Saturday, July 10, 2021
"Woke Capitalism": Jetzt auch mit Haltung
Im Frühjahr ließ der Online-Modehändler Zalando einen Werbespot produzieren. In dem Film treten auf: ein schwarzes Plus-Size-Model, ein schwuler Skateboarder, ein Tänzer, der mit einem Arm geboren wurde. Vor ein paar Jahren hatte Zalando noch mit Kundinnen geworben, die beim Klingeln des Paketboten ausrasteten. Damals wollte Zalando bloß Schuhe verkaufen.
Heute genügt dem Unternehmen das nicht mehr, es hat sich eine neue Mission verpasst. "Diversität und Inklusion" seien für Zalando "weit mehr als nur eine Geschäftsstrategie – sondern der einzig richtige Weg", schrieb Konzernvorstand Rubin Ritter im November. Zalando versprach, den Anteil von Frauen in Führungspositionen bis Ende 2023 auf mindestens 40 Prozent zu erhöhen. Neuerdings sind in Zalandos Kampagnen auch nicht mehr nur Models zu sehen, die dem ultraschlanken Schönheitsideal der Modeindustrie entsprechen. Und als vor einem Jahr auch in Deutschland Zehntausende gegen den gewaltsamen Tod des Afroamerikaners George Floyd protestierten, versicherte Zalando seinen 1,2 Millionen Instagram-Followern, "unsere Stimme" für die "schwarze Community" zu erheben.
Woke capitalism, aufgeweckter Kapitalismus, hat der US-Kolumnist Ross Douthat es genannt, wenn Unternehmen sich in sozialen oder politischen Fragen besonders progressiv geben; wenn es ihnen nicht mehr allein ums Geldverdienen geht, sondern darum, auf der richtigen Seite zu stehen. Richtig, das heißt in diesem Fall: für die Gleichberechtigung von Frauen und Minderheiten zu sein – oder auch für den Klimaschutz. » | Von Heike Buchter, Ann-Kathrin Nezik und Theresa Rauffmann | Mittwoch, 7. Juli 2021
Brazilian Potential Presidential Candidate Announces He Is Gay
Brazilian governor and potential major party presidential candidate Eduardo Leite, a prominent critic of President Jair Bolsonaro, came out as gay in a TV interview.
Leite, governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, would be the first openly gay presidential candidate in Brazil. Anti-gay rhetoric has been a staple of speeches by Bolsonaro, who once declared that if he had a gay son, he would rather the child died in an accident. “I have never spoken about a subject related to my private life,” Leite told Brazilian journalist Pedro Bial in a TV interview on Thursday evening. “But during this moment of low integrity in Brazil, I have nothing to hide, I am gay. I am a governor who is gay, not a gay governor, as former President Obama in the US was a president who was Black, not a Black president. And I am proud of that.” » | Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies | Friday, July 2, 2021
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Washington de nouveau confronté au chaos haïtien
LE MONDE : Editorial. Après l’assassinat du président haïtien, Jovenel Moïse, aider les Haïtiens à former un gouvernement de transition, susceptible de stabiliser le pays afin de le mener à des élections, devrait être la priorité des Etats-Unis.
Editorial du « Monde ». C’est peu de dire que Haïti, dont le président, Jovenel Moïse, a été assassiné, mercredi 7 juillet, est un Etat failli. La malédiction semble frapper ce pays de 11 millions d’habitants qui partage, avec la République dominicaine, l’île d’Hispaniola et qui fut, avec les Etats-Unis, la première nation indépendante des Amériques. Dictatures, coups d’Etat, corruption, tremblements de terre, cyclones et épidémies ont entretenu depuis des décennies la misère et l’insécurité d’une population impuissante.
L’assassinat d’un chef d’Etat élu est en soi un traumatisme politique majeur. Il est encore plus déstabilisant lorsque, comme c’est le cas à Haïti, il intervient dans un vide de pouvoir quasi total. Jovenel Moïse fut d’ailleurs l’un des artisans de cette faillite politique, gouvernant par décret depuis janvier 2020 après avoir échoué à organiser des élections législatives. » | Éditorial | Samedi 10 juillet 2021
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Editorial du « Monde ». C’est peu de dire que Haïti, dont le président, Jovenel Moïse, a été assassiné, mercredi 7 juillet, est un Etat failli. La malédiction semble frapper ce pays de 11 millions d’habitants qui partage, avec la République dominicaine, l’île d’Hispaniola et qui fut, avec les Etats-Unis, la première nation indépendante des Amériques. Dictatures, coups d’Etat, corruption, tremblements de terre, cyclones et épidémies ont entretenu depuis des décennies la misère et l’insécurité d’une population impuissante.
L’assassinat d’un chef d’Etat élu est en soi un traumatisme politique majeur. Il est encore plus déstabilisant lorsque, comme c’est le cas à Haïti, il intervient dans un vide de pouvoir quasi total. Jovenel Moïse fut d’ailleurs l’un des artisans de cette faillite politique, gouvernant par décret depuis janvier 2020 après avoir échoué à organiser des élections législatives. » | Éditorial | Samedi 10 juillet 2021
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Les prix de l’immobilier flambent dans les stations balnéaires
LE MONDE : La pandémie de Covid-19 entraîne une demande grandissante pour les résidences secondaires en bord de mer. La Bretagne est de plus en plus recherchée, à l’inverse de la région PACA en perte de vitesse.
Dans les grandes villes, la tendance est à l’exode depuis le début de la crise sanitaire. Conséquence, les prix de l’immobilier s’emballent sur les littoraux français, selon une étude publiée vendredi 2 juillet par Meilleurs Agents.
Au palmarès des plus fortes hausses, citons la Bretagne (+ 7,2 % en un an, à 2 996 euros du mètre carré), la Manche (+ 5,9 %, à 3 110 euros du mètre carré) et la côte Atlantique (+ 5,6 %, à 4 372 euros du mètre carré). « La Bretagne et la Manche sont des territoires où les prix n’ont rien à voir avec la Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur [PACA] ni même le Sud-Ouest, il y a donc un effet de rattrapage », explique Thomas Lefebvre, directeur scientifique de Meilleurs Agents.
Les stations balnéaires de la Manche séduisent les Parisiens par leur facilité d’accès : à peine trois heures de voiture séparent la capitale du Touquet-Paris-Plage, la station manchoise la plus chère (6 544 euros du mètre carré en moyenne). » | Par Isaline Thomas | Samedi 10 juillet 2021
Dans les grandes villes, la tendance est à l’exode depuis le début de la crise sanitaire. Conséquence, les prix de l’immobilier s’emballent sur les littoraux français, selon une étude publiée vendredi 2 juillet par Meilleurs Agents.
