Liz Truss in Taiwan Calls for ‘Economic Nato’ to Challenge China

THE GUARDIAN: Former British PM says Taiwan is ‘on the front line of the global battle for freedom’ during trip that China has called a ‘dangerous political show’

Former British prime minister Liz Truss speaks at an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday in which she called for a ‘economic Nato’ to counter China. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
Free nations must commit themselves to a free Taiwan and must be prepared to back it up with concrete measures, Liz Truss has said in a keynote speech in Taipei, in which she called for an “economic Nato” to tackle Beijing’s growing authoritarianism.

The former British prime minister said she had come to show support for Taiwan, which was “on the frontline of the global battle for freedom”, under threat from a totalitarian regime in China. Truss arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a five-day visit, and is expected to meet senior government officials.

Truss, who was prime minister for 44 days in 2022 after serving as foreign secretary for the year prior, is the most senior British politician to make the trip since Margaret Thatcher, and drew a rebuke from China’s UK embassy, which said the visit was “a dangerous political show which will do nothing but harm to the UK”. » | Helen Davidson in Taipei | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Hasn’t Truss ever heard of the concept of ‘boxing above one’s weight’? If she hasn’t, she should have. – Mark Alexander

Ann Widdecombe: Don’t Have Cheese Sandwiches If You Can’t Afford Them

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-Brexit party MEP says there is no ‘given right’ to low food prices despite families struggling with cost of living

Ann Widdecombe told the BBC’s Politics Live programme that families should go without some foods if they could not afford ingredients. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Families should go without cheese sandwiches if they cannot afford the ingredients, Ann Widdecombe has said.

The former Brexit party MEP said there was no “given right” for low food prices, despite being told families “cannot afford to feed their children” and were having to make huge sacrifices as the cost of living crisis deepens.

Widdecombe, who joined the Reform UK party this year, was on BBC’s Politics Live programme when she was asked what she would say to consumers who could not afford to pay for basics such as the ingredients of a cheese sandwich.

“Well then you don’t have the cheese sandwich,” Widdecombe replied. “None of it’s new. We’ve been through this before. The problem is we’ve been decades now without inflation, we’ve come to regard it as some kind of given right.” » | Aletha Adu, Political correspondent | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Disgusting! Such a cruel woman! And such an ‘I’m alright Jack’ attitude!

This woman is supposed to be a devout Roman Catholic. There is clearly no hint of Christianity in this attitude of hers. Is this woman so out of touch with reality that she cannot empathize with families struggling to put food on the table for their children?

Furthermore, and very importantly, why has the government failed to control inflation anyway? That inflation is running so high shows clearly that this is government mismanagement of the economy, the international economic circumstances notwithstanding. – © Mark Alexander

Court Rules Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Must Go to Prison While She Appeals against Sentence

THE GUARDIAN: Holmes, who was charged with defrauding investors in her blood-testing start-up, hoped to stay out of jail while she appealed her conviction

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving her prison sentence while she appeals against her conviction on charges of defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing startup and must jointly pay $452m in restitution to the victims of her crimes, a court in San Francisco has ruled.

Holmes, who rose to fame after claiming Theranos’ small machines could run an array of diagnostic tests with just a few drops of blood, was convicted at trial in San Jose, California, in 2022 and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.

She had asked the ninth US circuit court of appeals to pause her sentence on 25 April, two days before she was to report to prison. The court on Tuesday denied her bail application. » | Reuters | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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May 10, 2023 | Ce film dévoile la vie et les secrets de Nicolae Ceaucescu grâce à des images exceptionnelles provenant pour l’essentiel de centaines de bobines de films 35 mm en couleur tournées par les services spéciaux roumains, sous la direction du dictateur lui-même.

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No Chlorinated Chicken or Hormone-fed Beef in Future Trade Deals, Sunak Vows

THE GUARDIAN: PM to tell farmers he will never do a trade deal that includes practices associated with US factory farms

Rishi Sunak has vowed to take chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef off British tables in future trade deals, promising to put UK farming at the heart of government trade policy.

“There will be no chlorine-washed chicken and no hormone-treated beef on the UK market. Not now, not ever,” he will tell farmers in a letter unveiling a new government policy to improve British food security.

And in a swipe at his predecessor, Liz Truss, the prime minister will also tell the farming community that they will not be “an afterthought” in deals with foreign farmers. » | Lisa O'Carroll and Helena Horton | Tuesday, May 16, 2023

”No chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef” in future trade deals? I should bloody well think not! We don’t need American crap on our supermarket shelves! Just take a look at the health of the average American! Do we need to import these health problems into the UK in our food supply?

If we had never left the European Union, with its far, far superior food and health standards, we wouldn’t have this problem today.

Further, Mr Sunak, money talks. So, I doubt that you will be strong enough to say no to any future American trade deal which includes chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef. Your words, Mr Sunak, sound great, but they are as empty as a brothel after a police raid! – © Mark Alexander

Ministers call for immigration and UK food prices to increase: Exclusive: Sunak urged to take urgent action to solve food crisis at meeting with Defra and farmers »

Ursula von der Leyen Steps Up Calls for Tribunal for Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’

THE GUARDIAN: Speaking before Council of Europe summit, European Commission president says ‘accountability for Russia’ will be big topic

Ursula von der Leyen is expected to talk at the summit in Reykjavik. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is stepping up calls for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression.

Speaking ahead of a summit of European leaders in Reykjavik on Tuesday, Von der Leyen said “accountability of Russia for the crime of aggression” would be a big topic. Earlier this week, she promised to “strongly support the creation of a dedicated tribunal to bring Russia’s crime of aggression to trial”. » | Jennifer Rankin | Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Peine de mort : Amnesty International dénonce une hausse record d'exécutions depuis 2017

May 16, 2023 | Au moins 883 personnes ont été exécutées en 2022, selon le dernier rapport annuel d'Amnesty International sur la peine de mort. C'est une hausse de 53 % par rapport à l'année dernière, et un chiffre record depuis 2017.

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May 4, 2023 | We're celebrating 20 years of Ottolenghi and so we're focusing each week on a key Ottolenghi ingredient that we use, love and want you to try. This episode is all about Preserved Lemons!

