THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Federal Reserve raised rates by three-quarters of a point and projected a more aggressive path ahead, suggesting that borrowing costs would be increased to 4.4 percent by the end of the year.
Federal Reserve officials ramped up their battle against the fastest inflation in 40 years on Wednesday, ushering in a third straight supersize rate increase while projecting a more aggressive path ahead for monetary policy, one that would lift interest rates higher and keep them elevated longer.
Central bankers raised their policy interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, boosting it to a range of 3 to 3.25 percent. The federal funds rate was set at near zero as recently as March, and the Fed’s increases since then have made for its fastest policy adjustment since the 1980s.
Even more notably, policymakers predicted on Wednesday that they will raise borrowing costs to 4.4 percent by the end of the year — suggesting that they could make another supersize rate move, followed by a half-point adjustment. Officials estimated that rates will climb to 4.6 percent by the end of 2023, up from an estimate of 3.8 percent in June, when they last published estimates. » | Jeanna Smialek | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Biden Condemns Russian Escalation of Ukraine War | DW News
US President Joe Biden delivered a firm rebuke of Russia's "brutal, needless war" in Ukraine during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
He said Moscow "shamelessly violated" the UN charter with the invasion.
"If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences then we put at risk everything this institution stands for," he said.
Biden's address to the UN comes only hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered reservists to report for duty to fight the war in Ukraine.
He said Moscow "shamelessly violated" the UN charter with the invasion.
"If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences then we put at risk everything this institution stands for," he said.
Biden's address to the UN comes only hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered reservists to report for duty to fight the war in Ukraine.
Ein heißer Kuss am Ende eines langen, heißen Sommers.
Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Huberman Lab Podcast #90
What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #86
Number of Global Ultra High Net Worth Individuals Hits Record High
THE GUARDIAN: Credit Suisse finds those with assets exceeding $50m total 218,200 after post-pandemic ‘explosion of wealth’
The ranks of the global “ultra high net worth” (UHNW) individuals swelled by 46,000 last year to a record 218,200 as the world’s richest people benefited from “almost an explosion of wealth” during the recovery from the pandemic.
The number of UHNW people – those with assets of more than $50m (£43.7m) – jumped in 2021 as the super-rich benefited from soaring house prices and booming stock markets, according to a report by investment bank Credit Suisse. The number of people in the UHNW bracket has increased by more than 50% over the past two years.
The huge increase in wealth of the richest 0.00004% of the world’s adult population comes as billions of low- and middle-income people – many of whom saw their savings wiped out during the pandemic – struggle to cope with soaring food and energy prices.
“The strong rise in financial assets resulted in an increase in inequality in 2021,” the report by Credit Suisse, which helps manage the fortunes of many of the world’s richest people, said. “The rise in inequality is probably due to the surge in the value of financial assets during the Covid-19 pandemic.” » | Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Why wealth matters. The Global Wealth Report: The most comprehensive and up-to-date resource of its kind. Our Global Wealth Report analyzes the household wealth of 5.3 billion people across the globe. Multi-faceted and eye-opening. »
The ranks of the global “ultra high net worth” (UHNW) individuals swelled by 46,000 last year to a record 218,200 as the world’s richest people benefited from “almost an explosion of wealth” during the recovery from the pandemic.
The number of UHNW people – those with assets of more than $50m (£43.7m) – jumped in 2021 as the super-rich benefited from soaring house prices and booming stock markets, according to a report by investment bank Credit Suisse. The number of people in the UHNW bracket has increased by more than 50% over the past two years.
The huge increase in wealth of the richest 0.00004% of the world’s adult population comes as billions of low- and middle-income people – many of whom saw their savings wiped out during the pandemic – struggle to cope with soaring food and energy prices.
“The strong rise in financial assets resulted in an increase in inequality in 2021,” the report by Credit Suisse, which helps manage the fortunes of many of the world’s richest people, said. “The rise in inequality is probably due to the surge in the value of financial assets during the Covid-19 pandemic.” » | Rupert Neate, Wealth correspondent | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Why wealth matters. The Global Wealth Report: The most comprehensive and up-to-date resource of its kind. Our Global Wealth Report analyzes the household wealth of 5.3 billion people across the globe. Multi-faceted and eye-opening. »
Our Country Yearns for Unity - but Truss’s Government Is Mercilessly Dividing It into Rich and Poor
THE GUARDIAN: For the first time since the welfare state was created, the food bank will be our safety net and charity our last line of defence
‘Liz Truss’s £150bn energy package remains so poorly targeted it will not prevent 5 million children falling into poverty this winter.’ Photograph: Toby Melville/PA
Having been promised an energy price freeze, millions of hard-pressed families will be shocked and fearful when, on 1 October, they are hit with a 25% rise in their fuel bills.
After a summer of doing nothing the government looked as if it had done a lot, but it has not done anywhere near enough. In 10 days’, the cap on energy bills will rise to an unprecedented £2,500 a year. This is an average increase of £10 a week, on top of April’s rise of £14 a week. Fuel costs will, according to Jonathan Bradshaw and Antonia Keung at York University, consume an unprecedented 20% of the income of 4.1 million families in October. By May, that figure could rise to 7.4 million. For 2.2 million families, energy bills will take up an unpayable 30% of their income, and this could rise to 3.8 million families by May.
Never has fuel poverty hit so many people so hard, and unless new help is announced for low-income families on Friday, Liz Truss’s £150bn energy package will remain so poorly targeted that it will not prevent 5 million children falling into poverty this winter, and an ever larger proportion of our nation from turning up at one of the country’s 3,000 food banks. » | Gordon Brown | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Having been promised an energy price freeze, millions of hard-pressed families will be shocked and fearful when, on 1 October, they are hit with a 25% rise in their fuel bills.