Au palmarès des plus fortes hausses, citons la Bretagne (+ 7,2 % en un an, à 2 996 euros du mètre carré), la Manche (+ 5,9 %, à 3 110 euros du mètre carré) et la côte Atlantique (+ 5,6 %, à 4 372 euros du mètre carré). « La Bretagne et la Manche sont des territoires où les prix n’ont rien à voir avec la Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur [PACA] ni même le Sud-Ouest, il y a donc un effet de rattrapage », explique Thomas Lefebvre, directeur scientifique de Meilleurs Agents.
Les stations balnéaires de la Manche séduisent les Parisiens par leur facilité d’accès : à peine trois heures de voiture séparent la capitale du Touquet-Paris-Plage, la station manchoise la plus chère (6 544 euros du mètre carré en moyenne). » | Par Isaline Thomas | Samedi 10 juillet 2021
Meals by Wheels: UK Drive-through Booms as Brands Invest in New Sites
THE GUARDIAN: Social distancing is feeding an appetite for a new generation of US-style drive-through restaurants
Drive-through restaurants used to be a US-inspired novelty but a big increase in custom during the pandemic means money is pouring into new UK sites, with even upmarket names looking to serve food through car windows for the first time.
New property research suggests that demand for drive-throughs has increased by 25% post-Covid with restaurant chains looking to open a total of 200 sites a year. The clamour comes as established names such as McDonald’s and Burger King face competition from North American brands such as Tim Hortons, famous for its coffee and doughnuts, and burger chain Wendy’s.
The growing trend for ordering burgers, fizzy drinks and coffee from our cars, which comes at a time when the UK is trying to reduce car use and obesity, is spreading beyond its traditional heartland of Big Macs and chicken nuggets. » | Zoe Wood, Consumer affairs correspondent | Saturday, July 10, 2021
More junk food for the troughs! There’ll be no shortage of baby elephants by the end of the decade! – Mark
Drive-through restaurants used to be a US-inspired novelty but a big increase in custom during the pandemic means money is pouring into new UK sites, with even upmarket names looking to serve food through car windows for the first time.
New property research suggests that demand for drive-throughs has increased by 25% post-Covid with restaurant chains looking to open a total of 200 sites a year. The clamour comes as established names such as McDonald’s and Burger King face competition from North American brands such as Tim Hortons, famous for its coffee and doughnuts, and burger chain Wendy’s.
The growing trend for ordering burgers, fizzy drinks and coffee from our cars, which comes at a time when the UK is trying to reduce car use and obesity, is spreading beyond its traditional heartland of Big Macs and chicken nuggets. » | Zoe Wood, Consumer affairs correspondent | Saturday, July 10, 2021
More junk food for the troughs! There’ll be no shortage of baby elephants by the end of the decade! – Mark
US West Heatwave: 31 Million People Brace for Record-breaking Temperatures
More than 31 million people across the US west and south-west are bracing for a brutal heatwave that could bring triple-digit temperatures this weekend, with authorities warning that records could be broken in many regions of California and Nevada. Officials have said that Las Vegas could even surpass its record-high temperature of 117F.
The “heat risk” is classified as “very high” across much of this area, meaning all residents there face “very high risk of heat-related illness due to both the long duration heat, and the lack of overnight relief”, the National Weather Service (NWS) has said. » | Victoria Bekiempis | Saturday, July 10, 2021
Haiti Calls US for Troops, after Wild Day of Gunfights and Suspicion
THE NEW YORK TIMES: At least 20 people were arrested in the assassination of the Haitian president — 18 Colombians and 2 Americans of Haitian descent — on a day of deepening mystery.
After 24 hours of wild gun battles with suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president, the nation’s authorities announced the arrests of 20 people and called on the United States to send troops to help protect crucial infrastructure.
Haiti’s remarkable request for military assistance from the United States, a former colonial overlord that has repeatedly intervened in the nation’s affairs, is a measure of how deeply shaken the nation has been by days of chaos and intrigue. As new developments unfolded at a dizzying pace on Friday, the mystery over who was ultimately behind the assassination only deepened.
On the streets, vigilantes prowled for suspects, and the police killed at least three people in gunfights. The vast majority of those arrested have turned out to be from Colombia — former military men said to have turned mercenaries — as questions arose about why it had been so easy for attackers to burst into President Jovenel Moïse’s home and kill him, seemingly with no shots fired from security staff. » | Natalie Kitroeff, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Catherine Porter and Julie Turkewitz | Friday, July 8, 2021
Political Crisis in Haiti Deepens Over Rival Claims to Power »
After 24 hours of wild gun battles with suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president, the nation’s authorities announced the arrests of 20 people and called on the United States to send troops to help protect crucial infrastructure.
Haiti’s remarkable request for military assistance from the United States, a former colonial overlord that has repeatedly intervened in the nation’s affairs, is a measure of how deeply shaken the nation has been by days of chaos and intrigue. As new developments unfolded at a dizzying pace on Friday, the mystery over who was ultimately behind the assassination only deepened.
On the streets, vigilantes prowled for suspects, and the police killed at least three people in gunfights. The vast majority of those arrested have turned out to be from Colombia — former military men said to have turned mercenaries — as questions arose about why it had been so easy for attackers to burst into President Jovenel Moïse’s home and kill him, seemingly with no shots fired from security staff. » | Natalie Kitroeff, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Catherine Porter and Julie Turkewitz | Friday, July 8, 2021
Political Crisis in Haiti Deepens Over Rival Claims to Power »
Citizens, Not the State, Will Enforce New Abortion Law in Texas
People across the country may soon be able to sue abortion clinics, doctors and anyone helping a woman get an abortion in Texas, under a new state law that contains a legal innovation with broad implications for the American court system.
The provision passed the State Legislature this spring as part of a bill that bans abortion after a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat, usually at about six weeks of pregnancy. Many states have passed such bans, but the law in Texas is different.
Ordinarily, enforcement would be up to government officials, and if clinics wanted to challenge the law’s constitutionality, they would sue those officials in making their case. But the law in Texas prohibits officials from enforcing it. Instead, it takes the opposite approach, effectively deputizing ordinary citizens — including from outside Texas — to sue clinics and others who violate the law. It awards them at least $10,000 per illegal abortion if they are successful.
“It’s completely inverting the legal system,” said Stephen Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at the University of Texas at Austin. “It says the state is not going to be the one to enforce this law. Your neighbors are.” » | Sabrina Tavernise | Friday, July 9, 2021
Journalist’s Monthslong Hunger Strike Points to Perils of Reporting in Morocco
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Soulaimane Raissouni, who has been held without trial for over a year, is more than 80 days into a hunger strike.