One of the Ottolenghi flavour bombs, we use preserved lemons to flavour meats and vegetables, sauces and marinades. The process is quite simple but requires a little planning (about 4 weeks to be exact), though preserved lemons are available to buy too.

Watch Yotam making preserved lemons, his preserved lemon roasted chicken as well as how to spatchcock a chicken - a great technique to reduce roasting time and a more even cooking.

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James D. Tabor: An Unnamed Father of Jesus

May 15, 2023 | Jesus is known in Hebrew non-polemical sources as "Yeshua ben Pantera," that is "Jesus son of Pantera." The later scandalous tales of Mary, his mother, being raped by a Roman soldier, or guilty of adultery, are just that--attempts to malign both her and her "illegitimate" son. However, another possibility, that fits our earliest references to a Jewish man named Pantera, who is close to Mary's age and related to her family, remains an intriguing possibility. In this short overview I survey the main questions and what we know and don't know about Jesus' biological father.

Mark, our earliest narrative of Jesus, includes no birth story whatsoever and never mentions Joseph, husband of Mary, at all in his entire gospel--but he does call Jesus the "son of Mary." Here is my take on things.


Please note that I do not place this video here because I necessarily believe it; rather, I place it here out of interest and intellectual stimulation. There is much in religion that we still know nothing or little about. I keep an open mind. As, indeed, I try to do about all things. New evidence brings new understanding. Beware the man/woman who is sure about everything! – Mark

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Tsar Nicholas II: His Reign, His Faith, His Family

Jul 12, 2018 | Under Nicholas, there were enormous strides in agriculture and industrial production. There were huge economic leaps forward, and enormous progress in health, education, and social services. The evidence of this is easy to find in census information and diplomatic annuals. The fact that this has been ignored or considered unimportant in face of the end of the reign is not surprising.

This video is produced as part of the project for the book "The Romanov Royal Martyrs”, which is an impressive 512-page book, featuring nearly 200 black & white photographs, and a 56-page photo insert of more than 80 high-quality images, colorized by the acclaimed Russian artist Olga Shirnina (Klimbim) and appearing here in print for the first time.

What Really Happened between Jackie Kennedy and Her Sister? | Tale of Two Sisters | Timeline

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Niall Ferguson | The Most Spectacular Historical Folly

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Mormon Whistleblower: Church’s Investment Firm Masquerades as Charity | 60 Minutes

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‘No Longer Relevant to the UK’: List of 600 EU Laws to Be Scrapped Is Published

THE GUARDIAN: Government reduces number of environmental laws to cut from 1,700 to 341 but wide range to be repealed

Ministers have published the list of 600 EU laws the government plans to scrap by the end of the year in a much-reduced Brussels “bonfire” that has enraged hardline Brexiters in the Conservative party.

In a significant retreat on its retained EU law bill, the government has slashed the number of environmental laws that would have automatically expired on 31 December from 1,700 to 341. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Jamie Grierson and Michael Goodier | Monday, May 15, 2023

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The Lincoln Project: Brand Unsafe

May 15, 2023 | “Tucker's gone, but Fox News programming is still a cesspool of hate & division. Fox is brand unsafe & those advertising with the right-wing propaganda machine are choosing to associate themselves with its poisonous programming.

Brands advertising on Fox News are bankrolling the racism, misogyny, and anti-democratic sentiment that Fox News pumps into American homes hour after disgusting hour. …” – The Lincoln Project

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Two Charged after Hitler Speeches Played on Austrian Train Intercom

THE GUARDIAN: Suspects are also thought to be responsible for two other incidents on trains last week

Two people have been charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna.

The two suspects, who were not identified, also allegedly blasted “Heil Hitler” via the train’s intercom several times on Sunday. The authorities tracked them down by analysing video from the train cameras. Spreading Nazi propaganda is a criminal offence in Austria.

Passengers took notice of unusually loud messages being played over the high-speed Railjet train’s intercom shortly before its stop at St Pölten. Instead of announcing the upcoming stop, the system initially played a series of bloopers by the actor usually voicing the train’s announcements, as well as a fire alarm message. » | Philip Oltermann in Berlin | Monday, May 15, 2023

Turkey Election Goes to Runoff after Erdoğan Takes Girst-round Lead

THE GUARDIAN: Neither the president nor his rival Kılıçdaroğlu secured more than 50% of vote in closely fought national poll

Turkey’s presidential election is going to a runoff after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan comfortably defeated his chief rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu but failed to clear the 50% vote threshold needed to avoid a second round.

The 69-year-old conservative incumbent confounded pollsters’ predictions and his secular rival to win the first round of the country’s pivotal election, scoring 49.51% against Kılıçdaroğlu’s 44.88% with a small number of overseas votes left to count. The runoff will take place on 28 May.

Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, said on Monday that even when the remaining 35,874 uncounted overseas votes were distributed, no one would secure the majority needed to win the elections outright. » | Jon Henley and agencies | Monday, May 15, 2023

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King Charles III - Life before the Throne | DW Documentary

Dec 28, 2022 | After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles became the British King. He was just shy of his 73rd birthday when he took the throne on September 8, 2022. May 6, 2023, marks the coronation of Charles III. This documentary traces the course of his life.

Born Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor in London in 1948, Charles was the first child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Thus, he was heir to the crown.

The biography of the Prince of Wales was marked by ups and downs. As a child, he was said to have suffered as a result of his strict upbringing at boarding school intended to prepare him for his role as future king. After his military service, he became involved in numerous charities, especially those working with disadvantaged young people. For a long time, Charles III, was not very popular with the British public; the failure of his marriage to Diana, the "Queen of Hearts," hurt his standing. He and his then-mistress and later second wife Camilla Parker Bowles filled the gossip columns for years.

Before Charles III became king, his main commitment was to environmental protection and sustainability. He is also committed to fighting climate change. He is considered a gentleman farmer and defender of endangered species. The documentary looks back at the life of the man who is now head of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Commonwealth and the Church of England.

TÜRKEI-RICHTUNGSWAHL: Frust - Warum die Opposition Erdogan nicht knacken kann | WELT Interview

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Turkey Faces Runoff Election with Erdogan Leading

May 15, 2023 | Turkey is headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule.