After a summer of doing nothing the government looked as if it had done a lot, but it has not done anywhere near enough. In 10 days’, the cap on energy bills will rise to an unprecedented £2,500 a year. This is an average increase of £10 a week, on top of April’s rise of £14 a week. Fuel costs will, according to Jonathan Bradshaw and Antonia Keung at York University, consume an unprecedented 20% of the income of 4.1 million families in October. By May, that figure could rise to 7.4 million. For 2.2 million families, energy bills will take up an unpayable 30% of their income, and this could rise to 3.8 million families by May.
Never has fuel poverty hit so many people so hard, and unless new help is announced for low-income families on Friday, Liz Truss’s £150bn energy package will remain so poorly targeted that it will not prevent 5 million children falling into poverty this winter, and an ever larger proportion of our nation from turning up at one of the country’s 3,000 food banks. » | Gordon Brown | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Our Yemeni Kitchen | مطبخنا اليمني | Yemeni Kofta Kebab | كباب كفتة يمنية
For a complete list of the ingredients used in this recipe and its method of preparation, in both English and Arabic, please click here and then click on “show more”.
Land ohne Queen | ARTE Re:
Der Tod Elizabeth II. ist eine Zäsur. Millionen Briten und Menschen aus aller Welt nehmen Abschied. Zwischen Trauer und Neuanfang wird eine Frage immer drängender: Was bedeutet das Ende der Ära Elizabeth II. für die Monarchie – und was für die Briten selbst?
London. Nah am Buckingham Palace krabbelt John Loughrey aus seinem Zelt. Es ist fünf Uhr morgens, der 67-Jährige muss sich beeilen, denn schon bald müssen er und seine Freunde den Platz für die Massen räumen. Der Sarg der Queen wird an diesem Nachmittag vom Buckingham Palace zur Westminster Hall überführt. Seit Tagen campen die „Royal Superfans“ hier, um Abschied von ihrer Königin zu nehmen. Nicht nur John Loughrey, überall erzählen Briten von ganz persönlichen Begegnungen mit der Königin – und wie es ihr Leben bis heute prägt. So auch in Schottland. In Edinburgh verabschieden sich Menschen am geschlossenen Sarg der verstorbenen Monarchin. Vor Schloss Balmoral haben Anwohner hunderte Blumensträuße abgelegt. John Sinclair ist Metzger in Ballater, Aberdeenshire und beliefert das Schloss seit vielen Jahren. „Das erste Mal traf ich die Queen 2010. Ich war sehrnervös. Sie sah mich einfach an. Ich schaute diese kleine Dame an – ich wusste gar nicht, dass die Königin so klein ist.“ Viele richten nun den Blick nach vorn und hoffen, dass König Charles der Monarchie ähnliche Strahlkraft verleiht. Andere leben dagegen seit Jahren im Konflikt mit der Krone.
Ngozi Fulani stammt eigentlich aus der Karibik. Sie berichtet von Diskriminierungen – und von Chris Kaba, einem schwarzen jungen Mann, der drei Tage vor dem Tod der Queen von Polizisten erschossen wurde. Sie nimmt daraufhin an Protestmärschen in London Teil. Fulani kann in die Trauer für die Queen nicht mit einstimmen. Rassismus und Kolonialismus, dagegen habe das Königshaus zu wenig getan. Geht König Charles neue Wege?
Reportage (D 2022, 32 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 21/09/2023
London. Nah am Buckingham Palace krabbelt John Loughrey aus seinem Zelt. Es ist fünf Uhr morgens, der 67-Jährige muss sich beeilen, denn schon bald müssen er und seine Freunde den Platz für die Massen räumen. Der Sarg der Queen wird an diesem Nachmittag vom Buckingham Palace zur Westminster Hall überführt. Seit Tagen campen die „Royal Superfans“ hier, um Abschied von ihrer Königin zu nehmen. Nicht nur John Loughrey, überall erzählen Briten von ganz persönlichen Begegnungen mit der Königin – und wie es ihr Leben bis heute prägt. So auch in Schottland. In Edinburgh verabschieden sich Menschen am geschlossenen Sarg der verstorbenen Monarchin. Vor Schloss Balmoral haben Anwohner hunderte Blumensträuße abgelegt. John Sinclair ist Metzger in Ballater, Aberdeenshire und beliefert das Schloss seit vielen Jahren. „Das erste Mal traf ich die Queen 2010. Ich war sehrnervös. Sie sah mich einfach an. Ich schaute diese kleine Dame an – ich wusste gar nicht, dass die Königin so klein ist.“ Viele richten nun den Blick nach vorn und hoffen, dass König Charles der Monarchie ähnliche Strahlkraft verleiht. Andere leben dagegen seit Jahren im Konflikt mit der Krone.
Ngozi Fulani stammt eigentlich aus der Karibik. Sie berichtet von Diskriminierungen – und von Chris Kaba, einem schwarzen jungen Mann, der drei Tage vor dem Tod der Queen von Polizisten erschossen wurde. Sie nimmt daraufhin an Protestmärschen in London Teil. Fulani kann in die Trauer für die Queen nicht mit einstimmen. Rassismus und Kolonialismus, dagegen habe das Königshaus zu wenig getan. Geht König Charles neue Wege?
Reportage (D 2022, 32 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 21/09/2023
Russland will Teile der Ost-Ukraine annektieren | Putins Panik-Reaktion
Der Kreml will Teile der besetzten Ost-Ukraine illegal annektieren!
