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Biden nominates longtime U.S. diplomat Burns to lead CIA | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134151/Biden-nominates-longtime-U-S-diplomat-Burns-lead-CIA.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former career diplomat and former deputy secretary of state William Burns to lead the CIA, his transition team said on Monday.
Burns served 33 years as a U.S. diplomat, including as U.S. ambassador to Russia and as lead negotiator in the secret talks that paved the way to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, under former Democratic President Barack Obama.
He is currently president of the international affairs think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
"Ambassador Burns is a crisis-tested public servant who has spent his career working to keep Americans safe and secure," Biden's transition team said in a statement.
Biden's pick to lead the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency comes as he races to get a national security team into place after the transition was delayed by Republican President Donald Trump contesting the Democrat´s November election victory.
Burns must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, in which Biden's fellow Democrats narrowly hold the majority. Biden has asked Congress to confirm his national security team as close to his Jan. 20 inauguration as possible, but still faces the prospect of having few permanent appointees in place when he takes office.
Biden, who served as vice president under Obama, has said he would restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which Trump abandoned. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and Trevor Hunnicutt; additional reporting by Doina Chiacu, editing by Louise Heavens and Angus MacSwan) | 2021-01-11T11:59:58Z | true |
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THY Avrupa Ligi'nde 19. hafta heyecanı | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/thy-avrupa-ligi-nde-19-hafta-heyecani-2933451-spor | [
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] | [
""
] | Avrupa basketbolunun kulüp düzeyindeki bir numaralı organizasyonu THY Avrupa Ligi'nde heyecan, 19. hafta maçlarıyla devam edecek.
Türk temsilcileri Anadolu Efes ve Fenerbahçe Beko'nun mücadele ettiği THY Avrupa Ligi'nin 19. haftasında yarın ve 13 Ocak Çarşamba günü 9 karşılaşma yapılacak.
Galibiyet ve mağlubiyet sayısı 9'da eşitlenen Anadolu Efes, yarın Almanya'nın ALBA Berlin takımını ağırlayacak. İki takım, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'nda yarın saat 20.30'da karşılaşacak.
8 galibiyete sahip Fenerbahçe Beko ise Ülker Spor ve Etkinlik Salonu'nda İspanya'nın TD Systems Baskonia takımı konuk edecek. Mücadele, yarın saat 20.45'te başlayacak.
PROGRAM
THY Avrupa Ligi'nin 19. haftasında oynanacak maçların programı (TSİ) şöyle:
Yarın:
20.00 Khimki (Rusya) - Barcelona (İspanya)
20.30 Anadolu Efes - ALBA Berlin (Almanya)
20.45 Fenerbahçe Beko - TD Systems Baskonia (İspanya)
22.05 Maccabi Playtika (İsrail) - Olympiakos (Yunanistan)
22.45 AX Armani Exchange Milan (İtalya) - Valencia (İspanya)
13 Ocak Çarşamba:
20.00 CSKA Moskova (Rusya) - Zalgiris (Litvanya)
21.30 Bayern Münih (Almanya) - Zenit (Rusya)
22.00 Panathinaikos (Yunanistan) - ASVEL (Fransa)
23.00 Real Madrid (İspanya) - Kızılyıldız mts (Sırbistan) | 2021-01-11T11:39:19Z | true |
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China's Xi congratulates North Korea's Kim on new title | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134153/Chinas-Xi-congratulates-North-Koreas-Kim-new-title.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on being elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party, Chinese state media said on Monday.
Kim was elected on Sunday, taking over the title from his late father. China is North Korea's largest trade partner and closest ally.
North Korea, under the leadership of Kim, can achieve economic and social development goals and "attain greater success in socialist development", Xi said, according to China's Xinhua state news agency.
Kim told a party congress last week that his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals. He blamed international sanctions as well as unanticipated crises including the coronavirus pandemic and natural disasters, while criticising officials for mistakes that needed to be fixed.
