Nutri-Score-Umfrage: Mehrheit der Verbraucher für verpflichtende Lebensmittelampel

Fünf Jahre nach der freiwilligen Einführung der Nährwertampel Nutri-Score in Deutschland spricht sich laut einer Umfrage die Mehrheit der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher für eine verpflichtende Kennzeichnung aus. Zugleich nutzt bisher nur eine Minderheit das Label häufig oder sehr häufig beim Einkauf, wie die Verbraucherorganisation Foodwatch am Mittwoch mitteilte. Dies sei wenig verwunderlich, da der Nutri-Score […]

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Stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings

Most markets fell Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement later in the day. Earnings from tech giants Oracle and Broadcom this week are also in view amid lingering worries about an artificial intelligence-fuelled bubble that caused some panic on […]

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Bundesfinanzhof: Neue Grundsteuer ist nicht verfassungswidrig

Die neue Grundsteuer ist nach Überzeugung des Bundesfinanzhofs (BFH) nicht verfassungswidrig. Die Münchener Richter wiesen am Mittwoch drei Klagen gegen die Steuer als unbegründet ab. Sie wird seit Anfang des Jahres erhoben. (Az. II R 25/24, II R 31/24 und II R 3/25)Auf dem Prüfstand des BFH stand zunächst das sogenannte Bundesmodell, das in elf der […]

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Bundesfinanzhof: Neue Grundsteuer ist nicht verfassungswidrig

Die neue Grundsteuer ist nach Überzeugung des Bundesfinanzhofs (BFH) nicht verfassungswidrig. Die Münchener Richter wiesen am Mittwoch drei Klagen gegen die Steuer als unbegründet ab. Sie wird seit Anfang des Jahres erhoben. (Az. II R 25/24, II R 31/24 und II R 3/25)Auf dem Prüfstand des BFH stand zunächst das sogenannte Bundesmodell, das in elf der […]

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Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list

India’s festival of lights, Diwali, was on Wednesday announced as an addition to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking celebrations. The United Nations cultural agency, meeting in the Indian capital New Delhi from Tuesday to Thursday, is examining dozens of nominations from as many as 78 countries. The new announcements will join UNESCO’s list of cultural heritage, […]

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Veggie ‘burgers’ at stake in EU negotiations

EU countries and lawmakers will wrangle Wednesday over whether to give plant-based “sausages” and veggie “burgers” the chop, amid a push to restrict such labels to meat products. Many of Europe’s livestock farmers see plant-based foods that mimic meat products as potentially misleading for consumers, and a threat to their already troubled sector. Lawmakers at the […]

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Venezuela opposition chief Machado to miss Nobel Peace Prize award

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, will not attend Wednesday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the award will be accepted by her daughter, organisers said. Machado has only been seen once in public since going underground in August last year amidst a tense showdown with President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s attorney general […]

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Brazil lawmakers approve bill to cut Bolsonaro sentence after ruckus

Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence for plotting a coup, after efforts by a lawmaker to disrupt the proceedings sparked chaos in parliament. The far-right former leader has been serving a 27-year term since November after his conviction for a scheme to […]

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Japanese ivory trade attracts fresh global scrutiny

At his store in Tokyo’s ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha statues — including many made of ivory. International trade in elephant ivory is illegal, but Japan hosts one of the world’s largest remaining legal domestic markets for the product, which can only be bought and […]

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