Lufthansa says there are no scheduled flight cancellations on Thursday after more than 1,000 were axed from its Wednesday timetable due to a strike by ground staff. Labour union Verdi, which had called the one-day strike, said that while the walk-out w…
Biden is ‘feeling great’ after exiting Covid-19 isolation
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was “feeling great” after leaving his Covid-19 isolation five days after testing positive. Biden tested positive last Thursday. He went into isolation and was given a course of Paxlovid, a coronavirus treatme…
Biden ends Covid-19 isolation after testing negative twice
US President Joe Biden is leaving his Covid-19 isolation after testing negative twice, the White House said. Biden tested positive last Thursday and was said to have experienced “very mild symptoms.” He went into isolation and was given a five-day cour…
Felix one of four appointed to IOC Athletes’ Commission
US athletics queen Allyson Felix and British triathlon Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee are new appointments to the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission. The Afghanistan-born cyclist Masomah Ali Zada from the refugee team at last ye…
How to resuscitate lettuce with a water bath
When you picked it up at the shop, the head of lettuce looked crisp and fresh. But only moments later, its leaves seem to have lost all will to live, even in the fridge. But you don’t need to throw out lettuce at the first sight of wilted leaves, says …
Germany preparing compensation for bereaved from 1972 Munich Olympics
The German government announced plans on Wednesday to offer compensation to the families of the victims of the 1972 Olympics Munich Massacre. A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry confirmed media reports that had suggested such an offer was in the w…
Dortmund: Haller’s operation went very well, out for a few months
Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller’s surgery for a testicular tumour went “very well” and he could be back playing in a few months, sporting director Sebastian Kehl has said. The new buy from Ajax was diagnosed just days after his medical when …
Germany preparing compensation for bereaved from 1972 Munich Olympics
The German government announced plans on Wednesday to offer compensation to the families of the victims of the 1972 Olympics Munich Massacre. A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry confirmed media reports that had suggested such an offer was in the w…
Relief in Augsburg as canoe slalom worlds begin after water worries
Competition at the canoe slalom world championships in the German city of Augsburg got under way on Wednesday after worries about a lack of water. The event risked being cancelled with warm weather leaving water levels low in the Lech river, which supp…
Russia plans to withdraw from International Space Station after 2024
Russia plans to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024, the new head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “Of course, we will fulfil…