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What was planned as an enormous party for hundreds of thousands of ravers ended in mass panic and tragedy with many dead and hundreds injured. While Germany mourns the victims, the authorities are investigating claims that serious safety concerns were ignored. Our other stories: the health care sector; teacher training.
There has been worldwide shock at the tragedy in Duisburg, where mass panic in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade left more than 20 dead and hundreds injured. The authorities are investigating claims that the disaster could have been prevented. Even though the organizers’ safety concept had been criticized in advance of the event, the Love Parade was allowed to take place.
Changing definition of disease and new, lower ranges for some laboratory tests are making us officially sicker than we used to be. The health gain is minimal, but the profits are large. While money and resources for genuinely ill patients are dwindling and many are worried about the direction of the health care system, pharmaceutical companies stand to gain a healthy profit.
When times are tough and banks pose higher hurdles for loans, local communities are forced to become creative in their search for extra funds. Some are too small to issue the municipal bonds normally used to fund public projects. The town of Willich in western Germany is now approaching its potential funders directly: its own residents.
Teacher training courses have traditionally focused on the subject matter, whether mathematics, Latin or religious studies. Often the issue of pedagogy -- or how to convey this knowledge to students -- was neglected. Now the School of Education at the Technical University of Munich is introducing a new approach to teacher training.
