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- Robert Habeck Has corona: A spokeswoman confirmed the positive finding on Friday. The Green politician has gone into isolation.
- Russia makes participation ISS in question: The effects of the Ukraine war could jeopardize the cooperation of the international community on the International Space Station.
- Christian Lindner (FDP) thinks about it reliefs to: Due to the high inflation, the Federal Minister of Finance wants to make a proposal for further relief for employees and proposes a tax equalization.
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Positive corona test: The corona virus continues to have a firm grip on Germany and has repeatedly hit politicians in the past few days. After Christian Lindner (FDP), among others, recently tested positive, it is now a Green politician: Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday. That reports the German press agency citing a ministry spokeswoman.
According to this, a quick test on Thursday evening, April 28th, was still negative – on Friday a test was positive. According to the spokeswoman, Habeck is doing well so far. He has no symptoms, but he has followed the legal requirements and gone into isolation. All face-to-face meetings have been canceled until further notice.
Russia questions participation in the ISS: The Ukraine war is now also affecting science
ISS mission uncertain: The Ukraine war has been raging for nine weeks now and more and more consequences are now becoming apparent – including one that was feared tremendous escalation on May 9th. Russia has also now questioned its involvement in the operation of the International Space Station (ISS). As the head of the Russian Space Agency Dmitry Rogozin said, the decision on “the fate of the ISS” will depend on the future situation in his home country. That reported the German press agency on Friday, citing the Russian news agency mug. The considerations are also justified with the sanctions against the Kremlin boss Wladimir PutinSecretary of State Sergey Lavrov and the Russian economy.
However, as Rogozin further explained, Russia will not withdraw from the mission immediately. If so, Moscow would give its partners a year’s notice of an exit. Russia’s participation in the station is still planned for the time being until 2024. Rogozin had previously not ruled out encapsulating the Russian module from the International Space Station. He indicated an independent continued operation and a possible use of the station for military earth observation.
Minister of Health Lauterbach for free testing: SPD politicians believe that caution with shortened corona isolation makes sense
Voluntary testing: According to government plans, the isolation for people infected with corona is to be further reduced. In view of the current number of corona cases and Germany and to protect fellow human beings, the Federal Minister of Health holds Karl Lauterbach (SPD) it makes sense that Those affected by a corona infection test themselves free at the end. “Personally, I believe that at the end of five days – that’s a very short time – at least one self-test should be urgently recommended,” said the SPD politician on Friday ARD morning magazine.
The Saxony-Anhalt Ministry of Health made the planned reduction in corona isolation public on Thursday evening. Accordingly, the duration of isolation and quarantine should be adjusted at the beginning of next week. Meanwhile bump Customers in supermarkets and discounters look back to empty toilet paper shelves. However, research at Aldi, Edeka and Lidl showed that it was not just a matter of buying hamsters.
Christian Lindner (FDP) thinks about relief: State “do not enrich with salary increases”
Tax relief planned: The inflation in Germany will probably reach a new record high again in April and will thus remain well above the seven percent mark. In view of these developments, Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) announced a proposal for the relief of employees. Of the picture he said the state “must not get rich on salary increases that only offset the rise in prices. Therefore, in the fall, I will make a fair proposal on how we fight this cold progression.” A completely new relief packagewhich is designed to last, Lindner ruled out.
Meanwhile, the Federal Cabinet on a Relief package 2022 agreed that, among other things, from a 9 euro ticketone 300 euros energy flat rate and one child bonus consists. There are also other planned measures. Meanwhile, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) was on his first trip to Japan and visited a hydrogen plant in Tokyo on Friday morning. Scholz met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday and agreed to work more closely with him. “My trip is also a clear political signal that Germany and the European Union want to continue and intensify their commitment in the Indo-Pacific region,” explained Scholz.
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