Friday, June 03, 2022
Donald Trump: Think Again
Oh Jesus! Please spare us another four years of this clown. Please show us your omnipotence. It's more important than ever that you do so now. – © Mark
Very Bad News for Peter Navarro’: Ex-Trump Adviser Indicted
‘On the Throne Till I Drop’: How Does British Monarchy Compare with European Royals?
THE GUARDIAN: Some monarchies have modernised to stay relevant but other dynasties have not been so successful
While the pomp and tradition of the British monarchy continue to fascinate people and media around the world, the Windsors are far from the only royal dynasty to have survived into the 21st century. Other European monarchies, from Spain to Belgium and from Norway to the Netherlands, have made similar efforts to adapt, modernise and stay relevant. Some have been more successful than others. » | Sam Jones in Madrid, Jon Henley in Paris, Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Kim Willsher in Paris | Thursday, June 2, 2022
While the pomp and tradition of the British monarchy continue to fascinate people and media around the world, the Windsors are far from the only royal dynasty to have survived into the 21st century. Other European monarchies, from Spain to Belgium and from Norway to the Netherlands, have made similar efforts to adapt, modernise and stay relevant. Some have been more successful than others. » | Sam Jones in Madrid, Jon Henley in Paris, Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Kim Willsher in Paris | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Österreich: Wie die Teuerung Familen trifft
DER STANDARD: Wenn Liliana an der Supermarktkasse steht, dann muss sie erst einmal kräftig schlucken. Erdäpfel sind um 18 Prozent teurer als noch vor einem Jahr, Tomaten um 44 Prozent. Aber auch Teebutter, Brot, Öl – die Inflation ist am Esstisch angekommen. Dazu kommen die gestiegenen Kosten für Sprit und Energie. Während die Inflationsrate im April des Vorjahrs rund zwei Prozent betrug, lag sie nach Schätzungen der Statistik Austria diesen Mai schon bei acht Prozent. Das ist der höchste Wert seit September 1975.
Für Liliana, Mutter von zwei Kindern, ist die finanzielle Belastung enorm: „Ich kaufe nur noch beim Diskonter oder Produkte mit starkem Preisnachlass. Ich weiß nicht, wo ich noch sparen soll?“
Sie gehört zu den Familien, die schon bislang ihr gesamtes Einkommen ausgeben mussten, um die monatlichen Fixkosten zu decken. Nun müssen sie auf weniger hochwertige Produkte umsteigen, sich verschulden. Besserverdiener dagegen können ihren Lebensstandard meist beibehalten.
DER STANDARD hat mit vier Familien gesprochen und sie gefragt, wo sie die Teuerung spüren, wie sie den Gürtel enger schnallen und was sie sich noch leisten. Auskunft gaben ein junges Paar, eine Familie mit einem fünfjährigen Sohn, eine Alleinerziehende mit zwei Kindern und eine vierköpfige Familie. » | Freitag, 3. Juni 2022
Für Liliana, Mutter von zwei Kindern, ist die finanzielle Belastung enorm: „Ich kaufe nur noch beim Diskonter oder Produkte mit starkem Preisnachlass. Ich weiß nicht, wo ich noch sparen soll?“
Sie gehört zu den Familien, die schon bislang ihr gesamtes Einkommen ausgeben mussten, um die monatlichen Fixkosten zu decken. Nun müssen sie auf weniger hochwertige Produkte umsteigen, sich verschulden. Besserverdiener dagegen können ihren Lebensstandard meist beibehalten.
DER STANDARD hat mit vier Familien gesprochen und sie gefragt, wo sie die Teuerung spüren, wie sie den Gürtel enger schnallen und was sie sich noch leisten. Auskunft gaben ein junges Paar, eine Familie mit einem fünfjährigen Sohn, eine Alleinerziehende mit zwei Kindern und eine vierköpfige Familie. » | Freitag, 3. Juni 2022
Elizabeth II. - Lang lebe die Queen! | DER SPIEGEL
Boris Johnson Booed as He Arrives at Queen's Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
U.K.’s ‘Brightest and Best’ Visa Leaves Out Africa, India and Latin America
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Under the new program, graduates of top-ranked global colleges can move to Britain for two years, even without a job offer. But critics say the plan nurtures global inequalities.
LONDON — When Britain started a program this week offering a two-year visa to graduates from some top global universities, Nikhil Mane, an Indian computer science student at New York University, welcomed the news.
“I was happy,” said Mr. Mane, 23, whose university was on the list. “It’s a good way to pursue our dreams.”
More than 5,000 miles away, Adeola Adepoju, 22, a biochemistry student at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria, also read the announcement with great interest. But he had the opposite reaction.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Mr. Adepoju said. “No university from the third world is ranked.”
Britain’s “High Potential Individual” visa program allows graduates from 37 top-rated world universities in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States to come to the country for two years even if they do not have a job offer.
A majority of universities on the list are in the United States, including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego.
