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The US tech company Palantir is causing a stir with an unusual merchandise product. The company, best known for surveillance technologies, data analysis and military software, launched a so-called “chore jacket” – inspired by 19th century French worker jackets. The jacket cost 239 US dollars, or around 185 francs. It sold out after just five […]

Timmy the humpback whale in the Baltic Sea.Image: Sea Shepherd May 7, 2026, 3:53 p.mMay 7, 2026, 3:53 p.m Because there is still a lack of information about the location and condition of the humpback whale transported from the Baltic Sea coast, the Environment Ministry of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is demanding clarity […]

Russian soldiers in Moscow at the dress rehearsal on the march to Red Square.Image: keystone May 7, 2026, 3:42 p.mMay 7, 2026, 3:42 p.m Ahead of the traditional Victory Day in Moscow, Russia and Ukraine continued their drone war with unabated intensity. Ukraine abandoned a unilaterally declared ceasefire after a day and responded to continued […]

Is it the most expensive toy in the world? A golden Lego brick goes under the hammer at an auction near Braunschweig in Germany. The limit is at this price. May 7, 2026, 1:32 p.mMay 7, 2026, 1:32 p.m Timon Zöfelt / t-online An article by It’s not far from Braunschweig to an absolute rarity: […]

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The hantavirus broke out on the cruise ship “Hondius” and three people have died so far. All news about this live in the ticker. …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)

May 7, 2026, 12:18 p.mMay 7, 2026, 2:18 p.m China has given two of its former defense ministers the death penalty with a deferred sentence. As the state news agency Xinhua reported, the military court of the People’s Republic sentenced Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe to death for corruption with a two-year stay […]

May 7, 2026, 10:18 amMay 7, 2026, 10:18 am On a crucial election day for the Labor government, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also cast his vote – and made a last-minute appeal to voters. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria on the way to the polling station.Image: keystone Together with his […]

Three people have died so far after an outbreak of the Hanta virus on the “Hondius”. Many questions are still unclear. Image: keystone The hantavirus that broke out on the cruise ship “Hondius” continues to be the focus of the World Health Organization (WHO) and various national authorities. The latest developments. May 7, 2026, 9:28 […]

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE.Image: IMAGO / Anadolu Agency May 7, 2026, 8:31 a.mMay 7, 2026, 10:31 am The ruling royal family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) benefits from high EU subsidies for the cultivation of crops destined for the Gulf region. This was […]