- English Videos
- Russia Analyst Glenn Diesen Predicts "Massive Escalation" After Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia
- Censorship Threats Escalate in Brazil, UK, EU, and Beyond: People Jailed for Posts
- English News and Articles
- Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’
- Update 242 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
- Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?
- Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted
- EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response
- The supposed free-press UK just held Richard Medhurst under counter-terror laws
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov detained at airport in France
- Political chaos in France after Macron refuses to name PM from leftwing coalition
- AUDIO: Harrowing Phone Calls Expose Global Campaign of Repression
- Translated News in English
- Gaza - Germany prevents help for injured children
- “Unacceptable parallel society”: Wagenknecht wants MPs to pay into statutory pension
- Letter to Baerbock – UN Special Rapporteur criticizes Self-Determination Act
- Pension
- Nord Stream & Ukraine
- Decision of the Federal Administrative Court - Ban on the right-wing extremist “Compact” magazine is temporarily suspended
- Federal Ministry of the Interior - BKA should be allowed to secretly search apartments
- More powers for police - Using facial recognition to track down terrorists
- Images of child abuse - Investigations against Left Party MPs in Thuringia underway
- Federal Ministry of Health has ordered 15 million corona vaccine doses
- Company defends itself against accusations of “cronyism” - Heat pump boss drags Habeck “into the lobby swamp” with photo
- Bundeswehr returns from Niger at the end of August
- After months of delay - Now an explosive climate report that held back the traffic light coalition for a long time is coming to light
- Special funds of the German Armed Forces are almost entirely tied up
- DB Supervisory Board member speaks plainly - Huge rail chaos: “Timetables are now only estimated”
- Cum-cum share deals - How the tax authorities give away illegal billions
- Recession
- Chip factory in Dresden: Monstrous subsidies
- Solingen
- Official letter on deportations causes criticism
- Consumption fails to pick up – tax revenues collapse
- Million dollar contract for consulting firm – personnel decision leaves Baerbock in a difficult position
- Kiev no longer wants to allow oil and gas from Russia to pass through
- 60 percent of employers plan job cuts – the warning signals on the labor market
- Let the rich pay
I. English Videos
I. 1
- Russia Analyst Glenn Diesen Predicts "Massive Escalation" After Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia
- Censorship Threats Escalate in Brazil, UK, EU, and Beyond: People Jailed for Posts
- Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’
- Update 242 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
- Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?
- Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted
- EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response
- The supposed free-press UK just held Richard Medhurst under counter-terror laws
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov detained at airport in France
- Political chaos in France after Macron refuses to name PM from leftwing coalition
- AUDIO: Harrowing Phone Calls Expose Global Campaign of Repression
- Gaza - Germany prevents help for injured children
- “Unacceptable parallel society”: Wagenknecht wants MPs to pay into statutory pension
- Letter to Baerbock – UN Special Rapporteur criticizes Self-Determination Act
- Pension
- Nord Stream & Ukraine
- Decision of the Federal Administrative Court - Ban on the right-wing extremist “Compact” magazine is temporarily suspended
- Federal Ministry of the Interior - BKA should be allowed to secretly search apartments
- More powers for police - Using facial recognition to track down terrorists
- Images of child abuse - Investigations against Left Party MPs in Thuringia underway
- Federal Ministry of Health has ordered 15 million corona vaccine doses
- Company defends itself against accusations of “cronyism” - Heat pump boss drags Habeck “into the lobby swamp” with photo
- Bundeswehr returns from Niger at the end of August
- After months of delay - Now an explosive climate report that held back the traffic light coalition for a long time is coming to light
- Special funds of the German Armed Forces are almost entirely tied up
- DB Supervisory Board member speaks plainly - Huge rail chaos: “Timetables are now only estimated”
- Cum-cum share deals - How the tax authorities give away illegal billions
- Recession
- Chip factory in Dresden: Monstrous subsidies
- Solingen
- Official letter on deportations causes criticism
- Consumption fails to pick up – tax revenues collapse
- Million dollar contract for consulting firm – personnel decision leaves Baerbock in a difficult position
- Kiev no longer wants to allow oil and gas from Russia to pass through
- 60 percent of employers plan job cuts – the warning signals on the labor market
- Let the rich pay
-> Russia Analyst Glenn Diesen Predicts "Massive Escalation" After Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia
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https://youtu.be/1nZDaL7kPxU?si=ak5lN5P8hv8g11-6
I. 2
-> Censorship Threats Escalate in Brazil, UK, EU, and Beyond: People Jailed for Posts
ref:
https://youtu.be/REglAKBAw0s?si=xOrBngCoGbH_e5X9
II. English News and Articles
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-> Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’
Russia has accused Ukrainian troops of crossing the border into its Kursk region, which, if confirmed, marks the first incursion of its kind from Ukraine and puts pressure on Moscow in an area largely unaffected by the two-year war.
