Friday, May 06, 2022
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„Russlands Aggression ist die größte Katastrophe unserer Zeit“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Olaf Scholz nennt den russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine eine Zäsur. Waffenlieferungen verteidigt er – denn Putin dürfe diesen Krieg nicht gewinnen. Der Bundeskanzler plant außerdem eine zeitnahe Fernsehansprache.
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) hat den russischen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine als singuläres Ereignis herausgestellt. „Russlands Aggression gegen die Ukraine ist die größte Katastrophe unserer Zeit“, sagte er am Freitag während einer Veranstaltung des Übersee-Clubs Hamburg. „Die Welt nach diesem Angriffs- und Vernichtungskrieg wird nicht mehr dieselbe sein wie davor. Sie ist es schon jetzt nicht mehr.“
„Russlands grausamer Angriffs- und Vernichtungskrieg“ markiere einen radikalen Bruch mit der europäischen Friedensordnung nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges, konstatierte Scholz. Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin„ und sein Regime“ würden zugleich „auch in zivilisatorischer Hinsicht einen Bruch“ vollziehen. Es handele sich um „einen mutwilligen Ausstieg aus der Weltgemeinschaft, wie ihn nur wenige im 21. Jahrhundert für möglich hielten“. » | Quelle: AFP | Freitag, 6. Mai 2022
Tories Lose Wandsworth and Westminster in Symbolic Local Election Defeats
May 6, 2022 • The Conservative Party has lost control of Wandsworth and Westminster, its two flagship London councils, in a symbolic defeat for Boris Johnson in the local elections. Wandsworth, which has been held by the Conservatives since 1978 and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council, fell to the Labour Party early on Friday morning. Its outgoing Tory leader said voters had concerns about the Prime Minister.
The Conservative Party has lost control of Wandsworth and Westminster, its two flagship London councils, in a symbolic defeat for Boris Johnson in the local elections.
Wandsworth, which has been held by the Conservatives since 1978 and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council, fell to the Labour Party early on Friday morning. Its outgoing Tory leader said voters had concerns about the Prime Minister.
The Conservative Party has lost control of Wandsworth and Westminster, its two flagship London councils, in a symbolic defeat for Boris Johnson in the local elections.
Wandsworth, which has been held by the Conservatives since 1978 and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council, fell to the Labour Party early on Friday morning. Its outgoing Tory leader said voters had concerns about the Prime Minister.
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Es ist Zeit zum Kuscheln!
Recession: The Price Britain Will Pay to Control Inflation
THE GUARDIAN: Analysis: As the Bank of England raises interest rates the message is clear – the 1970s are back
Unemployment rising. Inflation above 10%. Energy prices soaring. Living standards squeezed. The message from the Bank of England was crystal clear: the 1970s are back.
The word stagflation was not to be found in the 100-plus pages of Threadneedle Street’s monetary policy report. Yet a period of weak growth and rapidly rising prices is precisely what the Bank says is in store for the UK. The current post-lockdown bounce will be short-lived and, in a real blast from the past, the economy will be driven into recession to bring inflation under control.
Nor is the pain likely to be over quickly. The economy is expected to contract by 0.25% in 2023 and remain weak in the next two years. Unless things take a marked turn for the better, the next general election will take place against a backdrop of weak growth and lengthening dole queues. » | Larry Elliot, Economics editor | Thursday, May 5, 2022
Bank of England raises interest rates as it warns of recession and 10% inflation: Rise to 1% is fourth successive increase and highest level since February 2009 »
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Unemployment rising. Inflation above 10%. Energy prices soaring. Living standards squeezed. The message from the Bank of England was crystal clear: the 1970s are back.
The word stagflation was not to be found in the 100-plus pages of Threadneedle Street’s monetary policy report. Yet a period of weak growth and rapidly rising prices is precisely what the Bank says is in store for the UK. The current post-lockdown bounce will be short-lived and, in a real blast from the past, the economy will be driven into recession to bring inflation under control.