Einem Bericht der russischen Nachrichtenagentur „Tass“ zufolge plant Moskau Referenden in den sogenannten „Volksrepubliken“ Donezk und Lugansk. Zudem sollen auch auch in der besetzten Stadt Cherson und in der teilweise besetzten Region Saporischschja in der Süd-Ukraine Referenden stattfinden. Die Referenden sollen zeitgleich zwischen dem 23. und dem 27. September stattfinden; Ziel ist ein Anschluss der besetzten Regionen an Russland.
Bereits am Montag hatte die russische Propagandistin Margarita Simonjan ein „sofortiges Referendum“ in den besetzten Gebieten gefordert, um das „Krim-Szenario“ zu wiederholen. 2014 hatte Russland die ukrainische Halbinsel Krim nach einem manipulierten Referendum illegal annektiert.
Einem Bericht der russischen Nachrichtenagentur „Tass“ zufolge plant Moskau Referenden in den sogenannten „Volksrepubliken“ Donezk und Lugansk. Zudem sollen auch auch in der besetzten Stadt Cherson und in der teilweise besetzten Region Saporischschja in der Süd-Ukraine Referenden stattfinden. Die Referenden sollen zeitgleich zwischen dem 23. und dem 27. September stattfinden; Ziel ist ein Anschluss der besetzten Regionen an Russland.
Bereits am Montag hatte die russische Propagandistin Margarita Simonjan ein „sofortiges Referendum“ in den besetzten Gebieten gefordert, um das „Krim-Szenario“ zu wiederholen. 2014 hatte Russland die ukrainische Halbinsel Krim nach einem manipulierten Referendum illegal annektiert.
Ein russischer Elitesoldat packt aus: Die Enthüllungen des Pavel Filatjew | SPIEGEL TV
Putin Announces Partial Mobilisation and Threatens Nuclear Retaliation in Escalation of Ukraine War
THE GUARDIAN: Russian president threatens west with nuclear retaliation, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’
A screenshot taken from the accompanying video.
Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation in Russia in a significant escalation that places the country’s people and economy on a wartime footing.
The president also threatened nuclear retaliation, saying that Russia had “lots of weapons to reply” to what he called western threats on Russian territory and added that he was not bluffing.
In a highly anticipated televised address, Putin said the “partial mobilisation” was a direct response to the dangers posed by the west, which “wants to destroy our country”, and claimed the west had tried to “turn Ukraine’s people into cannon fodder”.
“Military service will apply only to citizens who are currently in the reserve, especially those who have served in the armed forces, have certain military professions and relevant experience,” he said.
Shortly after Putin’s announcement, the country’s defence ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said 300,000 Russians would be called up as part of the mobilisation that will apply to “those with previous military experience”.With video » | Pjotr Sauer | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Mobilisation de 300 000 réservistes, chantage nucléaire : la fuite en avant de Vladimir Poutine : Le président russe, qui assure qu’il « soutiendra » une annexion des territoires occupés d’Ukraine, met également en avant la menace de l’arme nucléaire. »
Russland will 300.000 Reservisten mobilisieren: Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ordnet eine Teilmobilmachung für Russland an. In seiner Fernsehansprache droht er auch mit dem Einsatz von Atomwaffen. »
Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation in Russia in a significant escalation that places the country’s people and economy on a wartime footing.
The president also threatened nuclear retaliation, saying that Russia had “lots of weapons to reply” to what he called western threats on Russian territory and added that he was not bluffing.
In a highly anticipated televised address, Putin said the “partial mobilisation” was a direct response to the dangers posed by the west, which “wants to destroy our country”, and claimed the west had tried to “turn Ukraine’s people into cannon fodder”.
“Military service will apply only to citizens who are currently in the reserve, especially those who have served in the armed forces, have certain military professions and relevant experience,” he said.
Shortly after Putin’s announcement, the country’s defence ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said 300,000 Russians would be called up as part of the mobilisation that will apply to “those with previous military experience”.With video » | Pjotr Sauer | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Mobilisation de 300 000 réservistes, chantage nucléaire : la fuite en avant de Vladimir Poutine : Le président russe, qui assure qu’il « soutiendra » une annexion des territoires occupés d’Ukraine, met également en avant la menace de l’arme nucléaire. »
Russland will 300.000 Reservisten mobilisieren: Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ordnet eine Teilmobilmachung für Russland an. In seiner Fernsehansprache droht er auch mit dem Einsatz von Atomwaffen. »
Liz Truss Urges World Leaders to Follow UK with Trickle Down Economics
THE GUARDIAN: Reports that stamp duty will be cut with PM to use UN speech to argue for far-reaching tax reductions, putting her at odds with Joe Biden
A screenshot of Liz Truss taken from the accompanying video.
Liz Truss is to urge world leaders to join Britain in introducing far-reaching tax cuts despite US president Joe Biden pouring scorn on “trickle down economics” ahead of their first bilateral talks in New York.
In a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, the prime minister will argue the free world must prioritise economic growth to deny authoritarian states like Russia the chance to manipulate the global economy.
However, her embrace of Reaganite economic policy puts her on a collision course with the Democratic president who tweeted yesterday that he was “sick and tired” of the approach, which he claimed had never worked. With video » | Pippa Crerar in New York | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
What an uninformed prime mnster we have! Has she not learnt yet, after all these years, that “trickle down” economics is a myth? It simply doesn’t work. Poor lass! And poor electorate, of course! – © Mark Alexander
Liz Truss is to urge world leaders to join Britain in introducing far-reaching tax cuts despite US president Joe Biden pouring scorn on “trickle down economics” ahead of their first bilateral talks in New York.
