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We start the day of live news with you and give you a quick overview of the most important topics of the morning.
New lockout after Christmas? The main committee of the National Council, with the votes of the ÖVP, Greens and SPÖ, decided on the Crown regulations for the holidays formulated by the Ministry of Health. Among other things, it brings an extended mask and a test requirement, and rumors: tomorrow Friday, a new blockade could be discussed in a video conference between the government and state governors. More about this.
Vaccination for Austria in 2020? Around 10,000 doses of the Biontec / Pfizer corona vaccine could still be available this year, provided the European Medicines Agency allows approval.
Slovakia prefers blocking, Italy is considering: Slovakia has brought the start of a lockdown scheduled for next week and the imposition of stricter exit restrictions on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Italian government is examining the tightening of anti-Covid regulations during the Christmas holidays. The possibility of declaring the entire country a “red zone” from December 24 to January 6 is being considered.
Putin faces the press: The Russian president holds his annual press conference today. Due to the corona pandemic, the multi-hour question and answer session with representatives of the international and domestic media will only be held in video format for the first time. It is eagerly awaited whether the Kremlin chief will react to Alexei Navalny’s accusations that he was poisoned on the orders of Vladimir Putin and how he will react. More about this.
The space capsule landed with moon rocks: As the third nation in space travel after the United States and the Soviet Union, China brought lunar rocks to Earth. The capsule of the “Chang’e 5” spacecraft landed tonight in the northern steppe of China with about two kilograms of lunar samples. It is the first time in 44 years that lunar rocks have returned to Earth. More about this.
“Ibiza Affair” is recorded: Sky filmed the genesis of the Ibiza video serially. Filming is scheduled to begin in early 2021. The basis for this is a book, background discussions and “previously unpublished information,” Sky announced. More about this.
Amazon is basically bad, right? Complaints about the tech giant stealing everything from national retail are only half the story, Manuel Reinartz writes in the morning magazine.
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