Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments in an 8,000-word article on Russian-Polish relations, saying Moscow now had a “dangerous enemy” in Poland....
The German tech company KLEO Connect aims to establish its own network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet to remote locations, hoping to rival Starlink.
The decision to join the Silk Road multiplied China’s exports to Italy but did not have the same effect on Italian exports to China, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said. “The issue today is: how to walk back [from the BRI] without damaging relations [with Beijing], because it is true that China is a competitor, but...
Eine Zuckersteuer auf Erfrischungsgetränke würde in Deutschland allein innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahrzehnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen und zahlreiche Erkrankungen vermeiden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Technischen Universität München und der britischen Universität Liverpool im Fachmagazin “PLOS...
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Bemessen wird die Erbschaftssteuer in Deutschland momentan nicht nach den Mieten, die Erben einnehmen, sondern nach dem Grundstückswert. Gerade in Großstädten wie Berlin oder München sind die Bodenpreise allerdings exorbitant gestiegen - und damit auch die Erbschaftssteuer. Mit der Folge: Die Erben von Wohnhäusern können...
The senior officer, Amy Scott, was conducting routine duties nearby when she was directed to head to Westfield shopping centre following reports a man was using a “massive” knife to stab shoppers....
A top Moscow official and his colleagues were directly involved in forcibly deporting Ukrainian children, who were then placed in Russian military training programs, it has been reported.
The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden’s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.
Die Linken-Politikerin Daphne Weber, Mitglied des Geschäftsführenden Parteivorstandes, hat bei der Staatsanwaltschaft Arnsberg Strafanzeige wegen Volksverhetzung gegen den CDU-Parteichef Friedrich Merz erstattet.
Weber nannte das europäische Verbot des Verbrenner-Motors - ab 2035 dürfen Neuwagen, die CO2 ausstoßen, in der EU nicht mehr zugelassen werden - einen schweren industriepolitischen Fehler, von dem China profitiere. Der EVP-Vorsitzende kündigte an, die Entscheidung “nach den Europawahlen heilen” zu wollen.
Beijing’s industrial subsidies are on average three to four times higher than in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries — sometimes up to nine times as much. A report published this week by IfW-Kiel estimated that industrial subsidies amounted to €221 billion or 1.73% of China’s gross...
On June 14, Russia’s State Duma passed a bill banning surgical operations “aimed at changing a person’s sex” and changing one’s gender marker in legal documents in its first reading. During the session, multiple parties in the Duma vocally criticized the document. After Russia’s Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko...
Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). This carbon saving rises to over 60% when renewable electricity is used. Producing Europe’s demand for battery cells and...
In a statement, Northvolt says its validated cell is more safe, cost-effective, and sustainable than conventional nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries and is produced with minerals such as iron and sodium that are abundant on global markets....
The Sweden’s capital upcoming low-emission zone will only permit use of electric cars and gas cars that meet the Euro 6 emission standards. Euro 6 plug-in hybrid heavy vehicles will also be permitted. The zone is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Violating the rules of the zone is a traffic offence which can result in a...
Laut einer repräsentativen Studie wollen immer mehr angehende Fachkräfte, die in Deutschland ausgebildet werden, nicht hier bleiben, sondern ins Ausland gehen....
Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after EU legislation forced Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, and Apple to make it easier for users to switch to rivals, according to data provided to Reuters by six companies....
Putin ally warns 'enemy' Poland: you risk losing your statehood (www.reuters.com)
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments in an 8,000-word article on Russian-Polish relations, saying Moscow now had a “dangerous enemy” in Poland....
Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startup on national security grounds (techxplore.com)
The German tech company KLEO Connect aims to establish its own network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet to remote locations, hoping to rival Starlink.
Joining China's Belt and Road was an 'atrocious' decision, Italian minister says (www.reuters.com)
The decision to join the Silk Road multiplied China’s exports to Italy but did not have the same effect on Italian exports to China, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said. “The issue today is: how to walk back [from the BRI] without damaging relations [with Beijing], because it is true that China is a competitor, but...
"Wave of murder, rape and domestic violence": Russian women living in fear as Wagner’s convicted murderers return home as free men (www.theguardian.com)
Deutschland: Zuckersteuer könnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen (www.tagesschau.de) German
Eine Zuckersteuer auf Erfrischungsgetränke würde in Deutschland allein innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahrzehnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen und zahlreiche Erkrankungen vermeiden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Technischen Universität München und der britischen Universität Liverpool im Fachmagazin “PLOS...
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game (english.elpais.com)
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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Immobilienerben: Wie Superreiche vom Fiskus verschont bleiben (www.tagesschau.de) German
Bemessen wird die Erbschaftssteuer in Deutschland momentan nicht nach den Mieten, die Erben einnehmen, sondern nach dem Grundstückswert. Gerade in Großstädten wie Berlin oder München sind die Bodenpreise allerdings exorbitant gestiegen - und damit auch die Erbschaftssteuer. Mit der Folge: Die Erben von Wohnhäusern können...