Since Kim came to power in 2011, standards of living improved for many North Koreans as markets proliferated and consumer goods became more widely available. But now the country is facing the most challenging situation since a famine in the 1990s, and projects such as tourist resorts, economic zones, and a large hospital appear stalled.
Talks aimed at convincing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and improve relations with the United States and South Korea have also stalled, with Pyongyang accusing Seoul and Washington of maintaining hostile policies. (Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Editing by Catherine Evans and Nick Macfie) | 2021-01-11T11:59:58Z | true |
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Gözler gidecek oyuncularda | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/trabzonsporda-gozler-gidecek-oyuncularda-2933471-spor | [
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] | Transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren ve şu ana kadar Gençlerbirliği´nin 22 yaşındaki genç oyuncusu Berat Özdemir´i kadrosuna katıp Gaston Campi ile de yollarını ayıran Trabzonspor´da, gelecek ve gidecek oyuncular noktasında hareketli günler yaşanıyor. Transfer görüşmelerine hız veren ve bu noktada ara transfer dönemini olabildiğince erken noktalamayı arzulayan bordo-mavililer yabancı sınırlaması ve transfer limiti noktasında titiz davranıyor.
EN AZ İKİ TAKVİYE DAHA
Özellikle orta saha ve forvet hattına en az birer nokta transfer yapmayı hedefleyen ve bu noktada tecrübeli isimlere yönelen Trabzonspor´da Enzo Perez, Yunus Mallı, Ahmed Kutucu gibi isimlerle de temaslar devam ediyor. Orta saha için ısrarcı olduğu Enzo Perez´in kulübünün bonservis talebi üzerine bu transferde oyuncudan bu sorunu çözmesini isteyen bordo-mavililer, alternatif olarak orta sahaya Yunus Mallı´yı, forvet hattına da kiralık olarak Ahmed Kutucu´yu kadrosuna katma noktasında çalışmalarına devam ediyor.
GİDECEKLER BELİRLEYİCİ OLACAK
Trabzonspor´da kadroda düşünülmeyen Ahmet Canbaz, Plaza, Bilal, Diabate, Afobe ve Pereira gibi isimler de alınacak oyuncular noktasında belirleyici olacak. Ahmet Canbaz´ı kiralık olarak göndermeyi planlayan bordo-mavililerde, Bilal, Plaza ile Diabate´nin yanı sıra Afobe ve Pereira ile de yolların ayrılması gündemde. Yönetim bu noktada özellikle bonservis ücreti ödenerek kadroya katılan ancak bekleneni veremeyen Diabate´den bir gelir elde etme düşüncesinde. Bu oyuncuların takımdan ayrılmaları durumunda maaş yükü de azalacak ve bu kadroya katılacak oyuncular noktasında yönetimin mali anlamda elini rahatlatacak.
YABANCI OYUNCU KONTENJANI DA SORUN
Şu anda kadrosunda 13 yabancı oyuncu bulunduran bordo-mavililerde 1 oyuncu için kontenjan bulunurken, ayrılacak yabancı isimler bu noktada da yönetimin elini rahatlatacak. Özellikle orta saha ile forvet hattına birer yabancı oyuncu transferi düşünen bordo-mavililerin en az bir yabancı isimle daha yollarını ayırması gerekiyor. Ayrıca belirlenen oyuncularla yolların ayrılıp yabancı kontenjanında yer açılabilirse, uzun süreli sakatlığının ardından bireysel çalışmalara başlayan ve takıma dönmeye hazırlanan Anders Trodsen´in de ara transfer döneminde lisansı çıkarılacak.
3 STOPER OYUNCUSUNA DA TEKLİFLER GELİYOR
Bu arada Trabzonspor´da stoper oyuncuları Edgar Ie, Majid Hosseini ile Hüseyin Türkmen için de teklifler gelmeye devam ediyor. Hüseyin Türkmen´e Süper Lig, Majid Hosseini´ye İtalya´dan teklifler gelirken, uzun süredir Edgar Ie´yi takipte bulunan St. Etienne de bu transfer için ısrarını sürdürüyor. Fransız ekibinin yaptığı 3 milyon Euro civarı teklif yönetim tarafından yeterli bulunmazken, özellikle yıllar sonra savunmada yakalanan uyum nedeniyle de Edgar Ie´nin ayrılmasına sıcak bakılmıyor. Bordo-mavililer Hosseini´yi de takımda tutmak isterken, Hüseyin Türkmen´in ise şartların oluşması durumunda kiralık olarak gönderilebileceği belirtildi.
