Bei erneuten Protesten gegen die Regierung in Serbien ist es zu teils massiven Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Teilnehmern und der Polizei gekommen. Es seien 42 Menschen festgenommen worden, teilte am Samstag das Innenministerium mit. An der Demonstration in Novi Sad im Norden des Landes hatten am Vorabend tausende Menschen teilgenommen, sie forderten vorgezogene Neuwahlen. Die Polizei setzte […]
Read MoreTurkey’s main opposition party has announced it will hold an extraordinary congress on September 21 after a court ousted its Istanbul leadership on graft allegations, party officials said on Saturday. The decision comes amid growing political pressure on the Republican People’s Party (CHP) after a court this week annulled the outcome of its Istanbul provincial […]
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An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday — the second in as many days — after the military warned people to flee south to a “humanitarian zone” ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. Israel has been warning for weeks of a new assault on the territory’s largest urban […]
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Juso-Chef Philipp Türmer dringt auf eine stärkere Besteuerung großer Erbschaften. Statt Sozialkürzungen müsse es darum gehen, “die vielen steuerlichen Privilegien der sehr Reichen in Frage zu stellen”, sagte Türmer den Zeitungen des Redaktionsnetzwerks Deutschland (RND) vom Samstag. Seine Partei rief er auf, im Regierungsbündnis mit der Union mehr eigenes Profil zu zeigen. Die für den […]
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Die Naturkosmetikfirma Weleda hatte laut einem Bericht des “Spiegel” in der NS-Zeit enge Verbindungen zur SS. Dies galt demnach insbesondere für Kooperationen im Konzentrationslager Dachau bei München. Laut dem Bericht vom Samstag lieferte Weleda unter anderem eine Creme, die dort mutmaßlich für Menschenversuche eingesetzt worden sei. Weleda ist bekannt für anthroposophische Heilmittel und biologisch-dynamische Landwirtschaft. […]
Read MoreThailand’s next prime minister on Saturday pledged to make good on his promise to lead the fractured interim government to new polls. Conservative tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul was confirmed by parliament on Friday, ending a week-long power vacuum following the ouster of his predecessor Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The construction magnate cobbled together a coalition of opposition blocs […]
Read MoreThousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan. Crowds filed past the wooden closed casket in a darkened room lit by paper candles and an image of the designer on a big screen. Armani, the head […]
Read MoreThousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan. Crowds filed past the wooden closed casket in a darkened room lit by paper candles and an image of the designer on a big screen. Armani, the head […]
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The Israeli army told Gaza City residents to flee to a “humanitarian zone” in the south on Saturday ahead of a planned offensive to capture the territory’s largest urban centre. The military gave no timeline for the assault, and has previously indicated it would not be announced in advance to maintain the element of surprise.”Take […]
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