The government said the plan would attract the world’s “brightest and best” and benefit the British economy. Critics, however, say the plan nurtures global inequalities and discriminates against most developing countries. » | Emma Bubola | Friday, June 3, 2022
LONDON — When Britain started a program this week offering a two-year visa to graduates from some top global universities, Nikhil Mane, an Indian computer science student at New York University, welcomed the news.
“I was happy,” said Mr. Mane, 23, whose university was on the list. “It’s a good way to pursue our dreams.”
More than 5,000 miles away, Adeola Adepoju, 22, a biochemistry student at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria, also read the announcement with great interest. But he had the opposite reaction.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Mr. Adepoju said. “No university from the third world is ranked.”
Britain’s “High Potential Individual” visa program allows graduates from 37 top-rated world universities in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States to come to the country for two years even if they do not have a job offer.
A majority of universities on the list are in the United States, including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego.
The government said the plan would attract the world’s “brightest and best” and benefit the British economy. Critics, however, say the plan nurtures global inequalities and discriminates against most developing countries. » | Emma Bubola | Friday, June 3, 2022
A Londres, la foule se presse pour voir la reine « une dernière fois »
LE MONDE : Elizabeth II, 96 ans, est apparue au balcon du palais de Buchkingam au début des cérémonies organisées en l’honneur de ses soixante-dix années de règne, prévues jusqu’au 5 juin.
La reine Elizabeth II, aux côtés du prince Charles et de son épouse Camilla, au balcon du palais de Buckingham, à Londres, le 2 juin 2022. DANIEL LEAL / AFP
Dès les premières heures de la journée, jeudi 2 juin, coup d’envoi des célébrations marquant les soixante-dix ans du règne d’Elizabeth II, prévues jusqu’au 5 juin, des centaines de fans de la Couronne ont déroulé les Union Jack et déplié les sièges de camping sur le Mall, l’allée donnant sur le palais de Buckingham. Louise, Wendy et John sont arrivés la veille des Midlands et se sont installés pour être aux premières loges du Trooping the Colour, la parade militaire marquant l’anniversaire officiel de la reine, qui inaugure, cette année, son jubilé de platine.
C’est la première fois qu’un monarque britannique atteint une telle longévité sur le trône. « On est de tous les Trooping the Colour, mais celui-ci est très spécial, c’est l’occasion d’une vie », explique Wendy, coiffée d’un haut-de-forme Union Jack. « On n’y voit rien, mais ce n’est pas grave, on est là pour crier “Hourra” ! » », rigole une famille d’Américains, épatée par le sens de la tradition britannique. » | Par Cécile Ducourtieux (Londres, correspondante) | jeudi 2 juin 2022
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Dès les premières heures de la journée, jeudi 2 juin, coup d’envoi des célébrations marquant les soixante-dix ans du règne d’Elizabeth II, prévues jusqu’au 5 juin, des centaines de fans de la Couronne ont déroulé les Union Jack et déplié les sièges de camping sur le Mall, l’allée donnant sur le palais de Buckingham. Louise, Wendy et John sont arrivés la veille des Midlands et se sont installés pour être aux premières loges du Trooping the Colour, la parade militaire marquant l’anniversaire officiel de la reine, qui inaugure, cette année, son jubilé de platine.
C’est la première fois qu’un monarque britannique atteint une telle longévité sur le trône. « On est de tous les Trooping the Colour, mais celui-ci est très spécial, c’est l’occasion d’une vie », explique Wendy, coiffée d’un haut-de-forme Union Jack. « On n’y voit rien, mais ce n’est pas grave, on est là pour crier “Hourra” ! » », rigole une famille d’Américains, épatée par le sens de la tradition britannique. » | Par Cécile Ducourtieux (Londres, correspondante) | jeudi 2 juin 2022
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Sounds: Best of Today: Platinum Jubilee: Service of Thanksgiving | BBC
Platinum Jubilee: Royals Attend Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
BBC: Senior royals have joined more than 400 key workers, volunteers and members of the armed forces for a thanksgiving service for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The Prince of Wales, the Cambridges and the Sussexes are among the attendees at St Paul's Cathedral.
The Queen, 96, is watching at home in Windsor Castle after experiencing "discomfort" during Thursday's events.
Prince Andrew was forced to withdraw after a positive Covid test.
Arriving for their first major event since they stepped down from royal duties in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan received a huge cheer from the crowd outside St Paul's. With video » | Joseph Lee & George Bowden, BBC News | Friday, June 3, 2022
BBC: In pictures: Harry and Meghan join royals for National Service of Thanksgiving: The Royal Family and guests have attended a service of thanksgiving for the Queen at St Paul's Cathedral - but without the monarch herself. She is resting at Windsor Castle and is believed to have watched the service on television. »
Londongrad: Hauptstadt der Geldwäscherei | Globale Themen erklärt | #SRFglobal
Jun 3, 2022 • Welcome to Londongrad: Spielplatz von Oligarchen, Gangstern, Spionen und mitunter Attentätern: Wie London seit Jahren immer stärker in die Fänge der reichen russischen Exilgemeinde gerät.
