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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
UK Puts Military Tanker Drivers on Fuel Delivery Standby as 'Precaution' | DW News
We Brits have got what we deserve for voting for Brexit. Shortages of petrol, shortages of foodstuffs, bare shelves in the supermarkets, poor quality of fruit and vegetables; and worse it will get.
BoJo, as a classicist, knows very little about economics. He is also averse to detail and is impractical. He is also out of touch with the people. When was the last time BoJo went food shopping in a supermarket? Does he know what meat, fish, eggs, butter or milk actually cost? I very much doubt it. One can only despair at his ignorance!
Margaret Thatcher, by comparison, in spite of her superior Oxbridge education, as a grocer’s daughter, was a very practical woman, too. She was on the ball. She knew how ordinary people lived. That was her strength.
Some people loved her; others loathed her. But one thing one cannot deny: she was in touch with the people. She knew what they needed. She was also a workaholic, so worked tirelessly, often late into the night, to ensure that her policies were being carried out. – © Mark
Stocks Tumble as Tech Shares Slide and Bond Yields Climb
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 falling 2 percent by midday, putting the index on track for its worst day since May.
The trigger for Tuesday’s sell-off was a rise in the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. Investors, weighing the prospect of the Federal Reserve preparing to reduce its purchases of government debt, sold off bonds, pushing the 10-year’s yield up to 1.53 percent, its highest level since June.
Government bond yields are the basis for borrowing costs across the economy, and a rise can hinder the stock market’s performance because it makes owning bonds more attractive and can discourage riskier investments.
Tech stocks are particularly sensitive to the prospect of higher interest rates, and those companies’ shares were hard-hit on Tuesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was down 2.7 percent at midday. » | Coral Murphy Marcos (Jeanna Smialek contributed reporting.) | Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The trigger for Tuesday’s sell-off was a rise in the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. Investors, weighing the prospect of the Federal Reserve preparing to reduce its purchases of government debt, sold off bonds, pushing the 10-year’s yield up to 1.53 percent, its highest level since June.
Government bond yields are the basis for borrowing costs across the economy, and a rise can hinder the stock market’s performance because it makes owning bonds more attractive and can discourage riskier investments.
Tech stocks are particularly sensitive to the prospect of higher interest rates, and those companies’ shares were hard-hit on Tuesday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was down 2.7 percent at midday. » | Coral Murphy Marcos (Jeanna Smialek contributed reporting.) | Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Afghanistan: Hardship Grows as Economy Nears Collapse | DW News Asia
«Les Européens doivent sortir de la naïveté» vis-à-vis des États-Unis et «se faire respecter», dit Macron
LE FIGARO : Le président de la République plaide pour plus de pragmatisme et de lucidité face aux États-Unis en réaction à la perte du «contrat du siècle».
«Les Européens doivent sortir de la naïveté» en «tirant les conséquences» des nouveaux choix stratégiques des États-Unis, tournés vers leur rivalité avec la Chine, a déclaré mardi 28 septembre le président français Emmanuel Macron.
«Lorsque nous sommes sous l'effet de pressions de puissances qui parfois se durcissent, réagir, montrer que nous avons avec nous aussi la puissance et la capacité à nous défendre n'est pas céder à l'escalade, c'est simplement nous faire respecter», a-t-il martelé lors d'une conférence de presse avec le premier ministre grec, en réaction à la perte par la France du contrat australien de sous-marins au profit des États-Unis. Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 28 septembre 2021
«Les Européens doivent sortir de la naïveté» en «tirant les conséquences» des nouveaux choix stratégiques des États-Unis, tournés vers leur rivalité avec la Chine, a déclaré mardi 28 septembre le président français Emmanuel Macron.
«Lorsque nous sommes sous l'effet de pressions de puissances qui parfois se durcissent, réagir, montrer que nous avons avec nous aussi la puissance et la capacité à nous défendre n'est pas céder à l'escalade, c'est simplement nous faire respecter», a-t-il martelé lors d'une conférence de presse avec le premier ministre grec, en réaction à la perte par la France du contrat australien de sous-marins au profit des États-Unis. Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 28 septembre 2021
A Comprehensive Guide to Boris Johnson’s Infamous Use of ‘Tank-topped Bum Boys’
PINK NEWS: Boris Johnson has, time and again, refused to apologise for using homophobic slurs such as “tank-topped bum boys”.
Johnson’s history of making homophobic remarks is under the microscope once more after Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner called the prime minister “scum”.
Asked if she would retract her words, she told the BBC Sunday (26 September) that Johnson was a “racist, homophobic misogynist”.
