âThe Supreme Court was correct to deny North Carolinaâs last-ditch effort to undermine African-American voter participation in the November election,â said Dale Ho, who is the director of the American Civil Liberties Unionâs Voting Rights Project to the Wall Street Journal.
Daily Archives: 2. September 2016
Iran urges âswift pulloutâ of Turkish forces from Syria
Iran has once again expressed concern over the continuation of Turkeyâs military incursion into Syria, urging all countries to respect the Arab country‘s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Bolivia Has Cut Extreme Poverty in Half Since 2006
A recent World Bank report confirmed that Bolivia is a world champion in revenue growth for the poorest 40 percent of its population. âIt is one of the most important legacies of this this government,â said Minister Duran in a press briefing.
TISA: New Trade Deal Could Be Even Greater Threat to Public Services Than TTIP
A global trade deal currently being negotiated in secret and involving 50 different countries could prove to be a serious threat to public services according to a briefing published today by campaign group Global Justice Now.
Wall Street Behind Brazil Coup dâEtat. The Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
This article was first published in June 2016. Dilmaâs impeachment was ordered by Wall Street. It is important to reflect upon the actors behind Brazilâs coup dâEtat and the insidious role of Michel Temerâs finance minister Henrique Campos Meirelles.
Thousands Take Part in ‚Great Federal March‘ Against Macri
Demonstrators want to see an end to President Macri‘s neoliberal policies, which have resulted in mass layoffs and spikes in the cost of living.
Unasur betreibt AuĂenministertreffen nach Putsch in Brasilien
Dort, wo nur wenige Stunden zuvor eine Gruppe von Rousseff-Gegnern die Entlassung mit einem Hupkonzert, Kuchen und Champagner gefeiert hatte, standen sich nun Rousseffs Sympathisanten und die militarisierte Polizei gegenĂŒber, die versuchte, zwei Protestaktionen gegen die Regierung Temer aufzulösen.
Right-Wing Protesters Try to Provoke Violence in Venezuela
Organizers had dubbed the rally the „Taking of Caracas,“ and some prominent opposition figures had made thinly-veiled threats of violence.
ErklÀrung der RevolutionÀren Regierung zur Lage in Brasilien
In diesem Zeitraum ist Brasilien ein aktiver Förderer der lateinamerikanischen und karibischen Integration gewesen. Die Niederlage des Freihandelsabkommens fĂŒr die Amerikas (ALCA), die Einberufung des Lateinamerikanischen und Karibischen Gipfels ĂŒber Integration und Entwicklung (CALC), der spĂ€ter zur Schaffung der CELAC fĂŒhrte und die Einrichtung von UNASUR sind transzendentale Ereignisse in der jĂŒngsten Geschichte der Region, die den Protagonismus dieses Landes deutlich machen.
Auch seine Hinwendung zu den LĂ€ndern der Dritten Welt, insbesondere Afrikas, seine aktive Mitgliedschaft in der Gruppe der BRICS (Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und SĂŒdafrika) und seine Leistung im Rahmen der Organisation der Vereinten Nationen, der Organisation der Vereinten Nationen fĂŒr ErnĂ€hrung und Landwirtschaft (FAO) und der Welthandelskonferenz unter anderem zeugen von seiner internationalen FĂŒhrungsrolle.
Israeli High Court Orders Destruction of Jewish Settlement, Defying Isaiahâs Prophecy
The court ordered the destruction of 15 occupied homes be carried out by March 6, 2018. The court also ordered that two presently vacant homes be destroyed by the end of this year. The homes, adjacent to the city of Elazar, were built in February 2001 with NIS 300,000 ($80,000) from the Ministry of Construction and Housing.
Court orders demolition of 17 settler homes in Derech Haâavot outpost
News of court decision set off a political firestorm among right-wing ministers and parliamentarians.
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Sancionada Lei que altera regras para remanejar Orçamento
Two days after removing Dilma Rousseff from office for taking ilegal credits from public banks, the Brazilian senate pass a law that makes these credits legal.
Kampagnenstart am Weltfriedenstag: Kampagne âMACHT FRIEDEN. Zivile Lösungen fĂŒr Syrienâ fordert Ende des Bundeswehreinsatzes in Syrien
Frieden kann nicht herbeigebombt werden. MilitÀr ist Teil des Problems und nicht der Lösung von Konflikten. Das militÀrische Eingreifen wird die Lage der Menschen in Syrien nicht nachhaltig verbessern oder den Terrorismus des Islamischen Staats beenden. Krieg ist Terror und erzeugt nur mehr Gewalt und Leid.
Russia, Japan to make proposals to end Kurils row by year-end
âParticularly regarding a peace treaty, the two of us alone had quite an in-depth discussion,â Abe told reporters after meeting Putin in the port city of Vladivostok.
Chinese government flexes muscles with Uber, DreamWorks probes
Marc Waha, head of the antitrust practice at Norton Rose Fulbright in Hong Kong, said a key concern for the ministry would be the elimination of Uber as a competitor to Didi.
Singapur: RĂŒstungsexport verpflichtet
Wirtschaftlich bedeutsamer als fĂŒr die Bundeswehr war das GeschĂ€ft fĂŒr die deutsche Heeresindustrie. Sie bekam nicht nur AuftrĂ€ge zur Modernisierung der Panzer, sondern konnte auch BrĂŒckenlegefahrzeuge, SchwimmbrĂŒcken, militĂ€rische LKWs und Leopard-Sonderfahrzeuge wie zum Beispiel den Pionierpanzer vom Typ Kodiak an Singapur verkaufen. Von 2007 bis 2015 hat die Bundesregierung in der einschlĂ€gigen RĂŒstungsgĂŒtergruppe A006 Ausfuhren fĂŒr Singapur in Höhe von rund 1,4 Milliarden Euro genehmigt, weit mehr, als die öffentlich bekannt gewordenen GeschĂ€fte erklĂ€ren. Singapur ist darĂŒber hinaus auch fĂŒr die Marineindustrie Deutschlands ein bedeutender Kunde. So stehen zum Beispiel auch zwei U-Boote, Schiffsmotoren und Schiffsteile in deren AuftragsbĂŒchern. Guten Kunden kommt man offenbar auch in Sachen Ausbildung gerne entgegen.
