Sunday, September 20, 2020
Taiwan: China's Next Target? | DW Analysis
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Look Back at Her Life
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, the court announced. She was 87.
Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and in recent years served as the most senior member of the court's liberal wing consistently delivering progressive votes on the most divisive social issues of the day, including abortion rights, same-sex marriage, voting rights, immigration, health care and affirmative action.
Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and in recent years served as the most senior member of the court's liberal wing consistently delivering progressive votes on the most divisive social issues of the day, including abortion rights, same-sex marriage, voting rights, immigration, health care and affirmative action.
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Trump Says He Can Negotiate a Third Term Because He's Entitled to It
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Thailand: Anti-Government Protest in Bangkok Draws Massive Crowd | DW News
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Coronavirus Protesters in London 'May Get Arrested', Police Warn
THE GUARDIAN: Officers try to disperse crowds after ‘outbreaks of violence’ at protest against restrictions
Protesters “may get arrested” if they defy orders to leave a demonstration in central London against coronavirus restrictions and mass vaccinations, the Met police has warned.
More than a thousand people are estimated to have joined the central London rally, among them 5G conspiracy theorists, coronavirus sceptics and “anti-vaxxers”.
Sections got into scuffles with police – some officers, with their batons drawn, were pushed back by crowds on the margins of the demo.
In a statement issued at 3pm on Saturday, the Met said it would take enforcement action to disperse the Resist and Act for Freedom rally following “outbreaks of violence towards officers”. » | Aaron Walawalkar and Damien Gayle | Saturday, September 19, 2020
Protesters “may get arrested” if they defy orders to leave a demonstration in central London against coronavirus restrictions and mass vaccinations, the Met police has warned.
More than a thousand people are estimated to have joined the central London rally, among them 5G conspiracy theorists, coronavirus sceptics and “anti-vaxxers”.
Sections got into scuffles with police – some officers, with their batons drawn, were pushed back by crowds on the margins of the demo.
In a statement issued at 3pm on Saturday, the Met said it would take enforcement action to disperse the Resist and Act for Freedom rally following “outbreaks of violence towards officers”. » | Aaron Walawalkar and Damien Gayle | Saturday, September 19, 2020
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Most Americans Think Trump Has Given Up Trying to Handle the Pandemic
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England-wide Covid Lockdown Needed 'Sooner Rather Than Later', Says Former Adviser
THE GUARDIAN: Prof Neil Ferguson says new rules should be imposed to minimise deaths in ‘perfect storm’ second wave
The epidemiologist whose modelling helped shape Britain’s coronavirus lockdown strategy has warned that new coronavirus restrictions will be needed in England “sooner rather than later” if the government is to prevent the disease surging again.
Prof Neil Ferguson – who resigned from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) – said the country was facing a “perfect storm” following the easing of controls over the summer. » | Nicola Slawson | Saturday, September 19, 2020
The epidemiologist whose modelling helped shape Britain’s coronavirus lockdown strategy has warned that new coronavirus restrictions will be needed in England “sooner rather than later” if the government is to prevent the disease surging again.
Prof Neil Ferguson – who resigned from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) – said the country was facing a “perfect storm” following the easing of controls over the summer. » | Nicola Slawson | Saturday, September 19, 2020
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England
Is There a Global Movement behind Donald Trump?
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg’s pointed and powerful dissenting opinions earned her late-life rock stardom.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights, who in her ninth decade became a much younger generation’s unlikely cultural icon, died at her home in Washington on Friday. She was 87.
The cause was complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court said.
By the time two small tumors were found in one of her lungs in December 2018, during a follow-up scan for broken ribs suffered in a recent fall, Justice Ginsburg had beaten colon cancer in 1999 and early-stage pancreatic cancer 10 years later. She received a coronary stent to clear a blocked artery in 2014.
Barely five feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, Justice Ginsburg drew comments for years on her fragile appearance. But she was tough, working out regularly with a trainer, who published a book about his famous client’s challenging exercise regime. » | Linda Greenhouse | Friday, September 18, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights, who in her ninth decade became a much younger generation’s unlikely cultural icon, died at her home in Washington on Friday. She was 87.
