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☆ Which arm gets the Covid-19 booster may make a difference, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —When you go to get your newly updated Covid-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in carefully. The immune response may be stronger if your booster goes in the same arm as your last Covid-19 shot, according to a study published August 11 in the journal eBioMedicine. The immune response may be stronger if a Covid-19 booster goes in the same arm as your last shot, a new study suggests. Two weeks after the booster, the number of “killer T cells” was significantly higher in those who had both shots in the same arm, according to the study. This study made Schaffner think about this fall, when he will get vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, and influenza as well as a Covid-19 booster.

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☆ Ford finds international investor for German plant in Saarlouis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HAMBURG, June 30 (Reuters) - Ford (F.N) has found what it described as a major international investor for the U.S. carmaker's German plant in Saarlouis and has signed initial agreements together with the western state of Saarland, it said at a works meeting at the plant on Friday. "This is an excellent basis for further negotiations, with the potential to create around 2,500 jobs in Saarlouis," said Martin Sander, head of the company's German unit Ford Werke. "This week we have taken a big step towards this goal," he said, adding that the aim was still to transform the plant and create future employment opportunities. A Ford spokesperson did not name the investor but said only that it is a major international investor. Reporting by Jan Schwartz, Writing by Miranda Murray; editing by Matthias WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Martin Sander, China's, Jan Schwartz, Miranda Murray, Matthias Williams Organizations: U.S, Ford Werke, Ford, Street, Thomson Locations: HAMBURG, Saarlouis, Saarland

CNN —European police carried out raids in multiple European countries on early Wednesday, as part of a probe into the Calabrian Mafia, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor. “This morning, a large-scale European operation took place in several countries. It concerns a case opened by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with the Limburg Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Judicial Police, Eurojust, Europol and various countries, in particular Italy,” the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Italian authorities arrested 108 people in Italy as part of a four-pronged investigation into charges of “mafia-type association,” the Italian Carabinieri said in a statement Wednesday. In Belgium, more than 20 raids were carried out as part of the operation, the statement from the federal prosecutor said.

☆ Dozens arrested in Germany in European probe of Italian organised crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FRANKFURT, May 3 (Reuters) - German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian 'Ndrangheta organised crime group, German public prosecutors and state police said. The crackdown was part of a coordinated probe by investigators in Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain as well as Europol and Eurojust, they said. Among those arrested were four people in Bavaria, 15 in North Rhine-Westphalia, and 10 in the southwestern German state of Rhineland Palatinate, and police seized potential evidence at dozens of locations including homes and offices. Two suspects who were under investigation in the western state of Saarland, were arrested in Italy. German prosecutors said they would hold a news conference later on Wednesday.

☆ EU's von der Leyen hails Infineon factory as chip production milestone for Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DRESDEN, Germany May 2 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday hailed the construction of a new factory by Germany's Infineon (IFXGn.DE) a milestone in mass chip production as Europe tries to capture a larger slice of the strategic industry. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Infineon's factory in the German city of Dresden, von der Leyen said it was a step in Europe's goal of doubling its share of global chip production to 20% by 2030 by quadrupling its current capacity. But she warned that Europe was still too dependent for raw materials on individual suppliers, citing in particular that China has a 76% share of producing the silicon metals needed in chip production. This is why it is vital that we in Europe strengthen the supply chains of our most important goods and technologies," von der Leyen said in a speech. Infineon expects production at the 5-billion-euro semiconductor plant, the largest investment in the company's history, to start in 2026.

☆ Chinese battery maker SVOLT plans five Europe plants - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 13 (Reuters) - Chinese battery maker SVOLT Energy Technology Co is set to expand its footprint in Europe to as many as five factories, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. SVOLT is looking at locations in eastern, northern and western Europe, with one larger site in the 20-gigawatt range, according to the report. The company is targeting production capacity of at least 50 gigawatt-hours in Europe by the end of the decade, SVOLT Europe head Kai-Uwe Wollenhaupt said in an interview with Bloomberg. Besides, SVOLT is in talks with several European car makers about battery cell supply agreements, the Bloomberg report said. Data shows some 44% of planned battery capacity in Europe by 2030 is expected from Asian companies, with Chinese battery giant CATL on top of the list.

