Daily Archives: 8. Dezember 2022


08.12.2022 - 23:55 [ Washington Post ]

Pentagon eyes major expansion of Ukraine military training

(01.12.2022)

The plan, under discussion for weeks, according to senior U.S. defense officials, would build on the billions of dollars in weaponry and other aid Washington has provided Ukraine by showing its military how to wage a more sophisticated campaign against the struggling Russian army.

It would see Ukrainian combat units with hundreds, or possibly even thousands of troops, training together in Grafenwoehr, Germany, where the U.S. military has instructed Ukrainian forces in smaller numbers for years.

08.12.2022 - 23:31 [ Yahoo.com ]

UPDATE 4-Wirecard bosses‘ fraud trial begins after scandal that rocked Germany

Founded in 1999 and based in the Munich suburb of Aschheim, Wirecard‘s fairy-tale rise transformed it from a payment processor for pornography and online gambling to a showpiece for a new type of German tech company that could compete with the established titans of Europe‘s largest economy. (…)

Its demise embarrassed the German establishment, placing politicians who backed the company and regulators who took years to investigate it under scrutiny.

08.12.2022 - 22:01 [ Fabio De Masi / Nitter ]

Das öff./journalistische Interesse am #Wirecard Skandal ist plötzlich wieder groß. Jetzt wird es wieder wichtig ob Hr Braun Rollkragenpullover trägt. Aber da hingehen wo es weh tut will kaum jmd! Welche Rolle spielen Politik/Sicherheitsbehörden?

08.12.2022 - 21:54 [ ZDF ]

Auftakt im Prozess – Anklage: Wirecard von „Bande“ geführt

Zweieinhalb Jahre nach der Wirecard-Pleite wird nun vor dem Landgericht München I der mutmaßlich größte Betrugsfall der Nachkriegszeit verhandelt. Der Vorsitzende Richter Markus Födisch eröffnete den Prozess mit einer Dreiviertelstunde Verspätung, der Zuschauer- und Medienandrang war groß.

08.12.2022 - 21:50 [ BBC ]

Ukraine war: Animal eye packages sent to embassies ‚from German address‘

They were sent from post offices with no surveillance, he said, and senders took care to hide their identity.

Security was boosted after the first of the packages was sent last week.

Ukraine said at the time that bloody packages containing animal eyes had been sent to eight embassies in Europe, but more have been affected since.

08.12.2022 - 21:43 [ Reuters ]

U.S. climate envoy Kerry hails holding COP28 conference in OPEC member UAE

(Dec 7, 2022)

U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Wednesday hailed the decision to hold next year’s COP28 climate summit in OPEC member the United Arab Emirates, saying fossil fuel economies should be encouraged to lead the transition to clean energy

08.12.2022 - 21:27 [ QZ.com ]

How the US Congress could defang OPEC and keep gas prices low in one stroke

(30.11.2022)

The idea was first put forth back in 2000, when antitrust lawyer Seth Bloom wrote the NOPEC Act. It stands for No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels. The law would explicitly permit the US government to pursue price-fixing claims against oil-producing countries.

08.12.2022 - 20:35 [ Reuters ]

Judge dismisses Khashoggi lawsuit against Saudi prince; Biden granted him immunity

(December 6, 2022)

A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the fiance of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing President Biden‘s grant of immunity.

U.S. District Judge John Bates suggested he was reluctant to throw out the lawsuit but had no choice given the Biden administration‘s decision.

08.12.2022 - 19:58 [ Reuters ]

Saudi Arabia signs Huawei deal, deepening China ties on Xi visit

Saudi Arabia and China showcased deepening ties with a series of strategic deals on Thursday during a visit by President Xi Jinping, including one with tech giant Huawei, whose growing foray into the Gulf region has raised U.S. security concerns.

King Salman signed a „comprehensive strategic partnership agreement“ with Xi, who received a lavish welcome in a country forging new global partnerships beyond the West.

08.12.2022 - 04:20 [ EU commission - ec.europa.eu ]

Press statement by President von der Leyen on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia

(7 December 2022)

Second, we propose to introduce sanctions against three additional Russian banks, including a full transaction ban on the Russian Regional Development Bank to further paralyse Putin‘s cash machines.

08.12.2022 - 04:01 [ Chris Merchant / NItter ]

The EU prevented the US UK plan to ban either Sberbank or Gazprombank from SWIFT, if the EU had agreed the invasion would have been over in March.

(15.11.2022)

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08.12.2022 - 03:42 [ Reuters ]

Suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian missions came from Germany – Kyiv

A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine‘s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Facebook that 31 Ukrainian missions in 15 countries had received such packages in what he called a „campaign of terror against Ukrainian diplomats“.

08.12.2022 - 03:06 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Chinas Corona-Politik: „Die Proteste haben etwas bewegt“

Überraschend schnell lockert Peking seine strikte Null-Covid-Politik. China-Expertin Nadine Godehardt erklärt, welche Rolle die Proteste dabei spielten – und was diese über die chinesische Gesellschaft verraten.

08.12.2022 - 02:01 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Coronavirus: Einen kleinen Staatsstreich spielen

(21. März 2020)

Geht es nach dem Staat und seiner Presse, entscheidet demnächst die Regierung nach eigenem Ermessen wann Bevölkerung und Parlament sich versammeln, arbeiten oder aus dem Haus gehen dürfen.

So etwas nennt man dann einen Putsch.

08.12.2022 - 01:56 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Verfassungsschutzchef über Reichsbürger: „Sie wollen diesen Staat überwinden“

Die nun hochgenommene Gruppe sei schon seit Monaten im Visier gewesen, zuerst nur von den Verfassungsschutzämtern von Bund und Ländern. „Als sich immer stärker herausstellte, dass es konkrete Planungen gab für einen gewaltsamen Umsturz mit Waffengewalt, war es Zeit, Polizei, Staatsanwaltschaft und Generalbundesanwalt einzuschalten“, so Haldenwang.