The cause was complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court said.
By the time two small tumors were found in one of her lungs in December 2018, during a follow-up scan for broken ribs suffered in a recent fall, Justice Ginsburg had beaten colon cancer in 1999 and early-stage pancreatic cancer 10 years later. She received a coronary stent to clear a blocked artery in 2014.
Barely five feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, Justice Ginsburg drew comments for years on her fragile appearance. But she was tough, working out regularly with a trainer, who published a book about his famous client’s challenging exercise regime. » | Linda Greenhouse | Friday, September 18, 2020
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Outcry as Super-rich Trump Donor Given Permission to Avoid Canada Quarantine
THE GUARDIAN: Billionaire Liz Uihlein landed in Toronto in August and did not have to follow mandatory 14-day coronavirus self-isolation rules
A billionaire backer of Donald Trump who has been outspoken in her criticism of coronavirus restrictions was granted an exemption to a mandatory quarantine when she visited Canada by private jet.
Liz Uihlein, the head of Wisconsin-based packaging company Uline, landed at Toronto’s Pearson airport on 25 August to visit one of the company’s warehouses, according to a report by CBC News.
Under the Quarantine Act, visitors to Canada are required to self-isolate for two weeks upon arrival to the country. Failure to comply with restrictions carry a maximum penalty of up to $750,000 in fines and/or imprisonment for six months.
But neither Uihlein, nor her two travelling companions, were required to quarantine. » | Leyland Cecco in Toronto | Friday, September 18, 2020
A billionaire backer of Donald Trump who has been outspoken in her criticism of coronavirus restrictions was granted an exemption to a mandatory quarantine when she visited Canada by private jet.
Liz Uihlein, the head of Wisconsin-based packaging company Uline, landed at Toronto’s Pearson airport on 25 August to visit one of the company’s warehouses, according to a report by CBC News.
Under the Quarantine Act, visitors to Canada are required to self-isolate for two weeks upon arrival to the country. Failure to comply with restrictions carry a maximum penalty of up to $750,000 in fines and/or imprisonment for six months.
But neither Uihlein, nor her two travelling companions, were required to quarantine. » | Leyland Cecco in Toronto | Friday, September 18, 2020
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Trump's October Surprise Could Be Explosive! (w/ Dr Trita Parsi)
Mike Pompeo is planning an October surprise. What surprise? Declaring an ‘election’ war on someone? Is the plan to start a conflict with Iran? Pompeo is said to be claiming to start UN sanctions which don’t exist, but why should reality affect an election war?
Dr. Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joined Thom to discuss what Pompeo is up to.
Dr. Trita Parsi from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joined Thom to discuss what Pompeo is up to.
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Friday, September 18, 2020
Opinion: Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World
THE NEW YORK TIMES: How much longer are we going to allow its platform to foment hatred and undermine democracy?
For years, Myanmar’s military used Facebook to incite hatred and genocidal violence against the country’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority group, leading to mass death and displacement. It took until 2018 for Facebook to admit to and apologize for its failure to act.
Two years later, the platform is, yet again, sowing the seeds for genocidal violence. This time it’s in Ethiopia, where the recent assassination of Hachalu Hundessa, a singer and political activist from the country’s Oromo ethnic group, led to violence in its capital city, Addis Ababa. This bloodshed was, according to Vice News, “supercharged by the almost-instant and widespread sharing of hate speech and incitement to violence on Facebook, which whipped up people’s anger.” This follows a similar incident in 2019, where disinformation shared on Facebook helped catapult violencethat claimed 86 lives in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Facebook has been incredibly lucrative for its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who ranks among the wealthiest men in the world. But it’s been a disaster for the world itself, a powerful vector for paranoia, propaganda and conspiracy-theorizing as well as authoritarian crackdowns and vicious attacks on the free press. Wherever it goes, chaos and destabilization follow. » | Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist | Friday, September 18, 2020
For years, Myanmar’s military used Facebook to incite hatred and genocidal violence against the country’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority group, leading to mass death and displacement. It took until 2018 for Facebook to admit to and apologize for its failure to act.
