Mass bleaching has been reported for the sixth time causing severe damage to the Great Barrier Reef. This was preceded by an extreme heat wave that bleached 91 percent of the reef, a recent report shows. The Great Barrier Reef is so massive that it can be seen from space with the naked eye. But […]
29 Apr 2022 11:02 am An import stop for Russian natural gas would lead to “irreversible damage to the economy”. The head of BASF said on Friday. One wants to reduce the dependency on Russian gas, but that doesn’t happen “at the push of a button”. BASF boss Martin Brudermüller has spoken out against a […]
13 Apr 2022 9:26 pm Moscow’s monetary policy in recent years, in which the Russian central bank has reduced foreign exchange reserves denominated in US dollars, has clearly helped limit the damage from Western sanctions. This was pointed out by the head of the supervisory authority. Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina has said […]
4 Apr 2022 5:43 p.m The Berlin judiciary and the police fear significantly greater damage from unlawfully run corona test centers in the capital. The total damage from the suspected cases that have become known is in the tens of millions. 335 preliminary investigations were initiated. At the beginning of the week, State Secretary Torsten […]
30 mar 2022 11:00 am The chairman of the IG Mining, Chemicals and Energy (IG BCE) and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) warn of an energy embargo against Russia. According to the trade unions, the consequences of such an embargo would “hit hard” on German industry. Leading German unions speak out against an energy […]
29 Mar 2022 4:00 p.m The CEO of the energy group E.ON fears “massive damage” for the German economy if the federal government follows the demand of the G7 ministers from April onwards to refuse future payments for Russian gas supplies in rubles. The national “emergency plan for gas” is threatening. Germany is approaching a […]
26 Feb 2022 21:58 Many who could barely find Ukraine on the map are now demanding a Russian ban from SWIFT, a payment system they neither know nor understand. While Russia is already preparing, the consequences would be devastating, especially for Germany. An analysis by Kaspar Sachse A complete exclusion from the international payment system […]
20 Feb 2022 3:22 pm Deutsche Bahn reports severe damage from the storms of the past few days. In the meantime, more than 6,000 kilometers of the route network were not passable. The route between Hanover and Hamburg is particularly affected. Around 2,000 emergency services are deployed nationwide to repair storm damage. The severe storms […]
12 Feb 2022 09:45 am The severe tropical storm “Batsirai” has left a trail of devastation on the island of Madagascar. By Friday evening, the national civil protection agency counted 120 fatalities. However, not all affected villages could be reached. About a week after tropical storm Batsirai, the full extent of the damage on the […]