In a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, the prime minister will argue the free world must prioritise economic growth to deny authoritarian states like Russia the chance to manipulate the global economy.
However, her embrace of Reaganite economic policy puts her on a collision course with the Democratic president who tweeted yesterday that he was “sick and tired” of the approach, which he claimed had never worked. With video » | Pippa Crerar in New York | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
What an uninformed prime mnster we have! Has she not learnt yet, after all these years, that “trickle down” economics is a myth? It simply doesn’t work. Poor lass! And poor electorate, of course! – © Mark Alexander
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Ukraine-Krieg dominiert UN-Generalversammlung in New York | DW Nachrichten
War in Ukraine overshadows UN session | DW News »
Macron Says UK and France Must ‘Move On’ from Truss Remarks
THE GUARDIAN: Two leaders appear to smooth over tensions in first bilateral talks in New York but avoid awkward topics
Liz Truss had said the ‘jury’s out’ over whether Emmanuel Macron was a friend or foe of Britain.Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters
Emmanuel Macron has offered Liz Truss an olive branch after her controversial “friend or foe” remarks by saying after their first bilateral talks that it is time to “move on”.
The two leaders appeared to smooth over tensions during their meeting in New York, which No 10 said was dominated by Ukraine and energy security, but avoided the controversial issues of the Northern Ireland protocol and migration.
After the talks, the French president told reporters: “I now believe in proof, in results. There is a will to re-engage, to move on, and to show that we are allies and friends in a complex world.” » | Pippa Crerar in New York | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Good for Emmanuel Macron! He is the wise one: he is ‘showing better’. This is precisely the advice that my late grandmother always used to advise us to show as children!
The French are certainly our friends, even if Liz Truss doesn’t know this fact yet. The late Queen Elizabeth II knew it. Emmanuel Macron knows it too. Emmanuel Macron is indeed our friend; and a good one at that! It is to be hoped that Liz Truss will soon come to her senses. © Mark Alexander
Emmanuel Macron has offered Liz Truss an olive branch after her controversial “friend or foe” remarks by saying after their first bilateral talks that it is time to “move on”.
The two leaders appeared to smooth over tensions during their meeting in New York, which No 10 said was dominated by Ukraine and energy security, but avoided the controversial issues of the Northern Ireland protocol and migration.
After the talks, the French president told reporters: “I now believe in proof, in results. There is a will to re-engage, to move on, and to show that we are allies and friends in a complex world.” » | Pippa Crerar in New York | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Good for Emmanuel Macron! He is the wise one: he is ‘showing better’. This is precisely the advice that my late grandmother always used to advise us to show as children!
The French are certainly our friends, even if Liz Truss doesn’t know this fact yet. The late Queen Elizabeth II knew it. Emmanuel Macron knows it too. Emmanuel Macron is indeed our friend; and a good one at that! It is to be hoped that Liz Truss will soon come to her senses. © Mark Alexander
Andrés & Hugo | Cuatro Lunas | I Feel It Coming | Reupload
Viewer discretion is strongly advised. This video is not suitable for children. – © Mark Alexander
Scott Joplin : Maple Leaf Rag | Reupload
Omar Sharif Jr. : “One Day I Will Go Home”
Originally published here.
Related video here.
Liz Truss Defends Plan to Lift Cap on Bankers’ Bonuses
This is the sh** that falls from the bull! Liz Truss's understanding of economics leaves much to be desired. This is yet more 'trickle-up' economics, i.e. economics which makes the rich, richer still and the poor, poorer still.
This voodoo economics will not lead to economic growth; in fact, it will probably lead to economic contraction. If policies like these led to economic growth, this country would have one of the fastest-growing economies on the planet. These neoliberal policies have been followed since Thatcher was in office back in the 80s; and look at the parlous state of the UK economy today! – © Mark Alexander
Liz Truss, the market fundamentalist »
Liz Truss urges world leaders to follow UK with trickle down economics: Reports that stamp duty will be cut with PM to use UN speech to argue for far-reaching tax reductions, putting her at odds with Joe Biden »
Trickle down economics is a load of bullshit! No economist (or politician) worth his or her salt would ever promote such a stupid theory. The theory has already been discredited. – © Mark Alexander
Are Russia's Defeats in Ukraine Causing a Shift in Public Opinion? | DW News
Vladimir Poutine en perte d’influence
LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Face au regain de violence entre le Tadjikistan et le Kirghizistan, et entre l’Arménie et l’Azerbaïdjan, Moscou peine à tenir le rôle d’arbitre qu’elle revendique. Un signe qui témoigne de l’affaiblissement du président russe sur la scène internationale.
La géopolitique est impitoyable dès que se manifestent des signes de faiblesse. Vladimir Poutine ne peut que le constater alors que ses troupes viennent d’essuyer en Ukraine un revers cuisant, contraintes à la retraitedans la région de Kharkiv sous la pression des forces de Kiev. Le sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghaï qui s’est tenu à Samarcande, en Ouzbékistan, lui a certes donné l’occasion d’une photo de famille, au côté notamment du président chinois, Xi Jinping, mais ses homologues ont été chiches en soutiens. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | mardi 20 septembre 2022
La géopolitique est impitoyable dès que se manifestent des signes de faiblesse. Vladimir Poutine ne peut que le constater alors que ses troupes viennent d’essuyer en Ukraine un revers cuisant, contraintes à la retraitedans la région de Kharkiv sous la pression des forces de Kiev. Le sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghaï qui s’est tenu à Samarcande, en Ouzbékistan, lui a certes donné l’occasion d’une photo de famille, au côté notamment du président chinois, Xi Jinping, mais ses homologues ont été chiches en soutiens. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | mardi 20 septembre 2022
Saudi Aramco Chief Says Europe’s Plans on Energy Crisis Are Not Helpful
THE GUARDIAN: Amin Nasser says plans to cap bills and tax energy companies are not long-term solutions
Saudi Aramco’s Amin Nasser said the root cause of the energy crisis had come from underinvestment in fossil fuels. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
The chief executive of Saudi Aramco has said European governments’ efforts to tackle the energy crisis are “not helpful”.