Two years later, the platform is, yet again, sowing the seeds for genocidal violence. This time it’s in Ethiopia, where the recent assassination of Hachalu Hundessa, a singer and political activist from the country’s Oromo ethnic group, led to violence in its capital city, Addis Ababa. This bloodshed was, according to Vice News, “supercharged by the almost-instant and widespread sharing of hate speech and incitement to violence on Facebook, which whipped up people’s anger.” This follows a similar incident in 2019, where disinformation shared on Facebook helped catapult violencethat claimed 86 lives in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Facebook has been incredibly lucrative for its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who ranks among the wealthiest men in the world. But it’s been a disaster for the world itself, a powerful vector for paranoia, propaganda and conspiracy-theorizing as well as authoritarian crackdowns and vicious attacks on the free press. Wherever it goes, chaos and destabilization follow. » | Jamelle Bouie, Opinion columnist | Friday, September 18, 2020
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Scaramucci: Trump Has Sycophants Who Are Willing to Lie for Him
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Trump Again Says Virus Will Disappear, Discusses 'Herd Mentality' | Morning Joe | MSNBC
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Coronavirus,
Donald Trump
Thursday, September 17, 2020
America First: US Leads in Coronavirus Infections and Deaths | Covid-19 Special
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Coronavirus,
Donald Trump
Bob Woodward Induced a Confession of the Greatest Lie in American History Says Steve Schmidt | MSNBC
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Donald Trump
Former Model Alleges Sexual Assault by Donald Trump: 'I Feel Sick, Violated'
Read the article HERE»
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Donald Trump
1917 - Die russische Revolution (Arte - 2014)
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Russland
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Putin's Russia and the Ghost of the Romanovs | The Economist
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Russia,
Vladimir Putin
’Scientific American’ Makes Presidential Endorsement for the Very First Time
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Donald Trump
SE Cupp: Trump's Rallies Absolutely Asinine Right Now
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Coronavirus,
Donald Trump
Poland's 'LGBT-free Zones' Have No Place in the EU, Says Ursula von der Leyen
In her first ‘state of union’ speech, the European commission president said Poland’s LGBT-free zones were 'humanity-free zones' that had no place in the EU in her strongest criticism yet of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party.
It comes amid a dispute between the EU and Poland over the rule of law, since the country embarked on policies that weaken independent courts.
Von der Leyen said the EU was 'a union where you can be who you are and love who you want to without fear and recrimination'
It comes amid a dispute between the EU and Poland over the rule of law, since the country embarked on policies that weaken independent courts.
Von der Leyen said the EU was 'a union where you can be who you are and love who you want to without fear and recrimination'
The English Home Counties in 1938
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BBC: We Visited a Bruderhof Commune. This Is What We Saw
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Rechtsextreme in der Polizei: „Ich kann nicht mehr von Einzelfällen sprechen“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Sie sollen in einem Chat unter anderem Fotos von Hitler ausgetauscht haben: Die Polizei in NRW ermittelt gegen 29 eigene Beamte wegen rechtsextremistischer Propaganda. Innenminister Herbert Reul revidiert seine bisherige Auffassung.
Die nordrhein-westfälische Polizei hat gegen 29 eigene Beamte wegen der Verbreitung und des Empfangs rechtsextremistischer Propaganda ermittelt. Alle 29 Polizisten seien sofort vom Dienst suspendiert worden, sagte Innenminister Herbert Reul(CDU) am Mittwoch während einer kurzfristig angesetzten Pressekonferenz. Gegen alle Beamten wurden Disziplinarverfahren vom Landesamt für Fortbildung der Polizei in NRW (LAFP) eingeleitet. In 14 Fällen zielt das Verfahren auf eine dauerhafte Entfernung vom Dienst. Die anderen 15 Beamten sollen Bilddateien mit rechtsextremistischem Inhalt nicht selbst versandt, sondern ausschließlich empfangen, ihre Dienstvorgesetzten darüber aber nicht in Kenntnis gesetzt haben. Reul sprach von einer Schande für die Polizei.
