President Trump on Tuesday announced the decision to „withdraw“ from the Iran nuclear deal, keeping a longtime campaign promise, claiming there is evidence Iran is not in compliance with the deal and the agreement will allow the Iranian regime to amass nuclear weapons.
Daily Archives: 8. Mai 2018
Repression gegen Wasserkraftwerkgegner in Honduras
Im März dieses Jahres wurden den Gemeinden durch die Interamerikanische Menschenrechtskommission (CIDH) spezielle Schutzmaßnahmen zugesprochen. Der Fluss, ihre einzige Trinkwasserversorgung, ist kontaminiert. Trotz der zahlreichen Anzeigen gegen Hidrocep unternehme der Staat nichts, um gegen die Verursacher der Umweltschäden vorzugehen, erklärte Fernández weiter.
Venezuela: Oppositioneller Präsidentschaftskandidat setzt auf Privatisierung
Falcón zeigt sich vor Medien als neoliberaler Musterschüler. Privatisierungen, Kredite unter IWF-Aufsicht und Einladung an Trump zu „humanitärer Hilfe“
Kreative Aufrüstung
Der jüngst vorgestellte EU-Haushaltsentwurf für die Jahre 2021 bis 2027 sieht steigende Ausgaben für Rüstung und militärische Infrastruktur vor. Dazu werden geschickt bestehende Regularien umgangen
Gespalten in den Handelskrieg
Es sei „völlig realistisch, dass die Länder, die wegen der Zölle nicht mehr in die Vereinigten Staaten liefern können, mit ihrem Stahl auf den europäischen Markt drängen“, urteilt Kerkhoff, der seiner Forderung nach „Schutzmaßnahmen gegen solche Umlenkungs-Effekte“ Nachdruck verleiht. Während Deutschlands Wirtschaftselite vor einer „Welle protektionistischer Maßnahmen“ warnt, befördert sie also zugleich eben diese protektionistische Dynamik.
Chinese premier arrives in Tokyo for official visit, China-Japan-ROK leaders‘ meeting
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Tokyo, capital of Japan, for an official visit to Japan and the 7th China-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) leaders‘ meeting, May 8, 2018. (
Kim Jong Un Is Watching Trump‘s Iran Decision, Chinese Envoy Says
“The DPRK is watching,” said Liu Xiaoming, China’s current envoy to the U.K., who served in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from 2006-2009. “If you walk away from a deal agreed to by your previous administration, it will set a bad example.”
Trump not sold on Giuliani defense
President Donald Trump has been flustered by the onslaught of negative coverage generated by his new personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has exacerbated his political troubles in recent days with a series of unscripted interviews, four sources familiar with knowledge of the President‘s thinking tell CNN.
Trump Worried Aging, Loudmouth New Yorker Can’t Stay on Message
Donald Trump is starting to wonder if it was a mistake to trust an elderly, New York celebrity — who has an infamous affinity for courting cameras and controversy — with a job as important as the president of the United States’ lawyer.
Trump considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews
Trump has begun questioning whether Giuliani, an old friend and former New York City mayor, should be sidelined from television interviews, according to two people familiar with the president’s thinking but not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions.
Milan bourse closes 1.64% down on vote
There are fears Italy will have its second election after the inconclusive March 4 vote as early as July 22.
Italien vor Neuwahl: Der große Scherbenhaufen
In Italien scheint auch eine Übergangsregierung als Notlösung zum Scheitern verurteilt. Auch wenn noch keinen Termin für eine Neuwahl steht – der Wahlkampf hat bereits wieder begonnen.
