#WirvsVirus - innovative tries to help solving the Crisis

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Sunday March 22, 2020 · 2:09 PM PDT

2020/03/22 · 14:09

I just read about this,now that the initial Event is nearly over know, but I think it is an innovative Try to help solving the issue caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A few startups in Germany had the Idea of an Hackathon this weekend to brainstorm problems and solutions regarding the Crisis. From medical solution ( data gathering, anonymized movement tracking .. )

to logistical Challenges ( how to secure food distribution, how to inform people ) to even social and mental health issues connected to it.

42000 People registered for the Event and the majority was active. In was supported by the German Government. Maybe it can also be an example for other countries.

Website of the Event (English)

Trump tries to get exclusive Access to potential Coronavirus Vaccine (for US?)

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Sunday March 15, 2020 · 2:35 AM PDT

2020/03/15 · 02:35

German Newspaper WELT AM SONNTAG reports that Donald Trump tries to get exclusive Access to a potential Corona Virus vaccine or serum (both translate to the German word Impfstoff) developed by german company CureVac .

German Government apparently tries to prevent this.

Link to Welt Newspaper Article in German

He wants exclusive Access ( for the USA? or maybe for himself?) and probably offers large Sums of Money.

WELT is a large, well known German Newspaper

Wiki Entry to the WELT Newspaper

Its part of the same Group publishing Group that publishes BILD (biggest German daily Tabloid/Yellow press) but is considered a serious conservative newspaper in Germany.

Of course I cannot vouch for the Veracity of the article in itself (just a reader).

Kavalor

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Tuesday June 04, 2013 · 12:05 PM PDT

2013/06/04 · 12:05

Central Europe (especially South and southern East Germany as well as Czech Republic) are currently hit by one, if not the worst flood in more then a century , in parts even surpassing the flood of 2002.

After lots and lots of rain - in some areas the rainfall was supassing more the 200l/sqm or the rainfall of several month in a few days,on top of already soaked ground, pretty much every river big and small is bursting its banks. The reservoirs are full and need to eb relieved.

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Tuesday October 02, 2012 · 9:29 AM PDT

2012/10/02 · 09:29

Just read this on the BBC Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...

and looked forsome more links :)

http://www.nytimes.com/...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

It seems like Eric Schneidermann launched a lawsuite against JP Morgan Chase over mortgage security fraud by bear Sterns from the Years 2006 and 2007 .

BBC says that its the first action coming out of a working group created by President Obama to look into the causes of the financial crises.

In related banking news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...

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