WHO-Chef fordert von Russland Transparenz nach Berichten über Pest-Todesfall

Der Chef der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, hat von Russland Transparenz über den angeblichen Tod einer Laborantin in Sibirien an den Folgen von Lungenpest gefordert. “Ein zeitnaher, vollständiger und transparenter Informationsaustausch im Rahmen der internationalen Gesundheitsvorschriften ist unerlässlich, um widersprüchliche Berichte zu klären und eine genaue Einschätzung potenzieller Risiken für die öffentliche Gesundheit zu ermöglichen”, […]

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Thüringer Landtag entscheidet über AfD-Antrag zu Parlamentsauflösung

Im Thüringer Landtag stimmen die Abgeordneten am Mittwoch (12.00 Uhr) über einen Antrag der AfD-Fraktion zur Auflösung des Parlaments ab. AfD-Fraktionschef Björn Höcke begründete den Vorstoß mit dem Zerfall der BSW-Fraktion, womit aus Sicht der AfD auch die CDU-geführte Landesregierung keine Legitimation mehr hat. Mit der Auflösung des Parlaments will die AfD eine Neuwahl ermöglichen. […]

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Koalitionsausschuss trifft sich am Mittwochabend im Kanzleramt

In Berlin trifft sich am Mittwochabend der Koalitionsausschuss, um über die anstehenden Reformvorhaben zu debattieren. Union und SPD betonten, es gehe darum, die Arbeit für die kommenden Wochen und Monate abzustecken. Ob es konkrete Beschlüsse geben wird, war zunächst unklar. Auch eine Presseunterrichtung im Anschluss an das Treffen war zunächst nicht geplant. Die Liste der Themen […]

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Climate champion Australia digging more coal

Australia’s coal mines are expanding as exports boom, awkward timing for a nation preparing to champion clean energy as lead negotiator for the UN’s climate summit. The Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Asian countries to buy more coal as an alternative to disrupted gas supplies, analysts and miners said. Instead of falling, as predicted […]

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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday. The winner or winners of the award are scheduled to be named by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm at 11:45 am (0945 […]

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US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking: lawyers

The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said Tuesday. Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital […]

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Nobel Peace Prize haunted by the ‘spectre’ of Trump

Donald Trump’s chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize are seen as minimal, but his “spectre” will cast its shadow over Friday’s announcement of the winner in Oslo, experts say. The Norwegian Nobel Committee knows it will be under close scrutiny: since his return to the White House in January 2025, the billionaire Republican has […]

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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank

Armed Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer, leaving him requiring hospital treatment, as he covered ongoing violence by settlers against West Bank olive farmers. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, 58, a veteran photographer for the international news agency in the Palestinian territory, had tried to rush into a car for safety but two men tackled him […]

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N. Korea’s Kim pledges ‘invariable support’ in Putin birthday letter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his “invariable support” for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow’s war in Ukraine as “sacred”, state media reported Wednesday. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, North Korea has become a key ally of the Kremlin, sending troops to support […]

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