Umstrittenes U-Boot-Geschäft mit Israel
(15.1.2018) Die gesetzliche Grundlage dafür liefere das Haushaltsrecht, sagt Otfried Nassauer vom Berliner Informationszentrum für Transatlantische Sicherheit (BITS). Er erklärt: „Die 540 Millionen Euro, mit denen Deutschland den U-Boot-Kauf Israels unterstützt, kommen aus dem Einzelplan 60 des Bundeshaushalts …
U-Boote für Ankara: Berlin setzt auf „gute Nachbarschaft“
Scharmützel im griechischen Grenzgebiet, der Einmarsch in Syrien: Die Türkei bricht laut Experten Völkerrecht. Trotzdem darf ThyssenKrupp U-Boote an Ankara liefern.
Ein europäisches Reich
Am 10. Mai erhält der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron den Internationalen Karlspreis zu Aachen – der hat eine lange und unrühmliche Tradition
Heute vor 73 Jahren war der Zweite Weltkrieg zu Ende. Dessen gedenken wir mit dem Text einer 96-jährigen NachDenkSeiten-Leserin.
Sie schreibt großartig, und sie teilt die Sorgen um die neuen Konflikte, die noch mal zum großen Krieg führen könnten. Sie hat als junge Frau während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einem Frankfurter Betrieb gearbeitet. Dort waren auch russische und französische Kriegsgefangene und Deportierte beschäftigt. Gemeinsam erlebten sie die Bombennächte. Hiervon handelt der folgende Text „Über die Kriegsjahre im Büro“.
Nordkoreas Machthaber und Chinas Staatspräsident kommen in Nordchina zu Gespräch zusammen
Die chinesische Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua meldete aus der Stadt Dalian, dass Kim und Xi am Montag und Dienstag miteinander gesprochen hätten.
Beide hätten sich umfassend und ausführlich über die bilateralen Beziehungen und wichtige Themen von beiderseitigem Interesse ausgetauscht, hieß es.
Auch der staatliche Rundfunk in Nordkorea berichtete unterdessen über das Spitzentreffen zwischen Kim und Xi in Dalian.
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un hold talks in Dalian
DALIAN, May 8 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, met Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers‘ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People‘s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Dalian, northeast China‘s Liaoning Province, on May 7-8.
Environment Ministry taking steps in bid to prevent fire ants from settling in Japan
Red imported fire ants are an alien species and may cause severe allergic reactions.
Part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo Mamoru Terayama said that there was a successful case of eradicating fire ants in New Zealand in the 2000s in the early stages after their invasion.
Catalan Republican Left rejects fresh leadership bid by Carles Puigdemont
At a meeting held Monday night in Barcelona, the ERC, whose leader Oriol Junqueras is being held in pre-trial custody in a Madrid prison in connection with the rebellion probe, confirmed that it wants to avoid a fresh election and that it also wants to avoid disobeying existing laws.
President formally appoints elected PM
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has signed an order on May 8 appointing Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister, the president’s office said.
UK police say 92% false positive facial recognition is no big deal
(7.May) New data about the South Wales Police‘s use of the technology obtained by Wired UK and The Guardian through a public records request shows that of the 2,470 alerts from the facial recognition system, 2,297 were false positives. In other words, nine out of 10 times, the system erroneously flagged someone as being suspicious or worthy of arrest.
George HW Bush: Who are the Skull and Bones, the Yale secret society with three presidents among its ranks?
The Skull and Bones crest is the same as that flown on a pirate ship‘s flag with the date 322 emblazoned beneath it, thought to refer to 322 BC when the Greek orator Demosthenes died, a moment that saw ancient Athens begin its transition from democracy to plutocracy, implying the group‘s belief that America should follow suit and surrender the responsibilities of government exclusively to the wealthy.(…)
The chances of finding out the truth remain slim, however.
The Hacker _ Propagande EP by STILLEBEN-RECORDS
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released May 7, 2018
Israel offended Japan‘s prime minister by serving him dessert in a shoe, something ‚despised‘ by Japanese people
Shoes are “despised” in Japanese culture, a senior Israeli diplomat who had served in Japan told a newspaper – and in any case, it’s a weird idea to serve food out of a shoe.(…)
„It is equivalent to serving a Jewish guest chocolates in a dish shaped like a pig.”