Nail-Biter Turkish Election Heads for Round 2 as Majority Eludes Erdogan: After two decades in power, a struggling Recep Tayyip Erdogan has two more weeks to persuade Turkish voters that he should continue as president. »

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The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In an era of surging home and stock values, U.S. family wealth has soared. The trillions of dollars going to heirs will largely reinforce inequality.

An intergenerational transfer of wealth is in motion in America — and it will dwarf any of the past.

Of the 73 million baby boomers, the youngest are turning 60. The oldest boomers are nearing 80. Born in midcentury as U.S. birthrates surged in tandem with an enormous leap in prosperity after the Depression and World War II, boomers are now beginning to die in larger numbers, along with Americans over 80.

Most will leave behind thousands of dollars, a home or not much at all. Others are leaving their heirs hundreds of thousands, or millions, or billions of dollars in various assets.

In 1989, total family wealth in the United States was about $38 trillion, adjusted for inflation. By 2022, that wealth had more than tripled, reaching $140 trillion. Of the $84 trillion projected to be passed down from older Americans to millennial and Gen X heirs through 2045, $16 trillion will be transferred within the next decade. » | Talmon Joseph Smith | Graphics by Karl Russell | Sunday, May 14, 2023

El efecto de los alimentos ultraprocesados en la salud mental

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Comer alimentos empacados como cereales y comidas congeladas se ha asociado con la ansiedad, la depresión y el deterioro cognitivo. Los científicos todavía buscan descifrar la razón.

Aproximadamente el 60 por ciento de las calorías en la dieta promedio estadounidense proviene de alimentos altamente procesados. Desde hace décadas sabemos que ingerir este tipo de productos empaquetados —como algunos cereales, barritas, comidas congeladas y muchas otras cosas— está relacionado con consecuencias negativas para la salud, como un mayor riesgo de padecer diabetes, obesidad o incluso cáncer. Pero estudios más recientes señalan otra desvantaja a estos alimentos que suelen ser deliciosos y muy convenientes: al parecer, también tienen un impacto considerable en nuestro cerebro. » | Por Sally Wadyka | 14 de mayo de 2023

Now Brexit Brings a Bitter Tory Reckoning at the Polls

THE GUARDIAN: The Conservatives have much to be ashamed of after 13 years. But the surge in Lib Dem support shows Europe still matters

‘When one with honeyed words but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.” Euripides was not of course referring to Brexit in his play Orestes, but to the chaos caused by Clytemnestra’s murder of Agamemnon and Orestes’s dispatch, in turn, of Clytemnestra.

The disastrous outcome for the Conservatives in the local elections may not lead to any physical violence, but all the signs are, as the recriminations begin, that the Tories are in for a metaphorical bloodbath.

Let us face it: the Brexiters, led by Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, conducted their referendum campaign with honeyed words; their minds may not have been intentionally evil, but you could have fooled me. Brexit has proved to be an unmitigated disaster. » | William Keegan | Sunday, May 14, 2023

Abuse Scandals in the Catholic Church | DW Documentary

May 10, 2023 | All over the world, an increasing number of nuns are coming forward with reports that they have been sexually abused by male clerics. The documentary film provides insights into a deeply disturbing - and barely addressed -- problem within the Catholic church.

The Catholic church has been blighted by sexual abuse scandals for decades. Initially, public awareness was focused on the abuse of children and young people. But a few years ago, reports of another scandal began to emerge, one that the church tried to cover up for a long time: In many parts of the world, nuns claimed they had been raped by senior clerics. Some of the revelations also concerned high-ranking Vatican dignitaries.

Nuns who become pregnant were either threatened with expulsion from their communities or forced into abortions. These offenses, some committed in systematic fashion, were mostly ignored. In the cases that went public and therefore demanded investigation, the accused priests were acquitted by Vatican courts. But over the past two decades, the wall of silence began to crumble. In spite of explicit reports, also directed at the Holy See, for a long time the Vatican did nothing to stop the abuse and sometimes systematic sexual enslavement of nuns.

In February 2019, Pope Francis broke the taboo, admitting for the first time that the abuse of nuns and sisters had taken place within the Catholic Church - and that the problem was ongoing. Work on this documentary film had already begun three years before. In numerous countries in Europe, North America and West Africa, filmmakers Eric Quintin and Marie-Pierre Raimbault spoke to nuns who suffered sexual violence at the hands of priests. The film hears from nuns, mother superiors, priests and people who worked closely with Pope Francis. Their accounts shine a disturbing light on a Catholic Church scandal that’s been shrouded in secrecy for far too long.


WARNING: This disturbing documentary is definitely NOT suitable for children. – Mark

Turkey Prepares to Vote in Knife-edge Elections in Wake of Earthquake Destruction - BBC News

May 14, 2023 | Turks are voting in the most pivotal elections in their modern history, to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after 20 years in power. His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, promises to scrap many of the powers acquired by President Erdogan after he survived a failed coup in 2016. The BBC’s Anna Foster talks about how people in Turkey can cast their votes in an earthquake destruction zone

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29 mai 1453, la prise de Constantinople | Quand l'histoire fait dates | ARTE

Apr 23, 2023 | La chute en 1453 de cette "deuxième Rome", phare du christianisme orthodoxe, est considérée par les historiens comme l’acte de décès de l'Empire byzantin et l’acte de naissance de l’Empire ottoman.

Constantinople : un grand nom éclatant et sonore, associé à une histoire politique et religieuse glorieuse. La chute en 1453 de cette "deuxième Rome", phare du christianisme orthodoxe, est considérée par les historiens comme l’acte de décès de l'Empire byzantin et l’acte de naissance de l’Empire ottoman. Même si le sultanat ottoman était maître de la Turquie d'Europe et d'Orient depuis alors plus d'un siècle, la date a longtemps été considérée comme la césure entre les périodes médiévale et moderne. Cette rupture des temps est un aussi un partage des espaces : désormais l'Orient et l'Occident semblent ne plus se comprendre tout en ayant irrémédiablement besoin l'un de l'autre. Mais cette cassure dans l’histoire est-elle aussi évidente et définitive qu’on veut bien nous le dire ?