Nor is the pain likely to be over quickly. The economy is expected to contract by 0.25% in 2023 and remain weak in the next two years. Unless things take a marked turn for the better, the next general election will take place against a backdrop of weak growth and lengthening dole queues. » | Larry Elliot, Economics editor | Thursday, May 5, 2022
Bank of England raises interest rates as it warns of recession and 10% inflation: Rise to 1% is fourth successive increase and highest level since February 2009 »
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Der König macht sich nackt
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Immer mehr Spanier wenden sich von der Monarchie ab. Um die Krone zu retten, greift König Felipe VI. zu ungewöhnlichen Maßnahmen.
König Felipe VI. hat den Spaniern ungefragt und auf den Cent genau mitgeteilt, wie viel er auf dem Konto hat: Es sind 2.573.392,80 Euro, wenn man noch Antiquitäten, Kunst und Schmuck dazurechnet. Ein Kommentator der konservativen Zeitung „El Mundo“ lobte, der „wirtschaftliche Striptease” ehre den König und stütze die Krone. Schon seit seiner Thronbesteigung veröffentlicht er jedes Jahr, was er, seine Frau Letizia und seine Eltern aus Steuermitteln „verdienen“. Der Kontrast zu seinem Vater Juan Carlos I. könnte kaum größer sein. Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia, wie sein Taufname lautet, möchte der erste Beamte seines Staates sein, und dem will er sich als nützlich erweisen.
Wegen der finanziellen und amourösen Affären seines Vaters versucht er seit 2014 zu retten, was kaum noch rettbar erscheint. Juan Carlos I., der nach dem Tod des Diktators Francisco Franco eine wichtige Rolle beim Übergang zur Demokratie spielte, hat seinem Sohn ein vergiftetes politisches Erbe hinterlassen: Immer mehr Spanier wenden sich von der Monarchie ab. Je mehr die Erinnerung an die Verdienste des emeritierten Königs verblasst, desto größer wird der Wunsch nach einem Systemwechsel. » | Von Hans-Christian Rößler. Politischer Korrespondent für die Iberische Halbinsel und den Maghreb mit Sitz in Madrid. | Donnerstag, 5. Mai 2022
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Boris Becker Could Face Deportation from UK, Home Office Confirms
THE GUARDIAN: Ex-tennis star may have to represent himself in potential case that could set post-Brexit legal precedent
Boris Becker was jailed for two years and six months for hiding assets after being made bankrupt. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
Boris Becker will be considered for deportation, the Home Office has confirmed, as experts said the potential battle could set a legal precedent and Becker may have to represent himself in court if he wants to remain in the UK.
Last week, the former tennis star was jailed for two years and six months for hiding millions of pounds’ worth of assets after being made bankrupt in June 2017. Becker, sentenced under the Insolvency Act, will serve half the full prison term.
A Home Office spokesperson said that while it did not routinely comment on individual cases, “any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity”. » | Amelia Hill and Rajeev Syal | Thursday, May 5, 2022
Boris Becker will be considered for deportation, the Home Office has confirmed, as experts said the potential battle could set a legal precedent and Becker may have to represent himself in court if he wants to remain in the UK.
Last week, the former tennis star was jailed for two years and six months for hiding millions of pounds’ worth of assets after being made bankrupt in June 2017. Becker, sentenced under the Insolvency Act, will serve half the full prison term.
A Home Office spokesperson said that while it did not routinely comment on individual cases, “any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity”. » | Amelia Hill and Rajeev Syal | Thursday, May 5, 2022
Les droits des femmes menacés aux Etats-Unis
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Le projet de revenir totalement sur la légalisation de l’avortement porté par la version non définitive d’un arrêt de la Cour suprême placera les Etats-Unis dans le camp des rares pays rétrogrades en la matière.
La valeur d’un pays ne se mesure pas seulement à son produit intérieur brut. Le sort qu’il réserve à ses citoyens compte tout autant, sinon plus, lorsqu’il s’agit des personnes les moins favorisées. A cette aune, la version non définitive d’un arrêt de la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis consacré à l’avortement publié par le site Politico, le 2 mai, est de nature à asséner un coup sévère à l’image du pays.