“I will apologise when Boris apologises for saying the comments he has made, I will retract that he is scum.”
Speaking during a BBC Question Time leaders’ special three weeks before the 2019 general election, Johnson suggested that any offence around his past comments was manufactured.
“If you go through all my articles with a fine-tooth comb and take out individual phrases, there is no doubt that you can find things that can be made to seem offensive and of course I understand that.”
So we thought we’d do just that, in an attempt to end the debate on whether or not his words were offensive once and for all. » | Reiss Smith | Monday, September 27, 2021
Biden: We Must Defend Rights of LGBTQ+ Individuals to Love Openly
ADVOCATE: Almost 70 U.N. member states still have laws criminalizing same-sex activity.
President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, where he spoke about the need to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world.
“We all must defend the rights of LGBTQI individuals so they can live and love openly without fear,” Biden said.
“As we pursue diplomacy across the board, the United States will champion the democratic values that go to the very heart of who we are as a nation and a people — freedom, equality, opportunity and a belief in the universal rights of all people,” he added.
In his speech, Biden specifically spoke about LGBTQ+ rights violations in Chechnya and Cameroon.
For years, Chechen authorities have organized — at times lethal — crackdowns against LGBTQ+ people in the Russian republic. Earlier this year the Russian LGBT Network reported that Chechen men forcibly returned a man to the republic from Moscow and interrogated him about LGBTQ+ people in the area. » | Alex Cooper | Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Be Warned: Gay Marriage and Gay Sex Are in SCOTUS Crosshairs »
Wenn Anderssein gefährlich ist: Homosexuelle in der Türkei | DW Reporter (2016)
The Plot to Kill Julian Assange: Report Reveals CIA’s Plan to Kidnap, Assassinate WikiLeaks Founder
As Gas Stations Run Dry, Britons Cope with Disruptions to Daily Life
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Getting to work, driving a taxi, making an ambulance run: Fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations have Britons scrambling to make trips they once took for granted.
Cars lining up at a Texaco gas station in London on Monday. | Henry Nicholls/Reuters
LONDON — In the northern English town of Baildon, Jag Sanghera took the train to work instead of driving, saving fuel needed to drive his daughter to nursery school. In west London, Laid Ibrahim, an Uber driver, tried at least seven gas stations before finding one open at 2 a.m. and waiting in line for 80 minutes. Across the city, Nick Day said the private ambulance service he works for was forced to cut the number of its vehicles on the road from six to four.
As the government tried to calm an anxious nation on Monday, gas stations across Britain continued to run dry and thousands of Britons found their lives upended.
Officials said there was no shortage of fuel and blamed the problems on panic buying. But analysts said the real cause of the chaos is a chronic shortage of truck drivers to deliver fuel to gas stations, and the government late Monday said it was putting a limited number of military tanker drivers on standby to be deployed if necessary.
Whatever the cause, the fuel supplies Britons once took for granted were vanishing, lines of vehicles clogged the streets near gas stations and some businesses that depend on fuel were suddenly at a standstill.
Dlu Uddin, the owner of Bricklane Minicab, a taxi service in east London, said he usually employs 10 drivers, but that since Sunday only two had shown up. The others do not want to drive too far from their homes because they are afraid of running out of fuel and not being able to get home, he said.
“The situation is really, really bad,” said Mr. Uddin, who said that the gas stations in his area were dry. “Never would I have a dream about this happening in England.” » | Stephen Castle, Jenny Gross and Aina J. Khan | Published: Monday, September 27, 2021; Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
LONDON — In the northern English town of Baildon, Jag Sanghera took the train to work instead of driving, saving fuel needed to drive his daughter to nursery school. In west London, Laid Ibrahim, an Uber driver, tried at least seven gas stations before finding one open at 2 a.m. and waiting in line for 80 minutes. Across the city, Nick Day said the private ambulance service he works for was forced to cut the number of its vehicles on the road from six to four.
As the government tried to calm an anxious nation on Monday, gas stations across Britain continued to run dry and thousands of Britons found their lives upended.
Officials said there was no shortage of fuel and blamed the problems on panic buying. But analysts said the real cause of the chaos is a chronic shortage of truck drivers to deliver fuel to gas stations, and the government late Monday said it was putting a limited number of military tanker drivers on standby to be deployed if necessary.
Whatever the cause, the fuel supplies Britons once took for granted were vanishing, lines of vehicles clogged the streets near gas stations and some businesses that depend on fuel were suddenly at a standstill.
Dlu Uddin, the owner of Bricklane Minicab, a taxi service in east London, said he usually employs 10 drivers, but that since Sunday only two had shown up. The others do not want to drive too far from their homes because they are afraid of running out of fuel and not being able to get home, he said.
