Veolia mit Sitz in Frankreich beschäftigt weltweit bereits fast 100.000 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter, und mit dieser Transaktion wird sich diese Zahl noch erheblich erhöhen. Um die französischen Anti-Monopol-Gesetze zu umgehen, wird Suez weiterhin in Frankreich tätig sein, aber Veolia wird seine Aktivitäten weltweit, auch in den Vereinigten Staaten, übernehmen.
Daily Archives: 9. Oktober 2020
Anarchy Prevails in Israel, and It Starts With Netanyahu
The leader of the right-wing Yamina alliance has gone from being a niche politician to the white knight taking more Likud Knesset seats every week. The voters are crying out for a redeemer, an alternative. For them, Bennett, the opposition leader de facto, is the answer.
In the election campaign Kahol Lavan ran with the slogan “No more right or left.” The proof of that thesis wasn’t provided until the coronavirus crisis, and when it was provided the person who profited from it turned out to be Bennett.
Finance Minister Israel Katz sharply criticized the government‘s renewed lockdown policy to try and regain some control of the #coronavirus pandemic, arguing that „indiscriminate closure would drive millions of Israelis to hunger and despair‘
Gantz: Rising Violence Against anti-Netanyahu Protesters Could Lead to Murder
Gantz called on Public Security Minister Amir Ohana of Likud and acting police commissioner Motti Cohen to bolster police forces at the demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slated for Saturday evening.
The defense minister told Ohana and Cohen that „the violence toward protesters is evident and there‘s a genuine fear for human life.“
Four Months In, Dozens of Attacks on Israeli Protesters but Only One Indictment
As one demonstrator puts it, ‘It seems the police have picked a side in the conflict between the Israeli public and Netanyahu and his supporters’
Zoned Coronavirus Shutdown Of Parts Of Brooklyn And Queens Is Now In Effect. Here‘s What We Know
The maps were drafted in consultation with health experts including former city health commissioner and Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Tom Frieden, Dr. Noam Ross of EcoHealth Alliance, and Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota.
Corona in Großstädten: Wie die Bundeswehr helfen soll
Wollen die Großstädte auf die Hilfe der Truppe zurückgreifen, gilt das mittlerweile eingespielte Verfahren: Es wird ein sogenannter Amtshilfeantrag gestellt. Die Bundeswehr prüft dann, ob sie ihn erfüllen kann oder nicht.
Schon das vergangene Jahr sei, heißt es aus dem Verteidigungsministerium, mit Waldbränden und Schneekatastrophen anspruchsvoll gewesen. Doch die Corona-Krise stellt all das in den Schatten.
Nach Gespräch mit Bürgermeistern: Merkel kündigt neue Corona-Maßnahmen an
An dem Gespräch mit Merkel nahmen die Oberbürgermeister und Bürgermeister von Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, München, Frankfurt am Main, Köln, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Leipzig und Stuttgart teil.
Trump Authorizes All Russia, Clinton Email Probe Documents to be Declassified: ‚No Redactions!‘
(06.10.2020)
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday said Trump had „tasked me with getting some declassification rolling“ as the president was recovering from COVID-19 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Officials began releasing documents on Tuesday.
Former CIA Director John Brennan on ethics of intelligence, challenges to democracy
(07.10.2020)
– Recent declassifications by DNI John Ratcliffe: „I thought it was a outrageous, appalling and blatant act of politicization that he released, very selectively, some intelligence that was provided then to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is right now engaged in, I think, a very partisan effort to try to debunk the necessary investigative efforts of the FBI that looked into Russian interference in the 2016 election.“
Trump‘s spy chief declassified unverified Russian intelligence despite concerns raised by CIA and NSA
(30.09.2020)
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence despite concerns being raised by the CIA and National Security Agency, according to people briefed on the matter.
Career officials in the intelligence agencies were concerned about declassifying the information because it was unverified and they believed it could reveal sources and methods. Ratcliffe overrode those concerns and sent the document to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham on Tuesday, the people sa
Comey knocks Barr‘s attacks on the Russia probe: ‚I have no idea what on Earth he is talking about‘
(30.09.2020)
Graham pointed to the documents declassified Tuesday by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe — which summarized unverified Russian intelligence that Clinton‘s 2016 presidential campaign was trying to „stir up a scandal“ by tying Trump to Russia — arguing they showed the FBI‘s double standard in not investigating Clinton and Russia.
One Republicans senator even asked Comey about the Democratic allegations he had swung the 2016 election to Trump by releasing information about the FBI‘s investigation into Clinton‘s emails.