HUGO DÖNÜYOR
Öte yandan Trabzonspor´da sakatlığı nedeniyle Fatih Karagümrük ve Göztepe karşılaşmalarında forma giyemeyen stoper oyuncusu Vitor Hugo´nun Antalyaspor karşılaşmasıyla yeniden formasına kavuşması bekleniyor. Oyuncunun bu hafta yapılacak antrenmanlarda son kontrollerinin yapılacağı ve yapılacak son değerlendirmelerde bir soruna rastlanılmaması durumunda Antalyaspor karşısında forma giyebileceği öğrenildi. | 2021-01-11T11:56:56Z | true |
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Albert Ballin: Der Mann, der die Hapag prägte | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/chronologie/Der-Mann-der-die-Hapag-war-Albert-Ballin,ballin116.html | [
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Die Straße Stubbenhuk am Hamburger Hafen ist um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts eine ärmliche Gegend, in der Hafenarbeiter und Seeleute leben, Kneipen und kleine Händler das Bild bestimmen. Wer zwischen Fleeten und Elbe wohnt, hat nichts mit der Welt der Großkaufleute zu tun, die in der Hansestadt den Ton angeben. Und trotzdem beginnt hier eine der erfolgreichsten Karrieren des Kaiserreichs.
Albert Ballin - Kind jüdischer Einwanderer aus Dänemark
In Haus Nr. 17 wird am 15. August 1857 Albert Ballin geboren, als 13. Kind einer jüdischen Familie, die aus Dänemark eingewandert ist. Er wächst in einfachen Verhältnissen auf, spricht Plattdeutsch, besucht eine jüdische Volksschule und spielt angeblich gern Cello.
Auswanderer sind schon früh sein Geschäft
Eine Berufsausbildung erhält er nicht, nimmt aber Privatunterricht in Englisch und Mathematik. Gleichzeitig arbeitet er in der kleinen Agentur seines Vaters mit, die Auswanderern Schiffspassagen nach Übersee vermittelt. Als der Vater stirbt, führt er die Geschäfte weiter. Er kommt zur rechten Zeit: Denn im letzten Drittel des Jahrhunderts verlassen immer mehr Menschen den Kontinent. Sie fliehen vor Arbeitslosigkeit, Hungersnöten und Kriegen in die Neue Welt.
Binnen weniger Jahre hat Ballin Erfolg, vor allem, weil er in Kooperation mit einer Schifffahrtslinie billige Massentransporte nach New York anbietet, im eigens eingebauten Zwischendeck von Frachtschiffen. Bald fertigt er in Hamburg ein Drittel aller Auswanderer nach Übersee ab, macht sogar der mächtigen Hamburg-Amerikanischen-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, der Hapag, Konkurrenz. Die weiß sich 1886 nicht mehr anders zu helfen, als Ballin eine lukrative Stellung in ihren Diensten anzubieten.
Ballin steigt bei der Hapag ein
Bei der Hapag beginnt der 29-Jährige einen beispiellosen Aufstieg. Mit Geschäftssinn und Ehrgeiz, Charme und weltmännischen Umgangsformen arbeitet er sich bis an die Spitze des bedeutendsten Hamburger Unternehmens empor. Er setzt auf Schnelligkeit und vor allem auf Service, auch für die weniger betuchten Passagiere. Denn im Gegensatz zu den anderen Reedereien bietet die Hapag eine umfassende Betreuung schon auf dem Weg zum Schiff an. Dazu gehören ärztliche Versorgung und Schlafplätze in eigens errichteten Auswandererhallen am Hafen. Heute befindet sich dort das Auswanderermuseum Ballinstadt.
