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We were fortunate that Omicron turned out to be as mild as it has been, says BioNTech co-founder Uğur Şahin. In an interview, he says he expects that his company's adapted vaccine will be available in September, just in time for the first Oktoberfest to take place in Germany since the pandemic. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/AGjsQ35 via IFTTT

Over the course of several years, Katerina Tikhonova made numerous trips to Bavaria together with an entourage of bodyguards. DER SPIEGEL reporting has revealed that the German authorities knew nothing of the excursions. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/4aclkZw via IFTTT

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hoping to create new markets for his country and establish his legacy with the New Silk Road project. But has he bitten off more than he can chew? Debts are mounting – and not only in China. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/I5lSx3V via IFTTT

Many Russians have fled their country as a result of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. DER SPIEGEL reporter Timofey Neshitov, born and raised in St. Petersburg, recently visited his fellow compatriots in exile. A personal journey to the origin of evil. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/qXsobPj via IFTTT

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are being brought to Russia against their will. Here, two of them describe how Moscow lures them with welcome money and jobs, dividing them into two camps. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/FQ8Ntcb via IFTTT

A new wheat variety in Brazil thrives in high heat and arid climates. The country hopes it will not only lead the country to self-reliance, but also make it a major contributor to the global supply. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/1YvzajD via IFTTT

DER SPIEGEL Moscow Correspondent Christian Esch has lived in the Russian capital for the past 14 years. But now even those familiar to him have become partly unrecognizable. Why, he asks, do so many people here support the war? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/dJlObcW via IFTTT

Kabul fell to the Taliban one year ago. Since then, DER SPIEGEL reporter Christoph Reuter has traveled to Afghanistan on several occasions. The situation is indeed grim, but in a different way than initially suspected. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/5JdsbGm via IFTTT

Russia's military controls the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world. Several rockets have struck the site in recent days, but who’s firing them? A team of DER SPIEGEL journalists investigated. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/gBM3ZAG via IFTTT

Windows here are barricaded with sandbags and the sounds from the front are constantly rolling in. Still, many elderly residents of the Donetsk region have stayed here because they trust Russia more than their own government, despite Vladimir Putin's war of aggression. Why? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/15gj89c via IFTTT

Ukrainian photographer Julia Kochetova documents the suffering in her country for DER SPIEGEL. She long believed that her parents were safe, but then Russian missiles began striking her hometown. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/NbWoj7K via IFTTT

Germany must not only free itself from Russian gas, but from fossil fuels altogether. Where will those future energies come from? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/gq4W8jh via IFTTT

For a decade and a half, the forested and rugged region of Nuristan was Afghanistan’s most inaccessible province, a bastion of al-Qaida and the Islamic State. A team of DER SPIEGEL journalists recently traveled to the region for the first time. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/qVTKpy3 via IFTTT

The Russian war is still raging in their country, and yet a number of Ukrainian refugee women are leaving Germany to return home to husbands and family. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/7PANjRL via IFTTT