For years, Soulaimane Raissouni, a Moroccan newspaper editor, didn’t shy away from reporting on some of the most sensitive issues in the North African kingdom, including antigovernment protests that erupted in 2011 and 2016. But his criticism of how the authorities have handled the pandemic appeared to go too far.
A little over a year ago, he was arrested at his home in Casablanca after accusations of a sexual assault — allegations that he says are false and trumped up to intimidate him. Imprisoned ever since, he launched a hunger strike almost three months ago in protest.
On June 10, he appeared in court, emaciated and unable to walk without assistance. “Please take me back to prison to die,” he told the judge.
Mr. Raissouni is one of at least 10 Moroccan journalists who have been jailed in recent years, most of them accused of sex crimes and other acts deemed illegal in Morocco, including certain forms of abortion. Rights groups say the cases are being pursued by authorities whose true aim is to silence the country’s small cadre of independent journalists with false and politically motivated accusations.
All of the journalists detained had published articles about corruption or abuse of power within the kingdom, many of them targeting businesses or security officials with ties to King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, a constitutional monarchy in which the elected Parliament has little sway over the royal palace, has close ties to the United States and is a reliable ally in counterterrorism cooperation. But rights groups have long criticized the kingdom over its limits on freedom of expression and violations of human rights. » | Nicholas Casey and Aida Alami | Saturday, July 2, 2021
Maroc : le journaliste Soulaimane Raissouni condamné à cinq ans de prison »
Au Maroc, le combat désespéré du journaliste Soulaimane Raissouni contre l’« injustice » de son emprisonnement »
Soulaimane Raissouni »
“Goodbye! Where? I don’t know” »
For years, Soulaimane Raissouni, a Moroccan newspaper editor, didn’t shy away from reporting on some of the most sensitive issues in the North African kingdom, including antigovernment protests that erupted in 2011 and 2016. But his criticism of how the authorities have handled the pandemic appeared to go too far.
A little over a year ago, he was arrested at his home in Casablanca after accusations of a sexual assault — allegations that he says are false and trumped up to intimidate him. Imprisoned ever since, he launched a hunger strike almost three months ago in protest.
On June 10, he appeared in court, emaciated and unable to walk without assistance. “Please take me back to prison to die,” he told the judge.
Mr. Raissouni is one of at least 10 Moroccan journalists who have been jailed in recent years, most of them accused of sex crimes and other acts deemed illegal in Morocco, including certain forms of abortion. Rights groups say the cases are being pursued by authorities whose true aim is to silence the country’s small cadre of independent journalists with false and politically motivated accusations.
All of the journalists detained had published articles about corruption or abuse of power within the kingdom, many of them targeting businesses or security officials with ties to King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, a constitutional monarchy in which the elected Parliament has little sway over the royal palace, has close ties to the United States and is a reliable ally in counterterrorism cooperation. But rights groups have long criticized the kingdom over its limits on freedom of expression and violations of human rights. » | Nicholas Casey and Aida Alami | Saturday, July 2, 2021
Maroc : le journaliste Soulaimane Raissouni condamné à cinq ans de prison »
Au Maroc, le combat désespéré du journaliste Soulaimane Raissouni contre l’« injustice » de son emprisonnement »
Soulaimane Raissouni »
“Goodbye! Where? I don’t know” »
In Spanien hat das Virus wieder Hochsaison
Die spanische Sommersaison ist in Gefahr. Nachdem die französische Regierung vor einem Spanien-Urlaub gewarnt hatte, hat die deutsche Bundesregierung am Freitag das gesamte Land zum Risikogebiet erklärt. Bisher war das nur für rund ein halbes Dutzend Regionen der Fall – allen voran Katalonien, das zum neuen Corona-Hotspot Spaniens wurde. Seit drei Wochen steigen die Fallzahlen wieder stark an. Nach Angaben des Gesundheitsministeriums lag die Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz am Freitagmittag bei 179 und am Abend bereits bei 199 Neuinfektionen pro 100.000 Einwohnern.
In Katalonien betrug die Inzidenz sogar 448. Immer mehr spanische Regionen verhängen deshalb neue Restriktionen. In Katalonien mussten am Freitag Diskotheken und Nachtclubs nach nur gut drei Wochen wieder schließen. Auf Mallorca und seinen Nachbarinseln verzichtet man auf geplante Öffnungen im Nachtleben. Valencia, die Kanaren und andere Regionalregierungen forderten die Zentralregierung dazu auf, nächtliche Ausgangssperren zu ermöglichen. » | Von Hans Christian Rößler, Madrid | Freitag, 9. Juli 2021
Friday, July 09, 2021
Lebanon Faces Dire Crisis after the Elite Plundered the State for Decades, Exacerbating Inequality
Jul 9, 2021 • Lebanon is days away from a “social explosion,” according to the country’s prime minister, amid what the World Bank has described as one of the worst economic depressions in modern history. The country’s currency has lost more than 90% of its value, unemployment has skyrocketed, and fuel prices have soared. Most homes and businesses, and even hospitals, only have power for a few hours each day, and pharmacies are running low on medicine. The U.N. has warned over three-quarters of households in Lebanon do not have enough food or money to buy food. Lebanon is also facing a massive political crisis following the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut last August, which killed over 200 people, injured 7,000 and left more than a quarter-million Beirut residents unhoused. Nisreen Salti, an economics professor at the American University of Beirut, says “the entire system crumbled” in Lebanon due to decades of structural inequality. “The business and political class that benefited from the system was able to plunder the economy for 20-odd years,” Salti says. We also speak with Middle East scholar Ziad Abu-Rish of Bard College. He says the economic crisis and the port explosion, for which there have been no major prosecutions, both reveal the impunity with which the country’s elites operate. “Part of the problem is the total lack of accountability,” Abu-Rish says.
Covid-19 : Emmanuel Macron s’adressera aux Français lundi à 20 heures ; le variant Delta « bientôt majoritaire » dans le pays, selon Olivier Véran
LE MONDE : Ce vendredi, le conseil scientifique a préconisé « une obligation vaccinale pour les soignants » ainsi que des « mesures partielles de restriction » pour cet été dans les zones les plus touchées.
Emmanuel Macron prendra la parole lundi 12 juillet à 20 heures pour s’adresser aux Français, a annoncé l’Elysée vendredi. Cette allocution intervient dans un contexte de dégradation de la situation sanitaire en raison de la propagation du variant Delta du SARS-CoV-2.