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source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/07/europe/russia-ukrainian-troops-cross-border-intl/index.html
-> Is the Kursk Offensive worth it?: Ukraine reportedly loses almost twice as many military vehicles as usual Lohnt sich die Kursk-Offensive?: Ukraine verliert angeblich fast doppelt so viele Militärfahrzeuge wie sonst
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source: https://www-tagesspiegel-de.translate.goog/internationales/lohnt-sich-die-kursk-offensive-ukraine-verliert-angeblich-fast-doppelt-so-viele-militarfahrzeuge-wie-sonst-12222077.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/lohnt-sich-die-kursk-offensive-ukraine-verliert-angeblich-fast-doppelt-so-viele-militarfahrzeuge-wie-sonst-12222077.html
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-> Update 242 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) witnessed thick dark smoke coming from the north-western area of the plant, after hearing multiple explosions throughout the evening. The team was informed that an alleged drone attack on one of the plant’s cooling towers took place today. There is no impact on nuclear safety, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed.
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source: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-242-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine
-> Kühlturm des AKW Saporoschje brennt nach ukrainischem Beschuss
Die ukrainische Armee hat das AKW Saporoschje mit einer Drohne angegriffen. Ein Kühlturm brennt, auch die Experten der IAEO haben eine Explosion und Rauch gemeldet.
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source: https://anti-spiegel.ru/2024/kuehlturm-des-akw-saporoschje-brennt-nach-ukrainischem-beschuss/
II. 3
-> Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?
As Ukraine’s foreign minister completes his latest tour of Africa, his country risks paying a serious diplomatic price for helping separatist rebels in northern Mali inflict a severe defeat on the Russian military operator Wagner at the end of last month.
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Just two days later Andriy Yusov, spokesman for Kyiv’s military intelligence service (GUR), said that ethnic Tuareg rebels in Mali had “received necessary information, and not just information, which enabled a successful military operation against Russian war criminals”.
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78ld18lgr9o
-> Niger's junta cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine
Niger has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, a move which signals a burgeoning rift between some West African states and Kyiv.
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source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd7493309eo
source: https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-denies-involvement-mali-attack-says-cutting-ties-short-sighted-2024-08-05/
II. 4
-> Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted
Austrian authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Iraqi national in connection with an inquiry into an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the country’s interior minister said Friday.
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source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/09/europe/taylor-swift-plot-vienna-iraqi-detained-intl/index.html
https://wien.orf.at/stories/3268298/
II. 5
-> EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response
The European Union's digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind him of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech.
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source: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-warns-elon-musk-hate-speech-donald-trump-interview-breton-x/
-> Der EU-Feldzug gegen die Meinungsfreiheit
X bleibt trotz Zensur die einzige Plattform, auf der Informationen relativ frei fließen können. So ist sie das größte Hindernis für das Streben der EU nach umfassender Informationskontrolle – doch wie lange noch?