Le projet de revenir totalement sur la légalisation de l’avortement dont l’appréciation redeviendrait du ressort des Etats est une atteinte à la liberté des femmes, qui portera principalement préjudice aux plus pauvres, aux plus marginalisées. Ces dernières ne pourront pas disposer des ressources financières, juridiques et morales pour contourner la prohibition qui sera rapidement mise en place dans les Etats les plus conservateurs. » | Éditorial | mercredi 4 mai 2022
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Women's rights under siege in the United States: The plan to completely reverse the legalization of abortion, which is supported by the draft version of a Supreme Court ruling, will place the United States in the camp of the few regressive countries on this issue. »
La valeur d’un pays ne se mesure pas seulement à son produit intérieur brut. Le sort qu’il réserve à ses citoyens compte tout autant, sinon plus, lorsqu’il s’agit des personnes les moins favorisées. A cette aune, la version non définitive d’un arrêt de la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis consacré à l’avortement publié par le site Politico, le 2 mai, est de nature à asséner un coup sévère à l’image du pays.
Le projet de revenir totalement sur la légalisation de l’avortement dont l’appréciation redeviendrait du ressort des Etats est une atteinte à la liberté des femmes, qui portera principalement préjudice aux plus pauvres, aux plus marginalisées. Ces dernières ne pourront pas disposer des ressources financières, juridiques et morales pour contourner la prohibition qui sera rapidement mise en place dans les Etats les plus conservateurs. » | Éditorial | mercredi 4 mai 2022
Read in English :
Women's rights under siege in the United States: The plan to completely reverse the legalization of abortion, which is supported by the draft version of a Supreme Court ruling, will place the United States in the camp of the few regressive countries on this issue. »
Près de la moitié des jeunes LGBTQ aux Etats-Unis ont pensé au suicide en 2021, selon un sondage
KOMITID: Le sondage du Trevor Project, mené auprès de 34 000 jeunes de 13 à 24 ans qui s'identifient comme LGBTQ, montre que 45% ont "sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide en 2021".
Près de la moitié des jeunes LGBTQ aux Etats-Unis ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide” en 2021, selon un sondage publié le 4 mai.
Selon Amit Paley, directeur exécutif de The Trevor Project, l’association de prévention du suicide chez les jeunes LGBTQ qui a réalisé le sondage, celui-ci “montre que les taux de pensées suicidaires sont à la hausse depuis ces trois dernières années parmi les jeunes LGBTQ”.
Le sondage, mené auprès de 34 000 jeunes de 13 à 24 ans qui s’identifient comme LGBTQ, montre que 45 % ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide en 2021”, et que 14 % du total ont fait une tentative de suicide au cours de l’année.
Sur la tranche d’âge 13 à 17 ans, le chiffre s’élève à 50 %. » | La Rédaction avec AFP | jeudi 5 mai 2022
Près de la moitié des jeunes LGBTQ aux Etats-Unis ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide” en 2021, selon un sondage publié le 4 mai.
Selon Amit Paley, directeur exécutif de The Trevor Project, l’association de prévention du suicide chez les jeunes LGBTQ qui a réalisé le sondage, celui-ci “montre que les taux de pensées suicidaires sont à la hausse depuis ces trois dernières années parmi les jeunes LGBTQ”.
Le sondage, mené auprès de 34 000 jeunes de 13 à 24 ans qui s’identifient comme LGBTQ, montre que 45 % ont “sérieusement envisagé une tentative de suicide en 2021”, et que 14 % du total ont fait une tentative de suicide au cours de l’année.
Sur la tranche d’âge 13 à 17 ans, le chiffre s’élève à 50 %. » | La Rédaction avec AFP | jeudi 5 mai 2022
Interest Rate Rise: Now UK Faces Prospect of a Recession
Warning of economic downturn as interest rates rise: The Bank of England has warned the UK faces a "sharp economic slowdown" this year as it raises interest rates to try to stem the pace of rising prices. »
Ukraine War: Putin in 'An impossible Position', Says Former UK Ambassador to Russia
May 5, 2022 • Former British Ambassador to Russia Sir Andrew Wood says Moscow has already lost more troops than died in Afghanistan, where 15,000 were killed.