In Grossbritannien herrschen optimale Bedingungen, um illegal erwirtschaftetes Geld zu waschen. Das macht London seit Jahren zu einem Magnet für Russen, die vor allem durch Privatisierungen in der Heimat zu enormem Reichtum gekommen sind. Nicht umsonst trägt die Metropole den Spitznamen Londongrad. Umgerechnet etwa 125 Milliarden Franken sollen jedes Jahr in Grossbritannien gewaschen werden. Dieses Geld wird in London in Immobilien, Banken, Fussballclubs und renommierte Bildungseinrichtungen gesteckt.
#SRFglobal zeigt auf, wieso gerade London zum Geldwaschsalon der Welt wurde und wie die britische Regierung damit umgeht.
Moderatorin Wasiliki Goutziomitros bespricht diese und weitere Fragen mit Tom Keatinge, dem Direktor des Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies in London, Elisabeth Schimpfössl, Autorin des Buches «Rich Russians», Mark Pieth, Korruptionsexperte und SRF-Korrespondent in London, Michael Gerber.
Erstausstrahlung auf SRF 1 am 2.6.2022
In Grossbritannien herrschen optimale Bedingungen, um illegal erwirtschaftetes Geld zu waschen. Das macht London seit Jahren zu einem Magnet für Russen, die vor allem durch Privatisierungen in der Heimat zu enormem Reichtum gekommen sind. Nicht umsonst trägt die Metropole den Spitznamen Londongrad. Umgerechnet etwa 125 Milliarden Franken sollen jedes Jahr in Grossbritannien gewaschen werden. Dieses Geld wird in London in Immobilien, Banken, Fussballclubs und renommierte Bildungseinrichtungen gesteckt.
#SRFglobal zeigt auf, wieso gerade London zum Geldwaschsalon der Welt wurde und wie die britische Regierung damit umgeht.
Moderatorin Wasiliki Goutziomitros bespricht diese und weitere Fragen mit Tom Keatinge, dem Direktor des Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies in London, Elisabeth Schimpfössl, Autorin des Buches «Rich Russians», Mark Pieth, Korruptionsexperte und SRF-Korrespondent in London, Michael Gerber.
Erstausstrahlung auf SRF 1 am 2.6.2022
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Platinum Jubilee: Queen Pulls Out of Service Appearance
BBC: The Queen will not attend Friday's Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral after experiencing discomfort while watching Thursday's parade at Buckingham Palace.
The decision was made with "great reluctance" after considering the "journey and activity required", the palace said.
However, she did take part in a beacon lighting ceremony on Thursday evening.
Four days of celebrations marking the Queen's 70-year reign began earlier.
The 96-year-old monarch appeared twice at Buckingham Palace balcony, flanked by other senior royals, as they watched a military parade and waved at thousands of well-wishers gathered on The Mall.
Hours after the ceremony, the palace confirmed she would not attend Friday's thanksgiving service, but said she "would like to thank all those who made today such a memorable occasion".
The service at St Paul's in central London will give thanks for the Queen's seven decades as monarch. » | Dulcie Lee & Hamzah Abbas, BBC News | Thursday, June 2, 2022
The New Tsar: How Putin Became Russia's Dictator | Foreign Correspondent
Story Update: Khalid El Khatib on Coming Out and the Importance of Self-care & Empathy.
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Turkey Wants to Be Called Türkiye in Rebranding Move
BBC: Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara.
Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year.
"Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people's culture, civilization, and values," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in December.
The UN says it made the change as soon as it received the request this week.
Most Turks already know their country as Türkiye. However the anglicised form Turkey is widely used, even within the country.
State broadcaster TRT was quick to make the change as soon as it was announced last year, explaining that among the reasons for the image rebrand was the association with the bird traditionally associated with Christmas, New Year or Thanksgiving.
It also pointed out the Cambridge English Dictionary's definition of one of the meanings of the word as "something that fails badly" or "a stupid or silly person". » | Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC News | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year.
"Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people's culture, civilization, and values," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in December.
The UN says it made the change as soon as it received the request this week.
Most Turks already know their country as Türkiye. However the anglicised form Turkey is widely used, even within the country.
State broadcaster TRT was quick to make the change as soon as it was announced last year, explaining that among the reasons for the image rebrand was the association with the bird traditionally associated with Christmas, New Year or Thanksgiving.
It also pointed out the Cambridge English Dictionary's definition of one of the meanings of the word as "something that fails badly" or "a stupid or silly person". » | Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC News | Thursday, June 2, 2022
God Save the Queen: London feiert das Thronjubiläum
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Bei bestem Wetter begann die viertägige Jubiläumsfeier zu Ehren der britischen Königin. Elisabeth II. dankte ihren Landsleuten vorab für „viele schöne Erinnerungen, die entstehen werden“. Vor der Parade kam es jedoch zu einem Zwischenfall.