Les dessous de l’histoire

Dans cette deuxième saison aussi érudite et ludique que la précédente, le médiéviste Patrick Boucheron, professeur au Collège de France, poursuit son exploration alerte des dates marquantes de l’histoire, des trésors artistiques ornant la grotte de Lascaux, en 18000 avant notre ère, au coup d’État militaire contre le président chilien Salvador Allende, le 11 septembre 1973. Mobilisant son talent de conteur, associé à une animation qui s’appuie sur une riche iconographie, et convoquant éclairages de spécialistes et approche réflexive, l’historien bouscule notre regard sur vingt événements majeurs et les traces qu’ils ont laissées dans les mémoires, en les replaçant dans une perspective globale et en assumant les incertitudes de la science historique.

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Inside Story: Can the Turkish Opposition Unseat President Erdogan?

May 9, 2023 | It's an important election that could change more than just the head of state. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping to extend his term after more than 20 years in power. But recent opinion polls suggest he's not the outright favourite. High inflation and a perceived slow response to devastating earthquakes have hit his popularity. Some voters are turning to a new candidate. So, what does that mean for Turkish politics - and the economy?

Presenter: Imran Khan
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Tory Anarchy Breaks Out as Revolt Looms on Brexit Laws

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-ministers attack Rishi Sunak’s leadership as pro-Johnson wing calls for lower taxes

Rishi Sunak is likely to face a Commons mutiny over the retained EU law bill reminiscent of the rows over the Maastricht treaty. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA
Rishi Sunak was losing control of an increasingly anarchic Tory party on Saturday as former cabinet ministers openly criticised the direction of policy under his leadership and dozens of backbench MPs plotted a new rebellion over Brexit.

Amid recriminations over the heavy Conservative losses in recent council elections, and with pro-Brexit MPs incensed that Sunak’s government is dropping plans to shred more than 4,000 EU laws within months, discipline was at risk of completely disintegrating on the right of the party.

Speaking at the inaugural conference of the pro-Boris Johnson Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO) in Bournemouth on Saturday, former home secretary Priti Patel suggested the party’s high command under Sunak was responsible for the losses.

In a clear swipe at those now in charge, she said some senior figures at Westminster had “done a better job at damaging our party” over the past year than Labour. She also criticised MPs for removing Johnson, saying they had overseen the “ousting of our most electorally successful prime minister since Margaret Thatcher”. » | Toby Helm and Michael Savage | Saturday, May 13, 2023

Selenskyj kommt nach Deutschland

Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj bei einer Pressekonferenz in Kiew
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der ukrainische Präsident wird laut Regierungskreisen am Sonntag zum ersten Mal seit dem russischen Überfall auf sein Land in Deutschland empfangen. Zuvor hat Berlin ein milliardenschweres Waffenpaket für Kiew angekündigt.

Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj wird an diesem Wochenende erstmals seit dem russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine nach Deutschland kommen. Regierungskreise in Berlin bestätigten der Deutschen Presse-Agentur am Samstag, dass der Besuch am Sonntag stattfinden wird. Ob Selenskyj schon am Samstagabend oder erst am Sonntag eintreffen wird, blieb zunächst offen. Auch das genaue Programm des Präsidenten am Sonntag wurde noch nicht bekanntgegeben. » | Quelle: dpa | Samstag, 13. Mai 2023

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Zelenskiy and pope discuss peace in Ukraine as Russia retreats in Bakhmut: Pope Francis offers help repatriating Ukrainian children from Russia as Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets select leaders in Italy »

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Volodymyr Zelensky reçu par le pape François au Vatican et les dirigeants italiens : Le président ukrainien et le pape François sont convenus, samedi, « de la nécessité de poursuivre les efforts en soutien à la population ». »

Das Meer hat etwas an sich. Es muss das Rauschen der Wellen sein. Es aktiviert die Libido und sorgt dafür, daß man sich in einen anderen verliebt.

Il y a quelque chose à propos de la mer. Ce doit être le bruit des vagues. Il active la libido et fait tomber amoureux l'un de l'autre. / There's something about the sea. It must be the sound of the waves. It activates the libido and makes one fall in love with another.
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Burkina Faso: The War against School | ARTE.tv Documentary

May 13, 2023 | They are waging a systematic war against education. More than two and a half million school children in Burkina Faso currently no longer have classes. For the country with its 20 million inhabitants, this is an enormous number of children who can no longer exercise their right to schooling because Islamist terrorists consider education harmful.

Burkina Faso: The War against School | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 18/03/2026

Italiens neue Faschisten | ARTE Re:

Jan 20, 2023 | Wie Neofaschisten Italien infiltrieren Die rechtsextreme Aktivistin Desideria Raggi ist ins norditalienische Predappio gereist. Im Heimatort Mussolinis feiern Faschismus-Nostalgiker das hundertjährige Jubiläum zum Machtantritt des Duce. Auch zahlreiche junge Rechtsextreme wie Desideria Raggi pilgern zur Mussolini-Gruft. Unter vielen jungen Leuten in Italien gilt rechtsextrem sein bereits als cool. „Fascio-Rock“-Konzerte, aber auch intellektuelle „Treffen für Tradition und Identität“ finden immer häufiger statt.

Wenige Wochen später zieht der Gründer der identitären Bewegung „Festung Europa“, Emanuele Tesauro, mit einem Protest-Fackelzug von rechtsextremen Gruppen aus ganz Norditalien durch Mailand. Tesauro zählt schon lange zur militanten rechten Szene. Heute schließen sich ihm immer mehr junge Leute an. In Verona, dem historischen Nabel der italienischen Neofaschisten, bekommt ARTE Einblick in viele verborgene Treffpunkte der rechtsextremen Szene.

Gegner der Neofaschisten ist der Journalist Paolo Berizzi, der seit 20 Jahren über den italienischen Rechtsextremismus und seine europäische Vernetzung schreibt. Wegen Morddrohungen lebt er unter 24-stündigem Polizeischutz. Berizzi erwartet das Urteil im Prozess gegen einen Neofaschisten. Am Tag der Verkündung ist ARTE dabei.