He added that "the Russians do not care about the number of deaths, and they lie about it anyway."
May 9th marks Victory Day to commemorate the end of the Second World War, a day when Vladimir Putin would aim to have signs of a "victory" to show the Russian people.
He added that "the Russians do not care about the number of deaths, and they lie about it anyway."
May 9th marks Victory Day to commemorate the end of the Second World War, a day when Vladimir Putin would aim to have signs of a "victory" to show the Russian people.
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
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‘Embarrassed to Be British’: Brexit Study Reveals Impact on UK Citizens in EU
THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Survey of Britons on continent shows ‘deep transformations’, shame and disappointment
The first major study since Brexit of UK citizens living in the EU has revealed its profound impact on their lives, with many expressing serious concerns over their loss of free movement and voting rights – and a very different perception of Britain.
The survey, of 1,328 British nationals across the continent, showed that if “the public narrative suggests Brexit is done and dusted, it has brought deep transformations to the lives of British citizens in the EU and EEA”, the study’s co-lead, said.
“The long tail of Brexit is evident in its continuing impacts both on the way they live their lives, and in its lasting significance for their sense of identity and belonging,” said Benson, a sociology professor at Lancaster University.
The survey, conducted between December 2021 and January 2022, a year after the end of the Brexit transition period, and part of a wider project by Lancaster and Birmingham universities, found 59% of respondents had lived in their country of residence for at least five years and most intended to stay.
But many were angered by their loss of free movement, meaning they can no longer move within the EU for work, or retire to another EU country, and especially worried about being unable to return to the UK with non-British family members in future. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The first major study since Brexit of UK citizens living in the EU has revealed its profound impact on their lives, with many expressing serious concerns over their loss of free movement and voting rights – and a very different perception of Britain.
The survey, of 1,328 British nationals across the continent, showed that if “the public narrative suggests Brexit is done and dusted, it has brought deep transformations to the lives of British citizens in the EU and EEA”, the study’s co-lead, said.
“The long tail of Brexit is evident in its continuing impacts both on the way they live their lives, and in its lasting significance for their sense of identity and belonging,” said Benson, a sociology professor at Lancaster University.
The survey, conducted between December 2021 and January 2022, a year after the end of the Brexit transition period, and part of a wider project by Lancaster and Birmingham universities, found 59% of respondents had lived in their country of residence for at least five years and most intended to stay.
But many were angered by their loss of free movement, meaning they can no longer move within the EU for work, or retire to another EU country, and especially worried about being unable to return to the UK with non-British family members in future. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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Comment la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis a basculé dans le conservatisme pendant la présidence de Donald Trump
LE MONDE : En quatre ans, il a nommé un tiers des neuf juges de la plus haute juridiction des Etats-Unis, qui pourrait désormais supprimer le droit à l’avortement.
C’était le 18 septembre 2020. La mort de l’icône de la gauche américaine, la juge progressiste Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ouvrait la voie au dernier coup politique du président Donald Trump à la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis. En un temps record, le président républicain nommait au sein de la plus haute juridiction du pays la juge Amy Coney Barrett, soutenue par la droite religieuse. Un passage en force avant l’élection présidentielle qui lui avait permis de confirmer la majorité conservatrice à la Cour suprême, passée à six juges conservateurs contre trois progressistes.
En quatre ans, Donald Trump a nommé un tiers des neuf juges de cette juridiction, qui joue un rôle essentiel dans la vie des citoyens américains. Un rapport de force permettant, aujourd’hui, à la Cour de mener son projet de suppression du droit à l’avortement, qui renvoie à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. » | Par Cécile Bouanchaud | mercredi 4 mai 2022
C’était le 18 septembre 2020. La mort de l’icône de la gauche américaine, la juge progressiste Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ouvrait la voie au dernier coup politique du président Donald Trump à la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis. En un temps record, le président républicain nommait au sein de la plus haute juridiction du pays la juge Amy Coney Barrett, soutenue par la droite religieuse. Un passage en force avant l’élection présidentielle qui lui avait permis de confirmer la majorité conservatrice à la Cour suprême, passée à six juges conservateurs contre trois progressistes.
