The more contagious Delta strain, previously known as the Indian variant, makes up 59% of new cases recorded in Germany, the state-run Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which tracks the progression of the outbreak, stated in its weekly report. The RKI added that various virus strains that are designated as variants …
Read More »Germany’s CureVac jab shows only 48% effectiveness against Covid-19 in final stage of trial, driving stock plunge
CureVac announced the second- and third-phase trial results for its CVnCoV vaccine on Wednesday, in its final analysis for a 40,000-subject study that drew participants from 10 countries across Europe and Latin America. “In the unprecedented context of 15 strains circulating within the study population at the time of final …
Read More »Two people stabbed in Germany’s Erfurt, major search launched for suspect
The incident occurred in the city’s southern district on Wiesenhugel, when the suspect attacked two, apparently random, people near a bus stop. Both victims, aged 45 and 68, have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The attacker, described by the police as a man in his twenties, with light hair and …
Read More »Dead and injured after knife-wielding man goes on rampage in Germany’s Wuerzburg (VIDEO)
A “major police operation” was announced by local authorities on Friday afternoon, with law enforcement stating shortly afterwards that they had arrested a suspect. German tabloid Bild reported that three people were killed and six injured, some seriously, and that the perpetrator was stopped by police with a gunshot to the leg. …
Read More »EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition
At a meeting of the bloc’s heads of state in Brussels on Thursday, opinion was divided about how such talks would be organized, and even whether they should go ahead at all. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led the charge in favor of opening up bilateral …
Read More »Russian man arrested in Germany after being accused of spying for Moscow for cash while working as a scientific research assistant
Named only as “Ilnur N.” by German prosecutors, the man is accused of having met at least three times with a Russian security official between October 2020 and June 2021, and allegedly passing on information on two of those occasions. “The suspect is strongly suspected of having worked for a …
Read More »UEFA ‘ends investigation into rainbow armband worn by Germany captain Neuer’ amid backlash from LGBT campaigners
Despite June being designated as ‘Pride month’, reports emerged on Sunday that UEFA could purportedly prevent Neuer from continuing to wear the rainbow armband throughout Euro 2020 this summer – despite the organization declaring an opposition to homophobia as a key part of their message. According to reports in Germany, …
Read More »‘I didn’t ask him for it’: Germany star Gosens ghosts Ronaldo after getting revenge for shirt request snub
Gosens was inspired as the left wing-back tormented Portugal, providing two assists before getting on the scoresheet himself in Germany’s 4-2 romp to put them back on track in Group F. READ MORE: Portugal routed in Munich as Germany get Euro 2020 campaign back on track Atalanta ace Gosens was replaced …
Read More »Trial of Germany’s CureVac vaccine shows only 47% effect against Covid-19, falling short of great expectations
Preliminary results from second and third-phase trials on 40,000 subjects in 10 countries of Europe and Latin America show that CureVac’s jab “did not meet pre-specified statistical success criteria,” the company announced on Wednesday. “In the unprecedented context of at least 13 variants circulating within the study population subset assessed …
Read More »Big Brother spy agency claims ‘extremism’ is Germany’s new virus… but it’s only the far-right variant it seems to be worried about
One of the problems public health officials face with treating Covid-19 is that it presents in so many ways, and the increasing number of variants all have their own characteristics – high temperature, continuous cough, loss of taste and smell, and in Germany’s case, apparently, a tendency towards political extremism. …
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