Cette allocution, prévue depuis plusieurs jours, interviendra deux mois et demi après l’entretien qu’avait donné, le 29 avril, le chef de l’Etat à la presse quotidienne régionale, et dans lequel il détaillait le calendrier du déconfinement. L’Elysée n’a pas donné de détails quant au contenu de l’intervention, mais l’entourage d’Emmanuel Macron a récemment fait savoir qu’elle avait pour objectif de définir le cap à suivre pour les dix derniers mois de la fin du quinquennat, en particulier sur des réformes telles que celle des retraites. » | Le Monde avec AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
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Emmanuel Macron prendra la parole lundi 12 juillet à 20 heures pour s’adresser aux Français, a annoncé l’Elysée vendredi. Cette allocution intervient dans un contexte de dégradation de la situation sanitaire en raison de la propagation du variant Delta du SARS-CoV-2.
Cette allocution, prévue depuis plusieurs jours, interviendra deux mois et demi après l’entretien qu’avait donné, le 29 avril, le chef de l’Etat à la presse quotidienne régionale, et dans lequel il détaillait le calendrier du déconfinement. L’Elysée n’a pas donné de détails quant au contenu de l’intervention, mais l’entourage d’Emmanuel Macron a récemment fait savoir qu’elle avait pour objectif de définir le cap à suivre pour les dix derniers mois de la fin du quinquennat, en particulier sur des réformes telles que celle des retraites. » | Le Monde avec AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
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Taliban Sweep through Herat Province as Afghan Advance Continues
The Taliban has swept through western Herat province, seizing two key border crossings to Iran and Turkmenistan, and much of the countryside beyond city limits.
It was the latest part of Afghanistan to collapse in the face of a rapid militant advance, during which they have taken control of areas far beyond their original southern strongholds. Their speed has fuelled fears the government in Kabul could fall within months.
In Herat, the civil war era warlord Ismail Khan called up his supporters overnight, and deployed armed units to guard key parts of the city and its outskirts. He is in his mid-70s, but called on all armed men in the city to join the fight and promised to go to the frontline himself. » | Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul and Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat | Friday, July 9, 2021
La Lituanie va construire un mur à la frontière avec la Biélorussie
LE QUOTIDIEN : La Lituanie a annoncé vendredi qu’elle allait construire un mur à la frontière avec le Bélarus, suite à une forte augmentation du nombre de migrants arrivant via ce pays.
Les forces armées de Lituanie, pays membre de l’Union européenne et de l’Otan, ont d’ores et déjà commencé à installer des barbelés le long de la frontière, une mesure rapide destinée à dissuader les migrants, pour la plupart originaires du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique, de passer du côté lituanien. “La première étape est une clôture en fil de fer barbelé. Dans un deuxième temps, nous allons construire une clôture physique”, longue d’environ 550 kilomètres, a déclaré la ministre lituanienne de l’Intérieur, Agne Bilotaite. » | LQ/AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
Les forces armées de Lituanie, pays membre de l’Union européenne et de l’Otan, ont d’ores et déjà commencé à installer des barbelés le long de la frontière, une mesure rapide destinée à dissuader les migrants, pour la plupart originaires du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique, de passer du côté lituanien. “La première étape est une clôture en fil de fer barbelé. Dans un deuxième temps, nous allons construire une clôture physique”, longue d’environ 550 kilomètres, a déclaré la ministre lituanienne de l’Intérieur, Agne Bilotaite. » | LQ/AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
Call Me By Your Name | Official Trailer HD (2017)
Aug 1, 2017 • CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.
It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel).
Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart.
One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
I am no film buff, but I streamed this movie two Christmases ago. It put more than a little sparkle into what would otherwise have been a pretty dull Christmas for me. If you’re feeling blue, try this fix: it is sure to buck you up. It did me; no end!
Actually, I found the movie by chance; I stumbled upon an ad for it online. God knows how it got there! You know the kind of ad I mean: one of those often bothersome ads dangling in the ether in the corner of your screen. So, without further ado and out of more than a little boredom, I clicked on it. Thank God! I had never heard of the film before. Watching that film turned out to be a Christmas-changer for me! I cannot tell you how many times I watched it over the Christmas period because I lost count!
The film hits all your senses – head on! You’ll feel as if you’re in Italy with all the characters. In a grand, old villa. It’s rather mesmerizing; it’s certainly delightful, too. Truly delightful! Warning: It is not for those without an iota of fantasy, for the boring, or for the prudes. If you are easily shocked, don’t watch it! The movie will take you on a ride. You might even end up in seventh heaven! Go for it! And enjoy! © Mark
It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel).
Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart.
One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
I am no film buff, but I streamed this movie two Christmases ago. It put more than a little sparkle into what would otherwise have been a pretty dull Christmas for me. If you’re feeling blue, try this fix: it is sure to buck you up. It did me; no end!
Actually, I found the movie by chance; I stumbled upon an ad for it online. God knows how it got there! You know the kind of ad I mean: one of those often bothersome ads dangling in the ether in the corner of your screen. So, without further ado and out of more than a little boredom, I clicked on it. Thank God! I had never heard of the film before. Watching that film turned out to be a Christmas-changer for me! I cannot tell you how many times I watched it over the Christmas period because I lost count!
The film hits all your senses – head on! You’ll feel as if you’re in Italy with all the characters. In a grand, old villa. It’s rather mesmerizing; it’s certainly delightful, too. Truly delightful! Warning: It is not for those without an iota of fantasy, for the boring, or for the prudes. If you are easily shocked, don’t watch it! The movie will take you on a ride. You might even end up in seventh heaven! Go for it! And enjoy! © Mark
Climate Change in the Desert | DW Documentary
Jun 30, 2020 • Climate change is leaving its mark on Morocco’s oases, too. Sandstorms are becoming more and more frequent, groundwater levels are sinking and palm trees are shrivelling up and dying. An age-old way of life is in danger.
Halim Sbai says an oasis really is a paradise. But drought and desertification are now taking their toll on oases like M'hamid El Ghizlane in southeastern Morocco where he grew up. The survival of a whole region is at stake. Over hundreds of kilometers between the Anti-Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert there is one palm-fringed oasis after the next. Close to two million people live in these settlements. Up to now, many earned their living by harvesting dates from the palm trees. But this is proving more and more difficult. Decreasing and irregular rainfall is having a devastating impact on the trees and their yields.
Halim Sbai is planting new palm trees and preserving as much precious water as he can in a bid to keep the oasis of M'hamid El Ghizlane and the region’s traditional way of life alive. Up to now, he has also been supplementing his income with earnings from tourism. Global warming could put an end to all this.
Halim Sbai says an oasis really is a paradise. But drought and desertification are now taking their toll on oases like M'hamid El Ghizlane in southeastern Morocco where he grew up. The survival of a whole region is at stake. Over hundreds of kilometers between the Anti-Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert there is one palm-fringed oasis after the next. Close to two million people live in these settlements. Up to now, many earned their living by harvesting dates from the palm trees. But this is proving more and more difficult. Decreasing and irregular rainfall is having a devastating impact on the trees and their yields.