Der junge Direktor entwickelt innovative Geschäftsfelder
Da die Passagierschiffe über den Atlantik in den stürmischen Wintermonaten nicht ausgelastet sind, erfindet Ballin die Kreuzfahrt. Von Cuxhaven aus führt die erste Vergnügungsreise für betuchte Bürger im Januar 1891 ins warme Mittelmeer. Später fahren die Touristenschiffe ans Nordkap und in die Karibik, organisieren Hapag-Reisebüros auch andere Angebote: Bahnreisen etwa und Flüge mit den neuen Zeppelin-Luftschiffen.
Die Hapag wird zur größten Reederei der Welt
Ballin wird 1899 Generaldirektor und baut als dieser nach der Jahrhundertwende auch das boomende Frachtgeschäft aus und macht die Hapag so zur größten Reederei der Welt. Unter seiner Führung steigt das Aktienkapital innerhalb weniger Jahre von 15 Millionen auf 180 Millionen Mark. Beinahe 200 Seeschiffe befahren nun mehr als 70 weltumspannende Routen. Sie laufen rund 400 Häfen auf allen Kontinenten an. Und immer neue Dampfer lässt Ballin bauen, die zu den größten und schnellsten ihrer Zeit gehören, wie der "Imperator" und die "Deutschland".
Vom Hafenjungen zum Freund des Kaisers
Längst ist der arme jüdische Junge vom Hafenrand zu einem der bedeutendsten Manager des nach Weltgeltung strebenden Deutschen Reiches geworden, zum "Freund und Reeder des Kaisers", der ihn in jedem Sommer in seiner Villa an der Alster besucht. Der global agierende Ballin leitet häufig internationale Schifffahrtskonferenzen, wobei ihm seine früh erworbenen Englischkenntnisse zugutekommen. Sogar als möglicher Reichskanzler wird er nun gehandelt. Der berühmte Journalist Theodor Wolff urteilt später: "Es gab noch mehrere Selfmademen im wilhelminischen Deutschland, aber keiner stieg aus so ungünstigen Verhältnissen so hoch hinauf."
Der erfolgreiche Unternehmer betätigt sich auch als Mäzen, fördert die Wissenschaften und den gerade beginnenden Umweltschutz, unterstützt etwa eine große völkerkundliche Südsee-Expedition, den Vogelschutzverein Jordsand und den Naturpark Lüneburger Heide.
Die Schattenseiten des Erfolgs
Doch er hat auch Feinde. Den Nationalisten und Antisemiten gilt er als "jüdischer Großkapitalist", den Sozialisten als Klassenfeind. Er arbeitet rastlos, 16 Stunden am Tag, sieben Tage die Woche. Krankheiten und Kuraufenthalte sind die Folge, auch der häufige Griff zu Medikamenten und Cognac. Stundenlang muss ihn seine Ehefrau Marianne, eine Hamburger Kaufmannstochter, in den Schlaf lesen.
Mit dem Krieg beginnt der Niedergang
Der Erste Weltkrieg trifft ihn hart. Jahrelang hat er sich um die deutsch-britische Verständigung vor allem in der brisanten Flottenaufrüstung bemüht. Nun liegen die Schiffe der Hapag untätig im Hafen, werden im Ausland interniert oder von der Marine beansprucht. Der weltumspannende Handelsverkehr ist zusammengebrochen. Ballins Versuche, Friedensverhandlungen zu vermitteln, scheitern 1917 mit dem uneingeschränkten U-Boot-Krieg. Auch den Kaiser zu politischen Reformen zu bewegen, gelingt ihm nicht.
