ROUNDUP: BVB and teenager Rothe intoxicated – Rose: ‘It was fun’
DORTMUND – After the intoxicating performance a week before the league hit at FC Bayern, coach Marco Rose beamed all over his face. “Great weather, great atmosphere, that was fun and great. It’s a great feeling that people are going home so happy,” said the coach after Borussia Dortmund (BVB) made it 6-1 (5-0). )) against VfL Wolfsburg: “Today it makes no sense to talk about individual players. Except about Tom Rothe, and he doesn’t want that.”
ROUNDUP: Tech billionaire Musk tries Twitter takeover – company fights back
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, wants to buy Twitter – but it is questionable whether his takeover attack will succeed. The Tesla boss is dependent on enough shareholders giving him their shares at the offered price of $54.20. Twitter fought back on Friday.
Deutsche Bank Deputy von Rohr warns against overly strict banking regulation
BERLIN – Deutsche Bank vice boss Karl von Rohr has warned politicians against making equity capital rules for banks stricter in view of the uncertain economic situation. “We don’t think it makes sense to tighten up some of these instruments now,” he told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”. You shouldn’t lose your balance, especially in the current situation.
‘Image’: BVB striker Haaland is drawn to Manchester City
BERLIN – According to information from the “Bild” newspaper (Saturday), Borussia Dortmund’s young star Erling Haaland is to switch to English football champions Manchester City after the end of the Bundesliga season. Coach Pep Guardiola wants to set new stimuli in the squad and is therefore planning with the 21-year-old Norwegian. However, Haaland’s advisor Mino Raiola and his father Alf-Inge Haaland would still have to significantly reduce their financial demands. Man City are currently leaders in the Premier League. The club is in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
TV ratings: ZDF thriller ‘Wilsberg’ dominates
BERLIN – The ZDF crime series “Wilsberg” was once again unbeatable on Saturday evening at prime time from 8:15 p.m. 5.36 million viewers tuned in to the new episode “Uninvited Guests”. The market share was 21.8 percent. 4.07 million saw the quiz show “Who knows something XXL” on ARD with moderator Kai Pflaume. The audience rating was 17.5 percent.
Airport spokeswoman: More than 70,000 passengers at BER for the first time
BERLIN – According to a spokeswoman, more than 70,000 passengers have arrived or departed at the capital’s airport BER within one day for the first time since it opened. A spokeswoman said on Saturday morning that 73,000 passengers were counted on Good Friday. “That’s about two thirds of the passenger numbers that were counted in the pre-Corona year at the then Tegel and Schnefeld airports on a peak day.” She expects the large crowds in both terminals to continue until Easter Monday. “The holiday return wave is expected next weekend.” There weren’t any problems. “So far it’s been normal,” said the spokeswoman. BER Airport was opened in autumn 2020.
Cash registers demand a reduction in VAT on medicines
BERLIN – The statutory health insurance companies are demanding a reduction in VAT on medicines. “For basic foods such as bread and butter, 7 percent VAT is charged, for essential medicines, on the other hand, the health insurance companies have to pay the full 19 percent. That is simply incomprehensible,” said Stefanie Stoff-Ahnis, head of the Central Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV). Editorial Network Germany (RND). A reduction would send a clear socio-political signal and would relieve the contributors by around 6 billion euros a year.
ROUNDUP: Sunflower oil will remain in short supply
MUNICH – Because of the war in Ukraine, sunflower oil will remain in short supply for consumers, gastronomy and food manufacturers for the foreseeable future. Since Ukraine is the largest supplier, experts do not expect the situation to improve for the time being. Large companies such as McDonald’s (McDonalds) have already changed the way they mix their food for preparing French fries.
Prices for roof tiles are increasing noticeably
KLN/BERLIN – Persistently high demand, limited supply and significantly increased energy costs are leading to significantly higher prices for roof tiles, according to information from the industry. According to the Central Association of the German Roofing Trade (ZVDH) in Cologne, there was a noticeable price increase at the beginning of the year. Further price increases are to be expected by May, so that clay roof tiles could then be 30 to 40 percent more expensive than at the end of last year.
German fishermen continue to be under pressure due to high fuel prices
HAMBURG – The fishing situation on the German North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts remains tense due to high diesel prices. There has been no improvement so far, said the Secretary General of the German Fishing Association, Peter Breckling, on request. Hardly any business can fish with sufficient income. It is therefore difficult to quantify how many companies have given up in the past few weeks. In addition to bankruptcies, there are many cases in which substance has already been used up. For example, some fishermen would have canceled life insurance policies for their retirement benefits in order to put them into the business. The situation is still precarious.
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