Halim Sbai is planting new palm trees and preserving as much precious water as he can in a bid to keep the oasis of M'hamid El Ghizlane and the region’s traditional way of life alive. Up to now, he has also been supplementing his income with earnings from tourism. Global warming could put an end to all this.
Jetzt auch in der Schweiz: Ehe für alle kann kommen
Der Weg wurde vom Ständerat am 1. Dezember 2020 für „Ehe für Alle“ freigemacht; das Referendum soll am 26. September dieses Jahr stattfinden. – Mark
Gladys Berejiklian Faces Instability Within as a Covid Storm Brews Outside
The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, emerged from her crisis briefing at the Department of Health on Friday looking more stressed – with good reason.
All the signs are that NSW is losing control of this outbreak of the Delta strain of Covid-19, despite the increasingly stringent lockdown rules.
“To 8pm last night there were 44 cases of community transmission. Regrettably, 29 of those were either partially or fully exposed to the community and that is the number that is really concerning us,” Berejiklian said on Friday.
“It tells us that both the case numbers and unfortunately the number of people who may be exposed or have been exposed in the community is going to go up.” » | Anne Davies | Friday, July 9, 2021
Cold, wet and windy weather ahead for Sydney could pose added risk in Covid lockdown »
NSW Covid update: stronger restrictions for Sydney as Gladys Berejiklian flags lockdown extension »
Attacke in Spanien: «Vom Patriarchat getötet»
Es war am vergangenen Samstag gegen drei Uhr morgens, als der 24-jährige Samuel L. zusammen mit ein paar Freundinnen vor einer Diskothek im galicischen A Coruña stand. Erst am Tag zuvor hatte die Region im Nordwesten Spaniens die Discos nach langer Corona-Pause wieder aufgemacht. Samuels Freundinnen sagten hinterher, er habe per Video telefoniert, da habe ihn ein anderer junger Mann angepöbelt: Er solle aufhören, ihn zu filmen, wenn er nicht wolle, dass er ihn umbringe. Er habe Samuel einen Faustschlag verpasst. Dann hätten sich noch mehr Leute, sechs oder sieben, auf Samuel gestürzt, ihn geschlagen und getreten und mit abfälligen Ausdrücken für Homosexuelle beschimpft. Samuel L. überlebte diese Attacke nicht, er starb kurze Zeit später in einem Spital. » | Karin Janker aus Madrid | Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2021
Bangladesh: plus de 50 morts dans le gigantesque incendie d'une usine
LE POINT : Au moins 52 personnes ont péri et une trentaine ont été blessées selon les autorités vendredi dans un gigantesque incendie qui a ravagé une usine près de Dacca au Bangladesh, où de nombreux ouvriers ont dû sauter par les fenêtres pour échapper au brasier.
On ignorait encore vendredi le nombre total de personnes qui se trouvaient dans le bâtiment de six étages situé à Rupganj, une ville industrielle proche de la capitale. Et des familles continuaient d'attendre des nouvelles de leurs proches près de l'usine qui était toujours la proie des flammes. » | Source AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
On ignorait encore vendredi le nombre total de personnes qui se trouvaient dans le bâtiment de six étages situé à Rupganj, une ville industrielle proche de la capitale. Et des familles continuaient d'attendre des nouvelles de leurs proches près de l'usine qui était toujours la proie des flammes. » | Source AFP | vendredi 9 juillet 2021
James Taylor : How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
Pro LGBT Protest against New Hungarian Law
EURONEWS: Hungarian civil organisations protested against a new law that Budapest says cracks down on paedophilia and critics argue is an attack on the LGBT community.
In Budapest, protesters set up a 10-metre tall heart balloon in the colours of the rainbow. The EU has also expressed outrage over the law.
But late modifications included a ban on the "display or promotion" of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s, as well as restrictions on sex education in schools. » | Catriona O’Sullivan | Updated: Thursday, July 8, 2021
In Budapest, protesters set up a 10-metre tall heart balloon in the colours of the rainbow. The EU has also expressed outrage over the law.
This is a homophobic and transphobic law that blames the LGBTQ community for the crimes against children. So it makes consensual love of two people equal to a crime. It is unacceptable. – Dávid Vig Director of Amnesty International Hungary
But late modifications included a ban on the "display or promotion" of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s, as well as restrictions on sex education in schools. » | Catriona O’Sullivan | Updated: Thursday, July 8, 2021
The Guardian View on Risking England’s Health: Not Everyone Can Choose to Stay Safe
“The purpose of the state is freedom,” the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza wrote. Its aim is to liberate everyone from fear, he argued, “so that they may live in security so far as is possible, that is, so that they may retain, to the highest possible degree, their right to live and to act without harm to themselves and others”.
Boris Johnson might nod in approval at the first part of the statement. But the plans for axing Covid restrictions in England, which the prime minister set out this week, fall far short of Spinoza’s fuller formulation. A more cautious relaxation would have been widely welcomed. Charging ahead in this gung-ho manner, scrapping almost all legal restrictions and failing to introduce mitigation measures (such as air purifiers in schools), or even uphold existing ones (such as compulsory masking), maximises the risk. The government is freeing some to return to aspects of life that they have sorely missed. But in doing so, those people risk serious harm to themselves and others. » | Editorial | Thursday, July 8, 2021
Adoption of Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador Is Seen as Unwise by 77% of Residents
THE RIO TIMES: Last June 9, the Legislative Assembly approved the Bitcoin Law, which gives legal tender to this crypto-asset together with the US dollar.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador is seen as a poor or unwise decision by 77.5% of the population, according to a university survey released this Thursday.
The Centro de Estudios Ciudadanos (CEC) survey of the Universidad Francisco Gavidia (UFG) shows that 24 % consider the decision as not correct and 53.5 % as not correct at all. In comparison, 12.9 % say it is correct and 6.5 % very correct.
Last June 9, the Legislative Assembly approved the Bitcoin Law, which gives legal tender to this crypto-asset together with the US dollar.
The initiative, which does not include other cryptocurrencies or the underlying projects, was approved with the votes of 62 of the 84 deputies in the Parliament, with a large majority of the ruling party, without further debate or parliamentary discussion.
The measure, which generated doubts among local banks and the population due to the limited information disclosed by the Government, will come into force next September 9. » | Latin America News | Friday, July 9, 2021
More El Salvador news here »
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador is seen as a poor or unwise decision by 77.5% of the population, according to a university survey released this Thursday.
The Centro de Estudios Ciudadanos (CEC) survey of the Universidad Francisco Gavidia (UFG) shows that 24 % consider the decision as not correct and 53.5 % as not correct at all. In comparison, 12.9 % say it is correct and 6.5 % very correct.