Die nordrhein-westfälische Polizei hat gegen 29 eigene Beamte wegen der Verbreitung und des Empfangs rechtsextremistischer Propaganda ermittelt. Alle 29 Polizisten seien sofort vom Dienst suspendiert worden, sagte Innenminister Herbert Reul(CDU) am Mittwoch während einer kurzfristig angesetzten Pressekonferenz. Gegen alle Beamten wurden Disziplinarverfahren vom Landesamt für Fortbildung der Polizei in NRW (LAFP) eingeleitet. In 14 Fällen zielt das Verfahren auf eine dauerhafte Entfernung vom Dienst. Die anderen 15 Beamten sollen Bilddateien mit rechtsextremistischem Inhalt nicht selbst versandt, sondern ausschließlich empfangen, ihre Dienstvorgesetzten darüber aber nicht in Kenntnis gesetzt haben. Reul sprach von einer Schande für die Polizei.
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US-UK Trade Deal in Danger If Good Friday Agreement Jeopardised, Democrats Warn
THE GUARDIAN: Dominic Raab faces backlash over Irish border and attempts to leave EU on own terms
The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, is facing a growing backlash in the US Congress after senior Democrats warned they would scupper any future US-UK trade deal if the UK does anything to jeopardise the Good Friday agreement in an attempt to leave the European Union on its own terms.
Raab flew to Washington to try to repair relations with pro-Irish Democrats, including the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and the chairman of the House ways and means committee, Richard Neal. The tide of opinion in Congress is moving fast against the UK after a lobbying campaign by the Irish embassy.
The ad hoc committee a major pro-Irish lobby group to defend the Good Friday agreement, vowed to build “a green wall” to defend the agreement citing a compelling statement from former British prime ministers John Major and Tony Blair. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, is facing a growing backlash in the US Congress after senior Democrats warned they would scupper any future US-UK trade deal if the UK does anything to jeopardise the Good Friday agreement in an attempt to leave the European Union on its own terms.
Raab flew to Washington to try to repair relations with pro-Irish Democrats, including the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and the chairman of the House ways and means committee, Richard Neal. The tide of opinion in Congress is moving fast against the UK after a lobbying campaign by the Irish embassy.
The ad hoc committee a major pro-Irish lobby group to defend the Good Friday agreement, vowed to build “a green wall” to defend the agreement citing a compelling statement from former British prime ministers John Major and Tony Blair. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Cooper: Trump's Actions Contradict What He Says in Private about Covid-19
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Donald Trump
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Trump NO Nos Quiere : Trump Does Not Love Us
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Donald Trump vergleicht sich in Corona-Krise mit Winston Churchill
ZEIT ONLINE: Der US-Präsident will sein Herunterspielen der Corona-Gefahr als gutes Krisenmanagement verkaufen. Sein Herausforderer wirft Trump vor, die Bevölkerung belogen zu haben.
US-Präsident Donald Trump hat eine Parallele zwischen seinem Herunterspielen der Corona-Pandemie und dem Verhalten des britischen Premierministers Winston Churchill im Zweiten Weltkrieg gezogen. "Als Hitler London bombardierte, ging Churchill, ein großer Anführer, oft auf ein Dach in London und sprach", sagte Trump bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung in Freeland im US-Bundesstaat Michigan. "Und er sprach immer mit Gelassenheit. Er sagte, wir müssen Gelassenheit zeigen. Nein, wir haben es richtig gemacht, und wir haben eine Arbeit geleistet wie niemand sonst." » | Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, dpa, sk | Freitag, 11. September 2020
US-Präsident Donald Trump hat eine Parallele zwischen seinem Herunterspielen der Corona-Pandemie und dem Verhalten des britischen Premierministers Winston Churchill im Zweiten Weltkrieg gezogen. "Als Hitler London bombardierte, ging Churchill, ein großer Anführer, oft auf ein Dach in London und sprach", sagte Trump bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung in Freeland im US-Bundesstaat Michigan. "Und er sprach immer mit Gelassenheit. Er sagte, wir müssen Gelassenheit zeigen. Nein, wir haben es richtig gemacht, und wir haben eine Arbeit geleistet wie niemand sonst." » | Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, dpa, sk | Freitag, 11. September 2020
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Amerikas Ansehen stürzt ab
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die Reputation der Vereinigten Staaten ist in vielen befreundeten Staaten auf einen Tiefpunkt abgesackt. Dort vertrauen mittlerweile sogar mehr Bürger Xi Jinping und Putin als Trump.