Reportage (D 2022, 32 Min)
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Arabs in Spain – Award-winning Documentary | الأَنْدَلُس

Mar 12, 2018 | Fascinating and beautifully shot documentary which examines the spread of Islam and how its crusaders [Sic! Misnomer] finally took most of Spain, arriving from Morocco in 711. In one summer the "Arabs had taken half of the peninsular and in five years controlled almost all of the country".

How to Make Spanish Gazpacho | A Typical Dish from Spain

May 13, 2023 | When you hear the word "soup", you probably think of a hot, or at least warm, dish. Well, in southern Spain and Portugal, people like to eat a cold soup called gazpacho in the summer. There are many different recipes and some debates about how to make gazpacho. In this video we will show you how to prepare a traditional version of gazpacho and give it a modern twist.

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Report: Diana Piñeros
Camera: Janusz Szczerek
Edit: Manuela Reuss

‘The Country Is Becoming a Desert’: Drought-struck Spain Is Running Out of Water

FRANCE 24: Spain is running out of water. After a long and painful drought, the country has been hit by an unusually early heat wave, evaporating even more of the "blue gold" it still has left in its reservoirs. While farmers fear for their survival, environmentalists say it is time for “Europe’s back garden” to rethink how it uses and manages its increasingly scarce water supply.

There’s an expression in Spain: “En Abril, aguas mil” – April will bring the rains. Only this year, it didn't. The month of April was the driest month on record, and several Spanish cities registered their highest April temperatures yet. In Cordoba, the mercury rose to 38.7°C (almost 102°F) at one point, and in the province of Seville in Andalusia to 37.8°C.

Coming on the heels of a long-term drought and an unusually warm and dry winter, the latest heat wave has sparked a real fear of shortages. » | Cyrielle CABOT | Saturday, May 13, 2023

Russia's Silent Protest against War | Focus on Europe

May 13, 2023 | A student with an anti-war slogan. A vocational school founder who doesn't want to recruit for the military: Some people in Russia are still demonstrating opposition to the war in Ukraine. They're taking huge risks in doing so.

Michael Lambert: The Government Has No Idea How to Solve Our Post-Brexit Problems

May 13, 2023 | The #rishisunak government has no idea how to solve the country's severe economic problems following #brexit . They fail to understand that all of our problems stem from a shortage of funding and that the only way that can be resolved is through expansion of the economy.

Whilst preoccupied with #immigration the government does not realise that most asylum seekers have no legal route to this country and instead are coming here in lorries as well as by boat across the Channel. Others who come here on temporary work visas often remain in the black economy instead of returning home. Immigration from the EU is now negative with more EU members returning to the EU than coming to the UK.

One of the consequences of the declining #economy following Brexit is that instead of 'the brightest and the best' coming to the UK, our own brightest and best are leaving to live and work in other countries.

UK water companies which, like gas, electricity and the railways, are all privately-owned, mostly by foreigners. Whilst they tip sewage in our rivers and sea they paid out £1.4 billion last year alone in dividends.

43-year-old Kemi Badenoch, an extremely rude, arrogant and self-assured woman, who has been an MP only for six years and a cabinet minister only for six months, is the bookies' favourite to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister if he is challenged for the leadership.

La grande croisade | Les évangéliques à la conquête du monde (1/3) | ARTE

Apr 5, 2023 | | De la guerre froide à nos jours, l'expansion de l'évangélisme a favorisé l’émergence d’un fondamentalisme chrétien. En trois volets, cette enquête fouillée dévoile les rouages d'une redoutable machine politico-religieuse décidée à étendre son empire sur les consciences.

Présent sur tous les continents, le mouvement évangélique, en rapide et constante expansion, compte aujourd'hui quelque 660 millions de fidèles. S'il réunit différentes Églises, ce protestantisme conservateur reste dominé par un courant fondamentaliste devenu au fil des décennies une redoutable machine politique. Il a contribué à porter au pouvoir, entre autres, Donald Trump et Jair Bolsonaro. Tous deux ont été défaits dans les urnes, mais leur présidence respective a renforcé les liaisons dangereuses entre pouvoir, finances et religion, au service d'un "nationalisme chrétien" de plus en plus offensif. Remontant au XVIe siècle, aux racines d'un phénomène à la fois omniprésent et méconnu, ce premier volet en retrace la genèse et la mutation décisive qui intervient en 1942, avec la fondation de la National Association of Evangelicals américaine, qui entend reconquérir la société. Avec la guerre froide, le prédicateur Billy Graham va donner à cet objectif un formidable élan. Sillonnant le globe au fil de "croisades" anticommunistes d’évangélisation, il galvanise des meetings géants au service des présidents conservateurs, d'Eisenhower à Nixon. Opposé à la ségrégation, il se tient pourtant à l'écart du mouvement pour les droits civiques emmené par Martin Luther King. Après le Watergate, il se retire de la politique intérieure pour se consacrer au reste du monde, visitant au total 185 pays. Dans son sillage, la dynamique d'expansion se poursuit et les "méga-églises" se multiplient en Corée du Sud, au Brésil ou au Nigeria, où de nouveaux leaders religieux vont récolter ce qu'il a semé.

Réveil des nationalismes chrétiens

Devant la multiplication des signaux d'alarme, l’Alliance évangélique mondiale a fini par condamner, en 2021, la montée de ce "nationalisme chrétien" de combat, et sa collusion avec les partis d’extrême droite. Mais en juin 2022, l'annulation par la Cour suprême des États-Unis de l'arrêt Roe vs Wade, garantissant le droit à l'avortement, a offert au fondamentalisme évangélique une nouvelle victoire. Tournée sur plusieurs années et dans plusieurs pays (États-Unis, Brésil, Corée du Sud, République démocratique du Congo et France, dans la "méga-église" Martin-Luther-King de Créteil), la passionnante enquête de Thomas Johnson réunit analyses de spécialistes et témoignages d'une multiplicité de fidèles et de leaders du mouvement. Beaucoup d'entre eux, comme la pasteure Paula White, qui dirigeait à la Maison-Blanche le conseil évangélique chargé de prier pour Donald Trump et le protéger des "forces du mal", ou Michele Bachmann, égérie du Tea Party, ex-députée américaine, aujourd'hui à la tête de l'une des richissimes universités évangéliques qui fleurissent aux États-Unis, assènent en souriant de stupéfiantes contre-vérités. D'autres chrétiens, comme le "repenti" Robert Schenck, Jerushah Duford, la petite-fille de Billy Graham, ou le prix Nobel de la paix Denis Mukwege, ont rejoint les rangs de ceux qui luttent contre la propagation de la haine, qu'elle vise des femmes désirant avorter ou qu'elle relaie le battage des suprémacistes blancs. Fourmillant d'archives inédites et d'incursions dans les célébrations géantes de l'évangélisme, la série révèle les rouages financiers, politiques et médiatiques d'une idéologie religieuse décidée à étendre son empire sur les consciences.