Amin Nasser, who leads the world’s largest oil exporter, said plans to cap consumer bills and tax energy companies were not long-term solutions to the global crisis.
Nasser told a forum in Switzerland: “Freezing or capping energy bills might help consumers in the short term, but it does not address the real causes and is not the long-term solution.
“And taxing companies when you want them to increase production is clearly not helpful.” » | Alex Lawson, Energy correspondent | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The chief executive of Saudi Aramco has said European governments’ efforts to tackle the energy crisis are “not helpful”.
Amin Nasser, who leads the world’s largest oil exporter, said plans to cap consumer bills and tax energy companies were not long-term solutions to the global crisis.
Nasser told a forum in Switzerland: “Freezing or capping energy bills might help consumers in the short term, but it does not address the real causes and is not the long-term solution.
“And taxing companies when you want them to increase production is clearly not helpful.” » | Alex Lawson, Energy correspondent | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Hodges: 'I Believe the Ukrainians Have Achieved Irreversible Momentum' | DW News
Sweden Is Becoming Unbearable
THE NEW YORK TIMES: STOCKHOLM — “Helg seger.”
Those two words, spoken by Rebecka Fallenkvist, a 27-year-old media figure and politician from the Sweden Democrats, the far-right party that took 20 percent in Sweden’s general election last week, sent shivers down spines throughout the country. It’s not the phrase, which is odd and means “weekend victory.” It’s the sound: one letter away from “Hell seger,” the Swedish translation of the Nazi salute “Sieg Heil,” and the war cry of Swedish Nazis for decades.
Ms. Fallenkvist was quick to disavow any Nazi associations. She meant to declare the weekend a victorious one, she said, but the words came out in the wrong order. Perhaps that’s true. But the statement would be entirely in keeping with the party Ms. Fallenkvist represents which, after a steady rise, is now likely to play a major role in the next government.
For Sweden, a country that trades on being a bastion of social democracy, tolerance and fairness, it’s a shock. But perhaps it shouldn’t be. Steadily rising for the past decade, the Swedish far right has profited from the country’s growing inequalities, fostering an obsession with crime and an antipathy to migrants. Its advance marks the end of Swedish exceptionalism, the idea that the country stood out both morally and materially.
There’s no doubt about the party’s Nazi origins. The Sweden Democrats was created in 1988 out of a neo-Nazi group called B.S.S., or Keep Sweden Swedish, and of the party’s 30 founding fathers, 18 had Nazi affiliations, according to a historian and former party member, Tony Gustaffson. Some of the founding fathers had even served in Hitler’s Waffen SS. » | Elisabeth Asbrink * | Tuesday, September 20, 2022
* Ms. Asbrink is the author of “1947: Where Now Begins” and “Made in Sweden: 25 Ideas That Created a Country.”
Elizabeth II: Das Ende einer Epoche | Mit offenen Karten - Im Fokus | ARTE
Thousands Pay Tribute as Britain Says Final Farewell to Its Queen
THE NEW YORK TIMES: More than 100 world leaders, including President Biden, attended the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, and Britons lined the streets for a procession that took her to her final resting place at Windsor Castle.
After a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a procession across central London, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was lowered into the royal vault of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. | Andrew Testa for The New York Times
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on Monday after a majestic state funeral that drew tens of millions of Britons together in a vast expression of grief and gratitude, as they bade farewell to a sovereign whose seven-decade reign had spanned their lives and defined their times.
It was the culmination of 10 days of mourning since the queen died on Sept. 8 in Scotland — a highly choreographed series of rituals that fell amid a deepening economic crisis and a fraught political transition in Britain — and yet everything about the day seemed destined to be etched into history.
Tens of thousands of people lined the route of the cortege past the landmarks of London. In Hyde Park, people watching the service on large screens joined in “The Lord’s Prayer” when it was recited at Westminster Abbey. Thousands more cheered, many strewing flowers in the path of her glass-topped hearse, as the queen’s coffin was driven to Windsor Castle, where she was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip.
“In this changing world, she was a pillar of the old world,” said Richard Roe, 36, who works in finance in Zurich and flew home for the funeral. “It’s nice to have something that’s stable and stands for good values.”
An unbroken thread of sadness ran through the day, but also an acute sense of uncertainty. The queen, who died at 96, was one of the last living links to World War II and the twilight of Britain’s imperial age. The country she embodied with such dignity has fundamentally changed. » | Mark Landler | Monday, September 19, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II Is Buried at Windsor Alongside Her Husband, Prince Philip: After a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a procession across central London, the British monarch was interred at the King George VI Memorial Chapel. »
Prince William Moves Into the Spotlight as Heir to the Throne: Many royal watchers and historians are looking to William and his wife, Catherine, who rank high in popularity polls, as the long-term future of the British monarchy. »
The Guardian view on the Queen’s funeral: stirring emotions that transcend logic: Ministers want to reduce workers’ rights and increase bankers’ bonuses. They should be brave enough to reform the crown »
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on Monday after a majestic state funeral that drew tens of millions of Britons together in a vast expression of grief and gratitude, as they bade farewell to a sovereign whose seven-decade reign had spanned their lives and defined their times.
