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Researchers have discovered that the gene Crazy-one may be responsible for the hospital fungus Candida auris being resistant to medications by enabling the fungus to produce additional copies of its genetic material, thereby increasing the likelihood of mutations that promote its resistance. #Candidaauris #Krankenhausinfektionen #Genetik (translated)

I assume that there will also be major announcements. It is always worthwhile to bring together important representatives from business and politics, says Armand Zorn, economic policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag: "I assume that there will also be major announcements." #Investitionen #Wirtschaft #Berlin (translated)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting the Innovation Summit in Berlin to initiate collaboration between Germany and Nvidia in the field of artificial intelligence and to emphasize the focus on industrial AI, while the federal government underscores its ambitions in the global AI race. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Nvidia #Investitionsgipfel (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that a misunderstanding in an article about his turbulent experiences with the car rental company Sixt in Mallorca had sparked speculation about his relationship. Since the article initially referred to his girlfriend and later to his wife, many readers assumed that he was vacationing with both women. Boeminghaus clarified that he had been in Mallorca with Elvira, who is both his wife and his girlfriend, as well as the mother of his daughter. He jokingly dismissed the idea that he was in an open marriage and noted that some might consider his situation nowadays to be conservative or even "far-right." He wrote that a damaged driver's license had nearly turned into a relationship scandal. #Mallorca #Sixt #Beziehung (translated)

Jan Betlach wrote that three years ago, news circulated worldwide claiming that the Israeli attack on the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza killed over 500 people. He argued that this number was published by the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health just minutes after the explosion, and that the global media disseminated it without verification. Betlach stated that the hospital was hit by a failed Palestinian rocket, which he claimed was likely attributed to the Islamic Jihad by both the Israeli army and Western intelligence services. The rocket reportedly landed in the parking lot of the complex, leaving the hospital building almost untouched; according to him, American intelligence estimated the death toll at around one hundred. Betlach insisted that Israel could not be held responsible for the casualties. He added that Jordan had canceled a summit with Biden in the meantime and that mass anti-Israel demonstrations followed in Arab countries and Western capitals. In Tunisian al-Hamma, he claimed a historic synagogue was set on fire, and in Berlin, Molotov cocktails were thrown at another. He also wrote that the New York Times later admitted to being overly reliant on Hamas's claims, while most media never acknowledged their mistakes. He labeled the report as one of the first sources of hatred against Israel and Jews after October 7, claiming that the media still initially present Hamas's false statements as facts and publish corrections quietly or not at all. #Izrael #Gaza #dezinformace (translated)

The author accused SPIEGEL of distorting reality for ideological reasons and described it as grotesque. He wrote that the magazine dismissed a potential connection between the background of the rioters and the acts of violence in France as a "racist lie." #SPIEGEL #Ideologie #Frankreich #FR (translated)

Florian Warweg stated that the federal government has since confirmed that pensioners in Russia have 200 euros deducted from their pensions each month. When he inquired at the government press conference in September, he was initially told that this was merely his claim. As evidence, Warweg referred to a subsequent statement from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs regarding questions from the government press conferences on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The ministry stated that fees would be deducted for transfers of statutory pensions from Germany to accounts at Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Russia. The bank justified this with higher compliance risks and additional auditing and processing efforts. Despite efforts, alternative payment methods that could avoid the fees have not been found. According to the statement, statutory pensions would be transferred free of charge within the SEPA area. For payments outside this area, the benefit provider bears the costs up to the commissioned financial institution; fees from further correspondent banks are not covered by the German Pension Insurance or the Pension Service. Affected individuals could have their pension transferred to an account in another country, provided they meet the personal requirements and can set up an account there, according to the ministry. Warweg asked why the ministry initially labeled the deduction as an unfounded claim and then acknowledged it about two weeks later. He noted that the ministry had provided the supplementary information, while the Foreign Office, despite a commitment, had not sent any follow-up and later declared itself not responsible. The inquiry was about what advice it would give to affected German pensioners in Russia. #Rentner #Bundesregierung #Russland (translated)

Dr. Coolfonpl wrote that according to a Deloitte report, Ukrainians in certain age groups earned more than Poles. He pointed out that the data from KAS and ZUS indicated that they paid 75% less PIT tax per person and 45% less ZUS contributions. https://t.co/tnium02gdb #Ukraina #Polska #gospodarka (translated)

Stephan wrote that the unnamed woman was a member of a French leftist party and an activist for broader migration from North Africa. According to him, she owned a small boutique in a chic location and tried to protect it during a looting. She reportedly told the looters that she had advocated for asylum seekers and for their access to and stay in France. Stephan claimed that she was then spat on, beaten, and kicked, but she survived. He wrote that the store was completely emptied and that the woman was shocked because the perpetrators were, according to him, people for whom she had worked for years. He described them in strongly derogatory terms and stated that she had advocated for their arrival in France, which they, according to him, wanted to invade and destroy. #Migratie #Activisme #Solidariteit (translated)