Mark Spitzer
Ancient giant tortoise Poldi is dead
In the Happ reptile zoo in Carinthia, the giant tortoise Poldi died of old age. The 180 kilogram animal came from the Galapagos Islands...
EMA provides advice on J&J vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) plans to present its report on possible cerebral vein thrombosis from Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine today. After six...
Iran dampens expectations at Vienna nuclear talks
The Viennese talks on a resettlement of the nuclear deal with Iran are to continue today. The remaining contracting parties Russia, China, Great Britain,...
Report: 200 dead in air strike in Syria
According to a media report, up to 200 insurgents were killed in a Russian air strike in Syria. The Russian news agency Interfax reported...
Fauci expects vaccinations for children in early 2022
The prominent US immunologist Anthony Fauci expects coronavirus vaccinations for children of all ages by the beginning of next year at the latest. "I...
Power struggle for candidacy for chancellor: Laschet and Söder in Berlin
The power struggle between CDU chairman Armin Laschet and CSU boss Markus Söder over the candidacy for chancellor for the German Union parties came...
18,000 unaccompanied minors disappeared in Europe
In Europe, between 2018 and 2020, 18,292 unaccompanied refugee children and adolescents who were in state care were reported missing. The broadcaster RBB reported...
According to US researchers, over three million deaths worldwide
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than three million people have died after being infected with the coronavirus. That came out today from...
Iran: culprits identified after nuclear explosion
Iran has identified a man accused of attacking the country's central uranium enrichment facility in Natans. The saboteur had been identified by the authorities,...
Myanmar’s junta releases more than 23,000 prisoners
On the first day of the traditional New Year celebrations in Myanmar, the military junta said it granted amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners...
