Nach den verheerenden Überschwemmungen und Erdrutschen infolge sintflutartiger Regenfälle im Süden und Südosten Asiens ist die Zahl der Toten auf mehr als 1160 gestiegen. Fast 600 Todesopfer wurden am Montag allein aus dem besonders schwer getroffenen Inselstaat Indonesien gemeldet, mindestens 390 weitere aus Sri Lanka. In beiden Ländern wurde die Armee zur Unterstützung der Überlebenden […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the White House on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as tensions rise over potential military action by Washington. The meeting in the Oval Office comes as Trump piles pressure on President Nicolas Maduro with a major naval build-up in the Caribbean and ominous warnings to […]
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A Airbus anunciou nesta segunda-feira (1º) que encontrou “problemas de qualidade” nos painéis metálicos de seu avião A320, mas afirmou que o incidente foi “contido”. A fabricante indicou que “está inspecionando todos os aviões potencialmente afetados, sabendo que só uma parte deverá ser objeto de medidas adicionais”, declarou um porta-voz da empresa à AFP. A […]
Read MoreThe US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users. Cox Communications, a major broadband ISP, is asking the court to throw out a jury verdict awarding $1 billion in damages to Sony Music Entertainment and other record […]
Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he expected to discuss “key issues” with Donald Trump as the American-led push to end Russia’s war on Ukraine accelerated, with the US president’s envoy heading to Moscow. Ukraine’s negotiator Rustem Umerov said “significant progress” had been achieved in two days of talks with US officials on Trump’s plan to […]
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Pope Leo XIV got a rockstar welcome from thousands of Lebanese youth on Monday, bringing them a message of hope on the second day of his visit to the crisis-hit country. Locals have joyfully welcomed the American pontiff, turning out in their thousands to his public appearances and lining streets where his motorcade has passed, […]
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Slowenien hat das Recht auf Bargeldzahlung in seiner Verfassung verankert. Das Parlament in Ljubljana billigte am Montag die Aufnahme eines entsprechenden Artikels in die Verfassung des EU-Landes. “Jeder hat das Recht, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Gesetz Bargeld für Bankgeschäfte und andere Formen von Rechtsgeschäften zu verwenden”, heißt es darin. Damit ist Slowenien nach Ungarn und […]
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Iran has sentenced Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. The sentence includes a two-year travel ban and prohibition of Panahi from membership in any political or social groups, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP, […]
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