BREAKING: Newly Declassified Documents Show Hillary May Have Set Up the Russia Hoax
(29.09.2020)
“According to his handwritten notes, former Central Intelligence Agency Director Brennan subsequently briefed President Obama and other senior national security officials on the intelligence, including the ‘alleged approval by Hillary Clinton on July 26, 2016 of a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisors to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services.’”
„On 07 September 2016, U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok regarding ‘U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton‘s approval of a plan concerning U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private mail server,’” the letter continues.
The debate commission grabbed for too much power. Its time is up.
Yet the original design of the party-controlled general-election debate has slowly morphed from Republican Party-Democratic Party negotiation into something wholly different: a free-standing group of self-anointed, self-important Beltway Brahmins. Slowly but surely, the organization added staff, raised funds, expanded its “mission” and deepened its own sense of entitlement.
Joe Lieberman: The Commission On Presidential Debates Have Become Very Powerful & A Little Autocratic
Joe Lieberman, former democrat vice presidential candidate and senator, spoke with Brian Kilmeade and criticized the Commission on Presidential Debate‘s decision to make the next debate virtual. Lieberman agrees with President Trump being upset over the decision and says he didn‘t think „to just decide“ was the way to make the announcement and that the people on the commission „have become very powerful and a little autocratic.“
CPD ANNOUNCES SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WILL BE VIRTUAL
Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2020) – In order to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15, 2020, The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced the following today:
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which the candidates would participate from separate remote locations.
Biden says there shouldn‘t be a second debate if Trump still has Covid-19
(07.10.2020)
The former vice president also said he looks forward to the debate, which is set to take place next Thursday in Miami.
„I‘m looking forward to being able to debate him. But I just hope all the protocols are followed, what‘s necessary at the time,“ he said.
Biden Wants Only Virtual Debates, Trump Campaign Claims
(02.09.2020)
„We have every reason to believe that Joe Biden, if he agrees to go forward with debates in the first place, will want to retreat to his remote video link and the Skype-call campaign he‘s been running and do the debate from his basement,“ Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh told reporters Wednesday, „where he can rely on notes, a teleprompter or a handler off camera.“
Trump Favored to Beat Biden At Presidential Debates: Poll
(03.09.2020)
President Donald Trump is favored to win the upcoming 2020 election debates among registered voters by a margin of 7 points, new polling data has found.
Aufrüstung der Polizei im Vorfeld der Wahlen in Bolivien sorgt für Unruhe
Putschregierung investiert in nur acht Monaten über 15 Millionen Dollar in Polizeiwaffen. Großeinsätze von Polizei und Militär am Wahlwochenende
Österreich: Politkampf um CoV-Zahlen eskaliert
Die Daten und Zahlen, die die Entwicklung der Pandemie nachzeichnen und daher für die Bekämpfung zentral sind, sind nun zum innenpolitischen Spielball geworden: Im Finish des Wien-Wahlkampfs scheinen zusehends parteitaktische Überlegungen den Ton anzugeben. Der seit Monaten schwelende Konflikt zwischen Stadt Wien und Innenministerium bzw. SPÖ und ÖVP eskalierte am Donnerstag.
Thousands Protest Against Netanyahu Across Israel; Demonstrators Report Attacks
Officers from the police‘s operational documentation unit also attempted to prevent Haaretz photographer Tomer Applebaum from taking photos of other officers handing out fines to protesters, claiming that he was distrupting police work.
Russia invites leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for urgent peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to visit Moscow for peace talks Friday and said fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh should be halted for humanitarian reasons.
Kyrgyz president says ready to step down when law and order restored
„At the same time, we need to sack the prime minister and members of his cabinet, who worked before the crisis, thus creating legitimate grounds for new appointments. In order to legitimize the appointment of the new prime minister and cabinet members, a parliamentary ruling and a presidential decree are necessary. I’m ready to sign relevant documents and I’m waiting for a Jogorku Kenesh ruling,“ the president said.
Iran FM Zarif to head to China on Friday for talks on bilateral ties, international developments
Zarif’s trip comes as the two sides are fast-tracking implementation of the Sino-Iranian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a roadmap outlining the quality of their strategic ties that was announced jointly in 2016.
To America’s dismay, the deal is crafted to help the two sides ditch dollar in bilateral trade and bypass the American sanctions.
Activists Sue San Francisco for Wide-Ranging Surveillance of Black-Led Protests Against Police Violence
Local activists sued San Francisco today over the city police department’s illegal use of a network of more than 400 non-city surveillance cameras to spy on them and thousands of others who protested as part of the Black-led movement against police violence.
Defense Department designates $600 million for 5G testing at military sites
The funds will be used to help advance DoD’s overall 5G capabilities and include partnerships with academia and leading 5G industry groups, such as AT&T, Nokia and Ericsson. The funds will be divided between Utah’s Hill Air Force Base, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga., Naval Base San Diego, and Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.