Russia, Turkey intend to set up investment fund
Turkey‘s Sovereign Wealth Fund will act as a partner in the joint investment fund establishment with the participation of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Spannungen in Venezuela vor Demonstrationen der Opposition
In Venezuela ist ein Politiker der Rechtspartei Voluntad Popular („Volkswille“) festgenommen worden. Yon Goicoechea, der zur FĂŒhrungsriege der Oppositionspartei gehört, wurde wegen Besitzes von ZĂŒndschnĂŒren verhaftet, die fĂŒr die Herstellung von SprengsĂ€tzen verwendet werden.
Der VizeprĂ€sident der regierenden Vereinten Sozialistischen Partei (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, sagte gegenĂŒber den Medien, Goicoechea sei „wĂ€hrend Jahren“ von den USA trainiert worden und habe bereits im Jahr 2007 eine halbe Million US-Dollar aus zweifelhaften Quellen erhalten.
Park defends THAAD deployment plan ahead of Russia visit
The interview was published before Park leaves for Russia‘s far eastern port city of Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum and a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as part of an eight-day trip that will also take her to China and Laos.
Astana to Host Major Nuclear Disarmament Conference
The Manifesto âThe World. The 21st Century,â which was released by Nazarbayev earlier this year, is another contribution to the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world and to an end to war. The main idea of the manifesto is to prevent war by utilising common security and international law approaches such as diplomacy, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication.
International Conference: Building a nuclear-weapon-free world
28 â 29 August 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan
Security Cooperation
Kazakhstan has made strides in fighting organized crime and terrorism. The country annually hosts Steppe Eagle joint counter-terrorism and peacekeeping exercises between Kazakh, US and NATO forces. Thanks to these exercises and the military training assistance Kazakhstan receives, it has developed forces that are capable of working with NATO as well as protect pipelines and other sensitive energy infrastructures of the country from potential attacks. Moreover, the US helped Kazakhstan strengthen its naval capabilities. These efforts confirm Kazakhstani governmentâs commitment to establish strong defense and security ties with the Western Allies.
The Israel-Kazakhstan Partnership
Since the early 1990s, Israel and Kazakhstan have developed a multifaceted security partnership involving exchanges of military technology, counterterrorism cooperation, and intelligence sharing.
Studie: KonzentrationsfÀhigkeit ohne Smartphone ist 26 Prozent höher
In seiner Vorstellung der Studie setzt Kasperky Lab ĂŒbrigens KonzentrationsfĂ€higkeit mit ProduktivitĂ€t gleich. DarĂŒber kann man streiten – schlieĂlich hat ein Smartphone auch im Arbeitsleben ein paar handfeste Vorteile, die den Verlust an ProduktivitĂ€t zumindest in einigen Jobs ganz oder teilweise kompensieren.
Eine Regierung, ein Geheimdienst, die âVerfassungsbruch mit Systemâ begehen, beschĂ€digen die Demokratie. #BND
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Jeder muà dem Grundgesetz folgen, auch der #BND: #Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragter bringt #BND in BedrÀngnis
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Lieber Herr @RegSprecher. Sie können ja gut mit Worten. Sagen Sie doch mal etwas zu den Grundgesetz Verletzungen durch den #BND.
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Das @AuswaertigesAmt am 1.4. zur #Armenien Resolution: „Bundestagsantrag, der v d Bundesregierung unterstĂŒtzt wird“
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Hollywood Freaking Out That Europe Might Make It Marginally Easier For People To Legally Access Content
Okay, we have some really serious concerns about the absolute mess of a draft copyright reform proposal that was leaked via EU regulators. The whole thing is basically a giant handout to legacy entertainment companies, pushing for things like taxing Google and other aggregators, and generally ignoring what‘s best for the public.
But apparently there‘s one single part of the plan that the entertainment guys don‘t like: the fact that a big part of the proposal is to knock out geoblocking, to create this „digital single market.“ To hear Hollywood whine about this, you‘d think it was the equivalent of forcibly making all their content available via BitTorrent.
Uzbek President Karimov has died: diplomatic sources
Long criticized by the West and human rights groups for his authoritarian style of leadership, Karimov had ruled Uzbekistan since 1989, first as the head of the local Communist Party and then as president of the newly independent republic from 1991.
BILD fragt: Wer steckt hinter der BILD?
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NYPD Suddenly Stops Making Disciplinary Documents Public; Cites ‚Saving Paper,‘ 40-Year-Old Law
The NYPD may not have time to update its Muslim surveillance policies or inform its officers of changes to its stop-and-frisk program, but it certainly has time to dig around for policies it can use to keep even more information out of the public‘s hands.
The New York Daily News reports the NYPD has been paging through old laws and has found something that will be useful in further reducing the department‘s accountability.
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Top USA National Security Officials Admit Turkey Coup
(31. August) In a Twitter tweet from his own blog, Brzezinski wrote a precis of a new article he wrote for The American Interest magazine. He writes, âThe US backing of the attempted coup against the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a grave mistake that could deliver a major blow to the US reputation.â Thatâs definitely putting it mildly given whatâs unfolding in Turkey since July 15.