Germany: Merkel, state leaders agree on strategy to jump-start vaccinations | News | DW | 19.03.2021

  • Germany’s new motto is “vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate,” she said.
  • The goal is to vaccinate “faster and more flexibly” starting in April.
  • “We want the proverbial and tried-and-true German thoroughness to be expanded with more German flexibility, too.”
  • The chancellor said she would be willing to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, but “would like to wait until it’s my turn.”
  • Merkel said Germany could use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine pending EMA approval, adding Berlin would order the jab if the EU does not.
  • “I think we have a good chance of offering a vaccine to every resident by the end of the summer,” she said.
  • Looking at rising infection numbers, Merkel said Germany must not hesitate to return to a hard lockdown if necessary.
  • “I had hoped that we would manage without using this emergency brake, but that won’t be possible, if I look at the development of the past days,” she added.

Source: Germany: Merkel, state leaders agree on strategy to jump-start vaccinations | News | DW | 19.03.2021

In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed | News and current affairs from Germany and around the world | DW | 19.03.2021

Only weeks after schools re-opened in Jordan, children are back at home, using newly-developed digital learning tools that could pave the way for a new and improved education system.

Source: In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed | News and current affairs from Germany and around the world | DW | 19.03.2021

How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence – The New York Times

The Telegram group was a sign of how anti-Asian sentiment has flared up in corners of the internet, amplifying racist and xenophobic tropes just as attacks against Asian-Americans have surged. On messaging apps like Telegram and on internet forums like 4chan, anti-Asian groups and discussion threads have been increasingly active since November, especially on far-right message boards such as The Donald, researchers said.

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