Last June 9, the Legislative Assembly approved the Bitcoin Law, which gives legal tender to this crypto-asset together with the US dollar.
The initiative, which does not include other cryptocurrencies or the underlying projects, was approved with the votes of 62 of the 84 deputies in the Parliament, with a large majority of the ruling party, without further debate or parliamentary discussion.
The measure, which generated doubts among local banks and the population due to the limited information disclosed by the Government, will come into force next September 9. » | Latin America News | Friday, July 9, 2021
More El Salvador news here »
Cigarettes: les gagnants et les perdants de trois années de flambée des prix
Dix euros. Ce dimanche 1er novembre, le prix moyen du paquet de cigarettes a franchi ce cap symbolique. Les marques les moins chères sont vendues 9,90 euros et Marlboro, leader du marché, 10,40 euros. Mission accomplie pour Emmanuel Macron, dont c’était une promesse de campagne présidentielle. À son entrée en fonction, le prix du paquet était compris entre 6,50 et 7 euros.
Sa première ministre de la Santé, Agnès Buzyn, avait décidé un «choc de prix» afin de réduire la consommation de tabac, responsable d’un décès sur huit en France. Son objectif: 5 millions de fumeurs en moins et la «première génération sans tabac» en 2027. Pour obliger les industriels à augmenter les prix, le gouvernement a lancé un plan de hausses régulières de la fiscalité sur les produits du tabac, étalées sur trois ans, et qui s’est donc achevé dimanche. » [ € ] | Par Keren Lentschner et Service Infographie | Publié : dimanche 1 novembre 2020 ; lundi 2 novembre 2020
Pour l'amour de Dieu, arrêtez d'agresser les fumeurs ! - Mark
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L'étau se resserre autour des assassins du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse
LE FIGARO : Le commando armé responsable de l'assassinat du président haïtien, tué mercredi, était composé de 26 Colombiens et de deux Américains originaires d'Haïti. Parmi eux, trois sont morts et huit sont en fuite.
L'étau s'est resserré jeudi 8 juillet autour des assassins du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse,< /a>, la police ayant annoncé l'arrestation de 15 Colombiens et de deux Américains d'origine haïtienne, tandis que la controverse montait dans le pays au sujet du rôle de la police et de la légitimité de l'exécutif de transition.
L'assassinat du président Moïse, criblé de balles à son domicile dans la nuit de mardi 6 à mercredi 7 juillet, a été perpétré par un commando armé de 28 assaillants, selon la police. Outre ces dix-sept personnes, trois Colombiens ont été tués et huit autres sont toujours en fuite, selon Léon Charles, le directeur général de la police haïtienne. La police avait indiqué jusqu'alors avoir tué «quatre mercenaires». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
President Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination: Haiti Seizes 2 American Suspects »
L'étau s'est resserré jeudi 8 juillet autour des assassins du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse,< /a>, la police ayant annoncé l'arrestation de 15 Colombiens et de deux Américains d'origine haïtienne, tandis que la controverse montait dans le pays au sujet du rôle de la police et de la légitimité de l'exécutif de transition.
L'assassinat du président Moïse, criblé de balles à son domicile dans la nuit de mardi 6 à mercredi 7 juillet, a été perpétré par un commando armé de 28 assaillants, selon la police. Outre ces dix-sept personnes, trois Colombiens ont été tués et huit autres sont toujours en fuite, selon Léon Charles, le directeur général de la police haïtienne. La police avait indiqué jusqu'alors avoir tué «quatre mercenaires». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
President Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination: Haiti Seizes 2 American Suspects »
Afghanistan : «Pas inévitable» que le pays tombe aux mains des talibans après le retrait américain, selon Biden
LE FIGARO : Le président américain a par ailleurs annoncé que le retrait des troupes serait achevé le 31 août.
Le président américain Joe Biden a déclaré jeudi 8 juillet que le retrait des troupes américaines d'Afghanistan serait «achevé le 31 août», et assuré que la prise de contrôle du pays par les talibans n'était «pas inévitable».
Le démocrate a souligné que les Américains avaient «atteint leurs objectifs» dans le pays, à savoir lutter contre la menace terroriste. «Ce n'est pas inévitable», a-t-il dit en réponse à une question sur une possible victoire des talibans, qui multiplient les offensives militaires dans le pays. Joe Biden a aussi assuré que les autorités afghanes avaient «la capacité» d'assurer la continuité du gouvernement. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
Le président américain Joe Biden a déclaré jeudi 8 juillet que le retrait des troupes américaines d'Afghanistan serait «achevé le 31 août», et assuré que la prise de contrôle du pays par les talibans n'était «pas inévitable».
Le démocrate a souligné que les Américains avaient «atteint leurs objectifs» dans le pays, à savoir lutter contre la menace terroriste. «Ce n'est pas inévitable», a-t-il dit en réponse à une question sur une possible victoire des talibans, qui multiplient les offensives militaires dans le pays. Joe Biden a aussi assuré que les autorités afghanes avaient «la capacité» d'assurer la continuité du gouvernement. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
Iran and Russia Move to Fill Diplomatic Vacuum in Afghanistan
THE GUARDIAN: Iranian foreign minister meets Taliban negotiators in Tehran, while Turkey offers troops to protect Kabul airport
Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Russia have moved to fill the military and diplomatic vacuum opening up in Afghanistan as a result of the departure of US forces and military advances by the Taliban.
In Tehran the Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, met Taliban negotiators to discuss their intentions towards the country, and secured a joint statement saying the Taliban do not support attacks on civilians, schools, mosques and hospitals and want a negotiated settlement on Afghanistan’s future.
The Taliban side was led by Abbas Stanekzai, a senior negotiator and head of the group’s political bureau in Qatar, while the Afghan government side was led by the former vice-president Yunus Qanooni.
Three other Afghan delegations were in Tehran at the same time. The value of the joint statement promising further talks is contestable, but Tehran’s diplomatic activism underlined fears in Iran about a spillover created by a prolonged civil war on its long border.
Estimates suggest as many as 1 million Afghans will pour over the border to avoid the fighting or Taliban rule. Iranian social media showed Afghan forces deserting two of three customs offices along the border at Islam-Qata and Farah. With an estimated 700km of its border with Afghanistan now in Taliban hands, Iran does have much choice but to take an active interest. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Friday, July 9, 2021
Christmas has come early for Putin this year! – Mark
In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives »
Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Russia have moved to fill the military and diplomatic vacuum opening up in Afghanistan as a result of the departure of US forces and military advances by the Taliban.