En quatre ans, Donald Trump a nommé un tiers des neuf juges de cette juridiction, qui joue un rôle essentiel dans la vie des citoyens américains. Un rapport de force permettant, aujourd’hui, à la Cour de mener son projet de suppression du droit à l’avortement, qui renvoie à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. » | Par Cécile Bouanchaud | mercredi 4 mai 2022
Through the Trumpian Looking Glass, Forcing Women to Die from Illegal Abortions Is ‘Pro-life’
THE GUARDIAN: The US supreme court leak shows that the levers of power are pulled by those with no skin in the game, at the expense of those with an entire uterus in it
An American girl born this week will have fewer rights than an American girl born in 1973. This is the likely import of the leaked US supreme court draft opinion on abortion rights – and cause for a huge thank-you-very-much to all those guys who suggested that women marching on Washington in January 2017 were “overreacting” to the election of Donald Trump. Please make sure to tell women again when they are being overemotional – even as they sit and watch one of Trump’s justice picks scream and sob his way through his own confirmation hearings. In the meantime, resign yourself to yet another “quirk” of the looking-glass world Trump has created. Of course – OF COURSE – women’s access to abortion would end up being restricted or removed by the deliberate decisions of a man widely imagined to have personally helped to keep the Manhattan abortion sector afloat for decades. » | Marina Hyde | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
An American girl born this week will have fewer rights than an American girl born in 1973. This is the likely import of the leaked US supreme court draft opinion on abortion rights – and cause for a huge thank-you-very-much to all those guys who suggested that women marching on Washington in January 2017 were “overreacting” to the election of Donald Trump. Please make sure to tell women again when they are being overemotional – even as they sit and watch one of Trump’s justice picks scream and sob his way through his own confirmation hearings. In the meantime, resign yourself to yet another “quirk” of the looking-glass world Trump has created. Of course – OF COURSE – women’s access to abortion would end up being restricted or removed by the deliberate decisions of a man widely imagined to have personally helped to keep the Manhattan abortion sector afloat for decades. » | Marina Hyde | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen Says Putin Must Pay ‘High Price’ as She Proposes Oil Ban
THE GUARDIAN: European Commission chief says Russian supply of crude would be prohibited in EU within six months
Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility. Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, , saying Vladimir Putin had to pay a “high price for his brutal aggression” in Ukraine.
Member states in Brussels are scrutinising a proposed sixth package of sanctions, but in a speech on Wednesday the European Commission president said Russian oil flows had to stop.
Von der Leyen said Russian supply of crude oil would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility.
“Let us be clear: it will not be easy,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European parliament. “Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it. We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a total ban on Russian oil imports to the EU, , saying Vladimir Putin had to pay a “high price for his brutal aggression” in Ukraine.
Member states in Brussels are scrutinising a proposed sixth package of sanctions, but in a speech on Wednesday the European Commission president said Russian oil flows had to stop.
Von der Leyen said Russian supply of crude oil would be prohibited within six months and refined products would be banned by the end of the year, while she acknowledged the demands from countries such as Slovakia and Hungary for additional flexibility.
“Let us be clear: it will not be easy,” Von der Leyen said in a speech to the European parliament. “Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it. We now propose a ban on Russian oil. This will be a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
WHO: Mehrheit der Erwachsenen in Europa hat Übergewicht
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nach Angaben der Weltgesundheitsorganisation sind in den europäischen Ländern 63 Prozent der Männer und 54 Prozent der Frauen übergewichtig. Unter Jugendlichen und Kindern nimmt die Fettleibigkeit zu.