☆ Factbox: Chipmakers' plans for factories in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Under the European Chips Act, the European Commission earmarked early last year a total of 15 billion euros ($16 billion) for public and private semiconductor projects by 2030. Below are some of the chipmakers' plans for factories in Europe, in alphabetical order:Infineon (IFXGn.DE):The maker of chips used in cars and data won approval to begin work on a 5 billion euro semiconductor plant in the German city of Dresden, it said on Feb. 16. Intel (INTC.O):In March 2022, Intel picked the German city of Magdeburg as the site for its new mega chip manufacturing complex, a key part of its $88 billion investment drive across Europe. STMicroelectronics (STM.BN):The Franco-Italian company said in October it plans to build a 730 million euro silicon carbide wafer plant in Italy. It also announced plans in July to build a semiconductor factory in France in partnership with GlobalFoundries (GFS.O).

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Wolfspeed (WOLF.N) will build a $3-billion chip plant and a research and development centre in Germany, it said on Wednesday, expecting to start construction within months provided it receives subsidy approval from the European Union. Automotive supplier ZF (ZFF.UL) will invest $185 million for a stake in the chip fab and will take a majority stake in the research centre, the companies said. Wolfspeed expects to receive 20% of the investment amount in subsidies, Chief Executive Gregg Lowe told German newspaper Handelsblatt. Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, earlier this month warned that the chip squeeze meant 2023 would remain volatile and challenging, but expected supplies to improve. The company announced in September a new plant in the United States due for completion in 2030.

☆ Wolfspeed to build $3-bln EV chip plant in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Wolfspeed (WOLF.N) will build a $3-billion chip plant in Germany, with automotive supplier ZF (ZFF.UL) investing $185 million for an equity stake, company officials said on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Reuters report. ZF's share of the factory's chip output will be defined by a separate contractual agreement, the companies said. "This is an important sign that Germany continues to be attractive even in difficult circumstances for high-tech investments," he said. "Amid the concerns that the U.S. wants to divert investments from Europe with its Inflation Reduction Act, we're showing that a U.S. firm wants to invest in Germany," a German government source said. The company announced in September a new plant in the United States due for completion in 2030.

"Major economies are rightly stepping up investment in net zero industries," von der Leyen told a news conference. And we want to be an important part of this net-zero industry that we need globally," von der Leyen said. RESISTANCEThe European Commission is hoping member states will back its plan at a Feb.9-10 summit but it faces a hot debate. Solar sector industry group SolarPower Europe said it was concerned by what it called a "lack of focus" on specific technologies in the EU plan. The bloc is heavily reliant on China for rare earths and lithium, which are vital materials for the green transition.

☆ Wolfspeed to announce EV chip plant in Germany, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 1 (Reuters) - German chip supplier ZF Friedrichshafen (ZFF.UL) and U.S. chipmaker Wolfspeed (WOLF.N) will announce plans on Wednesday to build an electric vehicle chip plant in the Saarland region, according to three sources close to the matter. "This is an important sign that Germany continues to be attractive even in difficult circumstances for high-tech investments," he said. "Amid the concerns that the U.S. wants to divert investments from Europe with its Inflation Reduction Act, we're showing that a U.S. firm wants to invest in Germany," a German government source said. Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, earlier this month warned that the chip squeeze meant 2023 would remain volatile and challenging, but expected supplies to improve. Wolfspeed specialises in silicon carbide chips, which have been gaining traction with electric car makers as they can handle high voltages and are more power efficient.

The plan is partly a response to multi-billion-dollar support programmes of China and the United States, including the latter's Inflation Reduction Act. Many EU leaders are concerned that the local content requirements of its $369 billion of green subsidies will encourage companies to relocate, making the United States a leader in green tech at Europe's expense. RESISTANCEThe European Commission is hoping member states will back its plan at a Feb.9-10 summit but huge chunks are likely to be hotly debated among member states. There is also clear opposition from some EU members to previous suggestions that the plan could entail further joint borrowing. The bloc is heavily reliant on China for rare earths and lithium, which are vital materials for the green transition.

☆ Wolfspeed to announce new electric vehicle chip plant in Germany - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 1 (Reuters) - German chip supplier ZF and American chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF.N) are expected to announce on Wednesday plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) chip plant in the Saarland region, according to three sources close to the matter. The chancellery said the event was related to an industrial policy project in the field of microelectronics but did not provide further details. The project will cost over 2 billion euros ($2.18 billion) and ZF will hold a minority stake, with production to begin in four years, according to German business paper Handelsblatt which previously reported on the plans, citing unidentified sources. A spokesperson for ZF declined to comment, and Wolfspeed was not immediately available for comment. ($1 = 0.9195 euros)Reporting by Andreas Rinke, Victoria Waldersee and Ilona WissenbachOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Wolfspeed plans multi-billion dollar chip factory in Germany, Handelsblatt reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FRANKFURT, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. power chip maker Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF.N) is planning to build a factory in Germany for more than 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion), Handelsblatt reported on Saturday. The German auto supplier ZF will hold a minority stake, the the business newspaper said, citing unidentified sources familiar with the project. Production should begin in four years at the site in the small southwest German state of Saarland, the report added. A spokesperson for the economics ministry of Saarland declined to comment. ZF declined to comment.

