We start the news day with you and provide a quick overview of the most important topics of the morning.
Monkeypox arrives in Vienna: In Austria, there is probably the first case of monkeypox. “The laboratory result of the patient who came to us as a suspected case confirmed that he is positive for smallpox. The sequencing of which form of smallpox is still occurring,” says the Vienna Health Association. More on that.
Expected trial at first Kiev war crimes trial: After the fall of the port city of Mariupol, Russia intensified its attacks on the rest of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Vadim S., accused in Kiev, faces life imprisonment. The 21-year-old Russian confessed to killing a 62-year-old civilian in Chupakhivka, Ukraine, in February. Current events in the live report.
The World Economic Forum begins: After a two-year break, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) starts today in Davos. The opening speech will be delivered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will be connected via video. Furthermore, the issues of globalization and democracy constitute the ideological cornerstones of the crisis. What can the elite meeting change? More on that. [premium]
“Personal Statement” by Van der Bellen: The current federal president will run for a second term at the Hofburg. The 78-year-old announced this via video on Sunday, and today he will comment “live” from 10:30am.
Biden consults in Japan: US President Joe Biden meets today with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. In addition to the war in Ukraine and China’s struggle for power in the Indo-Pacific region, regional conflicts such as North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs will also be discussed.
Austria freezes oligarchic fortunes: According to the Federal Chancellery, €254 million worth of assets belonging to Russian oligarchs were frozen due to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Must be in 97 accounts. That’s more than double what Germany managed to report in March. More on that.
One year since the cable car accident: Today, the cable car accident on Monte Mottarone, in which 14 people died, is commemorated in the municipality of Stresa, in northern Italy, on Lake Maggiore. A stone plaque inscribed “For Eternal Remembrance” and the names of the victims will be revealed.