Die Zeiten, in denen Amerika unter seinen Freunden und Verbündeten Begeisterungsstürme entfachte, sind schon eine Weile her. Auf der letzten Sympathiewelle ritten die Vereinigten Staaten, zu Recht oder zu Unrecht, während der Präsidentschaft Barack Obamas. Also bis vor dreieinhalb Jahren. Mit dem Einzug von Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus änderte sich das quasi über Nacht. Im Jahr der Corona-Krise aber stürzt das Ansehen der Vereinigten Staaten in vielen Ländern noch einmal richtig ab. Das geht aus der jüngsten Umfrage des „Pew Research Centers“ hervor, die am Dienstag veröffentlicht wurde. » | Von Lorenz Hemicker, Redakteur in der Politik | Dienstag, 15. September 2020
Die Zeiten, in denen Amerika unter seinen Freunden und Verbündeten Begeisterungsstürme entfachte, sind schon eine Weile her. Auf der letzten Sympathiewelle ritten die Vereinigten Staaten, zu Recht oder zu Unrecht, während der Präsidentschaft Barack Obamas. Also bis vor dreieinhalb Jahren. Mit dem Einzug von Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus änderte sich das quasi über Nacht. Im Jahr der Corona-Krise aber stürzt das Ansehen der Vereinigten Staaten in vielen Ländern noch einmal richtig ab. Das geht aus der jüngsten Umfrage des „Pew Research Centers“ hervor, die am Dienstag veröffentlicht wurde. » | Von Lorenz Hemicker, Redakteur in der Politik | Dienstag, 15. September 2020
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Trump Dismisses Role of Climate Change in Wildfires | Morning Joe | MSNBC
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Trump Threatens to Retaliate to Any Iran Attack with '1,000 Times Greater' Force
THE GUARDIAN: Tweet follows report of revenge plot for Soleimani killing / US intelligence said to fear attack on US envoy to South Africa
Donald Trump warned on Twitter on Tuesday that the US would retaliate with “1,000 times greater” force against any Iranian attack on its interests.
Trump referred to media reports that Iran was planning retaliation for the assassination by US drone in January of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. At the time of the assassination, analysts predicted that Iran would seek to retaliate over the long term.
A Politico story citing unnamed intelligence officials said Iran was plotting to kill the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, a handbag designer and longtime Trump friend. She is now under extra security protection.
“According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani,” Trump tweeted on Monday night. » | Tom McCarthy | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Donald Trump warned on Twitter on Tuesday that the US would retaliate with “1,000 times greater” force against any Iranian attack on its interests.
Trump referred to media reports that Iran was planning retaliation for the assassination by US drone in January of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. At the time of the assassination, analysts predicted that Iran would seek to retaliate over the long term.
A Politico story citing unnamed intelligence officials said Iran was plotting to kill the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, a handbag designer and longtime Trump friend. She is now under extra security protection.
“According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani,” Trump tweeted on Monday night. » | Tom McCarthy | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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Iran
Monday, September 14, 2020
Storm of the Century - the Blizzard of '49
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Welsh Minister Warns of Possible National Lockdown as Covid Cases Rise
THE GUARDIAN: Updated rules must be followed, says government, as infection hotspots are detected in south Wales
A new national lockdown could be imposed in Wales within weeks unless people follow the updated rules on social gatherings, the country’s health minister has said.
