The police in Berlin broke up a controversial “Palestine Congress” planned for three days on Friday around two hours after it began. An official announced this to up to 250 congress participants early in the evening and asked them to leave the hall. The police had previously temporarily interrupted the pro-Palestinian event. According to a … Read more
Microsoft temporarily overtook Apple as the most valuable listed company in the world. The success of the software company’s investments in the chat GPT manufacturer Open AI drove its stock market value by two percent to $2.903 trillion on Thursday. Apple at the same time had a market capitalization of $2.871 trillion. “It was inevitable … Read more
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) shows no understanding for doctors’ demands for more money. “I don’t think the demand for more money is justified,” he said on the ZDF program “heute journal update” on Thursday night. “Apart from Switzerland, of course, nowhere in Europe do practices earn as well as they do in Germany. I … Read more
The parliament in Bern wants to change the country’s war material law – a consequence of the war in Ukraine. However, weapons from there are unlikely to make it to Kiev. Why the Swiss find it so difficult to compromise their neutrality. Of all the things that Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine revealed, Switzerland’s … Read more
The mayor of Tübingen, Boris Palmer, apparently wants to run for the Free Voters in the Baden-Württemberg local elections next June. The parliamentary group leader of the Free Voters (FW), Thomas Hölsch, confirmed to SWRthat there have been several discussions with Palmer, who has the desire to become active at the local level for the … Read more
The investment in St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport has brought only one thing to the Frankfurt airport group Fraport for years: trouble. With reference to possible claims for damages, the company had only “suspended” its stake in the operator consortium, but not completely divested it after Russia invaded Ukraine. The approach was not well received in … Read more
The Bundestag Presidium has scheduled 68 minutes for the debate on the 2023 supplementary budget this Friday morning. In order to pass it, the government factions must again decide on an emergency because Germany will have to take on more debt than planned. The dispute is not just about the budget for the current year. … Read more
According to a study presented in Brussels on Wednesday, serious human rights violations regularly occur in the border protection initiatives co-financed by the European Union in Tunisia and Libya. The Green Group in the EU Parliament commissioned the report. “There should be no agreements with third countries if there is no monitoring of fundamental rights, … Read more
The European Central Bank (ECB) believes that the European financial markets are in a fragile state due to the rapidly rising interest rates. “The weak economic outlook and the consequences of high inflation are weighing on the ability of people, companies and governments to service their debts,” ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said on … Read more
The car insurers have announced massive price increases, and drivers are currently receiving letters with the new prices. But there are some ways to save. For example, simply calling the insurer and threatening to change provider often helps. And if you actually look for a new provider, you can expect a smaller increase. 2023-11-06 12:36:19 … Read more