(dpa) Mehr als die Hälfte der Erwachsenen in Europa ist nach Angaben der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zu dick. 59 Prozent der Erwachsenen in der europäischen WHO-Region lebten mit Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit. Der Anteil bei den Männern sei höher (63 Prozent) als bei den Frauen (54 Prozent), teilte die WHO Europa in ihrem am Dienstag vorgestellten «Europäischen Fettleibigkeitsbericht 2022» mit. » | dpa | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022
(dpa) Mehr als die Hälfte der Erwachsenen in Europa ist nach Angaben der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) zu dick. 59 Prozent der Erwachsenen in der europäischen WHO-Region lebten mit Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit. Der Anteil bei den Männern sei höher (63 Prozent) als bei den Frauen (54 Prozent), teilte die WHO Europa in ihrem am Dienstag vorgestellten «Europäischen Fettleibigkeitsbericht 2022» mit. » | dpa | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022
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‘Extra Level of Power’: Billionaires Who Have Bought Up the Media
THE GUARDIAN: Elon Musk joins a list of men to use their wealth in the hope of extending their political influence
Elon Musk arrives for the Met Gala in New York on 2 May. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter is a “chilling development” in billionaires’ desire to increase their political influence by buying up many of the world’s largest and most influential media brands, a leading British analyst has warned.
Claire Enders, founder of Enders Analysis, said the super-rich have long sought to buy newspapers to help push their agendas and it was now possible to “count on one hand the big media brands that aren’t owned by an oligarch or other billionaire”.
“It’s another sign that the super-wealthy wish to control assets that give them an extra level of power,” she said. “Whatever they may say, that’s the reason why they buy them.
“It is now unusual for major news media not to be owned by a billionaire, and that is why the Guardian [owned by the independent Scott Trust], the Financial Times [owned by the employee-owned Japanese media group Nikkei] and the BBC are consistently shown to be the most trusted news brands.”
The billionaires who now control vast swathes of the media landscape include: » | Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter is a “chilling development” in billionaires’ desire to increase their political influence by buying up many of the world’s largest and most influential media brands, a leading British analyst has warned.
Claire Enders, founder of Enders Analysis, said the super-rich have long sought to buy newspapers to help push their agendas and it was now possible to “count on one hand the big media brands that aren’t owned by an oligarch or other billionaire”.
“It’s another sign that the super-wealthy wish to control assets that give them an extra level of power,” she said. “Whatever they may say, that’s the reason why they buy them.
“It is now unusual for major news media not to be owned by a billionaire, and that is why the Guardian [owned by the independent Scott Trust], the Financial Times [owned by the employee-owned Japanese media group Nikkei] and the BBC are consistently shown to be the most trusted news brands.”
The billionaires who now control vast swathes of the media landscape include: » | Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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CALLEkocht: Grüne Spargelcremesuppe mit Bärlauch. Spargel mal anders!
May 3, 2022 • Spargelsuppe von grünem Spargel und Bärlauch. Die ist so lecker und so einfach zu kochen, du wirst überrascht sein.
Die Nordseekrabben müssen, natürlich, nicht in die Suppe. Die schmeckt auch ohne sehr gut. Einfach einmal selber machen und diesen unglaublichen Geschmack erleben.
Wir wünsch viel Spaß beim Nachkochen. Mein schnelles Rezept in der Spargel- und Bärlauchsaison.
Zutaten:
1 Bund grüner Spargel
1 Bund Bärlauch
1/2 l Sahne
40 g Butter
40 g Mehl
Salz und Zucker
1 Zwiebel
Die Nordseekrabben müssen, natürlich, nicht in die Suppe. Die schmeckt auch ohne sehr gut. Einfach einmal selber machen und diesen unglaublichen Geschmack erleben.
Wir wünsch viel Spaß beim Nachkochen. Mein schnelles Rezept in der Spargel- und Bärlauchsaison.
Zutaten:
1 Bund grüner Spargel
1 Bund Bärlauch
1/2 l Sahne
40 g Butter
40 g Mehl
Salz und Zucker
1 Zwiebel
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Nato-Beitritts-Gesuch der Nordländer: Im kalten Krieg mit Russland sinkt die Temperatur bald weiter
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Kommt nach der Osterweiterung die Norderweiterung? Finnland und Schweden werden wohl in Kürze Mitgliedsanträge an die Nato verschicken. Für die westliche Allianz ist es ein Gewinn an Sicherheit. Doch es gibt auch Risiken.