Vaughan Gething also revealed that the Labour-controlled government was investigating a range of measures for Wales including imposing curfews to try to control the spread of the virus.
He said the same pattern seen in early February as Covid-19 spread across the UK was being observed again. The health minister pointed out that seven weeks later, in the third week of March, Wales, along with the rest of the UK, was in lockdown. » | Steven Morris and Severin Carrell | Monday, September 14, 2020
A new national lockdown could be imposed in Wales within weeks unless people follow the updated rules on social gatherings, the country’s health minister has said.
Vaughan Gething also revealed that the Labour-controlled government was investigating a range of measures for Wales including imposing curfews to try to control the spread of the virus.
He said the same pattern seen in early February as Covid-19 spread across the UK was being observed again. The health minister pointed out that seven weeks later, in the third week of March, Wales, along with the rest of the UK, was in lockdown. » | Steven Morris and Severin Carrell | Monday, September 14, 2020
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Wales
Germany: The Discreet Lives of the Super-Rich | DW Documentary
The rich in Germany been never been as well-off as they are today and assets have never been so unevenly distributed. But who are they? How do they live? And what do they think of their country? A journey into the discreet world of the super-rich.
One percent of Germans own over a quarter of the country's assets, whilst half of the country’s citizens have no assets at all. But while the German media report on the growing poverty in the country on a daily basis, little is known about the super-rich. They keep a very low profile and can walk the streets unrecognized. "Manager Magazin” says there were around 200 billionaires living in Germany in 2018, and their numbers are increasing. The documentary "Top of the World" asks why rich Germans are so unwilling to talk about their wealth. Its author immerses himself in the discreet world of big money and meets financial advisors with 800 years of family tradition behind them and billionaires such as drugstore king Dirk Rossmann and mail-order company heir Michael Otto - as well as a self-made businessmen such as Rainer Schaller. They talk about their notions of money and justice, the origins of their wealth and their fear of social envy.
One percent of Germans own over a quarter of the country's assets, whilst half of the country’s citizens have no assets at all. But while the German media report on the growing poverty in the country on a daily basis, little is known about the super-rich. They keep a very low profile and can walk the streets unrecognized. "Manager Magazin” says there were around 200 billionaires living in Germany in 2018, and their numbers are increasing. The documentary "Top of the World" asks why rich Germans are so unwilling to talk about their wealth. Its author immerses himself in the discreet world of big money and meets financial advisors with 800 years of family tradition behind them and billionaires such as drugstore king Dirk Rossmann and mail-order company heir Michael Otto - as well as a self-made businessmen such as Rainer Schaller. They talk about their notions of money and justice, the origins of their wealth and their fear of social envy.
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Germany
Don Winslow Films: Trump-Style Chain Migration
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USA
Israeli Government to Impose Second Covid-19 National Lockdown
THE GUARDIAN: Three-week lockdown will make Israel the first country to reimpose such stringent restrictions on a national scale
Israel’s government has decided to impose a lockdown lasting three weeks, the first country to reimpose such severe restrictions on a national scale, after a dramatic resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Fearing mass gatherings during a string of national holidays over the next month, the cabinet decided to shut down the country as of Friday, the Jewish new year, until 9 October.
Speaking at a press conference shortly after the vote, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said hospital heads had warned the healthcare system would be overburdened if infection rates continue to rise. “They raised a red flag,” he said.
Netanyahu said people will be forced to remain within 500 metres from their homes, with exceptions for lone exercise. Schools and all but essential shops will be shuttered. A gradual loosening of the rules would only be implemented if the rate of infection drops. » | Oliver Holmes | Sunday, September 13, 2020
Israel’s government has decided to impose a lockdown lasting three weeks, the first country to reimpose such severe restrictions on a national scale, after a dramatic resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Fearing mass gatherings during a string of national holidays over the next month, the cabinet decided to shut down the country as of Friday, the Jewish new year, until 9 October.