“The situation is really, really bad,” said Mr. Uddin, who said that the gas stations in his area were dry. “Never would I have a dream about this happening in England.” » | Stephen Castle, Jenny Gross and Aina J. Khan | Published: Monday, September 27, 2021; Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Pénurie d'essence au Royaume-Uni: le gouvernement appelle l'armée à se tenir prête
LE FIGARO : Les pénuries d'essence se sont encore aggravées lundi, toujours sous l'effet d'«achats panique» d'automobilistes inquiets.
Le Royaume-Uni a demandé lundi 27 septembre à son armée de se tenir prête à venir en aide dans la crise des carburants en cours dans le pays, après un week-end où les Britanniques inquiets se sont rués dans les stations-service, laissant nombre d'entre elles à sec. «Un nombre limité de chauffeurs de camions-citernes militaires doivent être prêts à intervenir et déployés si nécessaires pour stabiliser l'approvisionnement en carburant», a déclaré dans la soirée le ministère de l'Énergie dans un communiqué.
Les pénuries d'essence au Royaume-Uni se sont encore aggravées lundi, toujours sous l'effet d'«achats panique» d'automobilistes inquiets. «J'ai dû faire cinq stations-service différentes» et «mon réservoir est presque à sec», explique Lisa Wood, une automobiliste qui a patienté pendant plus d'une heure dans une station-service près du célèbre London Bridge, au cœur de Londres. Et de lancer à un conducteur voulant passer devant tout le monde: «Retournez au bout de la queue, vous êtes là depuis cinq minutes à peine!». Entre les klaxons et les jurons, Lisa concède que «ce n'est pas très britannique» de s'énerver, mais «quand il y a une crise, on n'est plus très «British». Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Publié : lundi 27 septembre 2021 ; mis à jour : mardi 28 septembre 2021
Tankstellen ohne Benzin: Johnson plant Armeeeinsatz, Ärzte schlagen Alarm: Britischen Tankstellen ist das Benzin ausgegangen. Angst vor Engpässen führte zu Panikkäufen. »
Le Royaume-Uni a demandé lundi 27 septembre à son armée de se tenir prête à venir en aide dans la crise des carburants en cours dans le pays, après un week-end où les Britanniques inquiets se sont rués dans les stations-service, laissant nombre d'entre elles à sec. «Un nombre limité de chauffeurs de camions-citernes militaires doivent être prêts à intervenir et déployés si nécessaires pour stabiliser l'approvisionnement en carburant», a déclaré dans la soirée le ministère de l'Énergie dans un communiqué.
Les pénuries d'essence au Royaume-Uni se sont encore aggravées lundi, toujours sous l'effet d'«achats panique» d'automobilistes inquiets. «J'ai dû faire cinq stations-service différentes» et «mon réservoir est presque à sec», explique Lisa Wood, une automobiliste qui a patienté pendant plus d'une heure dans une station-service près du célèbre London Bridge, au cœur de Londres. Et de lancer à un conducteur voulant passer devant tout le monde: «Retournez au bout de la queue, vous êtes là depuis cinq minutes à peine!». Entre les klaxons et les jurons, Lisa concède que «ce n'est pas très britannique» de s'énerver, mais «quand il y a une crise, on n'est plus très «British». Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Publié : lundi 27 septembre 2021 ; mis à jour : mardi 28 septembre 2021
Tankstellen ohne Benzin: Johnson plant Armeeeinsatz, Ärzte schlagen Alarm: Britischen Tankstellen ist das Benzin ausgegangen. Angst vor Engpässen führte zu Panikkäufen. »
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London wirft EU-Bürger ohne Aufenthaltsgenehmigung raus
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der britische Premierminister Johnson will sein Versprechen einhalten und die Bewegungsfreiheit im Land einschränken. Er droht mit hartem Durchgreifen.
London - Großbritannien hat EU-Bürgern, die nach dem Brexit keine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung mehr besitzen, mit dem Rauswurf gedroht. Wer dennoch im Vereinigten Königreich bleibe, sei illegal dort, sagte der für Einwanderung zuständige Staatssekretär Kevin Foster der italienischen Zeitung La Repubblica (Samstag). „Wir erwarten, dass die Menschen das Land freiwillig verlassen, aber wenn dies nicht der Fall ist, wird die Einwanderungsbehörde versuchen, ihre Ausreise durchzusetzen“, sagte Foster. » | dpa/lex | Samstag, 25. September 2021
Censored by Blogger!