Auch Soldaten aus Schweden beteiligten sich diesen März an der Nato-Winterübung Cold Response. | Anders Wiklund /TT / Imago
Den Kampf um die besten Memes hat Finnland schon gewonnen. Als Russland vor einigen Wochen damit drohte, dass ein Nato-Beitritt des Nachbarlandes «schwerwiegende militärische Konsequenzen» hätte, tauchten im Internet satirische Bilder von unsichtbaren finnischen Scharfschützen auf. Inmitten völlig verschneiter Landschaften wurde der Betrachter aufgefordert, die tödlichen Sniper ausfindig zu machen. » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022
Den Kampf um die besten Memes hat Finnland schon gewonnen. Als Russland vor einigen Wochen damit drohte, dass ein Nato-Beitritt des Nachbarlandes «schwerwiegende militärische Konsequenzen» hätte, tauchten im Internet satirische Bilder von unsichtbaren finnischen Scharfschützen auf. Inmitten völlig verschneiter Landschaften wurde der Betrachter aufgefordert, die tödlichen Sniper ausfindig zu machen. » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022
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Franziskus will Putin in Moskau treffen
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Um sich für ein Ende der Eskalation einzusetzen, will der Papst den russischen Präsidenten treffen – und erst danach in die Ukraine reisen. Bisher habe der Kreml aber noch kein „Zeitfenster geöffnet“.
Papst Franziskus ist zu einem Treffen mit dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin in Moskau bereit, um sich für ein Ende des Krieges in der Ukraine einzusetzen. Ein entsprechendes Angebot habe der Heilige Stuhl Moskau schon vor Wochen unterbreitet, aber bisher noch keine Antwort erhalten, sagte der Papst in einem am Dienstag veröffentlichten Gespräch mit der Mailänder Zeitung „Corriere della Sera“. Unmittelbar nach dem Beginn der russischen Invasion in der Ukraine vom 24. Februar habe er mit dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj telefoniert. Mit Putin habe es seither kein persönliches Gespräch gegeben, sagte der Papst. » | Von Matthias Rüb. Politischer Korrespondent für Italien, den Vatikan, Albanien und Malta mit Sitz in Rom. | Dienstag, 3. Mai 2022
Le pape François voudrait se rendre à Moscou pour demander à Poutine d'arrêter la guerre en Ukraine : Le souverain pontife demeure fidèle à sa position depuis le début du conflit, consistant à dénoncer inlassablement la violence sans jamais désigner l'agresseur. »
As the US Supreme Court Moves to End Abortion, Is America Still a Free Country?
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: There is no condition more essential to democratic citizenship than a person’s control over her own body. We can’t call ourselves a free country without it
‘This will make women prisoners to their own bodies, and to men’s ideas of what those bodies must mean. It will make our country weaker, crueler, stupider and less vibrant.’ Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
It’s the worst possible outcome: according to a draft majority opinion published by Politico, the US supreme court has voted to overturn Roe v Wade, along with its sister decision Planned Parenthood v Casey. This momentous ruling will result in abortion becoming immediately illegal in an estimated 26 states when it is officially issued, likely sometime next month.
The draft opinion, authored by Samuel Alito, the most rabidly hateful member of the court’s archconservative wing, will upend 50 years of precedent and undo a landmark ruling that has profoundly shaped legal doctrine, popular conceptions of the law, and millions of American lives. It will make women prisoners to their own bodies, and to men’s ideas of what those bodies must mean. It will make our country weaker, crueler, stupider and less vibrant. » | Moira Donegan | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Etats-Unis : un projet de décision de la Cour suprême qui supprimerait le droit à l’avortement a fuité : Le site « Politico » révèle que ce projet, encore en discussion, écraserait la décision dite Roe v. Wade (1973), qui avait accordé le droit à l’avortement en 1973, et renverrait à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. »
La Cour Suprême américaine tentée de revenir sur le droit à l'avortement : Selon le journal Politico, qui s'appuie sur une fuite inédite de documents, la plus haute institution judiciaire des États-Unis s'apprêterait à annuler l'arrêt historique de 1973 qui garantit ce droit. »
What it’s like to live in a country with a near total ban on abortion: As the US teeters on the brink of outlawing abortion, an expert from Poland explains the practical and emotional consequences of such a ban »
It’s the worst possible outcome: according to a draft majority opinion published by Politico, the US supreme court has voted to overturn Roe v Wade, along with its sister decision Planned Parenthood v Casey. This momentous ruling will result in abortion becoming immediately illegal in an estimated 26 states when it is officially issued, likely sometime next month.