It was the culmination of 10 days of mourning since the queen died on Sept. 8 in Scotland — a highly choreographed series of rituals that fell amid a deepening economic crisis and a fraught political transition in Britain — and yet everything about the day seemed destined to be etched into history.
Tens of thousands of people lined the route of the cortege past the landmarks of London. In Hyde Park, people watching the service on large screens joined in “The Lord’s Prayer” when it was recited at Westminster Abbey. Thousands more cheered, many strewing flowers in the path of her glass-topped hearse, as the queen’s coffin was driven to Windsor Castle, where she was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip.
“In this changing world, she was a pillar of the old world,” said Richard Roe, 36, who works in finance in Zurich and flew home for the funeral. “It’s nice to have something that’s stable and stands for good values.”
An unbroken thread of sadness ran through the day, but also an acute sense of uncertainty. The queen, who died at 96, was one of the last living links to World War II and the twilight of Britain’s imperial age. The country she embodied with such dignity has fundamentally changed. » | Mark Landler | Monday, September 19, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II Is Buried at Windsor Alongside Her Husband, Prince Philip: After a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a procession across central London, the British monarch was interred at the King George VI Memorial Chapel. »
Prince William Moves Into the Spotlight as Heir to the Throne: Many royal watchers and historians are looking to William and his wife, Catherine, who rank high in popularity polls, as the long-term future of the British monarchy. »
The Guardian view on the Queen’s funeral: stirring emotions that transcend logic: Ministers want to reduce workers’ rights and increase bankers’ bonuses. They should be brave enough to reform the crown »
Monday, September 19, 2022
Peaceful Cooking | هدوء الطبخ | Chicken w/ Rice | دجاج مع أرز
For a full list of the ingredients used in this recipe and the method of cooking it, in both English and Arabic, please click here and then click on “show more”.
Royal Family Turns Out in Flawless Fashion for the Queen’s Funeral
THE GUARDIAN: From pillbox hats to pearls and sharp tailoring, the dress code was one of resplendent solemnity
The Queen Consort with, left, the Duchess of Sussex and, right, Prince George, the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte. Photograph: Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock
There was not a hair out of place, nor a shoe unpolished. Not one speck of lint on a jacket was to be seen. For the grandest, most gorgeous of occasions the dress code was resplendent solemnity, in pearls and pillbox hats, high heels and sharp tailoring.
For the royal family this was, as the archbishop of Canterbury noted, a portrait of grief under the brightest spotlight. The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex found a little privacy under wide-brimmed hats, or veils, or both. And while Britain was looking at the royal family, the rest of the world was looking at Britain. » | Jess Cartner-Morley | Monday, September 19, 2022
There was not a hair out of place, nor a shoe unpolished. Not one speck of lint on a jacket was to be seen. For the grandest, most gorgeous of occasions the dress code was resplendent solemnity, in pearls and pillbox hats, high heels and sharp tailoring.
For the royal family this was, as the archbishop of Canterbury noted, a portrait of grief under the brightest spotlight. The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex found a little privacy under wide-brimmed hats, or veils, or both. And while Britain was looking at the royal family, the rest of the world was looking at Britain. » | Jess Cartner-Morley | Monday, September 19, 2022
La Poste française rend hommage à Elizabeth II
LE MONDE : Les services postaux ont mis en vente un collector de quatre timbres à l’effigie de la reine disparue.
Collector de quatre timbres à l’effigie de la reine Elizabeth II (Photos : © Roger Viollet / PA Archive / TopPhoto / Peter Grugeon / John Hedgecoe – Création : agence Huitième Jour). DR/LA POSTE
La Poste a émis, le 19 septembre, un collector de quatre timbres en mémoire de la reine Elizabeth II, qui s’est éteinte le jeudi 8 septembre, à l’âge de 96 ans.
Les timbres, au format de 37 millimètres sur 45 millimètres, mis en page par l’agence Huitième Jour, sont imprimés en offset. Le collector de quatre timbres, vendu au prix de 8,50 euros – le tarif de la lettre pour l’international est de 1,65 euro pour un poids maximal de 20 grammes –, est tiré à cinquante mille exemplaires.
Le collector est dans des tons dominants rappelant les couleurs de l’Union Jack, le drapeau du Royaume-Uni : bleu, blanc et rouge. » | Par Pierre Jullien| lundi 19 septembre 2022
La Poste a émis, le 19 septembre, un collector de quatre timbres en mémoire de la reine Elizabeth II, qui s’est éteinte le jeudi 8 septembre, à l’âge de 96 ans.
Les timbres, au format de 37 millimètres sur 45 millimètres, mis en page par l’agence Huitième Jour, sont imprimés en offset. Le collector de quatre timbres, vendu au prix de 8,50 euros – le tarif de la lettre pour l’international est de 1,65 euro pour un poids maximal de 20 grammes –, est tiré à cinquante mille exemplaires.
Le collector est dans des tons dominants rappelant les couleurs de l’Union Jack, le drapeau du Royaume-Uni : bleu, blanc et rouge. » | Par Pierre Jullien| lundi 19 septembre 2022
Grossbritannien zelebriert am Tag des Abschieds von der Queen seine Soft Power meisterhaft
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die Welt schaut zu, wenn Königin Elizabeth II. in England zu Grabe getragen wird. Das ist der Faszination für ihre Person ebenso geschuldet wie der grandiosen Inszenierung des Königshauses durch die Briten.