An Amazing Collection Of Hi-Res, Textless Movie Posters (43 images)
Uploaded by Imgur user joinyouinthesun, the collection of 80 high resolution and textless posters features mostly vintage posters, including iconic films like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Robocop.
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In Blow to Monsanto, India‘s Top Court Upholds Decision That Seeds Cannot Be Patented
(7.May) In an another legal blow to Monsanto, India‘s Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Delhi High Court‘s ruling that the seed giant cannot claim patents for Bollgard and Bollgard II, its genetically modified cotton seeds, in the country.
Mystery benefactor returns sacred pipe tied to U.S.-Dakota war
(7.May) The catlinite pipe was a peace offering given to a soldier by Mdewakanton Dakota Chief White Dog, one of 38 Dakota hung in Mankato on December 26, 1862 for crimes allegedly committed in the war. It was the largest mass execution in American history and a still-painful memory in Minnesota.
März 8 triumphiert
Innenminister Mashnouq hat sich mit der für morgens angekündigten Bekanntgabe eines vorläufigen Ergebnisses lange Zeit gelassen. Den darauf basierenden Berechnungen des Parteibuches zufolge sieht das Ergebnis der vorgestrigen Wahl im Libanon damit etwa wie folgt aus:(…)
Uber’s self-driving car saw the pedestrian but didn’t swerve – report
An Uber self-driving test car which killed a woman crossing the street detected her but decided not to react immediately, a report has said.(…)
Uber’s self-driving technology was also called 5,000 times worse than Waymo’s in an independent analysis in 2017, while it has had legal tussles with various US states where it has tried to test vehicles.
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US, North Korea should create friendly backdrop for summit
Pyongyang has offered to halt nuclear tests and taken steps to assuage tensions in inter-Korean ties. Washington also took a step forward by agreeing to the Trump-Kim meeting. Given the huge divide and mistrust between the US and North Korea, a summit is needed to break the deadlock.
As the US takes the strategic upper hand, naturally North Korea has worries. Washington needs to be more proactive if the two sides want to build trust. The US and North Korea, bracing for the summit, must go forward. Otherwise there will be more political risks for Washington.
US and China will go for Round 2 of trade talks next week
The United States and China will hold a new round of trade talks after no breakthroughs emerged from their first meeting.
Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s top economic adviser, Liu He, will visit Washington next week to continue discussions with President Donald Trump‘s economic team, the White House said Monday.
China, Japan to launch communication mechanism to address maritime, airspace differences: FM
According to reports, the deal aimed at avoiding unexpected incidents is expected to be signed during a bilateral meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when they meet later this week.
Li Keqiang trifft Generalsekretär der ASEAN
Der chinesische Ministerpräsident Li Keqiang hat sich am Montagnachmittag mit Lim Jock Hoi, dem Generalsekretär der südostasiatischen Staatengemeinschaft ASEAN, getroffen.
UNESCAP: Chinas Wirtschaftsumstrukturierung ist für die Asien-Pazifik-Region von großer Bedeutung
Chinas Wirtschaftsumstrukturierung ist für den Handel und die Investitionen in der Asien-Pazifik-Region von großer Bedeutung. Dies gab die Wirtschafts- und Sozialkommission für Asien und den Pazifik der Vereinten Nationen (UNESCAP) am Montag in Bangkok in einem Bericht bekannt.
[LIVE/ARIRANG NEWS] President Moon speaks about North Korea ahead of Tokyo trip – 2018.05.08
North Korea, U.S. still working out details for their scheduled summit ▪ High-ranking North Korean official may have been in contact with officials in China: Sources ▪ Issues over forming joint Korea teams in the upcoming Asian Games ▪ Rival parties to meet in attempt to reach last-minute deal to normalize parliament
Speculation rising over N.K. leader‘s possible visit to China
China‘s foreign ministry remained noncommittal.