☆ Wolfspeed plans multi-billion dollar chip factory in Germany - Handelsblatt
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

☆ Germany's Steag renames large part of business ahead of sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Jan 3 (Reuters) - German utility Steag, which has put itself up for sale, is changing the name of a large part of its business to Iqony in the course of a planned split-up, according to a website for the new company. Around 2,300 employees will work for Iqony, whose portfolio includes solar, wind, geothermal and hydrogen projects, said the websiteThe coal-fired power plants, including large sites in Duisburg and Saarland, will not be included in the new company, according to the WAZ newspaper, which initially reported the name change. Steag, which employs 5,700 staff, is owned by KSBG, where six municipal utilities in Germany's industrial Ruhr region have bundled their stakes. They are Duisburg, Dortmund, Bochum, Essen, Oberhausen and Dinslaken. Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Germany's Steag details return of coal plants to power market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FRANKFURT, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Germany's Steag gave details on Friday about the return and operation of 2,500 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power station capacity to the wholesale market to help boost energy supplies this winter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBoth sites are in Germany's southwestern Saarland state and can together supply four million households with power. Steag said it had informed the federal network regulatory agency, power transmission grid company Amprion and the EEX (DB1Gn.DE) power exchange of its intentions. The total power capacity is equivalent to just under 4% of German power generation in 2021 and to one third of electricity generated from natural gas last year, Steag said. Sector peers Uniper (UN01.DE) and RWE have also resurrected coal capacity or are planning to do so.

Țara perfectă pentru a-ți deschide o afacere și locul în care nu îți faci griji pentru economiile taleIstoria Germaniei reprezintă cel mai elocvent exemplu de economie care poate să renască după orice situații dificile. Stabilitate economicăGermania este cea mai mare piață din Europa, constituind 21 % din PIB-ul UE, precum și a cincea cea mai mare economie din lume. Cu toate acestea, potențialul pentru o mai mare libertate economică este împiedicat de cheltuielile guvernamentale sistemice, precum și de o legislație costisitoare a muncii. Deocamdată, în Germania, nu există legi care ar împiedica promovarea produselor de tutun și a țigărilor electronice în spații publice. Anul trecut, cel mai curat aer din Germania a fost înregistrat în orașul Merzalben.

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☆ Merkel plănuiește să preia controlul asupra combaterii pandemiei de la landurile federale pentru a impune noi restricții
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: GettyImagesMerkel plănuiește să preia controlul asupra combaterii pandemiei de la landurile federale pentru a impune noi restricțiiCancelarul german Angela Merkel intenționează să preia controlul asupra combaterii pandemiei de Covid-19 de la landurile federale pentru a impune noi restricții în zonele cu o incidență ridicată a infectărilor, a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al guvernului de la Berlin, scrie Reuters, citat de Digi24. Guvernul federal ar urma să introducă proiectul de legislație în acest sens săptămâna viitoare. Atâta timp cât incidența se păstrează sub 100 pe parcursul unei săptămâni, landurile vor putea păstra controlul asupra măsurilor implementate pentru prevenirea răspândirii coronavirusului. Măsurile antiepidemice variază de la o regiune la alta în Germania datorită sistemului federal descentralizat al acestei țări. Merkel și câțiva lideri regionali au făcut apel la un nou lockdown național scurt, perioadă în care autoritățile să vaccineze cât mai multe persoane.

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☆ 20 best German foods
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-09 | by ( Marcel Krueger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Check out our list of 20 traditional German dishes that you need to try when you travel there. Germany National Tourism Board Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau: This 200-acre English landscape park was built in the 19th century in Gablenz, Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Maschsee Lake: This quiet and idyllic lake attracts families throughout the year in Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Berchtesgaden National Park: Alpine lakes and ice-topped mountains are just a few of the natural wonders that make Berchtesgaden such a breathtaking national park. It comes wrapped in bacon or heaped upon schnitzel; as asparagus soup, fried asparagus, pancakes with herbs and asparagus, asparagus with scrambled eggs or asparagus with young potatoes.

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