Geleitzug der Königin zur Trauerfeier in Westminster. | Reuters
KOMMENTAR
Präsident Joe Biden sitzt mit seiner Ehefrau Jill in der 14. Reihe der Westminster Abbey und verfolgt den Trauergottesdienst für Königin Elizabeth II. Auch der französische Präsident Macron ist da, der deutsche Bundespräsident Steinmeier und die EU-Kommissions-Präsidentin von der Leyen. Von weit her sind der brasilianische Präsident Bolsonaro angereist, der kanadische Premierminister Trudeau, der südkoreanische Präsident Yoon und viele weitere Staatschefs. Für die Fernsehübertragung wurde ein Milliardenpublikum erwartet. Welche Persönlichkeit kann bei ihrem Tod eine ähnlich grosse Aufmerksamkeit erwarten? Die weltweite Anziehungskraft der englischen Königin ist einmalig.
Das hat viel mit ihrer Person zu tun, die während 70 Jahren als Staatsoberhaupt 117 Länder in offizieller Mission bereist hat. Nie hat sie sich einen Fehltritt erlaubt, nie hat sie einen Gast oder einen Gastgeber vor den Kopf gestossen. Die Perfektion und Ausdauer, mit der Königin Elizabeth ihr Land in der Welt vertreten hat, löst überall Respekt und Bewunderung aus. Die Queen erhält verdientermassen grossen Dank aus der Bevölkerung dafür. Es braucht mehr als perfekte Pflichterfüllung » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 19. September 2022
Präsident Joe Biden sitzt mit seiner Ehefrau Jill in der 14. Reihe der Westminster Abbey und verfolgt den Trauergottesdienst für Königin Elizabeth II. Auch der französische Präsident Macron ist da, der deutsche Bundespräsident Steinmeier und die EU-Kommissions-Präsidentin von der Leyen. Von weit her sind der brasilianische Präsident Bolsonaro angereist, der kanadische Premierminister Trudeau, der südkoreanische Präsident Yoon und viele weitere Staatschefs. Für die Fernsehübertragung wurde ein Milliardenpublikum erwartet. Welche Persönlichkeit kann bei ihrem Tod eine ähnlich grosse Aufmerksamkeit erwarten? Die weltweite Anziehungskraft der englischen Königin ist einmalig.
Das hat viel mit ihrer Person zu tun, die während 70 Jahren als Staatsoberhaupt 117 Länder in offizieller Mission bereist hat. Nie hat sie sich einen Fehltritt erlaubt, nie hat sie einen Gast oder einen Gastgeber vor den Kopf gestossen. Die Perfektion und Ausdauer, mit der Königin Elizabeth ihr Land in der Welt vertreten hat, löst überall Respekt und Bewunderung aus. Die Queen erhält verdientermassen grossen Dank aus der Bevölkerung dafür. Es braucht mehr als perfekte Pflichterfüllung » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 19. September 2022
LIVE: Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral
The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II - BBC News
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: Final Preparations Made for First State Funeral since Winston Churchill
Final preparations are underway here at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen's state funeral tomorrow morning - the first since Winston Churchill's in 1965.
Crowds have continued to make their way into central London, some queuing for the lying-in-state, while others are camping out alongside the funeral route, ready to witness this historic occasion.
Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are also now here - they'll be inside the Abbey for the service itself.
But there will also be some special invited guests there, who've been rewarded by the Queen in the past for their service to the country.
Crowds have continued to make their way into central London, some queuing for the lying-in-state, while others are camping out alongside the funeral route, ready to witness this historic occasion.
Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are also now here - they'll be inside the Abbey for the service itself.
But there will also be some special invited guests there, who've been rewarded by the Queen in the past for their service to the country.
Sheikh Mohammed Arrives at Buckingham Palace to Offer Condolences on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
KHALEEJ TIMES: Heads of state and leaders representing nearly 200 countries and territories will join Monday's state funeral
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has arrived at Buckingham Palace to offer his condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
A video posted by the Government of Dubai Media Office showed the UAE Vice-President entering the palace along with Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation.
The Dubai Ruler is among the many heads of state, world leaders and royals from across the world who have travelled to London to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who died on September 8, aged 96.
The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid had led tributes as the country mourned the passing of the Queen on September 8.
The UAE had declared a three-day mourning after the Queen passed as the country's leaders, top officials, diplomats and residents paid glowing tributes.
Till September 12, flags within the UAE and in the country's embassies abroad flew at half-mast.
UAE leaders, including some Rulers and Crown Princes, visited UK missions in the country to offer their respects. » | A Staff Reporter | Sunday, September 18, 2022
A video posted by the Government of Dubai Media Office showed the UAE Vice-President entering the palace along with Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation.
The Dubai Ruler is among the many heads of state, world leaders and royals from across the world who have travelled to London to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who died on September 8, aged 96.
The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid had led tributes as the country mourned the passing of the Queen on September 8.
The UAE had declared a three-day mourning after the Queen passed as the country's leaders, top officials, diplomats and residents paid glowing tributes.
Till September 12, flags within the UAE and in the country's embassies abroad flew at half-mast.
UAE leaders, including some Rulers and Crown Princes, visited UK missions in the country to offer their respects. » | A Staff Reporter | Sunday, September 18, 2022
« La reine Elizabeth II était économe de mots, donc sa parole avait du poids »
LE MONDE : L’historien britannique Robert Tombs détaille, dans un entretien au « Monde », le rôle de la reine dans la conduite des affaires extérieures du Royaume-Uni, notamment en ce qui concerne ses relations avec la France.
Robert Tombs, professeur émérite d’histoire à Cambridge (St John’s College), est spécialiste de l’histoire de France au XIXe siècle. Il a notamment écrit, avec Isabelle Tombs, La France et le Royaume-Uni. Des ennemis intimes (Armand Colin, 2012).
