Europe
Understanding the threshold to disease
Researchers from the Charité and the Max Delbrück Center launch European network Berlin, 13 December 2022 What if diseases did not arise in the first place? What exactly is the transition from health to disease? […]
Kwarteng says he got carried away as chancellor
Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says he “got carried away” when he announced a huge package of ill-fated tax cuts alongside former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Kwarteng told the Financial Times his biggest regret was being […]
Woher kam Omikron?
Studie in Science entschlüsselt die Entstehung der SARS-CoV-2-Variante Berlin, 01.12.2022 Vor einem Jahr wurde sie erstmals in Südafrika entdeckt: eine neue Variante von SARS-CoV-2, die später als Omikron bekannt wurde und sich in kürzester Zeit […]
Observatory on History Teaching in Europe: Annual Conference tackles the future of history teaching
Strasbourg, 28.11.2022 – The past year has shown that historical arguments can be used to nurture hate but when taught in all its complexity, history can in fact help appease conflicts – as the 70 years’ experience […]
UK gets first ever black foreign and finance ministers as Truss unveils Cabinet
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country’s four most important ministerial positions. Truss appointed Kwasi Kwarteng […]
G7 Summit begins in Germany
The G7 Summit 2022 will take place from 26 to 28 June 2022 in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps. The venue is an attractive setting for the talks and meetings of the heads of […]
End of covid-19 pandemic in sight for Europe, thanks to high vaccination rates – WHO
Two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, Europe could soon enter a “long period of tranquility” due to high vaccination rates, the milder Omicron variant and the end of winter, the WHO said Thursday. WHO […]
Anti-vaccine protesters rally in France, Germany, Austria, Italy
More than 100,000 people marched across France against government’s plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine pass. Protesters have taken to streets across western Europe in protest against COVID-19 vaccine requirements, with more than 100,000 people […]
Italy’s tourism industry appeals for more state aid as visitor numbers fall
ROME — Italy has seen disastrous tourism figures for 2021 with only 60 million visitors compared to over 100 million in 2019, as well as 13 million fewer trips by Italians abroad. Carlo Sangalli, the […]