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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
German minister calls for world's oceans to be better protected
German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider on Tuesday called for greater efforts to protect the world's oceans, as the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in France entered its second day. "I believe that we need a greater focus on the oceans - more political attention, but also from the world," the minister told public radio station Bayerischer Rundfunk. Schneider said he believes the oceans need to be protected much more. The third UNOC meeting opened in Nice on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron urging immediate action to protect the world's oceans. Representatives of 130 countries are in the French coastal city until Friday. Environment Minister Schneider is heading the German delegation. Key topics on the agenda include tackling plastic pollution, expanding marine protected areas in international waters and debating the controversial extraction of raw materials from the deep sea. Commenting on pollution, Germany's Schneider said: "If we aren't careful, there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. ... And that's why we need a very clear political stance." Following UNOC, the international community is set to convene again in Geneva in August to negotiate a binding agreement intended to bring to an end the plastic pollution of the oceans. Schneider said he "very much" supported this aim and was working to "get several countries on board."
The Guardian
13-02-2025
- The Guardian
At least 20 injured after vehicle hits group of people in Munich
A person has driven a vehicle into a group of people in Munich, injuring several, German police said. Police have said at least 20 people were injured but have yet to say if they were hit deliberately. Munich-based Süddeutsche reported that one woman was dead and several hurt, some of them critically. Police said on the social media platform X that the driver had been 'secured' at the scene and no longer poses any danger. Regional public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported that the people who were hurt were apparently participating in a strike.
New York Times
13-02-2025
- New York Times
Driver Arrested After Car Crash at Demonstration in Munich
Several people were injured when a car crashed into a union demonstration in Munich on Thursday, and the driver was taken into custody, the police said. The police have not said whether the crash, which took place a few hundred yards north of the city's central police station, was an accident or a deliberate attack. The crash happened a day before the opening of the Munich Security Conference, which is being held less than a mile from the site of the crash and attracts high-profile participants and journalists from around the world. Sandra Demmelhuber, a journalist for Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Bavarian public broadcaster, was at the site and described a chaotic scene. 'There is a person lying on the street and a young man was led away by the police. People sitting, crying and shaking on the ground,' she wrote on X. The demonstration had been organized by Verdi, one of Germany's largest unions, which had called a one-day strike for city workers.
Bloomberg
13-02-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Several Injured After Car Drove Into Strikers in Munich, BR Says
Several people have been injured after a car drove into a group of striking workers in the German city of Munich, local broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported on Thursday. The driver of the vehicle has been 'secured on site,' Munich police said in a post on X, adding that he 'currently poses no further danger.'
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Yahoo
Several injured as car drives into group of people in Munich
More than a dozen people have reportedly been injured after a car drove into a group of people in Munich. German police have confirmed that several people were injured in the Bavarian city this morning (February 13). Police and paramedics are in attendance following the incident, which took place at around 10.30am local time (9.30am GMT). According to German newspaper Bild, a Mini Cooper drove into a crowd on Seidlstrasse, in Munich. The newspaper says official sources have confirmed at least 15 people are injured following the collision. Authorities are yet to give a specific number of casualties. READ MORE: Archaeology breakthrough as ancient Mexican city found 'frozen in time' READ MORE: State of emergency declared on second Greek island as unusual earthquakes continue in south-eastern Aegean Sea Further details about the nature of the incident are also yet to be confirmed. According to the regional public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, those hurt in the collision were believed to be participating in a strike. Police said on X that the driver involved was 'secured' at the scene. They added that the driver no longer poses a danger to people in the area. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated.