In Tehran the Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, met Taliban negotiators to discuss their intentions towards the country, and secured a joint statement saying the Taliban do not support attacks on civilians, schools, mosques and hospitals and want a negotiated settlement on Afghanistan’s future.
The Taliban side was led by Abbas Stanekzai, a senior negotiator and head of the group’s political bureau in Qatar, while the Afghan government side was led by the former vice-president Yunus Qanooni.
Three other Afghan delegations were in Tehran at the same time. The value of the joint statement promising further talks is contestable, but Tehran’s diplomatic activism underlined fears in Iran about a spillover created by a prolonged civil war on its long border.
Estimates suggest as many as 1 million Afghans will pour over the border to avoid the fighting or Taliban rule. Iranian social media showed Afghan forces deserting two of three customs offices along the border at Islam-Qata and Farah. With an estimated 700km of its border with Afghanistan now in Taliban hands, Iran does have much choice but to take an active interest. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Friday, July 9, 2021
Christmas has come early for Putin this year! – Mark
In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives »
Brexit ‘Divorce Bill’ Higher Than UK’s Forecasts, Brussels Estimates
THE GUARDIAN: Figure of £40.8bn buried in EU’s 2020 accounts dismissed by UK as not reflecting amount it will pay
The UK’s Brexit “divorce bill” is €47.5bn (£40.8bn) according to estimates from Brussels that are higher than the government’s forecasts.
The first tranche, €6.8bn, is due for payment by the end of the year.
The final bill, buried in the European Union’s consolidated annual accounts for 2020, is significantly higher than an earlier estimate from the UK’s fiscal watchdog.
In 2018 the Office for Budget Responsibility put the Brexit bill at €41.4bn (£37.1bn). During the Brexit negotiations, British government officials said the final bill would be around £35-39bn.
The bill covers the UK’s share of EU debts and liabilities during 47 years of membership, such as paying for infrastructure projects, pensions and sickness benefits for EU officials. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Thursday, July 8, 2021
The UK’s Brexit “divorce bill” is €47.5bn (£40.8bn) according to estimates from Brussels that are higher than the government’s forecasts.
The first tranche, €6.8bn, is due for payment by the end of the year.
The final bill, buried in the European Union’s consolidated annual accounts for 2020, is significantly higher than an earlier estimate from the UK’s fiscal watchdog.
In 2018 the Office for Budget Responsibility put the Brexit bill at €41.4bn (£37.1bn). During the Brexit negotiations, British government officials said the final bill would be around £35-39bn.
The bill covers the UK’s share of EU debts and liabilities during 47 years of membership, such as paying for infrastructure projects, pensions and sickness benefits for EU officials. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Thursday, July 8, 2021
Grüezi Schweiz – Die Einwanderer | Neue Heimat Schweiz | Doku | SRF DOK
Aug 31, 2019 • Jedes Jahr beginnen mehr als 100'000 Menschen ein neues Leben in der Schweiz. Und jedes Jahr gehen auch mehrere Zehntausend Menschen wieder zurück in ihre alte Heimat. Das Schweizer Fernsehen hat vier Familien über mehrere Jahre begleitet. Wer bleibt, wer geht?
Ein Leben ohne Hausangestellte. Der erfolgreiche indische Manager Rahul Budhwar aus Delhi tritt eine Stelle als CEO in der Schweiz an. Zusammen mit seiner Frau Megha und der gemeinsamen Tochter baut er sich in der Schweiz ein neues Leben auf. Bisher lebte die Familie mit Chauffeur und einer Vollzeit-Hausangestellten. Dies können sie sich in der Schweiz nicht mehr leisten. Also müssen sie das tägliche Überleben im Alltag und im Haushalt lernen. Wie managen sie ihr Leben mehrere Jahre nach dem Umzug in die Schweiz ihr Leben?
Ein Leben ohne Familie. Eigentlich sind ihre beiden erwachsenen Söhne und ihre betagte Mutter der Lebensinhalt von Lisa Maria Araujo aus Portugal. Doch finanzielle Gründe zwingen sie, in der Schweiz eine Arbeit in einem Alters- und Pflegeheim anzunehmen. Zugleich hat sie die Hoffnung, in der Schweiz einen neuen Lebenspartner zu finden. Hat sich dieser Wunsch nach mehreren Jahren in der Schweiz erfüllt? Ein Leben ohne soziale Kontakte. Die schottisch-deutsche Familie McKay zieht aus dem ostdeutschen Meissen nach Disentis. Vater Iain zieht zunächst mit den zwei Töchtern voraus, die Mutter Marion soll später mit dem gemeinsamen Sohn nachkommen, so der Plan. Doch die McKays tun sich schwer damit, im Graubündner Bergdorf Anschluss zu finden. Zudem erweist sich die Distanz zwischen den Familienteilen als schlimmer als erwartet. Nach acht Monaten fällt die Entscheidung: Die McKays ziehen zurück nach Deutschland. Jetzt leben sie wieder in dem Haus, von welchem sie in die Schweiz aufgebrochen waren. Werden sie nun ihr Glück finden?
Ein Leben ohne Krieg. Der syrische Flüchtling Aziz und seine Familie waren vor dem Krieg in die Schweiz geflüchtet. Der Arzt hatte sich dort aufgrund seiner medizinischen Ausbildung gute Chancen auf Arbeit ausgerechnet. Doch seine syrischen Diplome werden in der Schweiz nicht anerkannt. Der ehemalige leitende Arzt muss als Asylbewerber fast ganz von vorne anfangen. Wird er alle Hürden nehmen und es erneut zu einem Job als Arzt und sozialem Ansehen schaffen?
«DOK» hat die vier Familien über mehrere Jahre begleitet und ihre Hoffnungen, Zweifel, Erfolge und Niederlagen dokumentiert. Der Film zeigt auf, was es braucht, um das persönliche Glück zu finden – in der neuen oder in der alten Heimat.
Ein Leben ohne Hausangestellte. Der erfolgreiche indische Manager Rahul Budhwar aus Delhi tritt eine Stelle als CEO in der Schweiz an. Zusammen mit seiner Frau Megha und der gemeinsamen Tochter baut er sich in der Schweiz ein neues Leben auf. Bisher lebte die Familie mit Chauffeur und einer Vollzeit-Hausangestellten. Dies können sie sich in der Schweiz nicht mehr leisten. Also müssen sie das tägliche Überleben im Alltag und im Haushalt lernen. Wie managen sie ihr Leben mehrere Jahre nach dem Umzug in die Schweiz ihr Leben?