Série documentaire de Thomas Johnson (France/États-Unis, 2023, 53mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 03/06/2023

Pakistan: Khan Alleges His Arrest Was an Illegal 'Abduction' | DW News

May 12, 2023 | The Islamabad High Court on Friday ordered the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on bail for two weeks, his lawyers said. On Tuesday, Khan was dragged out of from the same court building and arrested . He has now been granted protection from arrest. The 70-year-old politician and former cricket star is facing charges of corruption. His arrest, which was later ruled unlawful, triggered riots that claimed several lives across the country. The current government, comprised of Khan's political rivals, deployed the military to curb the unrest.

Portuguese Parliament Legalises Euthanasia after Long Battle

THE GUARDIAN: Decision to allow medically assisted dying has divided the deeply Catholic country

The Portuguese parliament, which had previously passed the euthanasia bill four times, only to see it sent back every time for a constitutional review due to opposition from the president.Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA
After a long battle, Portugal passed a law on Friday legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of countries around the world.

The issue has divided the deeply Catholic country and was strongly opposed by conservative president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a devout churchgoer.

Under its provisions, people aged over 18 will be allowed to request assistance in dying if they are terminally ill and in intolerable suffering. It will only cover those suffering “lasting” and “unbearable” pain, unless they are deemed not to be mentally fit to make such a decision.

The law will be applicable only to nationals and legal residents and will not extend to foreigners coming into the country to seek assisted dying. » | AFP in Lisbon | Friday, May 12, 2023

Die Geschichte Chinas (1/3) | Doku HD | ARTE

May 12, 2023 | Die dreiteilige Doku erzählt anhand außergewöhnlicher Archivbilder von Chinas Aufstieg und Fall im Laufe der Geschichte. Dank der Einordnungen internationaler Historiker:innen entsteht eine völlig neue Perspektive auf 150 Jahre chinesischer Geschichte. Teil 1: China ist den Europäern Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts unheimlich. Das "Reich der Mitte" schottet sich ab ...

Mehr als 2.000 Jahre lang wähnte sich China im Zentrum der Welt, ohne ernstzunehmende Gegner und hermetisch abgeriegelt von Fremden, die allesamt als unbedeutende Barbaren galten. Doch im 19. Jahrhundert sah sich das Reich der Mitte mit der geballten Macht der Europäer konfrontiert. Ein brutaler Schock, der das Land fast vernichtet hätte.

Aber China gab sich nicht geschlagen, sondern interessierte sich zunehmend für neue Ideen aus aller Welt – aus Russland, Deutschland, Japan und den USA – und machte sie sich zunutze.

Von den luxuriösen Kaiserpalästen bis zu den überfüllten Straßen Pekings, von durch Krieg und Hungersnot verwüsteten Landstrichen bis zu den Kreisen der im Exil lebenden chinesischen Intellektuellen erfanden außergewöhnliche Frauen und Männer das Land neu.

Wie wurde China in anderthalb Jahrhunderten wieder zu dem, was es zwei Jahrtausende lang war: eine führende Weltmacht? Die dreiteilige Dokumentation sucht nach Antworten.

Die erste Folge beginnt in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts, als China angegriffen wird und begreift, dass es sich neu erfinden muss, um nicht unterzugehen. Rebellenführer, Mandarine und mächtige Frauen kämpfen im Namen von Idealen, die uns heute widersprüchlich erscheinen, indem sie Anschauungen aus der chinesischen Tradition mit Elementen aus dem Christentum, dem Nationalismus oder dem Feminismus verbinden. In diesem halben Jahrhundert steht die Nation am Rande des Abgrunds und versucht einen Weg zu finden, zu überleben. Ohne ihre Identität zu preiszugeben, erfindet sie sich neu.

Dokureihe, Regie: Karim Miske und Ilana Navaro (F 2022, 54 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 19/12/2023


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The Lincoln Project: Wrongump

May 11, 2023 | Blink and you might miss the one truth he tells.

’How To Become Slim (1931)’

Advice to ladies in the early 30s on how to become and stay slim. Full titles read: "How to become slim - in easy stages, by Edit Mezey. The question of the moment for Eve is - how can I 'reduce' to fit the long-line frocks of today? Edit Mezey, famous Hungarian Physical Culture Expert, shows you the best slimming exercises."

Greek Lamb with Orzo - Yiouvetsi | Akis Petretzikis

Apr 21, 2023 | Chef: Akis Petretzikis | Production: Akis Petretzikis Ltd.

For a full list of the ingredients and the method of cooking, click here.

Der Feind ist schwul | ARTE Re: | Reupload

Feb 1, 2023

How Many Lies

May 12, 2023 | Trump isn’t running on issues, he’s campaigning against the truth. The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on it.

Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — May 2, 2023

Trump to Pardon 'Many' Involved in Capitol Attack If Elected | DW News

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E. Jean Carroll May Sue Trump a Third Time After ‘Vile’ Comments on CNN: In an interview, her lawyer said that the former president’s mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy. »

‘We’re against LGBT’: Erdoğan Targets Gay and Trans People ahead of Critical Turkish Election

THE GUARDIAN: Scant progress for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights in peril ahead of polls as president’s ‘family values’ rhetoric stokes culture war

At campaign rallies across Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has missed no opportunity to attack gay and trans people. “We are against the LGBT,” he told one rally near the Black Sea. “Family is sacred to us – a strong family means a strong nation.”