Kaiserwetter für die Königin: Zehntausende Menschen haben in London das 70. Thronjubiläum von Königin Elisabeth II. gefeiert. Laut brauste Jubel auf, als sich die 96-Jährige zwei Mal auf dem Balkon des Buckingham-Palasts im Stadtzentrum zeigte. In einem taubenblauen Kleid nahm die Monarchin lächelnd die Huldigungen entgegen, beim zweiten Auftritt trug sie eine Sonnenbrille.
Engste Familie an ihrer Seite
Bei strahlendem Sonnenschein stand der Auftakt der viertägigen Jubiläumsfeiern im Fokus der britischen Streitkräfte. Das Militär ehrte seine Oberbefehlshaberin mit der traditionellen Parade „Trooping the Colour“, einem Formationsflug von mehr als 70 Flugzeugen und Helikoptern sowie Dutzenden Salutschüssen.
An der Seite der Königin standen ihre engsten Familienangehörigen, etwa Sohn und Thronfolger Prinz Charles sowie Enkel Prinz William, auch er ein künftiger König, samt Familien. Charles und William hatten mit Königin-Tochter Prinzessin Anne – alle in Galauniform – die Königin zuvor bei der Parade vertreten. Doch auf dem Balkon stahl ein kleiner Gast der Königin die Schau. Prinz Louis (4), jüngster Sohn von William und Herzogin Kate, machte Grimassen und hielt sich beim lautstarken „Flypast“ der Royal Air Force die Ohren zu. Lächelnd neigte sich die Königin zu ihrem Urenkel herunter und plauderte mit ihm. » | Quelle: dpa | Donnerstag, 2. Juni 2022
Platinum Jubilee: French President Emmanuel Macron Pays Tribute to Queen
That Cloud of Smoke Is Not a Mirage
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cigarettes, once shunned, have made a comeback with a younger crowd who knows better.
Smokers outside McSorley's in the East Village on a recent Friday night. | Dolly Faibyshev for The New York Times
On a recent not-so-wintry Thursday in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, when the only snowflakes seen were over text, a gang of 20-somethings stood in a circle outside Clearing Gallery, sharing a pack of American Spirits.
A few days earlier, at Columbia University, a 19-year-old pre-med student stared enviously at her phone screen — at Parisian women in cute dresses walking, cigarettes in hand — before stepping outside for a cigarette with her friends. (She requested not to be identified by name because she didn’t want her habit to affect her career in medicine.)
People are smoking online too. On Instagram, Tasmin Ersahin, a photographer and stylist, posted a story of her boyfriend, Arsun Sorrenti (son of the photographer Mario Sorrenti), catching a lit cigarette in his mouth. On TikTok, Charly Jordan, a D.J. and model, tried a sexy French inhale for her 7.7 million followers.
“Smoking is back,” said Isabel Rower, a 24-year-old sculptor, one of the spirited Americans outside Clearing. “Weirdly, in the last year or two, all my friends who didn’t smoke, now smoke. I don’t know why. No one is really addicted to it. It’s more of a pleasure activity.”
Across New York City, as the pandemic waxes and wanes, a social activity that had seemed diminished, or replaced (with vapes, cannabis and education), seems to have reappeared. Have cigarettes, those filthy, cancer-causing things — and still the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — lost their taboo? Are we actually seeing more smokers? » | John Ortved | Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Please note that I post this article as an ex-smoker. Please note also that just because I have given up the very pleasurable habit, I do not expect the rest of the world and his uncle to give it up too. I am still very tolerant of smokers and smoking, and I shall remain so. Over the years, I have noticed that so many ex-smokers become very hostile to smoking and smokers once they have managed to kick the habit—please note I call it a habit rather than an addiction! (It is NOT an addiction)—but I shall not be like that. I have no desire or intention of depriving other people their pleasures just because I have quit. When I smoked, I expected others to be tolerant. Now that I have quit, I think it is only fair and decent that I be tolerant too. – © Mark Alexander
On a recent not-so-wintry Thursday in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, when the only snowflakes seen were over text, a gang of 20-somethings stood in a circle outside Clearing Gallery, sharing a pack of American Spirits.
A few days earlier, at Columbia University, a 19-year-old pre-med student stared enviously at her phone screen — at Parisian women in cute dresses walking, cigarettes in hand — before stepping outside for a cigarette with her friends. (She requested not to be identified by name because she didn’t want her habit to affect her career in medicine.)
People are smoking online too. On Instagram, Tasmin Ersahin, a photographer and stylist, posted a story of her boyfriend, Arsun Sorrenti (son of the photographer Mario Sorrenti), catching a lit cigarette in his mouth. On TikTok, Charly Jordan, a D.J. and model, tried a sexy French inhale for her 7.7 million followers.