Angesichts der Zerstörung seines Lebenswerks resigniert Ballin schließlich. Als auch in Hamburg die Revolution beginnt und meuternde Matrosen sein Kontor besetzen, vergiftet er sich mit Schlaftabletten und Quecksilberchlorid. Er stirbt am 9. November 1918 in einer Hamburger Klinik, zur selben Mittagsstunde, in der Philipp Scheidemann in Berlin die Republik ausruft. | 2021-01-11T11:50:13.251000Z | true |
Bluebird bio plans to spin off cancer drugs unit | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134155/Bluebird-bio-plans-spin-cancer-drugs-unit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | Jan 11 (Reuters) - Bluebird bio Inc plans to spin off its cancer drugs unit into a new, publicly traded company later this year to focus on rare genetic diseases, the company said on Monday.
The gene therapy developer's Chief Executive Officer Nick Leschly will helm the new cancer company and take up new role as executive chair of bluebird bio.
The president of bluebird bio's severe genetic diseases business, Andrew Obenshain, will become its CEO.
The move comes as bluebird suffered multiple regulatory setbacks last year for both its rare disease and cancer drug candidates.
In November, the submission of a marketing application for its blood disorder treatment, LentiGlobin, was pushed to 2022 from 2021 after the U.S. health regulator set additional requirements.
LentiGlobin or Zynteglo is approved in Europe for treating beta thalassemia and is priced there at 1.58 million euros ($1.92 million) over five years.
The company and partner Bristol Myers Squibb Co also suffered a regulatory setback for their multiple myeloma therapy, ide-cel, in May. The drug still awaits the FDA's decision by March.
The split is an interesting strategic development but how this plays out is largely to be determined, J.P.Morgan analyst Cory Kasimov said in a client note.
"On one hand, segmenting the company by oncology and severe genetic diseases makes sense so that each individual entity can focus on their designated expertise. On the other, this removes diversification that comes with having both cell therapy and gene therapies programs," Kasimov said.
The separation is expected to close in the fourth quarter, the company said.
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal first reported the move and said Leschly had cited the need for increased specialization as the reason for the split.
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC is the exclusive financial adviser to bluebird bio for the spin off. ($1 = 0.8223 euros) (Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) | 2021-01-11T11:59:59Z | true |
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Üç aylar 2021 başlangıcı | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/uc-aylar-2021-ne-zaman-basliyor-iste-uc-aylarin-baslangici-2021-2933511 | [
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" üç aylar ne zaman 2021",
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" "
] | Üç aylar ne zaman? Sorusu merak konusu oldu. İslam aleminin beklediği üç aylar başlangıcı Diyanet tarafından açıklandı. Peki Üç aylar Receb, Şaban ve Ramazan ne zaman? Üç aylar başlangıcı 2021 ne zaman? İşte 2021 Üç aylar başlangıç tarihi...
ÜÇ AYLAR NE ZAMAN BAŞLAYACAK 2021?
2020'de üç aylar 13 Şubat günü Receb ayıyla birlikte başlayacak. Üç aylarda ilk kandil olan Regaib Kandili ise Receb ayında 18 Şubat 2021 günü gerçekleşecek.
Üç ayların ikinci kandili olan Miraç Kandili ise yine Receb ayında 10 Mart günü olacak.
25 Mart 2020 Çarşamba günü başlayacak olan Şaban ayında ise 27 Mart günü Berat Kandilidir.
Üç ayların son ayı olan Ramazan ayında ise çok önemli bir gece olan Kadir Gecesi 8 Mayıs günüdür.
ÜÇ AYLAR NEDİR?
Üç aylarda Müslümanlara, yaptığı ibadetlerin daha fazlasını yapmaları önerilir. Regaib, Miraç, Berat Kandillerinin ve Kadir Gecesinin yer aldığı üç aylarda Peygamberimiz (s.a.v.); "Recep Allah'ın ayı, Şaban benim ayım ve Ramazan ümmetimin ayıdır." buyurmuştur. Yani üç aylarda faziletli sayıldığı için ibadetler artırılır, günahlardan sakınılır ve Ramazan ayına hazırlık yapılır.