The draft opinion, authored by Samuel Alito, the most rabidly hateful member of the court’s archconservative wing, will upend 50 years of precedent and undo a landmark ruling that has profoundly shaped legal doctrine, popular conceptions of the law, and millions of American lives. It will make women prisoners to their own bodies, and to men’s ideas of what those bodies must mean. It will make our country weaker, crueler, stupider and less vibrant. » | Moira Donegan | Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Etats-Unis : un projet de décision de la Cour suprême qui supprimerait le droit à l’avortement a fuité : Le site « Politico » révèle que ce projet, encore en discussion, écraserait la décision dite Roe v. Wade (1973), qui avait accordé le droit à l’avortement en 1973, et renverrait à chaque Etat la possibilité d’adopter sa loi. »
La Cour Suprême américaine tentée de revenir sur le droit à l'avortement : Selon le journal Politico, qui s'appuie sur une fuite inédite de documents, la plus haute institution judiciaire des États-Unis s'apprêterait à annuler l'arrêt historique de 1973 qui garantit ce droit. »
What it’s like to live in a country with a near total ban on abortion: As the US teeters on the brink of outlawing abortion, an expert from Poland explains the practical and emotional consequences of such a ban »
Monday, May 02, 2022
Selenski steht auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht – aber die Präsidentschaft des einstigen Komikers hat auch ihre dunklen Flecken
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Im Ausland gilt Präsident Wolodimir Selenski als Symbol des ukrainischen Widerstands. Doch im eigenen Land war er vor dem Krieg nicht sonderlich populär. Das hat Gründe, die im jetzigen Rummel um seine Person meist vergessengehen.
Als der damals 41-jährige Wolodimir Selenski im April 2019 das Präsidentenamt in der Ukraine errang, nahm die westliche Öffentlichkeit nur vorübergehend Notiz. Die Tatsache, dass ein Komiker die Wahl gewann, sorgte für Stirnrunzeln und Belustigung, aber das Land verschwand bald aus den Schlagzeilen. In westlichen Hauptstädten hätte man lieber mit dem bisherigen Präsidenten Petro Poroschenko weitergearbeitet. Dieser galt als verlässliche Grösse. So gern der Westen über Demokratieförderung in Reformländern spricht – wenn der Volkswille dann einen unerfahrenen Populisten an die Macht bringt, wird leer geschluckt.
Missglückter Start
So blieb es um den vom Ausland skeptisch beurteilten Selenski monatelang ruhig, bis er überraschend wieder im Rampenlicht stand – diesmal als tragische Figur. Die Ukraine-Affäre des damaligen amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump warf ein Schlaglicht darauf, in welche Klemme Selenski gleich zu Beginn seiner Amtszeit geraten war. Trump erpresste ihn, … » | Andreas Rüesch | Montag, 2. Mai 2022
Blackburn Rovers Become First UK Football Club to Host Eid Prayers on Pitch
THE GUARDIAN: Hundreds of people congregate at Ewood Park to mark end of holy month of Ramadan
Blackburn Rovers have become the first UK football club to host Eid prayers on their pitch.
Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park on Monday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sheikh delivering a sermon.
A message from the club read: “Eid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch.” » | Christy Cooney | Monday, May 2, 2022
Blackburn Rovers have become the first UK football club to host Eid prayers on their pitch.
Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park on Monday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sheikh delivering a sermon.
A message from the club read: “Eid Mubarak from everyone at Blackburn Rovers. This morning #Rovers became the first football club in the country to host Eid prayers on the pitch.” » | Christy Cooney | Monday, May 2, 2022
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