„There is no information to provide now,“ ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said during a regular press briefing.
„North Korea and China are close neighbors and are maintaining normal communication and exchanges,“ he added.
Analyse: Die Kriegslobby hat verloren, Chinas geopolitisches Gewicht ist dramatisch gewachsen
(12.8.2017) Die Bedeutung von Chinas Beistandserklärung für Nordkoreas Regime, wie auch der deutlichen Ansage an Pjöngjang alle Folgen einer wahnsinnigen Attacke auf U.S.-Territorium gefälligst selbst auszubaden, ist in der Öffentlichkeit natürlich nicht begriffen worden.
Indien/China: Die Annäherung zweier Giganten
(27.4.2018) Narendra Modi besucht in der chinesischen Provinz Xi Jinping. Peking umwirbt Neu-Delhi nach dem Handelsstreit mit Washington ganz besonders.
Ministerpräsident: China will bilaterale Beziehungen mit Indonesien auf neue Ebene vorantreiben
Der chinesische Ministerpräsident Li Keqiang (r.) nimmt an einer Willkommenszeremonie, die vom indonesischen Präsidenten Joko Widodo vor ihren Gesprächen im Präsidentenpalast in Bogor, Indonesien, abgehalten wurde, 7. Mai 2018.
INSIGHTS into the WORLD / What the ‘Indo-Pacific’ means for Japan
The Australian government adopted the “Indo-Pacific” term in 2012 as a pivotal idea in its diplomacy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used the same term for the first time in August 2016 during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held in Nairobi, when he unveiled a “free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.”
Viewing the Inter-Korea Summit from Australia
The recently held Inter-Korea summit seems to have created some progress towards a peace treaty, and the potential for the nuclear disarmament of North Korea. While the countries of the immediate region and United States are deemed to have the most a stake in a less hostile posture on the Korean peninsula, Australia also has a significant interest in the development of greater trust and cooperation between the two Koreas.
Moon vows utmost efforts for denuclearization
Q: What role do you want Japan to play to solve North Korea’s nuclear issues and achieve peace and security on the Korean Peninsula?
A: Japan will be able to fulfill a very important role in the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula. I think this is true for such various fields as close cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the United States for the achievement of the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and North Korea for the security of the North Korean regime. In particular, I think dialogue between Japan and North Korea should be resumed. If Japan-North Korea relations are normalized, that would greatly contribute to peace and security in Northeast Asia beyond the Korean Peninsula.
Japan and North Korea should talk, South Korea‘s Moon says
Japan and North Korea should begin talks to normalize relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday.
N. Korea committed to implementing inter-Korean summit agreements: Christian groups
„It was clear that the commitment we hear from the North and the leadership is not simply rhetoric, but (they) carefully analyzed and understood obstacles and (they recognize) that it will be a hard process that requires careful attention from others,“ Reverend Christopher Ferguson, the general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), said in a press conference.
He was part of the six-member Christian delegation that traveled to North Korea for a five-day trip ending Monday.
Südkorea und China setzen nach zwei Jahren Dialog über Verteidigungspolitik fort
Der 1995 eingeleitete Dialog über die Verteidigungspolitik zwischen Südkorea und China fand seit dem letzten Treffen im Januar 2016 nicht mehr statt. Grund war der Konflikt um die Stationierung des US-Raketenabwehrsystems THAAD in Südkorea.
Wie verlautete, habe Südkorea gefordert, den wegen des THAAD-Streits eingestellten Austausch von hochrangigen Militärs wieder herzustellen.
Japan tightens security ahead of three-way summit with China and South Korea
Police on Tuesday demonstrated patrol operations at Tokyo’s Haneda airport as they tightened security the day before Japan, China and South Korea hold a trilateral summit in the capital.
Seoul offers Kim Jong-un grand bargain to link North and South Korean economies with China
Moon Jae-in handed his North Korean counterpart a blueprint for economic integration at last month’s historic Panmunjom summit