Ein Leben ohne Familie. Eigentlich sind ihre beiden erwachsenen Söhne und ihre betagte Mutter der Lebensinhalt von Lisa Maria Araujo aus Portugal. Doch finanzielle Gründe zwingen sie, in der Schweiz eine Arbeit in einem Alters- und Pflegeheim anzunehmen. Zugleich hat sie die Hoffnung, in der Schweiz einen neuen Lebenspartner zu finden. Hat sich dieser Wunsch nach mehreren Jahren in der Schweiz erfüllt? Ein Leben ohne soziale Kontakte. Die schottisch-deutsche Familie McKay zieht aus dem ostdeutschen Meissen nach Disentis. Vater Iain zieht zunächst mit den zwei Töchtern voraus, die Mutter Marion soll später mit dem gemeinsamen Sohn nachkommen, so der Plan. Doch die McKays tun sich schwer damit, im Graubündner Bergdorf Anschluss zu finden. Zudem erweist sich die Distanz zwischen den Familienteilen als schlimmer als erwartet. Nach acht Monaten fällt die Entscheidung: Die McKays ziehen zurück nach Deutschland. Jetzt leben sie wieder in dem Haus, von welchem sie in die Schweiz aufgebrochen waren. Werden sie nun ihr Glück finden?
Ein Leben ohne Krieg. Der syrische Flüchtling Aziz und seine Familie waren vor dem Krieg in die Schweiz geflüchtet. Der Arzt hatte sich dort aufgrund seiner medizinischen Ausbildung gute Chancen auf Arbeit ausgerechnet. Doch seine syrischen Diplome werden in der Schweiz nicht anerkannt. Der ehemalige leitende Arzt muss als Asylbewerber fast ganz von vorne anfangen. Wird er alle Hürden nehmen und es erneut zu einem Job als Arzt und sozialem Ansehen schaffen?
«DOK» hat die vier Familien über mehrere Jahre begleitet und ihre Hoffnungen, Zweifel, Erfolge und Niederlagen dokumentiert. Der Film zeigt auf, was es braucht, um das persönliche Glück zu finden – in der neuen oder in der alten Heimat.
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Nach Brexit: Freihandelsabkommen mit UK unterzeichnet
LIECHTENSTEINER VATERLAND: Regierungsrätin Dominique Hasler hat heute in London das Freihandelsabkommen zwischen den EWR/EFTA-Staaten Island, Liechtenstein und Norwegen und dem Vereinigten Königreich (UK) unterzeichnet.
UK ist einer der wichtigsten Handelspartner Liechtensteins. Nach dem Brexit war es deshalb das Ziel, einen möglichst weitgehenden Marktzugang in UK zu erhalten.
Das am Donnerstag unterzeichnete Abkommen ist das umfassendste Freihandelsabkommen, das Liechtenstein bisher abgeschlossen hat.
Es umfasst neben dem grenzüberschreitenden Dienstleistungsverkehr, einschliesslich Finanzdienstleistungen, auch Bereiche wie Investitionen, Schutz des geistigen Eigentums, Digitaler Handel, Kapitalverkehr und öffentliches Auftragswesen. » | ikr | Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2021
UK ist einer der wichtigsten Handelspartner Liechtensteins. Nach dem Brexit war es deshalb das Ziel, einen möglichst weitgehenden Marktzugang in UK zu erhalten.
Das am Donnerstag unterzeichnete Abkommen ist das umfassendste Freihandelsabkommen, das Liechtenstein bisher abgeschlossen hat.
Es umfasst neben dem grenzüberschreitenden Dienstleistungsverkehr, einschliesslich Finanzdienstleistungen, auch Bereiche wie Investitionen, Schutz des geistigen Eigentums, Digitaler Handel, Kapitalverkehr und öffentliches Auftragswesen. » | ikr | Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2021
Le Portugal élargit l’usage du pass sanitaire aux hôtels et restaurants
LE QUOTIDIEN : Les Portugais devront désormais présenter un pass sanitaire ou un test négatif au Covid pour loger dans un hôtel ou avoir accès aux restaurants des régions les plus touchées par la recrudescence de l’épidémie, a décidé jeudi le gouvernement.
“Nous continuons à observer une aggravation de la pandémie”, a affirmé la porte-parole du gouvernement portugais, Mariana Vieira da Silva, en annonçant que le pays comptait désormais 60 municipalités présentant un risque de contagion “élevé” ou “très élevé”, contre 45 la semaine dernière.
Le couvre-feu nocturne imposé depuis vendredi dernier continuera à s’appliquer dans ces zones à risque, concentrées pour l’essentiel à Lisbonne et ses environs, puis dans la région touristique de l’Algarve. » | LQ/AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
“Nous continuons à observer une aggravation de la pandémie”, a affirmé la porte-parole du gouvernement portugais, Mariana Vieira da Silva, en annonçant que le pays comptait désormais 60 municipalités présentant un risque de contagion “élevé” ou “très élevé”, contre 45 la semaine dernière.
Le couvre-feu nocturne imposé depuis vendredi dernier continuera à s’appliquer dans ces zones à risque, concentrées pour l’essentiel à Lisbonne et ses environs, puis dans la région touristique de l’Algarve. » | LQ/AFP | jeudi 8 juillet 2021
SUPERNOVA - Official Trailer - Starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci
Sep 22, 2020 • It is deep Autumn and Sam and Tusker, partners of twenty years, are on holiday.
They are travelling across England in their old campervan visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with young-onset dementia two years ago their lives have had to change. Jobs have been given up and plans put on hold. Their time together is now the most important thing they have.
As the trip progresses however, their individual ideas for their future begin to collide. Secrets are uncovered, private plans unravel and their love for each other is tested like never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s irreparable illness.
Written and directed by Harry Macqueen (Hinterland), and from the award-winning producers of 45 Years and I Am Not A Witch.
They are travelling across England in their old campervan visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with young-onset dementia two years ago their lives have had to change. Jobs have been given up and plans put on hold. Their time together is now the most important thing they have.
As the trip progresses however, their individual ideas for their future begin to collide. Secrets are uncovered, private plans unravel and their love for each other is tested like never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s irreparable illness.
Written and directed by Harry Macqueen (Hinterland), and from the award-winning producers of 45 Years and I Am Not A Witch.
A Quarter of Global COVID-19 Deaths Have Been in Latin America | COVID-19 Special
Jul 8, 2021 • A quarter of the world's coronavirus deaths have been in Latin America. A third of new infections are happening in the region - a region where just three percent of the population is fully vaccinated.
In some countries people blame their governments - for making the wrong moves, or making them too late. Poverty, too, is playing its part, making social distancing impossible. Healthcare systems are overwhelmed and economies are shrinking.
So what hope is there for Latin America?
In some countries people blame their governments - for making the wrong moves, or making them too late. Poverty, too, is playing its part, making social distancing impossible. Healthcare systems are overwhelmed and economies are shrinking.
So what hope is there for Latin America?
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