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Diese absichtliche Verwischung der Grenze zwischen strafbaren und unliebsamen Äußerungen, kritischer Meinung und ausländischer Propaganda ist ein zentrales Element des staatlich verordneten Zensurregimes, das bestimmt, was Hunderte von Millionen Europäern online sagen und lesen dürfen und was nicht. Und es sollte nicht überraschen, dass die größte Bedrohung für die freie Meinungsäußerung heute von der EU ausgeht: Das gesamte institutionelle Gefüge des Blocks ist darauf ausgerichtet, die Demokratie einzuschränken, indem die Macht an nicht rechenschaftspflichtige Institutionen und Technokraten übertragen wird, die von der Bevölkerung weitgehend isoliert sind. Die Durchsetzung unpopulärer politischer Maßnahmen von oben führt unweigerlich zu Widerstand, der als Reaktion wiederum die Einschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit erfordert. Es ist ein Teufelskreis.
source: https://makroskop.eu/27-2024/der-eu-feldzug-gegen-die-meinungsfreiheit/
II. 6
-> The supposed free-press UK just held Richard Medhurst under counter-terror laws
Independent journalist Richard Medhurst was detained for 24 hours by cops at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws – presumably, he believes, for his reporting on Israel and Gaza.
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source: https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/08/20/richard-medhurst/
II. 7
-> Telegram CEO Pavel Durov detained at airport in France
French authorities have detained Pavel Durov, the French-Russian billionaire who founded the messaging app Telegram, at an airport outside Paris, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
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source: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/24/europe/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-detained-france-intl-latam/index.html
-> Rumble CEO Pavlovski exits Europe amid Durov’s detention crisis
After the detention of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France, another social media CEO, said that freedom of expression is under threat in Europe and announced his safe exit from Europe.
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source: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/business/rumble-ceo-pavlovski-exits-44874/
-> Verhaftung von Durow: Wie US-Geheimdienste über das Internet die totale Kontrolle über uns alle erlangen wollten (und de facto erlangt haben)
Aus Anlass der Verhaftung von Telegram-Gründer Durow will ich noch einmal aufzeigen, dass und wie die westlichen Internetkonzerne von den US-Geheimdiensten geschaffen wurden, um die totale Kontrolle zu erlangen.
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source: https://anti-spiegel.ru/2024/verhaftung-von-durow-wie-us-geheimdienste-ueber-das-internet-die-totale-kontrolle-ueber-uns-alle-erlangen-wollten-und-de-facto-erlangt-haben/
II. 8
-> Political chaos in France after Macron refuses to name PM from leftwing coalition
More talks to take place on Tuesday as president attempts to find a PM who can command cross-party support
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source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/chaos-in-france-after-macron-refuses-to-name-prime-minister-from-leftwing-coalition
II. 9
-> AUDIO: Harrowing Phone Calls Expose Global Campaign of Repression
The story and video we’re sharing today is probably unlike anything you’ve seen before, yet it reflects a growing and worrisome phenomenon that goes by the fairly clinical term of “transnational repression”—which is when a government represses dissent from ex-pat citizens or residents of separate countries. The most infamous and extreme recent case came in Canada, where the Indian government assassinated a dissident in exile. More commonly, though, it involves a threat that if the ex-pat continues their criticism, harm will come to them even though they are outside their home country’s borders, or their family still in the country will be punished for it.
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source: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/audio-pakistan-global-critics
III. Translated News in English
III. 1
-> Gaza - Germany prevents help for injured children
The German government is blocking medical aid for children who are seriously injured in the war in Gaza in Germany. Other states are more generous
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source: https://www-fr-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland-verhindert-hilfe-fuer-verletzte-kinder-93203127.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.fr.de/politik/deutschland-verhindert-hilfe-fuer-verletzte-kinder-93203127.html
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/gaza-kinder-unterstuetzung-100.html
III. 2
-> “Unacceptable parallel society”: Wagenknecht wants MPs to pay into statutory pension
After the federal election at the latest, members of parliament and ministers must be included in the system, said the BSW boss – and only acquire “normal” entitlements.
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source: https://www-tagesspiegel-de.translate.goog/politik/inakzeptable-parallelgesellschaft-wagenknecht-will-abgeordnete-in-gesetzliche-rente-einzahlen-lassen-12170666.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/inakzeptable-parallelgesellschaft-wagenknecht-will-abgeordnete-in-gesetzliche-rente-einzahlen-lassen-12170666.html
-> “Adapt to life expectancy”: CDU apparently wants to quickly decide on higher retirement age
As a government, the Christian Democrats would intervene quickly in pension provision. This must also be included in the basic program, says the head of the small business association Connemann.
