Neue Proteste in Frankreich: Tränengas-Einsatz in mehreren Städten – ruhige Lage in Paris

Eine Woche nach den gewaltsamen Ausschreitungen in Frankreich hat die Polizei bei den ersten neuen Protesten gegen hohe Lebenshaltungskosten in mehreren Städten Tränengas gegen Demonstrierende eingesetzt. Wie Journalisten der Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichteten, kam im Zuge der Proteste in Lille, Nantes, Lyon, Montpellier und Toulouse Tränengas zum Einsatz. In der Hauptstadt Paris, wo sich nach Polizeiangaben […]

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Kehlsteinhaus am Obersalzberg abgebrannt: Psychisch kranker Verdächtiger festgenommen

Das für Adolf Hitler gebaute Kehlsteinhaus im früheren Nazi-Sperrgebiet Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden ist mutmaßlich durch einen Brandanschlag zerstört worden. Ein 33-jähriger Deutscher wurde festgenommen und in die Psychiatrie gebracht, wie die Polizei am Samstag mitteilte. Die Löscharbeiten gestalteten sich aufgrund des in rund 1800 Metern Höhe liegenden Brandorts und des Wetters äußerst schwierig und dauerten […]

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Massendemonstration für Erhalt des staatlichen Rentensystems in Spanien

Gut einen Monat vor der vorgezogenen Parlamentswahl in Spanien haben im Zentrum von Madrid mehrere zehntausend Menschen für den Erhalt des staatlichen Rentensystems demonstriert. Der Protestzug führte am Samstag vom Atocha-Bahnhof vorbei am Prado-Museum und der ebenfalls bei Touristen beliebten Plaza de Cibeles, wie ein Reporter der Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichtete. “Garantierte Renten”, stand unter anderem […]

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Thousands gather at new Albanian anti-government rally

Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. Since mid-October, protesters and police have routinely clashed. Several government buildings have been attacked, dozens of demonstrators have been detained and, according to the authorities, more […]

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French police fire tear gas during fresh protests

French police fired tear gas on Saturday to prevent protesters in several cities from advancing to their centres, in fresh nationwide demonstrations held a week after riots broke out, AFP journalists saw. Police fired tear gas at protesters in Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes, hours after Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned: “We will not […]

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25,000 rally in Madrid demanding state pension guarantees

Authorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month. The rally comes amid a political row over the sustainability of Spain’s pension scheme and the cost of living, with Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accusing […]

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Alexander Skarsgard and his viral ‘Wicker’ transformation

Alexander Skarsgard says he could hardly wait to become the plaited fantasy husband conjured up for a lonely woman in the whimsical romantic drama “Wicker.”But when the time came to don the intricately detailed costume, which sent the internet into a frenzy, the Swedish actor admits his immediate reaction was “panic and claustrophobia.”The suit “was […]

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Thousands protest in Turkey over journalists’ arrests, media shutdowns

Thousands rallied in Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and the appointment of state administrators.”Enough. We can no longer breathe,” shouted  marchers in the crowds, which were composed mainly of journalists, rights groups and opposition party representatives. Press freedom has been […]

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Lula, Bolsonaro hold final rallies ahead of Brazil election

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro will rally their supporters one last time on Saturday, closing a fraught election campaign one day after a combative final debate. Both candidates will seek to flex their support in front of massive crowds in key cities as the nail-biting wait to decide […]

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