honor at the White House Family of late Capitol cop refuses to shake hands with Republican leaders Mitch McConnell (right) extends his hand to Charles Sicknick (left), father of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick – but he ignores the Republican leader © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP Almost two years after the storming of the Capitol, the US Congress honored police officers who were on duty at the time. The family of a deceased official showed their contempt for Donald...
natural reserve Species extinction: Hope and fear at the start of the World Nature COP A peacock butterfly sits on a sunflower. photo © Sina Schuldt/dpa According to the Environment Minister, the loss of animal and plant species has reached a "breathtaking pace". Representatives of other countries also see an urgent need for action at the start of the World Conference on Nature. Shortly before the start of the World Nature Summit in Montreal, Canada, the participating state representatives are...
World Climate Conference Flights to COP: Government causes 308 million tons of CO2 Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) on her arrival in Sharm El Sheikh. photo © Christophe Gateau/dpa That is the answer to a question from the now non-attached former AfD MP Joana Cotar. She accuses the traffic light government of "showmanship". Members of the federal government and their employees emitted around 308 million tons of carbon dioxide on return flights in connection with the world climate conference...
See the video: Without hesitation – US cop jumps into the sewer and saves a woman from a sinking car.Cape Coral Police Department Officer Kwesi Johnson is a true hero. When a woman in Florida crashes her car into a canal in the middle of the night and the car fills with water, the officer doesn't hesitate for long.The police officer jumps into the water, smashes the car's side window and rescues the terrified woman from her sinking car. A...
Ten months after the violent death of two police officers during a traffic check, the verdict was reached in Rhineland-Palatinate. The judge chooses drastic words for the main accused. When the verdict falls, the accused looks petrified. The burly man does not show any emotion. Life imprisonment for two murders and a particular degree of guilt - this is the decision of the district court in Kaiserslautern, which considers it proven that the passionate hunter shot two police officers in...
process Wanted for life for suspected cop killer The main defendant (centre) in the courtroom of the district court in Kaiserslautern. photo © Uwe Anspach/dpa In the police murder trial, the public prosecutor's office and the joint plaintiffs are demanding life imprisonment for the main accused. The defense speaks of "maximum bodily harm resulting in death". In the trial of the two police officers killed near Kusel, the public prosecutor's office has demanded life imprisonment for the main accused. The...
From this Saturday there will always be "Auf den Punkt" on the weekend. We look at what was important this week, what will be important in the coming week and take the time to talk to interesting personalities.This week the COP 27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt comes to an end. And not only was climate protection discussed, but also human rights in the host country. Luisa Neubauer from Fridays For Future in Germany was on site in...
Cop 27:"Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish"Nov 7, 2022 at 5:59 p.mReading time: 4 minsOpen detailed view"Anyone who still has doubts about the need to talk about damage and losses should go to Pakistan," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Photo: Fayez Nureldine/AFP)At the world climate conference in Egypt, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the countries to conclude a climate solidarity pact. Observers are irritated that the heads of state of some countries that are...
COP27 in Egypt More ambition, more money, more solidarity: these are the sticking points of the climate conference Everything prepared for the "African climate summit". The hopes of the countries that have already been hit hard by climate change are pinned on the 27th World Climate Conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh. © Peter Dejong/AP/DPA In the shadow of the Ukraine war and the ongoing pandemic, the world climate conference in Egypt must raise awareness of the greatest of all crises. Now, of...
United Nations COP President: Climate protection aid for poorer countries "tiny" Egypt's Foreign Minister Samih Schukri, designated President of the UN Climate Change Conference COP27, in a dpa interview. photo © Lobna Tarek/dpa For the first time, the world climate conference is taking place in Africa - symbolic power for demands on the rich countries to make more money available. Samih Schukri sees a lot of catching up to do. The President-elect of the UN climate conference COP27, Egypt's Foreign...