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source: https://www-tagesspiegel-de.translate.goog/politik/an-lebenserwartung-anpassen-cdu-will-offenbar-schnell-hoheres-rentenalter-beschliessen-12213263.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/an-lebenserwartung-anpassen-cdu-will-offenbar-schnell-hoheres-rentenalter-beschliessen-12213263.html
III. 3
-> Letter to Baerbock – UN Special Rapporteur criticizes Self-Determination Act
UN Special Reporter Reem Alsalem warns against closing down women's shelters and points to traumatizing consequences. The German law also poses "significant risks for child protection." The German government's response is monosyllabic.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article252966862/Brief-an-Baerbock-UN-Sonderberichterstatterin-kritisiert-Selbstbestimmungsgesetz.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252966862/Brief-an-Baerbock-UN-Sonderberichterstatterin-kritisiert-Selbstbestimmungsgesetz.html
III. 4
-> “Unacceptable parallel society” – Wagenknecht criticises pensions for MPs
The BSW demands that members of the Bundestag and the Federal Government should also pay into the statutory pension fund. Politicians would then be entitled to “normal pension entitlements”, emphasises Sahra Wagenknecht.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article252917770/Wagenknecht-Abgeordnete-und-Minister-sollen-in-gesetzliche-Rente-einzahlen.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252917770/Wagenknecht-Abgeordnete-und-Minister-sollen-in-gesetzliche-Rente-einzahlen.html
-> Budget 2025: Pension cuts back on the table
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner sees opportunities for savings in the social sector for the 2025 budget. Cuts in pensions and citizens' allowances could be the answer.
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source: https://www-fr-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/haushalt-2025-kuerzungen-bei-der-rente-erneut-auf-dem-tisch-93223148.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/haushalt-2025-kuerzungen-bei-der-rente-erneut-auf-dem-tisch-93223148.html
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Pension
III. 5
-> First arrest warrant against Nord Stream suspect – Poland points to German failure
According to media reports, there is an arrest warrant issued by the Federal Prosecutor General in the case of the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines almost two years ago. According to this, suspicion falls on a Ukrainian who was last seen in Poland.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article252992088/Nord-Stream-Erster-Haftbefehl-gegen-Ukrainer-erwirkt-Polen-verweist-auf-deutsches-Versaeumnis.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252992088/Nord-Stream-Erster-Haftbefehl-gegen-Ukrainer-erwirkt-Polen-verweist-auf-deutsches-Versaeumnis.html
-> Federal government: Relations not strained
Arrest warrant over Nord Stream does not change German support for Ukraine
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source: https://www-rundschau--online-de.translate.goog/politik/bundesregierung-beziehung-zur-ukraine-wegen-nord-stream-haftbefehl-nicht-belastet-845020?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.rundschau-online.de/politik/bundesregierung-beziehung-zur-ukraine-wegen-nord-stream-haftbefehl-nicht-belastet-845020
-> No more new money for Ukraine
According to the current budget planning of the traffic light coalition, only military aid that has already been approved may be delivered to Kyiv. According to F.A.S. information, Finance Minister Lindner informed the Ministry of Defense of this.
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source: https://www-faz-net.translate.goog/aktuell/politik/ukraine/ukraine-keine-weitere-finanzielle-militaerhilfe-der-bundesregierung-19924590.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ukraine/ukraine-keine-weitere-finanzielle-militaerhilfe-der-bundesregierung-19924590.html
III. 6
-> Decision of the Federal Administrative Court - Ban on the right-wing extremist “Compact” magazine is temporarily suspended
In mid-July, Federal Minister of the Interior Faeser banned the "Compact" magazine GmbH. The right-wing extremist paper has not been allowed to appear since then. Now a court has ruled that the medium can continue to operate under certain conditions.