Anthony Albanese has praised a lone police officer who pursued a man on a stabbing spree through a shopping mall, saying ‘there is no doubt that she saved lives through her action’ (www.theguardian.com)
The senior officer, Amy Scott, was conducting routine duties nearby when she was directed to head to Westfield shopping centre following reports a man was using a “massive” knife to stab shoppers....
Russia making cadets out of children kidnapped from Ukraine: report (www.newsweek.com)
A top Moscow official and his colleagues were directly involved in forcibly deporting Ukrainian children, who were then placed in Russian military training programs, it has been reported.
Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper (www.theguardian.com)
The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden’s hyper-digitalised approach to education, including the introduction of tablets in nursery schools, had led to a decline in basic skills.
"The problem with TikTok is not whether it is based in China or the US. The problem with TikTok is TikTok." - (Tuta blog) (tuta.com)
TikTok is a social media app that tracks an incredible amount of data. A change of location will not change this.
Zahnarzt-Aussage: Strafanzeige gegen Merz wegen Volksverhetzung (www.zdf.de) German
Die Linken-Politikerin Daphne Weber, Mitglied des Geschäftsführenden Parteivorstandes, hat bei der Staatsanwaltschaft Arnsberg Strafanzeige wegen Volksverhetzung gegen den CDU-Parteichef Friedrich Merz erstattet.
Vorsitzender der Europäischen Volkspartei (EVP) Manfred Weber will Verbot von Verbrenner-Motoren wieder zurücknehmen (www.n-tv.de) German
Weber nannte das europäische Verbot des Verbrenner-Motors - ab 2035 dürfen Neuwagen, die CO2 ausstoßen, in der EU nicht mehr zugelassen werden - einen schweren industriepolitischen Fehler, von dem China profitiere. Der EVP-Vorsitzende kündigte an, die Entscheidung “nach den Europawahlen heilen” zu wollen.
From solar to EVs: With China's overproduction and state subsidies, the US and EU are working to ensure that their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition (www.dw.com)
Beijing’s industrial subsidies are on average three to four times higher than in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries — sometimes up to nine times as much. A report published this week by IfW-Kiel estimated that industrial subsidies amounted to €221 billion or 1.73% of China’s gross...
Putin orders creation of psychiatric institute to “study the behavior of LGBT people”, Russian health minister warns of "suicides across the country" (web.archive.org)
On June 14, Russia’s State Duma passed a bill banning surgical operations “aimed at changing a person’s sex” and changing one’s gender marker in legal documents in its first reading. During the session, multiple parties in the Duma vocally criticized the document. After Russia’s Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko...
World’s largest thermal energy storage to be built in Vantaa, Finland (www.vantaanenergia.fi)
A seasonal thermal energy storage will be built in Vantaa, which is Finland’s fourth largest city neighboring the capital of Helsinki....
European made batteries could be 60% less carbon intensive than Chinese, researchers urging Europe to support investments (www.transportenvironment.org)
Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). This carbon saving rises to over 60% when renewable electricity is used. Producing Europe’s demand for battery cells and...
Swedish company Northvolt develops new state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery produced with locally sourced materials, entirely independent of traditional battery value chains (northvolt.com)
In a statement, Northvolt says its validated cell is more safe, cost-effective, and sustainable than conventional nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries and is produced with minerals such as iron and sodium that are abundant on global markets....
England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals -including rapists- as prisons full (www.theguardian.com)
The original article isbehind a paywall (higher than 12ft): thetimes.co.uk/…/judges-told-not-to-jail-rapists-…
Senior Tories warn: if we can’t offer policies to win over young, we’re ‘sunk’ (www.theguardian.com)
[The great enlightment. And just 40 years after Thatcher.]
Stockholm to ban all petrol and diesel cars from city centre (airqualitynews.com)
The Sweden’s capital upcoming low-emission zone will only permit use of electric cars and gas cars that meet the Euro 6 emission standards. Euro 6 plug-in hybrid heavy vehicles will also be permitted. The zone is in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Violating the rules of the zone is a traffic offence which can result in a...
Deutsche Nachwuchs-Fachkräfte wandern ab: Fast jeder siebte Studierende will im Ausland arbeiten (www.n-tv.de) German
Laut einer repräsentativen Studie wollen immer mehr angehende Fachkräfte, die in Deutschland ausgebildet werden, nicht hier bleiben, sondern ins Ausland gehen....
EU's new tech laws are working as small browsers gain market share (www.reuters.com)
Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after EU legislation forced Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, and Apple to make it easier for users to switch to rivals, according to data provided to Reuters by six companies....
Contested waters in Crimea: How Russia used water as a weapon of war following the invasion of Ukraine --- (28 min) (www.bbc.co.uk)
An irrigation system, once created at Stalin’s order as a project of grand Soviet social engineering, is now running dry.