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Ein Vater aus dem Aargau kämpft um einen Praktikumsplatz für seinen Sohn an der IMS in Baden – eine Pflicht, die für den Abschluss nötig ist. Inzwischen melden sich weitere Eltern zu Wort. Für unsere Community ist klar: Schuld sei das Ausbildungssystem.

Trotz der Niederlage gegen Kanada und den zahlreichen Verletzungen sorgt der Auftritt für viel Lob im «SCHLIIFTS?». Denn es brauchte die besten Kanadier, um die Schweizer zu bezwingen.

Dass die deutsche Version von «Sing meinen Song» in eine weitere Runde geht, hat VOX längst bestätigt. Welche Musikerinnen und Musiker am Tauschkonzert teilnehmen, war noch nicht bekannt. Nun sind aber offenbar die ersten Namen durchgedrungen.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a keynote speech at the start of the Munich Security Conference in which he emphasised that Europe must preserve its own values, actively protect its freedom and build on its strengths. "We must flip the switch in our minds," he said, outlining a sovereign Europe that breaks free from its excessive dependence on the US. Europe's media examine Merz's vision and point to potential flaws.

After his appearance at the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid visits to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Orbán spoke of a "golden age" in Hungarian-American relations, and Rubio assured him of the US government's support in the upcoming election, saying: "Your success is also our success."

Russian telecommunications authority Roskomnadzor has throttled data streams and further tightened restrictions on the country's most popular messaging service Telegram, causing major disruptions. Russian soldiers have protested the crackdown as they also use the service for coordinating military actions on the front lines. What is behind the move?

Several European countries which had been declared "measles-free" by the World Health Organisation (WHO), including Spain, the UK and Austria, have recently lost that status following major outbreaks in the last year. According to the WHO and UNICEF, a vaccination rate of 95 percent is needed to prevent the virus from spreading. Commentators in several countries look at vaccination rates and scepticism.