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source: https://www-spiegel-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/compact-verbot-des-rechtsextremen-magazins-wird-teilweise-ausgesetzt-a-aeead50d-ac9c-4eeb-9dfe-b0188ac385d4?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/compact-verbot-des-rechtsextremen-magazins-wird-teilweise-ausgesetzt-a-aeead50d-ac9c-4eeb-9dfe-b0188ac385d4
III. 7
-> Federal Ministry of the Interior - BKA should be allowed to secretly search apartments
According to a report, the Interior Ministry wants to allow the Federal Criminal Police Office to secretly search homes. However, this authorization should only be granted in exceptional cases. The reason for the step is also the fight against terrorism.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/inland/innenpolitik/bka-durchsuchungen-heimlich-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/bka-durchsuchungen-heimlich-100.html
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/regierung-kriminalitaet-bka-wohnungsdurchsuchungen-100.html
III. 8
-> More powers for police - Using facial recognition to track down terrorists
Artificial intelligence is to be used more frequently in the fight against terrorism. The Interior Ministry plans to allow the BKA and the Federal Police to use facial recognition programs in the future.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/inland/gesichtserkennungs-software-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesichtserkennungs-software-100.html
III. 9
-> Images of child abuse - Investigations against Left Party MPs in Thuringia underway
The case concerns the suspicion of possession of images of child abuse: the public prosecutor's office in Thuringia has now seized data storage devices.
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source: https://www-t--online-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100464354/die-linke-kinderpornografie-bei-politiker-staatsanwaltschaft-ermittelt.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
source: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100464354/die-linke-kinderpornografie-bei-politiker-staatsanwaltschaft-ermittelt.html
-> Left- wing MP leaves party over child pornography allegations against colleagues
Kati Engel, member of the Thuringian Left Party's state parliament, is leaving the party because of child pornography allegations against a colleague in the parliamentary group. Engel criticizes the party's handling of the allegations as unacceptable.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/inland/regional/thueringen/mdr-linke-landtagsabgeordnete-verlaesst-partei-wegen-kinderporno-vorwuerfen-gegen-kollegen-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/thueringen/mdr-linke-landtagsabgeordnete-verlaesst-partei-wegen-kinderporno-vorwuerfen-gegen-kollegen-100.html
III. 10
-> Federal Ministry of Health has ordered 15 million corona vaccine doses
The Federal Ministry of Health has ordered a total of 15 million vaccine doses for the corona booster vaccinations this autumn and winter.
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source: https://www-deutschlandfunk-de.translate.goog/bundesgesundheitsministerium-hat-15-millionen-corona-impfstoffdosen-bestellt-102.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/bundesgesundheitsministerium-hat-15-millionen-corona-impfstoffdosen-bestellt-102.html
III. 11
-> Company defends itself against accusations of “cronyism” - Heat pump boss drags Habeck “into the lobby swamp” with photo
This week, Robert Habeck is attempting to improve the image of heat pumps in Germany with the help of a promotional tour. He is receiving support from heat pump manufacturer Enpal - and is now being criticized for it.
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source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/ministerium-nicht-gerade-gluecklich-waermepumpen-chef-zieht-habeck-mit-foto-in-den-lobbysumpf_id_260232084.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/politik/deutschland/ministerium-nicht-gerade-gluecklich-waermepumpen-chef-zieht-habeck-mit-foto-in-den-lobbysumpf_id_260232084.html
III. 12
-> Bundeswehr returns from Niger at the end of August
The end of a crisis mission: In a few days, the last German army troops will leave the conflict-torn state of Niger. According to SPIEGEL information, there will be no ceremonial reception for them.
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source: https://www-spiegel-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/niger-bundeswehr-kehrt-ende-august-von-krisenmission-zurueck-a-7aa63d2f-57be-4123-b2c5-09dd01854ae5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/niger-bundeswehr-kehrt-ende-august-von-krisenmission-zurueck-a-7aa63d2f-57be-4123-b2c5-09dd01854ae5
III. 13
-> After months of delay - Now an explosive climate report that held back the traffic light coalition for a long time is coming to light
The environment and the budget would benefit equally from the abolition of climate-damaging subsidies. However, an important report that was supposed to create the conditions for this was not published by the BMWK for nine months. Now it is available - and shows the greatest need for action in the transport sector.