For the first time in twenty or so years, I have been censored by Blogger! A post of mine of a newspaper article on the petrol shortage and the panic buying that has been taking place because of the shortage was taken down! This astonishes me, especially since this post was a mere snippet from a Guardian article. So what exactly is being achieved by this? Anyone can go over to the Guardian and read the same thing. Is this the shape of things to come in the new, post-Brexit Britain, I wonder?
Americans' freedom of speech is guaranteed by their Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees that right. Alas, we Brits have no such guarantee. We are mere subjects, not citizens; and we have no written constitution. So we have only the rights conferred on us by Her Majesty's government. – Mark
Americans' freedom of speech is guaranteed by their Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees that right. Alas, we Brits have no such guarantee. We are mere subjects, not citizens; and we have no written constitution. So we have only the rights conferred on us by Her Majesty's government. – Mark
New Taliban Chancellor Bars Women from Kabul University
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The new policy for Afghanistan’s premier university is another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education.
Women stand inside an auditorium at Kabul University’s education center during a demonstration in support of the Taliban government earlier this month in Kabul. | Felipe Dana/Associated Press
Tightening the Taliban’s restrictions on women, the group’s new chancellor for Kabul University announced on Monday that women would be indefinitely banned from the institution either as instructors or students.
“I give you my words as chancellor of Kabul University,” Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a Tweet on Monday. “As long as a real Islamic environment is not provided for all, women will not be allowed to come to universities or work. Islam first.”
The new university policy echoes the Taliban’s first time in power, in the 1990s, when women were only allowed in public if accompanied by a male relative and would be beaten for disobeying, and were kept from school entirely.
Some female staff members, who have worked in relative freedom over the past two decades, pushed back against the new decree, questioning the idea that the Taliban had a monopoly on defining the Islamic faith.
“In this holy place, there was nothing un-Islamic,” one female lecturer said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, as did several others interviewed by The New York Times. “Presidents, teachers, engineers and even mullahs are trained here and gifted to society,” she said. “Kabul University is the home to the nation of Afghanistan.”
In the days after the Taliban seized power in August, officials went to pains to insist that this time would be better for women, who would be allowed to study, work and even participate in government.
But none of that has happened. Taliban leaders recently named an all-male cabinet. The new government has also prohibited women from returning to the workplace, citing security concerns, though officials have described that as temporary. (The original Taliban movement did that as well in its early days in 1990s, but never followed up.) » | Cora Engelbrecht and Sharif Hassan | Monday, September 27, 2021
Tightening the Taliban’s restrictions on women, the group’s new chancellor for Kabul University announced on Monday that women would be indefinitely banned from the institution either as instructors or students.
“I give you my words as chancellor of Kabul University,” Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a Tweet on Monday. “As long as a real Islamic environment is not provided for all, women will not be allowed to come to universities or work. Islam first.”
The new university policy echoes the Taliban’s first time in power, in the 1990s, when women were only allowed in public if accompanied by a male relative and would be beaten for disobeying, and were kept from school entirely.
Some female staff members, who have worked in relative freedom over the past two decades, pushed back against the new decree, questioning the idea that the Taliban had a monopoly on defining the Islamic faith.
“In this holy place, there was nothing un-Islamic,” one female lecturer said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, as did several others interviewed by The New York Times. “Presidents, teachers, engineers and even mullahs are trained here and gifted to society,” she said. “Kabul University is the home to the nation of Afghanistan.”
In the days after the Taliban seized power in August, officials went to pains to insist that this time would be better for women, who would be allowed to study, work and even participate in government.
But none of that has happened. Taliban leaders recently named an all-male cabinet. The new government has also prohibited women from returning to the workplace, citing security concerns, though officials have described that as temporary. (The original Taliban movement did that as well in its early days in 1990s, but never followed up.) » | Cora Engelbrecht and Sharif Hassan | Monday, September 27, 2021
Immigration : la France réduit de 50% les visas accordés à l'Algérie et au Maroc
LE FIGARO : Emmanuel Macron durcit le ton face aux difficultés rencontrées par la France pour renvoyer dans ces pays les ressortissants faisant l'objet d'une obligation de quitter le territoire.
La France va fortement durcir le ton envers l'Algérie, le Maroc et la Tunisie, a déclaré mardi matin le porte-parole du gouvernement Gabriel Attal, confirmant une information d'Europe 1.
Emmanuel Macron a en effet décidé de diviser par deux le nombre de visas délivrés pour l'Algérie et le Maroc, et de 30% pour la Tunisie par rapport à 2020, a précisé un conseiller de l'exécutif auprès du Figaro. » | Par Jeanne Sénéchal | mardi 28 septembre 2021
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