At another rally earlier this month, Erdoğan accused every party in Turkey’s opposition coalition of being LGBT.

When Turkish voters go to the polls in parliamentary and presidential elections on 14 May, LGBTQ+ rights as well as women’s rights will be on the ballot. Erdoğan has withdrawn Turkey from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul convention on violence against women and pushed a conservative vision of family values while attacking groups that defend women and queer rights.

For many Turkish women and the LGBTQ+ community, the forthcoming vote represents a stark choice. They say Erdoğan’s re-election risks further fuelling a culture war that he and his supporters have done much to inflame, empowering institutions to crack down on anyone seen as different and to turn a blind eye to a statewide problem of violence against women, gay and trans people. » | Ruth Michaelson and Deniz Barış Narlı | Friday, May 12, 2023

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« La défaite d’Erdogan à la présidentielle turque est secrètement souhaitée à Paris, Berlin ou Washington » : L’hypothèse d’une alternance à Ankara, longtemps illusoire, est désormais prise au sérieux par les Occidentaux, explique, dans sa chronique, Philippe Ricard, journaliste au « Monde ». »

Une élection cruciale pour la Turquie et au-delà : Après vingt ans d’un pouvoir sans partage, Recep Tayyip Erdogan brigue un troisième mandat présidentiel, lors des élections prévues dimanche 14 mai. Sa défaite marquerait un nouveau départ pour la population, qui gagnerait en libertés, et un renouveau dans les relations avec l’Union européenne et les Etats-Unis. »

LGBT People in Chechnya Fear Brutal Government Persecution | Extended Version | Nightline

Nov 1, 2019 | In Chechnya, LGBT people share their stories of being abducted and tortured, often hiding their sexuality from their own family. The police say the idea that gay people exist in Chechnya is an insult. “Nightline” gained rare access to a Chechen prison with the republic’s head of police, General Apti Alaudinov. ABC News’ James Longman revealed to Alaudinov that he is gay while at the prison.

Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa - BBC News

May 11, 2023 | South Africa's President Ramaphosa says its energy crisis is an "existential threat" to South Africa's economy and social fabric. He's promising to bring the daily power cuts "to an end", but already the country has experienced hours of blackouts almost every day this year. So what's being done to actually fix South Africa's power issue?

Jungwähler in der Türkei: Auf Gegenkurs zu Erdogan

12, 2023 | Rund fünf Millionen Erstwähler können bei den Parlaments- und Präsidentschaftswahlen ihre Stimme abgeben. Laut Umfragen wollen nur rund 20 Prozent von ihnen Amtsinhaber Recep Tayyip Erdogan wählen. © AFP, DPA

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor - IV. Adagietto

Jul 31, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor - IV. Adagietto · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan | ℗ 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Zu Tisch... Köstliches Sizilien: Der fruchtbare Süden | ARTE

May 7, 2023 | Sizilien – die vegetationsreiche Insel zwischen dem Tyrrhenischem, Ionischen und dem Mittelmeer ist ein bisschen Afrika, etwas Arabien, ein klein wenig Byzanz und Athen.

Diese Folge begibt sich auf Entdeckungsreise durch den fruchtbaren Süden, entdeckt Kaktusfeigen, Eselsmilch, köstliche selbstgemachte Bitterschokolade und Nudeln aus Johannisbrotmehl. Die Folge "Der fruchtbare Süden" beginnt im Naturschutzgebiet Bosco Di Santo Pietro, auf der Permakultur-Farm "Caudarella" von Michele und Vittoria Russo. Die beiden bewirtschaften hier ein großes Feld mit Kaktusfeigen. Die wasserspendenden Kakteen sind bei zunehmender Hitze für das Wachstum anderer Pflanzen wie Oliven, Zitronen- und Orangenbäume sehr wichtig. Michele und Vittoria machen aus der inneren Schale der Kaktusfeige Gemüse-Chips.

Etwas weiter östlich, nahe der Stadt Ramacca, hat Mimma Arena eine große Eselfarm. Die Rasse der Ragusana-Esel war vom Aussterben bedroht, doch dank Mimmas Zucht bleibt diese sizilianische Rasse nun erhalten. Auf der Farm produziert sie eine sehr gesunde Eselsmilch.

Die Reise geht weiter in Richtung Süden, durch das Kalksteingebirge Monti Iblei. Die ehemalige Kornkammer Süditaliens ist heute ein Vorreiter im Anbau alter, fast vergessener sizilianischer Getreidesorten. Die einzige Müllerin auf Sizilien, Vanessa DiStefano, betreibt zusammen mit ihrem Vater Franco in Chiaramonte Gulfi eine alte Wassermühle.

Etwa 40 Kilometer weiter südlich, in der spätbarocken Stadt Modica, lebt die Mailänderin Sara Ongaro, die mit ihrer Fair-Trade-Kooperative „Quezal“ die berühmte Bitterschokolade herstellt, für die Modica bekannt ist. Sie zeigt, wie die Frauen in Modica noch bis in die 50er Jahre die Kakaobohnen auf einem Lavastein und Feuer zum Schmelzen gebracht haben.

Etwas weiter östlich liegt die spätbarocke Stadt Noto, die zum UNESCO Weltkulturerbe gehört und nach der der fruchtbare Süden von den Arabern benannt worden ist: das Val di Noto. Ganz in der Nähe, zwischen Noto und Avola, leben Fabio und Annarella Santuccio auf einer Bio-Farm. Fabio kultiviert hier Bitterorangen, eine Sorte, die fast vergessen war. Annarella bereitet eine Pasta aus Johannisbrotmehl zu.

Dokureihe, Regie: Katja Durreger (D 2022, 32 Min)
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Imran Khan Arrest Was Illegal Says Pakistan’s Supreme Court - BBC News

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The Guardian View on Turkey’s Election: An End to Erdoğan’s Authoritarianism?

THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: A neck-and-neck race could conclude the president’s two decades in power, with profound consequences for the country

Few elections have been more closely contested or more important than those taking place in Turkey on Sunday. Voters face a stark choice which will not only define their country’s future, but reverberate more widely. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been part of a broader global shift towards authoritarianism. His defeat, after 20 years in power, could allow Turkey to move back towards democracy and greater freedom – the pledge which unites the multiparty opposition Nation’s Alliance. Another victory for him might see it slide into outright autocracy – leading to the destruction of essential institutions and civil society, already badly damaged by the assaults of the president and his Justice and Development party (AKP). » | Editorial | Thursday, May 11, 2023

Labour and Lib Dems Can Win Big by Calling Out the Brexit Mess

THE GUARDIAN: We must never stop speaking up on the damage it is doing to Britain’s economy, society, culture and standing in the world

Nelson Mandela said: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” It’s one of many political quotes that I have on my office wall. Sadly, the Brexiters had it on their walls too. They showed how change once thought unthinkable can become the status quo. With the populist virus still rife in the Tory party, with Labour insisting it will “make Brexit work” and the Lib Dems also largely silent on it, it would appear to be the settled will of our politics that the Brexit decision cannot be revisited.

But if converting the country to a bad Brexit was possible, so is restoring it to good sense. People by and large accepted the result. They gave the government the chance to show it could work. However, bit by bit, despite the welter of gaslighting propaganda, more and more have learned through direct experience that Brexit is damaging lives and livelihoods. » | Alastair Campbell | Thursday, May 11, 2023

UK Will Have to Raise Retirement Age after Election, Minister Says

THE GUARDIAN: Work and pensions secretary says his successor will have to ‘grasp nettle’ of bringing forward rise to 68

Ministers will have to “grasp the nettle” on bringing forward the rise in the state pension age to 68 in the first couple of years of the next parliament, Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, has suggested.

After delaying the decision because of stalling life expectancy, Stride said it would still have to be taken, but it would probably be one for his successor in the job and that people would still get 10 years of notice.

He also said there were “no plans currently” to change the triple lock on raising pensions in the next Conservative manifesto but stopped short of guaranteeing it would be retained.

Stride made the remarks as he addressed journalists at a lunch in Westminster, when he was asked whether the government will attempt to revisit its plans to raise the pension age in future in light of riots and protests in France.

The work and pensions secretary, a close ally of Rishi Sunak, said: “I don’t think it’s in our national psyche to start rioting and burning things over the state pension. Ultimately I took the decision [to delay] because of Covid and economic uncertainties and the fact that the important thing is you give people 10 years notice of any change.” » | Rowena Mason, Whitehall editor | Thursday, May 11, 2023

Author Carol Anderson: Anti-Blackness Drives US Gun Culture & Right-Wing Assault on Democracy

Donald Trump Found Liable for Sexual Abuse, Defamation | DW News

May 11, 2023 | A New York jury on Tuesday found former US President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. He was ordered to pay $5 million (€4.56 million) in compensation and fines in the civil lawsuit. However, the jury rejected Carroll's claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in 1996. During the two-week-long trial, Carroll testified that Trump had sexually assaulted her in a fitting room at a luxury Manhattan store. She said he then harmed her reputation by writing in a post on his platform Truth Social in 2022 that her allegations were a "complete con job," "a hoax" and "a lie."


Trump being crude, disgusting, base and totally unacceptable »

Joel and Harry : If You Go Away | Gay Themed

Jul 27, 2022 | Mini Series Name: Flowers in the Attic: The Origin 2022 Music: If You Go Away. Performed by Scott Walker

BEST & WORST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE TO BE GAY:

Best and worst countries to be LGBTQ+ in Europe, revealed: The annual Rainbow Map ranking has named Malta as the best nation for LGBTQ+ rights in Europe for the eighth year in a row, while the UK’s score continues to fall. »

Will Young Voters' Desire for Change Oust Erdogan? | DW News

May 9, 2023 | Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face off against three other candidates on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections. It's expected to be a tight race - but there's one group of voters who could prove decisive: and thats the under 25s. DW Correspondent Julia Hahn took to the streets in Istanbul to find out what kind of govenrment young people are hoping for.

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"Poverty, by America": Author Matthew Desmond on How U.S. Punishes the Poor & Rewards the Wealthy

Apr 18, 2023 | A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States. Roughly 500 people die from poverty in the U.S. every day. Our guest, sociologist Matthew Desmond, is the author of the new book, Poverty, by America, the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. "There's so much poverty in America, not in spite of our wealth, but because of it," says Desmond in an in-depth interview.

A Swiss Village Is Warned to Flee Its Shifting Mountainside

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Scientist say a rockslide could be imminent, but they can’t predict exactly what it will look like and whether the village of Brienz will survive.

The threat of the mountain above the tiny Swiss village of Brienz has loomed for centuries.

But state geologists and engineers warned on Tuesday that parts of the mountain were dangerously close to collapse. And the roughly 85 people who live in Brienz and in the path of a possible landslide or mountain collapse were told to evacuate by Friday night.

Geological engineers starting monitoring the situation on the mountain closely in 2017. In recent weeks, they have seen movement accelerate in the more than 70 million cubic feet of dirt and rocks that make up the parts of the mountain that could fall. » | Christopher F. Schuetze | Wednesday, May 10, 2023

The New Poor in Germany | ARTE.tv Documentary

Jan 27, 2023 | With the increase in the cost of living, food banks are increasingly in demand in Germany. But the massive influx of people in need poses a major challenge to charities, which sometimes have to refuse new applicants.

Supporters of Former Pakistani PM Khan Clash with Security Forces | DW News

May 10, 2023 | Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan have clashed with security forces following his dramatic arrest on Tuesday. Khan was taken into custody during a court appearance in Islamabad on corruption charges. His detainment marks a dramatic escalation of political tensions in the country. Protests erupted in several cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Karachi, and Khan's hometown, Lahore.

Against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis, Khan remains influential. Across the country, people turned out in force to protest his arrest. If convicted, Imran Khan, by far the most popular opposition politician, will likely be prevented from running in the upcoming elections in November.


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Oberste Richter ordnen Freilassung Imran Khans an: Nach der Festnahme des früheren Ministerpräsidenten wurde Pakistan von einer Welle des Protests erfasst. Nun ordnet der Oberste Gerichtshof Khans Freilassung an. Stellt er sich damit gegen die Armee? »