“Smoking is back,” said Isabel Rower, a 24-year-old sculptor, one of the spirited Americans outside Clearing. “Weirdly, in the last year or two, all my friends who didn’t smoke, now smoke. I don’t know why. No one is really addicted to it. It’s more of a pleasure activity.”
Across New York City, as the pandemic waxes and wanes, a social activity that had seemed diminished, or replaced (with vapes, cannabis and education), seems to have reappeared. Have cigarettes, those filthy, cancer-causing things — and still the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — lost their taboo? Are we actually seeing more smokers? » | John Ortved | Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Please note that I post this article as an ex-smoker. Please note also that just because I have given up the very pleasurable habit, I do not expect the rest of the world and his uncle to give it up too. I am still very tolerant of smokers and smoking, and I shall remain so. Over the years, I have noticed that so many ex-smokers become very hostile to smoking and smokers once they have managed to kick the habit—please note I call it a habit rather than an addiction! (It is NOT an addiction)—but I shall not be like that. I have no desire or intention of depriving other people their pleasures just because I have quit. When I smoked, I expected others to be tolerant. Now that I have quit, I think it is only fair and decent that I be tolerant too. – © Mark Alexander
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70 Jahre Queen: Großbritannien zwischen Prunk und Elend | auslandsjournal
Jun 2, 2022 • Während die Queen ihr 70. Thronjubiläum feiert, geht die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich in Großbritannien immer weiter auseinander. Millionen Menschen können es sich in Großbritannien nicht leisten, richtig zu heizen. In den vergangenen Wintern sind mehr als 9.000 Menschen an den Folgen von kalten Wohnungen gestorben.
Insgesamt gelten 20 Prozent der Briten und Britinnen als arm. Ursachen für die steigende Armut sind unter anderem teure Energiepreise, die hohe Inflation und steigende Preise durch den Brexit. Seit Jahrzehnten scheitern verschiedene Regierungen daran, die Kluft zwischen dem reichen Süden und dem armen Norden aufzuheben.
Während sich viele Menschen im nordenglischen Burnley die Grundversorgung nicht mehr leisten können, lebt die Londoner Elite im Luxus. In der englischen Hauptstadt wird knapp ein Viertel des nationalen Bruttoinlandsproduktes erwirtschaftet, ein Großteil davon im Finanzdistrikt. Durch die Reisebeschränkungen während der Corona-Pandemie haben die Reichen auf der Insel viel Geld gespart.
Der Film „auslandsjournal – die doku: Armes KönigReich“ führt in vergessene Gegenden und exklusive Luxusorte und zeigt dabei, wie unterschiedlich das Leben der Menschen in Großbritannien ist. Die ganze Doku seht ihr hier.
Insgesamt gelten 20 Prozent der Briten und Britinnen als arm. Ursachen für die steigende Armut sind unter anderem teure Energiepreise, die hohe Inflation und steigende Preise durch den Brexit. Seit Jahrzehnten scheitern verschiedene Regierungen daran, die Kluft zwischen dem reichen Süden und dem armen Norden aufzuheben.
Während sich viele Menschen im nordenglischen Burnley die Grundversorgung nicht mehr leisten können, lebt die Londoner Elite im Luxus. In der englischen Hauptstadt wird knapp ein Viertel des nationalen Bruttoinlandsproduktes erwirtschaftet, ein Großteil davon im Finanzdistrikt. Durch die Reisebeschränkungen während der Corona-Pandemie haben die Reichen auf der Insel viel Geld gespart.
Der Film „auslandsjournal – die doku: Armes KönigReich“ führt in vergessene Gegenden und exklusive Luxusorte und zeigt dabei, wie unterschiedlich das Leben der Menschen in Großbritannien ist. Die ganze Doku seht ihr hier.
Platinum Jubilee Live: The Queen's Birthday Parade
Prince Charles will deliver the Queen's speech at the State Opening of Parliament today after the Queen announced she would miss the ceremony for the first time since 1963.
Prince William will also be in attendance having been granted authority to open parliament on the Queen's behalf, along with his father, the Prince of Wales.
Buckingham Palace announced late on Monday that despite hoping to attend, "episodic mobility issues" were keeping the 96-year-old monarch from her duties.
