Rinne resigned on Tuesday after a party in the coalition, the Centre Party, said it had lost confidence in him following his handling of a postal strike.
Daily Archives: 8. Dezember 2019
France willing to delay pension reform timing as strikes continue
Transport systems were paralyzed for a fourth day on Sunday as unions at state railway SNCF and Paris public transport system RATP extended their strike against the changes.
Strikes: Transport chaos continues across France
Under pressure, the government held talks with union representatives over the weekend, ahead of Sunday evening‘s emergency meeting.
Bierbrau-Experiment an Bord der ISS
In den nächsten Wochen wollen die Astronauten herausfinden, wie Gerste bei Schwerelosigkeit gemälzt werden kann.
Astronauts begin operation on SpaceX Dragon’s docking with ISS
SpaceX Dragon was launched by Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on December 5. The spacecraft will deliver to the ISS some 2.5 tonnes of cargo, including 998 kg for a series of 38 scientific experiments.
Die #spd ist längst tot, was lebt ist nur noch der Apparat. Die Pasokisierung schreitet weiter voran, weil einige Egoisten weiter an der Trögen verweilen wollen. So lange es eben geht!
Esken und Walter-Borjans – SPD-Chefs rechnen mit Fortbestand der GroKo
Die neuen SPD-Chefs rechnen mit erfolgreichen Gesprächen mit der Union: „Ich glaube, wir werden weiterkommen“, sagt Walter-Borjans im ZDF. Von einem GroKo-Aus redet er nicht.
Esken zur Koalition: „Erst einmal kennenlernen“
Weiter erklärte sie: „Wenn Gesprächsbereitschaft da ist, ist grundsätzlich auch die Möglichkeit da, dass wir weitermachen. Es gibt keinen Showdown und auch nicht die Notwendigkeit, mit dem Regieren innezuhalten.“
Dutzende Tote bei Fabriksbrand in Indien
Das Feuer war in einem dicht besiedelten Viertel der Millionenmetropole Neu-Delhi ausgebrochen. Bei den meisten Opfern handelt es sich laut der Feuerwehr um Arbeiter, die auf verschiedenen Stockwerken des Fabriksgebäudes geschlafen hatten.
Mann von Polizei erschossen
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen hatte der 25-jährige Wuppertaler am Nachmittag mit einem Hammer auf mehrere Autos eingeschlagen, sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Abend.
Needed: A Commission of Inquiry Into the Submarine Affair
The corruption involved in the purchase of submarines and ships from the German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp makes it among the worst such affairs in Israel’s history. It involves bribery, fraud, breach of trust and money laundering by a criminal network that functioned at the highest levels of Israel’s government and business people between 2009 and 2019 , funnelling government funds from the defense budget into private pockets, by swaying decisions regarding purchases from the German shipbuilder.
Moral Injury & America’s Endless Conflicts
PTSD symptoms are a psychological reaction to an experience of life-threatening physical danger or harm. Moral injury is the lasting mental and emotional result of an assault on the conscience — a memory, as one early formulation put it, of “perpetrating, failing to prevent, or bearing witness to acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations.”
The idea remains controversial in the military world, but the wars that Americans have fought since 2001 — involving a very different experience of war fighting from that of past generations — have made it increasingly difficult for military culture to cling to its old manhood and warrior myths.
Video shows death of sick migrant teen in border agency custody
A video of the final hours of a Guatemalan teenager inside a Customs and Border Protection cell shows him collapsing to the floor and later dying next to a toilet where he was discovered by another teen the next morning. ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg, the news organization that obtained the video, discusses how this evidence contradicts the border agency’s account of the boy’s death.
US government drops case against Max Blumenthal after jailing journalist on false charges
The Grayzone has learned that Secret Service call logs recorded during the alleged incident were either not kept or destroyed. The mysteriously missing evidence included print documents and radio recordings that may have exposed collusion between Secret Service officers operating under the auspices of the US State Department and violent right-wing hooligans in an operation to besiege peace activists stationed inside Venezuela’s embassy in Washington, DC.
Blumenthal, who is the editor of The Grayzone, was arrested at his home on October 25 by a team of DC cops who had threatened to break down his door. He later learned that he was listed in his arrest warrant as “armed and dangerous,” a rare and completely unfounded designation that placed Blumenthal at risk of severe harm by the police.
Shocking photo shows paedo Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein & ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell at Beatrice’s 18th birthday bash
DEPRAVED Jeffrey Epstein, his alleged pimp Ghislaine Maxwell and disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein grin at Princess Beatrice’s Windsor Castle party.