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Every year, diesel tax reductions, travel allowances, company car privileges and tax exemptions for air travel result in lost revenue of around 25 billion euros; at the same time, according to the study, these privileges will increase emissions by more than 50 million tons of CO2 by 2030. You can read what other exciting figures can be found in the report - including on government spending that benefits the climate - in an alert from Climate.Table .
source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/earth/news/nach-monatelanger-verzoegerung-jetzt-kommt-brisantes-klima-gutachten-ans-licht-das-die-ampel-lange-zurueckhielt_id_260235793.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/earth/news/nach-monatelanger-verzoegerung-jetzt-kommt-brisantes-klima-gutachten-ans-licht-das-die-ampel-lange-zurueckhielt_id_260235793.html
III. 14
-> Special funds of the German Armed Forces are almost entirely tied up
The 100 billion euros that have been made available in the Bundeswehr Special Fund since 2022 to improve the Bundeswehr's equipment are almost completely committed. In the 19th Armaments Report, which the Federal Ministry of Defence published on July 24, the commitment level of the special fund on April 30, 2024 is given as 86.6 billion euros.
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source: https://esut-de.translate.goog/2024/08/meldungen/52448/sondervermoegen-bundeswehr-praktisch-vollstaendig-gebunden/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://esut.de/2024/08/meldungen/52448/sondervermoegen-bundeswehr-praktisch-vollstaendig-gebunden/
III. 15
-> DB Supervisory Board member speaks plainly - Huge rail chaos: “Timetables are now only estimated”
Signaling problems, signal box failures and broken switches have now reached such a level at Deutsche Bahn that it is almost impossible for train traffic to run smoothly. According to information from the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", DB's timetables have had to be changed between two and three million times this year alone.
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source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/panorama/welt/chaos-bei-der-bahn-fahrplaene-werden-nicht-mehr-gerechnet-sondern-nur-noch-geschaetzt_id_260234197.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/panorama/welt/chaos-bei-der-bahn-fahrplaene-werden-nicht-mehr-gerechnet-sondern-nur-noch-geschaetzt_id_260234197.html
III. 16
-> Cum-cum share deals - How the tax authorities give away illegal billions
Germany could recover around 30 billion euros from banks that participated in illegal cum-cum share deals. But the investigations are still slow. Why is that?
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/finanzen/cum-cum-skandal-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/cum-cum-skandal-100.html
III. 17
-> German industry is slowly running out of orders
The order backlog built up by German industry during the Corona crisis is getting thinner and thinner. The heavyweights in particular are receiving fewer new orders. Demand is collapsing compared to the previous year. Retailers are also complaining about a lack of customers.
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source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/finanzen/boerse/konjunktur-deutsche-industrie-leidet-unter-sinkender-nachfrage-auftraege-bleiben-aus_id_260236108.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/konjunktur-deutsche-industrie-leidet-unter-sinkender-nachfrage-auftraege-bleiben-aus_id_260236108.html
-> Important index confirms decline in the German economy
The purchasing managers' index for the private sector fell surprisingly sharply in August. According to experts, this means that the recession in the German economy has deepened.
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source: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rezession-bedeutender-index-bestaetigt-talfahrt-der-deutschen-wirtschaft/100062059.html
source: https://www-handelsblatt-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
III. 18
-> Chip factory in Dresden: Monstrous subsidies
The German government is celebrating the start of construction of a new chip factory in Dresden. But it is questionable whether the large amount of state aid will pay off.
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source: https://www-zeit-de.translate.goog/2024/36/chipfabrik-dresden-tsmc-subventionen-bundesregierung?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.zeit.de/2024/36/chipfabrik-dresden-tsmc-subventionen-bundesregierung
-> Intel should consider splitting and delete the work in Magdeburg
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source: https://www-derstandard-de.translate.goog/consent/tcf/story/3000000234819/intel-soll-aufspaltung-erwaegen-und-werk-in-magdeburg-streichen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.derstandard.de/consent/tcf/story/3000000234819/intel-soll-aufspaltung-erwaegen-und-werk-in-magdeburg-streichen
III. 19
-> Perpetrator still on the run: Three dead in attack in Solingen
An attack on the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen on Friday evening left three people dead and several seriously injured. The police are searching for the perpetrator.