BBC: LIVE: Charles and William in military parade as Jubilee begins »
NZZ – BILDSTRECKE: Vor 70 Jahren bestieg Queen Elizabeth II. den Thron: die Feier des Jahrhunderts – und wie es dazu kam – in Bildern: Vor 70 Jahren wurde Prinzessin Elizabeth über Nacht zur Queen. Bis zu ihrer Krönung dauerte es aber noch über ein Jahr. Ein Rückblick in Bildern auf eine Feier, wie man sie im Vereinigten Königreich so noch nicht gesehen hatte. »
NZZ – LIVE: Thronjubiläum der Queen: Parade zum Thron-Jubiläum ist im Gang, 4 Tage Ausnahmezustand: Seit siebzig Jahren ist Queen Elizabeth II. das Oberhaupt des Vereinigten Königreichs. Vom 2. bis 5. Juni feiern die Britinnen und Briten das Jubiläum ihrer Königin. Eine Übersicht über die Feierlichkeiten. »
NZZ – INTERVIEW: «Elizabeth II. musste sich als junge Frau in absoluten Männerdomänen bewähren. Dennoch war ihr Geschlecht für die Queen ein Vorteil»: Während siebzig Jahren auf dem Thron hat Königin Elizabeth II. in Zeiten rasanten Wandels Stabilität gestiftet. Laut der Historikerin Ellie Woodacre musste sich die Queen in patriarchalen Strukturen bewähren, doch wirkte sie bereits als junge Frau als Identifikationsfigur. Sie konnte sich auf eine Tradition grosser englischer Königinnen stützen. »
LE MONDE – PORTRAIT : Jubilé de la reine Elizabeth II : Arthur Edwards, une vie à l’affût des Windsor : PORTRAIT – Le photographe du « Sun » suit les faits et gestes de la famille royale depuis quarante-cinq ans. Toujours insatiable, l’auteur des premières photos volées de Diana et de Charles couvre, à 81 ans, le jubilé des soixante-dix ans de règne d’Elizabeth II. »
Prince William will also be in attendance having been granted authority to open parliament on the Queen's behalf, along with his father, the Prince of Wales.
Buckingham Palace announced late on Monday that despite hoping to attend, "episodic mobility issues" were keeping the 96-year-old monarch from her duties.
BBC: LIVE: Charles and William in military parade as Jubilee begins »
NZZ – BILDSTRECKE: Vor 70 Jahren bestieg Queen Elizabeth II. den Thron: die Feier des Jahrhunderts – und wie es dazu kam – in Bildern: Vor 70 Jahren wurde Prinzessin Elizabeth über Nacht zur Queen. Bis zu ihrer Krönung dauerte es aber noch über ein Jahr. Ein Rückblick in Bildern auf eine Feier, wie man sie im Vereinigten Königreich so noch nicht gesehen hatte. »
NZZ – LIVE: Thronjubiläum der Queen: Parade zum Thron-Jubiläum ist im Gang, 4 Tage Ausnahmezustand: Seit siebzig Jahren ist Queen Elizabeth II. das Oberhaupt des Vereinigten Königreichs. Vom 2. bis 5. Juni feiern die Britinnen und Briten das Jubiläum ihrer Königin. Eine Übersicht über die Feierlichkeiten. »
NZZ – INTERVIEW: «Elizabeth II. musste sich als junge Frau in absoluten Männerdomänen bewähren. Dennoch war ihr Geschlecht für die Queen ein Vorteil»: Während siebzig Jahren auf dem Thron hat Königin Elizabeth II. in Zeiten rasanten Wandels Stabilität gestiftet. Laut der Historikerin Ellie Woodacre musste sich die Queen in patriarchalen Strukturen bewähren, doch wirkte sie bereits als junge Frau als Identifikationsfigur. Sie konnte sich auf eine Tradition grosser englischer Königinnen stützen. »
LE MONDE – PORTRAIT : Jubilé de la reine Elizabeth II : Arthur Edwards, une vie à l’affût des Windsor : PORTRAIT – Le photographe du « Sun » suit les faits et gestes de la famille royale depuis quarante-cinq ans. Toujours insatiable, l’auteur des premières photos volées de Diana et de Charles couvre, à 81 ans, le jubilé des soixante-dix ans de règne d’Elizabeth II. »
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: Seven Decades in Photos
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 years on the British throne, is above all a tribute to one of history’s great acts of constancy.
Her reign has spanned virtually the entire post-World War II era, making her a witness to cultural upheavals from the Beatles to Brexit, technological advances from wireless radio to Zoom, political leaders from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson.
From the sepia-tinted pictures of her coronation in 1953 to her emotional televised address to a nation in the grip of the pandemic in 2020, the queen has been an abiding presence in British life for as long as most Britons have been alive.
Her triumphs — history-making visits to South Africa and Ireland — have lifted the country. Her sorrows — the fraught days after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a Paris car crash, or the Covid-enforced isolation of her grieving for her deceased husband, Prince Philip — have become the nation’s sorrows. » | Mark Landler | Produced by Mona Boshnaq | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Locked Lips.
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
California ‘Crippling Drought’ Leads to Strict Water Restrictions – BBC News
Jun 1, 2022 • Strict water restrictions come into force for millions of people in California as the US west coast continues to experience a crippling drought.
Many predict will get even worse during the summer.
People in the state's agricultural heartland, who have been struggling with water shortages and contamination for years, say it’s time for people in metropolitan areas to conserve water and do their part.
Many predict will get even worse during the summer.
People in the state's agricultural heartland, who have been struggling with water shortages and contamination for years, say it’s time for people in metropolitan areas to conserve water and do their part.