Get the coffee brewing… how the most crucial Election in a generation will unfold (starting with the exit poll at 10pm)
The first drama of the night comes with the announcement of the exit poll just seconds after polling stations close. The news will be jointly announced by the BBC, Sky and ITV. The three channels will join Channel 4 in holding all night long election programmes, beginning at 9.55pm and running throughout Friday.
General Election polls 2019: Conservatives command 15-point lead over Labour with days to go
Boris Johnson sits on 46 per cent of the vote in the latest Opinium poll, ahead of Labour at 31 and the Lib Dems on 13.
Tom Waits, amerik. Musiker, Schauspieler (Geburtstag 7.12.1949)
Er singt von jenen, die auf dem Weg durchs gelobte Land des amerikanischen way of life die Orientierung verloren haben und spielt sie später auf der Leinwand.
Poll: 52 Percent of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Should Resign Over Indictments
Fifty-two percent of Israelis believe Benjamin Netanyahu should resign as prime minister following his indictment in three corruption cases, a new poll by Channel 12 News published on Friday shows.
Another 38 percent said Netanyahu could retain his position despite being charged, and an additional ten percent remained undecided on the issue.
Speaking to Israeli-American group, Trump slams Jews who ‘don’t love Israel enough’
In his address, the president surveyed his record of Israel-related policies, including moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, ending U.S. policy labeling settlements as illegal as legal and pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.
His descriptions of his policies were met with enthusiasm from the audience, including loud applause and vigorous chants of “four more years.”
2019 Dec 08 Trump; Delivers Remarks at Israeli American Council National Summit
Remarks: US President Donald Trump was the keynote speaker on Saturday night at the 2019 Israeli American Council (IAC) National Summit being held in Miami, Florida. Trump was introduced by Sheldon Adelson and Dr Miriam Adelson who said, “President Trump deserves our gratitude as proud Israelis, as proud Americans and as proud Jews, no matter what our politics are.”
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
(02.12.2019)
Mandelblit’s indictment listed 333 potential witnesses, including Milchan and Packer, as well as U.S. casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a longtime supporter of Netanyahu, and Oracle Corp. co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison. Cosmetics heir Ron Lauder, another longtime Netanyahu associate, and British-American billionaire Len Blavatnik, also appear on the list.
NATO Spending Pushes Europe from Welfare to Warfare
Throughout the European Union, the increase in military spending, coupled with austerity measures, is leading towards the end of the “welfare state” as we have known it. Now, under US pressure, NATO is committed to increasing its military spending, and Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg recently said that this is the right thing to do in order to “keep [our] population safe.” Military interventions come together with concomitant acts of economic sabotage and financial manipulation…
Michel Chossudovsky: Without media disinformation and propaganda, the US-NATO military agenda would collapse like a house of cards. However, the impending dangers of a new war using the most modern weaponry and the danger of the use of nuclear weapons are not being treated as front page news. Outright war is depicted as a peace-making initiative.
War criminals are portrayed as peacemakers. War becomes peace. The lie becomes the truth, The truth is twisted into its opposite. When the lie becomes the truth, there is no turning backwards.
Netanyahu: I Didn‘t Discuss Formal Annexation Plan With Pompeo, but Issue Came Up
Sources close to the prime minister relayed that while no annexation plan had been formally discussed, it did not mean the issue had not come up in the conversation.
U.S. State Department Denies Netanyahu‘s Claim He Discussed Jordan Valley Annexation With Pompeo
Schenker‘s remark contradicts what Netanyahu told reporters while he briefed them in Lisbon. The prime minister said that he „discussed with Pompeo the annexation of the Jordan Valley. Clearly it will be easier [if the Jordan Valley is annexed under] a government and not a transitional government which is much more complicated, we are looking for solutions.“
Exports from Turkey‘s Istanbul, Ankara to Iran exceed $1B
From January through October 2019, the volume of Turkish exports from Istanbul and Ankara to Iran slightly exceeded $1 billion, Trend reports referring to Turkish Trade Ministry.
Marches underway in Athens, Thessaloniki to commemorate teen‘s killing
(06.12.2019)
Leftist organizations and anti-establishment groups marched in central Athens on Friday evening to mark the 11th anniversary since the 2008 shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a former police officer.
Polizeigewalt: Alexis unvergessen
Der zunächst zu einer lebenslänglichen Haftstrafe verurteilte Schütze befindet sich mittlerweile wegen guter Führung wieder auf freiem Fuß.