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source: https://www-zdf-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/panorama/kriminalitaet/solingen-polizei-grosseinsatz-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/kriminalitaet/solingen-polizei-grosseinsatz-100.html
III. 20
-> Official letter on deportations causes criticism
If people resist their deportation, they can be released - this is what the Lower Saxony State Reception Authority says. The agency now says this was a misunderstanding.
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source: https://www-sueddeutsche-de.translate.goog/politik/niedersachsen-behoerdenschreiben-zu-abschiebungen-sorgt-fuer-kritik-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-240822-930-210390?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/niedersachsen-behoerdenschreiben-zu-abschiebungen-sorgt-fuer-kritik-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-240822-930-210390
III. 21
-> Consumption fails to pick up – tax revenues collapse
The economy is stagnating: federal and state tax revenues fell by 7.9 percent to 63.81 billion euros in July compared to the same month last year. The driving force behind this is sales tax, which is low despite rising wages.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/article253122758/Umsatzsteuer-Konsum-kommt-nicht-in-Schwung-Steuereinnahmen-brechen-ein.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article253122758/Umsatzsteuer-Konsum-kommt-nicht-in-Schwung-Steuereinnahmen-brechen-ein.html
III. 22
-> Million dollar contract for consulting firm – personnel decision leaves Baerbock in a difficult position
The Foreign Office under Annalena Baerbock (Greens) is planning to digitalise visa procedures through a "foreign portal". A Berlin-based consulting firm has been hired for the multi-million euro project. A long-standing Foreign Office employee moved to the firm shortly before the contract was awarded.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article253224196/Baerbocks-Prestigeprojekt-Millionenauftrag-fuer-Beratungsfirma-Personalie-bringt-Baerbock-in-Erklaerungsnot.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article253224196/Baerbocks-Prestigeprojekt-Millionenauftrag-fuer-Beratungsfirma-Personalie-bringt-Baerbock-in-Erklaerungsnot.html
III. 23
-> Kiev no longer wants to allow oil and gas from Russia to pass through
Despite Moscow's bloody war of aggression, Russian oil and gas are still flowing through a transit pipeline on Ukrainian territory. But this is soon to come to an end.
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source: https://www-wiwo-de.translate.goog/politik/europa/pipeline-druschba-kiew-will-kein-oel-und-gas-aus-russland-mehr-durchlassen/29969530.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.wiwo.de/politik/europa/pipeline-druschba-kiew-will-kein-oel-und-gas-aus-russland-mehr-durchlassen/29969530.html
III. 24
-> 60 percent of employers plan job cuts – the warning signals on the labor market
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose by 63,000 to 2.872 million in August compared to July due to seasonal factors. Compared to August of the previous year, the number is thus 176,000 higher, the Federal Employment Agency in Nuremberg announced.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/article253271210/Anstieg-der-Arbeitslosenzahl-60-Prozent-der-Arbeitgeber-planen-Jobabbau-die-Warnsignale-auf-dem-Arbeitsmarkt.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article253271210/Anstieg-der-Arbeitslosenzahl-60-Prozent-der-Arbeitgeber-planen-Jobabbau-die-Warnsignale-auf-dem-Arbeitsmarkt.html
III. 25
-> Let the rich pay - The wealth tax could bring the country urgently needed revenue. The Left is calling for it to be reintroduced.
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But it doesn't have to stay that way. If revenue had continued to grow as it did on average in the last few years before the suspension, "annual revenue from the wealth tax would have risen to around 30 billion euros by 2023," says a recent study by Oxfam and the Tax Justice Network. The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) even speaks of possible revenue of 35 billion euros nationwide.
source: https://taz.de/Wiedereinfuehrung-der-Vermoegenssteuer/!6030903;moby/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://taz.de/Wiedereinfuehrung-der-Vermoegenssteuer/!6030903/
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