Prince Harry, Alcohol & Cigarettes in 2012 Interview, Katie Couric Reveals in Her Memoir
BBC 4: The Smoking Years | 2012
Welby’s Suggestion Duke of York Is ‘Seeking to Make Amends’ Prompts Fury
THE GUARDIAN: Clergy abuse survivors say ‘church hasn’t begun to address its own debts’ after archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks
In an interview with ITV on Tuesday, Welby said the Queen’s second son was seeking to make amends, adding: ‘I think that’s a very good thing.’ Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Survivors of clergy abuse have reacted with fury to the archbishop of Canterbury’s suggestion that the Duke of York was “seeking to make amends” after settling a sexual assault case.
Andrew Graystone, who advocates on behalf of survivors, said: “Victims of clergy abuse have spoken to me about their shock that Justin Welby should speak about forgiveness and reconciliation when the church hasn’t begun to address its own debts.”
The Church of England had repeatedly failed to listen to victims and deal effectively with abusers, he said. “If Welby wants to discuss issues of justice, mercy and reconciliation – and if he wants to give a lead to the nation on those things – he needs to get his own church in order first.
“Welby says we should cut Prince Andrew some slack because he is ‘seeking to make amends’ for what he may have done. Where are the signs that [the C of E] is seeking to make amends for those it has grievously abused?” » | Harriet Sherwood | Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury suggests Prince Andrew wants to ‘make amends’: Justin Welby made comment about the duke as he asked public to be more ‘open and forgiving’ »
Survivors of clergy abuse have reacted with fury to the archbishop of Canterbury’s suggestion that the Duke of York was “seeking to make amends” after settling a sexual assault case.
Andrew Graystone, who advocates on behalf of survivors, said: “Victims of clergy abuse have spoken to me about their shock that Justin Welby should speak about forgiveness and reconciliation when the church hasn’t begun to address its own debts.”
The Church of England had repeatedly failed to listen to victims and deal effectively with abusers, he said. “If Welby wants to discuss issues of justice, mercy and reconciliation – and if he wants to give a lead to the nation on those things – he needs to get his own church in order first.
“Welby says we should cut Prince Andrew some slack because he is ‘seeking to make amends’ for what he may have done. Where are the signs that [the C of E] is seeking to make amends for those it has grievously abused?” » | Harriet Sherwood | Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury suggests Prince Andrew wants to ‘make amends’: Justin Welby made comment about the duke as he asked public to be more ‘open and forgiving’ »
Lebanon: A People in Crisis I ARTE.tv Documentary
Platinum Jubilee: Queen's Life in Pictures
BBC: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations have begun, with Elizabeth II becoming the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. To mark the event we present an image from the archives of PA Media from every year of her life. » | BBC | Sunday, February 6, 2022
Boris Johnson’s Move to Bring Back Imperial Units Is Pure Piffle – and Simply Unfathomable
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The prime minister is tapping into a history of xenophobia, pseudoscience and fears over lost political sovereignty
‘Touting the “return” of imperial units to shops is just disastrously retrograde.’ Photograph: George Marks/Getty Images
Starting a fight between metric and imperial units of measurement seems, at first, like an odd choice for Boris Johnson. From a political perspective. The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals. But knowingly or not, by reigniting what 19th-century observers once called the “Battle of the Standards”, Johnson has tapped in to a long and wild history of anti-metric feeling that encompasses xenophobia, pseudoscience and fears over lost political sovereignty. » | James Vincent | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Related articles in German and English here.
Starting a fight between metric and imperial units of measurement seems, at first, like an odd choice for Boris Johnson. From a political perspective. The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals. But knowingly or not, by reigniting what 19th-century observers once called the “Battle of the Standards”, Johnson has tapped in to a long and wild history of anti-metric feeling that encompasses xenophobia, pseudoscience and fears over lost political sovereignty. » | James Vincent | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Related articles in German and English here.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Crypto Mania: Behind the Hype of Cryptocurrencies | Four Corners
May 30, 2022 • Cryptocurrency is the hottest financial product in the world.
The hype is everywhere, with forms of the digital currency endorsed and advertised by celebrities daring you to invest in this brave new world.
Not everyone is convinced by the glossy ads and bold claims.
Four Corners investigates what lies behind the slick marketing and big promises to examine if it's a fad, a fraud or the future.
The hype is everywhere, with forms of the digital currency endorsed and advertised by celebrities daring you to invest in this brave new world.
Not everyone is convinced by the glossy ads and bold claims.
Four Corners investigates what lies behind the slick marketing and big promises to examine if it's a fad, a fraud or the future.
How Corporations Are Using Inflation to Take Your Money
L’Australie désigne symboliquement un « ministre délégué pour la République » avant une possible sortie de la monarchie
LE MONDE : Cette mesure, voulue par le nouveau premier ministre Anthony Albanese, pourrait aboutir à une « suppression de la Couronne » dans le pays.