Brazil: Attack on Guajajara Indigenous People Leaves 1 Dead
Firmino Prexede Guajajara died on the spot and Nelsi Olimpio Guajajara was shot in his leg. They were returning from a political meeting in which the defense of Indigenous territories was discussed.
Resolution zu Zwei-Staaten-Lösung im US-Repräsentantenhaus
Es ist die erste Resolution des Repräsentantenhauses bezüglich einer Annexion des Westjordanlandes. Eine Zwei-Staaten-Lösung könne «sowohl das Überleben Israels als einem jüdischen und demokratischen Staat sicherstellen als auch die legitimen Forderungen der Palästinenser auf einen eigenen Staat», heisst es in der Resolution.
After I and many progressives cosponsored, the resolution was altered to remove the word “occupation.” It also removed a reference to the “broadly held consensus” on the two state solution. Here is what they took out.
U.S. House Opposes Israeli Annexation of West Bank in Landmark Resolution
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Friday a resolution opposing Israeli annexation of the West Bank. This is the first time such a resolution has passed in U.S. Congress, and while it is not legally binding, it displays growing opposition among the Democratic Party to the policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition.
Politjustiz in Argentinien: Anklage gegen Kirchner fällt in sich zusammen
Die Verteidigungsrede Kirchners vor den Gericht in Argentinien musste heimlich aufgenommen werden
‚Fast and Furious‘ impeachment looks like a rush to a failed case
Indeed, another Jackson ruling went a step even further in denouncing “the proposition that the executive may assert an unreviewable right to withhold materials from the legislature” as an offense to the very foundations of our constitutional system. However, those were the words of a different Jackson, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, about a different president, Barack Obama. He withheld evidence in the “Fast and Furious” investigation of the murder of an agent with a gun supplied to criminal gangs by the federal government. Obama not only withheld witness testimony and evidence but also claimed that a court could not even review his order.
Pelosi: ‘This is about the Constitution’ | Impeachment This Week
When lawmakers returned from Thanksgiving, the House Judiciary Committee took over the impeachment inquiry into President Trump as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Democrats will move forward. Come inside the impeachment inquiry with The Washington Post.
(Yonhap Interview) U.S. expert calls for ‚tailored sanctions relief‘ on path to N.K. denuclearization
„As you do that step by step, that‘s in essence how you develop some trust that lets you go to the final goal, which is elimination of nuclear weapons and the means to produce them, and integration of North Korea into the community of nations and the international economic system,“ he added.
Hecker was in Seoul to attend a forum on geopolitics and the denuclearization of the North hosted by the Korean National Diplomatic Academy and the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network.
(LEAD) Trump warns N. Korea not to interfere with his reelection bid
„I‘d be surprised if North Korea acted hostilely,“ Trump was quoted as telling reporters at the White House. „He knows I have an election coming up. I don‘t think he wants to interfere with that. But we‘ll have to see.“
The remark came as the North has increased pressure on the United States to meet its demand for a new negotiating proposal by year‘s end, strongly suggesting that otherwise, it could restart testing of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
North Korea‘s UN ambassador says denuclearization is off the table in talks with US
In the statement, the ambassador, Kim Song, said the United States‘ pursuit of „sustained and substantial dialogue“ was a „time-saving trick“ to benefit a „domestic political agenda.“
„We do not need to have lengthy talks with the US now and the denuclearization is already gone out of the negotiation table,“ he said.
North Korea says it has carried out testing at long-range rocket launch site
The U.N. bans North Korea from launching satellites because it is considered a forbidden test of long-range missile technology.
After repeated failures, North Korea successfully put a satellite into orbit for the first time in 2012 in a launch from the same site. North Korea had another successful satellite launch in 2016.
Sudan, Qatar conduct joint military exercices
The Sudanese army did not issue a statement about this exercise.
U.S. is keen to remove Sudan from terror list as soon as possible: O’Brien
The meeting between Hamdok and O’Brien was attended by Jamal Omer, Sudan’s Minister of Defence and Ambassador Omer Siddiq, Permanent Representative of the Sudan Mission to the United Nations.
“When it comes to combating terrorism, we would like to benefit from U.S. experience, not only of training but intelligence sharing, gathering, equipment, training,” he told the WSJ.
‚Now Let‘s Do This Everywhere‘: Kansas City, Missouri Approves Free Public Transit for All
Measure championed as „visionary“ way to reduce inequality and better serve everyone in the community.