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] | Noch bis Ende des Monats bleiben die Schulen im Norden weitgehend geschlossen. Um Familien beim Lernen im Lockdown zu unterstützen, erweitern die öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender ihr Bildungsangebot für Kinder und Jugendliche. | Noch bis Ende des Monats bleiben die Schulen im Norden weitgehend geschlossen. Um Familien beim Lernen im Lockdown zu unterstützen, erweitern die öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender ihr Bildungsangebot für Kinder und Jugendliche.
Wie im ersten Lockdown wird der Bildungskanal ARD alpha an allen Werktagen ein spezielles Format senden: Es heißt "Schule daheim" und läuft immer von 9 bis 12 Uhr. Das Angebot besteht aus Lernformaten speziell für die Ober- und Mittelstufe, unter anderem in den Fächern Deutsch, Mathe und Physik. Das Programm wurde gemeinsam mit Didaktikern entwickelt, die auch an der Erstellung der deutschlandweiten Bildungsstandards maßgeblich beteiligt waren. Den Sender ARD alpha kann man zum Beispiel im Internet streamen.
Ein ausführliches Angebot gibt es ergänzend auf der Internetseite von "Schule daheim", mit einer großen Auswahl an Lernvideos: zum Beispiel zum Thema "Welche journalistischen Textformen gibt es?" oder "Wie funktioniert der Blutkreislauf?". Die Videos sind meist zwischen zwei und fünf Minuten lang und neben der Erklärung werden die Sachverhalte auch visualisiert.
Ergänzend dazu gibt es eine neue Version des Youtube-Kanals "Alphalernen". Auch dort finden sich viele Lerninhalte, die speziell auf Schülerinnen und Schüler zugeschnitten sind.
#gernelernen des MDR
Auch beim MDR gibt es mit #gernelernen ein spezielles Homeschooling-Format. Davon wird es jetzt neue Folgen geben. Die Inhalte aus dem vergangenen Jahr sind ebenfalls noch abrufbar. Auch hier sind vom Bruchrechnen bis zur Photovoltaik alle möglichen für Schüler relevanten Inhalte erklärt. Und wer jetzt denkt: "Bruchrechnen - huch - wie ging das denn noch mal?", darf sich auch gerne als Erwachsener noch Hilfe holen.
Sendungen für Kinder
Neben diesen speziellen auf die Schule zugeschnittenen Formaten, senden die öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender ab sofort auch mehr Bildungsprogramm für Kinder und Jugendliche.
Der WDR zeigt zum Beispiel täglich "Die Sendung mit der Maus" und das Format "Planet Wissen". Auch der Kindersender Kika startet ein dreiwöchiges Sonderprogramm: Es werden zum Beispiel neue Folgen des Geschichtsformat "Triff..." gezeigt. Da treffen Kinder auf spannende Persönlichkeiten, wie Martin Luther, die Wissenschaftlerin Ada Lovelace oder die Künstlerin Niki de Saint Phalle, die als Schöpferin der Nanas berühmt wurde. All diese Angebote gibt es dann auch immer im Internet: zum Beispiel auf der Internetseite vom KIKA.
Angebote für Jugendliche
Aber nicht nur die jüngsten finden spannende Angebote: für ältere Schülerinnen und Schüler gibt es zum Beispiel Lerninhalte zum Thema Medienkompentenz auf der Online Plattform "So geht Medien".
Und natürlich beteiligt sich auch der NDR an dieser Bildungsoffensive: Im Programm von NDR Info spezial werden ab Dienstag 16 Uhr spannende Hörspiele für die Jahrgangsstufen 9-12 laufen, zum Beispiel "Tschick" nach dem Roman von Wolfgang Herrndorf und zwei Originalhörspiele von der Hamburger Krimiautorin Sabine Stein. Die Hörspiele sollen einen unterhaltsamen zur Literatur ermöglichen. Alle Hörspiele gibt es natürlich auch als Podcast, zum Beispiel in der ARD Audiothek. Ergänzend steht ab morgen auf den Seiten der Radiokunst begleitendes Lernmaterial bereit, das Lehrerinnen und Lehrer für ihren Unterricht verwenden können.