Speaking at a press conference shortly after the vote, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said hospital heads had warned the healthcare system would be overburdened if infection rates continue to rise. “They raised a red flag,” he said.
Netanyahu said people will be forced to remain within 500 metres from their homes, with exceptions for lone exercise. Schools and all but essential shops will be shuttered. A gradual loosening of the rules would only be implemented if the rate of infection drops. » | Oliver Holmes | Sunday, September 13, 2020
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Israel
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Paris. So schön war die Belle Époque! | Doku | ARTE
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Paris
Blair and Major Hit Out at Boris Johnson's Plans to Override Brexit Deal
THE GUARDIAN: Former prime ministers urge MPs to reject legislation, saying it endangers Irish peace process
Boris Johnson is facing mounting criticism over his plans to introduce legislation to override his Brexit deal, as former prime ministers Sir John Major and Tony Blair criticised the threat to break international law.
Major and Blair united to urge MPs to reject the legislation, saying it imperils the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK’s integrity – despite the prime minister saying that Brussels could “carve up our country” without his new bill.
The former Conservative and Labour leaders united to condemn Johnson’s UK internal market bill in an article for the Sunday Times.
“We both opposed Brexit. We both accept it is now happening. But this way of negotiating, with reason cast aside in pursuit of ideology and cavalier bombast posing as serious diplomacy, is irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice,” they said. » | Staff and agencies | Sunday, September 13, 2020
Boris Johnson is facing mounting criticism over his plans to introduce legislation to override his Brexit deal, as former prime ministers Sir John Major and Tony Blair criticised the threat to break international law.
Major and Blair united to urge MPs to reject the legislation, saying it imperils the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK’s integrity – despite the prime minister saying that Brussels could “carve up our country” without his new bill.
The former Conservative and Labour leaders united to condemn Johnson’s UK internal market bill in an article for the Sunday Times.
“We both opposed Brexit. We both accept it is now happening. But this way of negotiating, with reason cast aside in pursuit of ideology and cavalier bombast posing as serious diplomacy, is irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice,” they said. » | Staff and agencies | Sunday, September 13, 2020
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Brexit
Roger Stone to Donald Trump: Bring In Martial Law If You Lose Election
THE GUARDIAN: Trump meanwhile promises to ‘put down’ leftwing protests and says US Marshals killing Portland suspect was ‘retribution’
Roger Stone, whose 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress and witness tampering in the Russia investigation was commuted by Donald Trump, has said Trump should seize total power and jail prominent figures including Bill and Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg if he loses to Joe Biden in November.
The long-time Republican strategist and dirty trickster, who has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back, lied about contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election regarding emails hacked from Democratic party accounts.
In turn, special counsel Robert Mueller and the Senate intelligence committee suspected Trump lied when he said he could not recall discussing the leaks with Stone. » | Martin Pengelly | Sunday, September 13, 2020
Roger Stone, whose 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress and witness tampering in the Russia investigation was commuted by Donald Trump, has said Trump should seize total power and jail prominent figures including Bill and Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg if he loses to Joe Biden in November.
The long-time Republican strategist and dirty trickster, who has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back, lied about contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election regarding emails hacked from Democratic party accounts.
In turn, special counsel Robert Mueller and the Senate intelligence committee suspected Trump lied when he said he could not recall discussing the leaks with Stone. » | Martin Pengelly | Sunday, September 13, 2020
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Donald Trump,
Roger Stone,
US politics
The Main Principles of Nazi Ideology
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Nazi ideology
Rechte Milizen in den USA | DW Reporter
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USA
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Waldbrände in den USA: Über 500.000 Menschen auf der Flucht | DW Nachrichten
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USA
Kristof: Trump Bragging about Protecting Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi’s Murder Breaks | MSNBC
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Donald Trump,
Jamal Khashoggi,
MbS
Velshi: QAnon’s Conspiracy Cult Has Infiltrated the White House | MSNBC
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