More than 600,000 people fled Ukraine, UN says

Up to four million refugees are expected. Millions are displaced, especially within Ukraine. According to the UN, more than 600,000 people have fled abroad so far because of the war in Ukraine. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR put the number of refugees at more than 660,000 on Tuesday. In Geneva, the number of refugees is increasing “exponentially,” a UNHCR spokeswoman said. Most people are fleeing west to neighboring countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The UN is bracing for up to four million refugees in total. The UN wants…

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More than 100 civilians already killed in Ukraine war, UN says

According to the United Nations, more than 100 civilians have been killed so far in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. In addition, more than 300 bystanders have been injured, the office of U.N. human rights envoy Michelle Bachelet said in Geneva on Monday. At least seven children were also among the fatalities, it said. Ukraine, meanwhile, accused the neighboring country of war crimes at a special session of the U.N. Security Council. “Most of these casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a large impact area,…

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UN needs more money for humanitarian aid

The UN wants to increase its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine but needs more security guarantees and money significantly. “The United Nations has increased its humanitarian presence in Ukraine. We want to continue that,” UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council in New York yesterday via video. Earlier, U.N. refugee commissioner Filippo Grandi said the U.N. was preparing for up to four million refugees. Grandi said 520,000 people had already fled Ukraine for surrounding countries, including Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Russia. The U.N. commissioner said he…

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Novavax launch: What you should know about the new Corona vaccine

Vaccinations start this week with the protein vaccine. The most important questions and answers. It is vaccine number five against the new coronavirus: this week, the Covid vaccinations prepare Nuvaxovid of the U.S. company Novavax. 1.1 million doses have arrived in Austria so far – in a warehouse of one of the member companies of the Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (Phago). Currently, delivery to the provinces is already in full swing. In total, the Ministry of Health has ordered 3.1 million doses for the first quarter of this year. Several…

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No more mandatory masks in class

With the new school week, which started yesterday, Monday, the mask rules will be further relaxed: after the last time, the mask obligation at the seat was already lifted; this is also dropped in the classroom or group room. In addition, external persons (trainers from sports clubs, reading grannies, etc.) are now allowed to enter the schools again. At the same time, attendance is compulsory, so parents can no longer excuse their children from class without a doctor’s certificate. In addition, distance learning (for five days) is no longer automatically…

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