Ohrenbär und Mikado auf NDR Info Spezial
Und auch für Grundschulkinder gibt jetzt im Lockdown es ein breiteres Angebot: auf NDR Info Spezial gibt es je um 14 und um 19 Uhr eine Stunde mit Highlights aus der Sendung mit der Maus, Radiogeschichten mit dem Ohrenbär und der Sendung Mikado. | 2021-01-11T12:25:58.585000Z | true |
Russian man gets 10-year jail term in Sweden for hammer attack on... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134157/Russian-man-gets-10-year-jail-term-Sweden-hammer-attack-Chechen-blogger.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By 0-
STOCKHOLM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A hammer-wielding Russian man who tried to beat to death a well-known blogger and critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in Sweden last year was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison by a Swedish court.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov survived the Feb. 26 attack in the town of Gavle. The court did not give the convicted defendant's name, in keeping with Swedish practice.
A woman who helped the assailant by letting him into Abdurachmanov's apartment, was given an 8-year term. Both will be expelled from Sweden, Swedish news agency TT said. Foreign convicts are normally expelled after serving their sentence.
Prominent critics of Kadyrov have been the victims of a number of attacks in recent years.
In February 2020, Chechen blogger Imran Aliyev was found stabbed to death in a hotel in Lille, France. The same month, a Russian investigative journalist who had alleged that gay men in Chechnya were subject to mass arrest and torture was beaten up in the Chechen capital Grozny.
In 2006, Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist who covered Chechnya for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was shot dead as she returned to her Moscow apartment.
Human rights workers have accused Kadyrov of widespread abuses, allegations he denies.
Supporters credit him with restoring relative calm to a region dogged for years by a simmering insurgency following two wars between Moscow and separatists after the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union.
(Reporting by Simon Johnson Editing by Mark Heinrich) | 2021-01-11T11:59:59Z | true |
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Donald Trump: Mike Pence agrees he has power to decertify state electoral votes | The Washington Times | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/5/donald-trump-mike-pence-agrees-he-has-power-decert/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS | [
"Dave Boyer"
] | [] | President Trump said Tuesday night that he and Vice President Mike Pence are “in total agreement” that Mr. Pence can decertify states’ electoral votes in the final counting that will begin in Congress on Wednesday.
In a statement released by his campaign, Mr. Trump refuted a New York Times report claiming that Mr. Pence told the president he doesn’t believe he has the authority to act unilaterally to block certification of a state’s Electoral College votes.
“He never said that,” Mr. Trump said. “The vice president and I are in total agreement that the vice president has the power to act.”
The two men met earlier in the day at the White House for lunch. The president said Mr. Pence has several options for dealing with electoral votes from contested battleground states won by Mr. Biden where the president claims there were widespread illegalities in the election.
“He can decertify the results or send them back to the states for changes and certification,” Mr. Trump said. “He can also decertify the illegal and corrupt results and send them to the House of Representatives for the one-vote-for- one-state tabulation.”
Mr. Trump said the Nov. 3 election “was corrupt in contested states, and in particular, it was not in accordance with the Constitution, in that they made large- scale changes to election rules and regulations as dictated by local judges and politicians, not by state legislators. This means that it was illegal.”
Most constitutional law specialists say the vice president’s role in the vote-counting is limited to opening envelopes containing each state’s vote totals. Several House and Senate Republicans plan to object to Mr. Biden’s electoral votes from at least six swing states, which will prompt debate and voting by each chamber on whether to accept those votes. | 2021-01-06T03:27:08Z | true |
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Birte Hanusrichter findet neuen Liebesfilm sehr aktuell | Stern | https://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/katie-fforde-film-birte-hanusrichter-findet-neuen-liebesfilm-sehr-aktuell-9554656.html?utm_campaign=tag-im-ueberblick&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_source=standard | [] | [
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"Katie Fforde",
"Deutschland"
] | In ihrer Hauptrolle als Marla macht sich Birte Hanusrichter im neuen Katie-Fforde-Film Sorgen um ihre Mutter. Die Schauspielerin sieht da gewisse Parallelen zu ihren Gefühlen in der Corona-Krise. | In ihrer Hauptrolle als Marla macht sich Birte Hanusrichter im neuen Katie-Fforde-Film Sorgen um ihre Mutter. Die Schauspielerin sieht da gewisse Parallelen zu ihren Gefühlen in der Corona-Krise.
