections despite quadruple vaccination. Data from Israel indicate a rather small additional benefit of a fourth corona vaccine dose in protection against omicron infections. Although the antibody level in those vaccinated with a fourth dose of an mRNA vaccine was restored to that of just after the booster, breakthrough infections were widespread, according to the paper by the Israeli team, which has not yet been reviewed by external experts. Older and vulnerable groups would benefit most from a fourth dose. To the Corona reports
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1. Policeman appears “end shit” on duty. The second trial against an official who is said to have consumed, among other things, seized drugs, begins in front of the Munich district court. This offers insights into a strange world. Go to Article
2. Bahn partially stops long-distance traffic. The danger of a storm surge seems to have been averted, and flooding and fallen trees are being reported from other regions of the country. Train traffic in the north is severely affected. Go to Article
3. surprise. When the photographer Dmitry Kokh seeks refuge from bad weather in an abandoned Siberian village, he realizes that the houses are still inhabited. Go to Article
Last but not least
“Currywurst is an institution”. Animal sausages no longer have a good image – although many people secretly love them. How much sausage is okay as part of a healthy diet? Nutritionist Christine Brombach reveals it – and also explains why she would never buy bear sausage. Go to Article (SZ Plus)