C’est difficile à déterminer, car elle n’est jamais sortie de son rôle officiel. Je dirais que la relation politique entre la France et le Royaume-Uni est à deux niveaux. Le premier niveau est celui entre les Etats et les peuples. Il s’agit d’assurer à long terme les relations d’amitié entre bons voisins. Voici le domaine de la reine. Le second niveau est celui de la politique au quotidien, entre des gouvernements qui changent et des difficultés qui vont et qui viennent. Le sentiment d’amitié entre les deux pays était pour la reine quelque chose de fondamental. Lors de ses interventions en France, elle choisissait les expressions avec soin, refusait celles qui n’étaient pas appropriées, comme lors de sa dernière visite officielle en France, où elle avait parlé avec finesse de « ce mélange unique d’amitié, de rivalité dans la bonne humeur, ainsi que d’admiration » entre les deux pays. »| Propos recueillis par Alain Salles | samedi 17 Septembre 2022
Article réservé aux abonnés
Robert Tombs, professeur émérite d’histoire à Cambridge (St John’s College), est spécialiste de l’histoire de France au XIXe siècle. Il a notamment écrit, avec Isabelle Tombs, La France et le Royaume-Uni. Des ennemis intimes (Armand Colin, 2012).
C’est difficile à déterminer, car elle n’est jamais sortie de son rôle officiel. Je dirais que la relation politique entre la France et le Royaume-Uni est à deux niveaux. Le premier niveau est celui entre les Etats et les peuples. Il s’agit d’assurer à long terme les relations d’amitié entre bons voisins. Voici le domaine de la reine. Le second niveau est celui de la politique au quotidien, entre des gouvernements qui changent et des difficultés qui vont et qui viennent. Le sentiment d’amitié entre les deux pays était pour la reine quelque chose de fondamental. Lors de ses interventions en France, elle choisissait les expressions avec soin, refusait celles qui n’étaient pas appropriées, comme lors de sa dernière visite officielle en France, où elle avait parlé avec finesse de « ce mélange unique d’amitié, de rivalité dans la bonne humeur, ainsi que d’admiration » entre les deux pays. »| Propos recueillis par Alain Salles | samedi 17 Septembre 2022
Article réservé aux abonnés
Duke of York Pays Tribute to ‘Mummy’ Queen Elizabeth for Her ‘Love, Compassion and Care’
The Duke of York has paid tribute to his mother the Queen, saying: “Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence I will treasure forever.”
The Duke of York added: "As our book of experiences closes, another opens, and I will forever hold you close to my heart with my deepest love and gratitude, and I will tread gladly into the next with you as my guide."
Prince Andrew, 62, has taken part in the vigils next to his mother's coffin in recent days, alongside his siblings.
The Duke of York added: "As our book of experiences closes, another opens, and I will forever hold you close to my heart with my deepest love and gratitude, and I will tread gladly into the next with you as my guide."
Prince Andrew, 62, has taken part in the vigils next to his mother's coffin in recent days, alongside his siblings.
Our Yemeni Kitchen | مطبخنا اليمني | Beef with Aubergine (Eggplant) | لحم بقري مع باذنجان
For a full list of the ingredients and cooking method of this recipe in both English and Arabic, click here and then click on “show more”.
Putins Autorität ist in Gefahr
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der russische Präsident Putin wird sich bald entscheiden müssen, was gefährlicher für seine Herrschaft ist: weitere militärische Misserfolge oder eine Mobilmachung.
In seiner Rede am Morgen des Angriffs auf die Ukraine hat der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin sein Handeln mit der Erfahrung des deutschen Überfalls auf die Sowjetunion 1941 begründet. Laut seiner Darstellung war die Lage für Russland Anfang dieses Jahres ebenso gefährlich wie in jenen Monaten vor 81 Jahren, in denen die Nationalsozialisten ihren Vernichtungskrieg gegen die Sowjetunion vorbereitet haben. Die rechtzeitige „Entnazifizierung“ und „Entmilitarisierung“ der Ukraine seien nötig, um eine Wiederholung der Schrecken zu verhindern, welche die Menschen in der Sowjetunion damals erleiden mussten, behauptete er.
Dieser Vorgabe folgend, schildert die russische Propaganda den Krieg in der Ukraine seither in schrillen Tönen als einen Kampf um das Überleben Russlands. In einem merkwürdigen Kontrast dazu wird der Krieg jedoch gleichzeitig als „militärische Spezialoperation“ kleingeredet und vom Alltag der Bevölkerung ferngehalten. Stünde wirklich Russlands Existenz auf dem Spiel, dann müsste die Regierung alles ins Gefecht werfen, was ihr zur Verfügung steht. Jeder Rückschlag an der Front müsste das ganze Land in Alarmzustand versetzen und noch größere Anstrengungen zur Folge haben. Aber so ist es nicht. Nach dem Zusammenbruch der russischen Front im Charkiwer Gebiet taten Putin und die Armeeführung so, als sei nichts Besonderes geschehen. Moskau feierte mit Tanz und Feuerwerk seinen Stadtgeburtstag. » | Ein Kommentar von Reinhard Veser | Sonntag, 18. September 2022
Um weiter lesen zu können, muss man abonniert sein. Momentan gibt es ein Sonderangebot von F.A.Z. Zugang zu allen F+ Artikeln kostet jetzt nur 1 € / Monat für 3 Monate. Zudem ist der Zugang mit einem Klick kündbar. Klicken Sie hier um zu profitieren.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)