Le premier ministre australien, Anthony Albanese, le 31 mai 2022. LUKAS COCH / AP
Le nouveau premier ministre australien, de centre gauche, Anthony Albanese, a nommé mardi 31 mai son gouvernement qui comprend un « ministre délégué pour la République », dans un pays qui est une monarchie selon sa Constitution. Matt Thistlethwaite, député de Sydney, a vu cette attribution lui échoir parmi d’autres. Il s’agit pour l’Australie d’une étape symbolique vers une sortie de la monarchie britannique, en pleins préparatifs à Londres du jubilé de la reine Elizabeth II.
Des dirigeants travaillistes avaient déjà promis dans le passé un référendum pour défaire la reine d’Angleterre de son titre de chef d’Etat de l’Australie. Une promesse que M. Albanese, républicain de longue date, s’est gardé de réitérer pendant la campagne. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 31 mai 2022
Le nouveau premier ministre australien, de centre gauche, Anthony Albanese, a nommé mardi 31 mai son gouvernement qui comprend un « ministre délégué pour la République », dans un pays qui est une monarchie selon sa Constitution. Matt Thistlethwaite, député de Sydney, a vu cette attribution lui échoir parmi d’autres. Il s’agit pour l’Australie d’une étape symbolique vers une sortie de la monarchie britannique, en pleins préparatifs à Londres du jubilé de la reine Elizabeth II.
Des dirigeants travaillistes avaient déjà promis dans le passé un référendum pour défaire la reine d’Angleterre de son titre de chef d’Etat de l’Australie. Une promesse que M. Albanese, républicain de longue date, s’est gardé de réitérer pendant la campagne. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 31 mai 2022
König der Schaumweine | Karambolage | ARTE
Andrea Leadsom Criticises ‘Failures of Leadership’ in No 10
THE GUARDIAN: Former business secretary does not call on PM to resign but says MPs must ‘decide on right course of action’
Leadsom said she believed it was ‘extremely unlikely that senior leaders were unaware of what was going on’ in No 10 while Covid rules were in place. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA
The former cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom has criticised Boris Johnson’s “failure of leadership” – the latest in a string of senior Tory figures to express doubts about the prime minister’s future.
The former business secretary, who has twice run for the party leadership, stopped short of calling for Johnson to resign but said individual MPs would decide on how best to restore confidence.
In a letter to her constituents, Leadsom said she believed it was “extremely unlikely that senior leaders were unaware of what was going on”.
“I therefore agree with Sue Gray’s conclusions that there have been significant failures of leadership, both political and official, in No 10 and the Cabinet Office,” she wrote.
The MP for South Northamptonshire added: “Each of my Conservative MP colleagues and I must now decide individually on what is the right course of action that will restore confidence in our government.” » | Jessica Elgot, Chief political correspondent | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Tory MP John Stevenson submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson »
Immer mehr Tories gegen Boris Johnson: Fast täglich sprechen konservative Abgeordnete dem britischen Premierminister die Amtstauglichkeit ab. Selbst eine frühere Vertraute äußert sich kritisch. »
The former cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom has criticised Boris Johnson’s “failure of leadership” – the latest in a string of senior Tory figures to express doubts about the prime minister’s future.
The former business secretary, who has twice run for the party leadership, stopped short of calling for Johnson to resign but said individual MPs would decide on how best to restore confidence.
In a letter to her constituents, Leadsom said she believed it was “extremely unlikely that senior leaders were unaware of what was going on”.
“I therefore agree with Sue Gray’s conclusions that there have been significant failures of leadership, both political and official, in No 10 and the Cabinet Office,” she wrote.
The MP for South Northamptonshire added: “Each of my Conservative MP colleagues and I must now decide individually on what is the right course of action that will restore confidence in our government.” » | Jessica Elgot, Chief political correspondent | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Tory MP John Stevenson submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson »
Immer mehr Tories gegen Boris Johnson: Fast täglich sprechen konservative Abgeordnete dem britischen Premierminister die Amtstauglichkeit ab. Selbst eine frühere Vertraute äußert sich kritisch. »
Monday, May 30, 2022
Monkeypox Infections Rise as Guidance Advises Cases to Abstain from Sex
BBC: Another 71 cases of monkeypox have been identified in England over the weekend bringing the UK total to 179, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says.
New guidance is advising anyone with the virus to abstain from sex while they have symptoms.
They are also told to use condoms for eight weeks after an infection as a precaution.
The risk to the population is low, but people should be alert to new rashes or lesions, the UKHSA says.
In total, 172 cases have been confirmed in England, with four in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. » | Jim Reed, Health reporter | Monday, May 30, 2022
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New guidance is advising anyone with the virus to abstain from sex while they have symptoms.
They are also told to use condoms for eight weeks after an infection as a precaution.
The risk to the population is low, but people should be alert to new rashes or lesions, the UKHSA says.
In total, 172 cases have been confirmed in England, with four in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland and one in Wales. » | Jim Reed, Health reporter | Monday, May 30, 2022
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