Thick haze turned the skies in Indonesia’s Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing visibility to a few dozen metres as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis. Kuala Lumpur topped monitoring site IQAir’s ranking of the most polluted major global cities by Thursday, followed closely by Singapore, and with Indonesia’s Medan […]
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Zwei Wochen nach Einführung des neuen Tankrabatts zeigt sich nach Angaben des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), dass lediglich 67 Prozent der Steuersenkung an Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher weitergeben werden. Verglichen mit den Spritpreisen in Frankreich, wo es keinen Tankrabatt gibt, sanken die Preise an den Zapfsäulen in Deutschland demnach im Schnitt um zehn bis elf […]
Read MoreEU leaders locked horns Thursday over the bloc’s next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under pressure to seal a deal before several high-stakes elections next year, most crucially in France. The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas, worried that any future dealmaking will be derailed by potential eurosceptic wins […]
Read MoreProtesters and police clashed in Albania’s capital for a third straight day on Thursday, when the prime minister toured the aftermath of demonstrations that left government buildings badly damaged. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators who were marching along several main roads around Tirana on Thursday morning, while protests spread to other […]
Read MoreIrvan Maulana has struggled with shortness of breath and a cough as wildfire smoke cloaks the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya. But he is a doctor, and patients keep arriving.”I’ve been sick, I’ve been short of breath, I’ve had a cough too, but because I must provide care… I just carry on,” the 28-year-old told AFP […]
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North Korean trucks festooned with flags and flowers trundled towards China on Thursday as a new bridge between the countries opened, allowing the isolated nation to ramp up trade with its huge neighbour. Nuclear-armed North Korea is largely cut off from the world, and China — and lately also Russia — provides vital economic, diplomatic […]
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Nach einem Betrug muss die Bank dem Kunden den verlorenen Betrag sofort erstatten – auch wenn der Kunde womöglich unvorsichtig handelte. Erst danach kann die Bank wiederum gegen ihren Kunden vorgehen und von diesem die Erstattung von Verlusten verlangen, wie der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) am Donnerstag in Luxemburg entschied. Das Geldinstitut muss dafür aber nachweisen, […]
Read MoreNach einem Betrug muss die Bank dem Kunden den verlorenen Betrag sofort erstatten – auch wenn der Kunde womöglich unvorsichtig handelte. Erst danach kann die Bank wiederum gegen ihren Kunden vorgehen und von diesem die Erstattung von Verlusten verlangen, wie der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) am Donnerstag in Luxemburg entschied. Das Geldinstitut muss dafür aber nachweisen, […]
Read MoreAt 38, Nadinne Fillol has a job, a partner and hopes of having children. Yet Spain’s housing crisis has left her sharing a flat in Madrid with three other people — and doubting whether she will ever be able to afford a home of her own to start a family.”There’s no realistic way for me […]
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