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- Timberwolves knock out defending champion Nuggets, Pacers oust Knicks
- Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival
- Iran President Raisi's helicopter found, 'no sign of life'
- Three talking points ahead of 2024 French Open
- 'Haikyu!!': Comic heroes fuel Japan Olympic volleyball manga mania
- Timberwolves rally to knock defending champion Nuggets out of NBA playoffs
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- Pope calls anti-migrant attitudes at US border 'madness'
- Mexico aims to be big economic winner from US-China tensions
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- Schauffele makes the putt of his life for first major win
- Wirtz returns to help unbeaten Leverkusen chase history
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- DeChambeau's powerful putting has him excited for US Open
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- Atalanta can end 61-year wait for trophy in Europa League final
- Schauffele birdies final hole to capture PGA for first major win
- Guardiola casts doubt over long-term Man City future
- Hollywood icons Costner and Demi Moore make Cannes comeback
- Pacers shoot down Knicks to reach NBA Eastern Conference finals
- Schauffele birdies final hole, captures first major at PGA Championship
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- Pacers put on shooting show to down Knicks, reach NBA Eastern Conference finals
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- Brest secure Champions League qualification, PSG win without Mbappe
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- Brest secure historic Champions League qualification
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- Taiwan swears in new president as China pressure grows
- Schauffele leads as dramatic PGA back-nine battle begins
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- Ten Hag says Man Utd 'must do everything' to win FA Cup after Premier League flop
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Oktoberfestchef rät vulnerablen Gruppen vom Wiesnbesuch ab
Oktoberfestchef Clemens Baumgärtner (CSU) hat Menschen aus vulnerablen Gruppen vom Wiesnbesuch abgeraten. Wer sich nicht gesund fühle oder vulnerablen Gruppen angehöre, sollte "eher nicht hingehen", sagte Baumgärtner am Mittwoch im Bayerischen Rundfunk. Gleiches gelte seiner Meinung nach allerdings auch für andere öffentliche Veranstaltungen mit vielen Menschen wie Opern oder Diskotheken. Verbote gebe es aber nicht. Alle könnten selbst entscheiden, ob sie das Oktoberfest besuchen wollten. "Es ist kein Muss", sagte Bumgärtner.
Das Oktoberfest beginnt am Samstag und findet trotz der anhaltenden Coronapandemie ohne Einschränkungen statt. Baumgärtner kritisierte, dass gerade alle aktuellen Krisen im Zusammenhang mit dem Oktoberfest diskutiert würden. Das betreffe Corona ebenso wie etwa den Energie- und Gasverbrauch, obwohl für das Hendl daheim im eigenen Backofen womöglich mehr Energie verbraucht werde als im Festzelt. Es müssten mehr die positiven Seiten betont werden, sagte der Münchner Wirtschaftsreferent. Das Oktoberfest mache München in der Welt berühmt, und "die, die hingehen, freuen sich darauf".
J.Horn--BTB