Schauspielerin Birte Hanusrichter sieht gewisse Parallelen zwischen ihren Gefühlen in der Corona-Krise und der Handlung ihres neuen Katie-Fforde-Liebesfilms.
«Der Film ist im Sommer mitten in der Coronazeit unter höchsten Sicherheitsvorkehrungen entstanden. Der Fokus bei uns allen liegt ja zurzeit auf Fragen wie: «Passen meine Liebsten auf sich auf? Kann ich etwas dazu beitragen, dass es ihnen gut geht?» Das haben wir genauso am Set umgesetzt, und letztlich geht es im Film ja auch inhaltlich darum, denn Marla macht sich die ganze Zeit Sorgen um ihre Mutter», sagte die 41 Jahre alte Hanusrichter im ZDF-Interview.
In dem Film «Katie Fforde: Du lebst nur einmal» (Sonntag, 20.15 Uhr, ZDF) steht die Heldin Marla im Spannungsfeld zwischen der Krankheit ihrer Mutter, Zweifeln an ihrer Ehe und der Wiederbegegnung mit einer Jugendliebe. «In Zeiten der Pandemie habe ich - wie wir alle - besonders vor Augen geführt bekommen, wie wichtig es ist, sich um seine liebsten Menschen zu kümmern und aufeinander aufzupassen», sagte Hanusrichter. «Das machen wir alle mit Freunden und Familie und davon handelt dieser Film.» | 2021-01-06T04:22:18Z | true |
Ümitcan Uygun tutuklandı! | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/umitcan-uygun-hakkinda-son-dakika-gelisme-tutuklandi-2933275 | [
"Habertürk"
] | [
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" "
] | Ankara'da Aleyna Çakır'ın ölümüyle ilgili hakkında soruşturma yürütülen Ümitcan Uygun'un, iki kadınla birlikte uyuşturucu madde kullandığına ilişkin görüntülerinin sosyal medyada yer aldığı tespit edildi.
DHA'nın haberine göre, Bunun üzerine Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığınca soruşturma başlatıldı. Ankara Emniyet Müdürlüğü Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele Şubesi ekipleri, Ümitcan Uygun ve yanında bulunan iki kadından T.K.'yı Etimesgut ilçesinde yakalayarak gözaltına aldı.
Ayrıca, Ümitcan Uygun'un kaçmasına yardımcı olduğu iddiasıyla babası Durak Uygun da gözaltına alındı.
Ümitcan Uygun hakkında, 'Uyuşturucu ve uyarıcı madde kullanmak ve kullanılmasını alenen özendirmek' suçundan işlem yapıldı. Durak Uygun ve T.K. emniyette ifadeleri alındıktan sonra serbest bırakıldı.
TUTUKLANDI
Ümitcan Uygun ise buradaki işlemlerinin ardından bugün adliyeye sevk edildi. Elleri kelepçeli olarak polisler eşliğinde emniyetten çıkarılan Ümitcan Uygun, adliyeye götürüldü.
Uyuşturucu ve uyarıcı madde kullanmak ve kullanılmasını alenen özendirmek suçundan gözaltına alınan Ümitcan Uygun mahkemece tutuklandı.
Dün gözaltına alınan Ümitcan Uygun
EMNİYETTEKİ İFADESİ ORTAYA ÇIKTI
Uygun'un emniyetteki ifadesi de ortaya çıktı. Uygun ifadesinde, daha önce uyuşturucu ve uyarıcı maddeyle ilgili hakkında herhangi bir işlem yapılmadığını, adına birçok sosyal medya hesabı açıldığını bunları kimin yönettiğini bilmediğini iddia etti.
Daha önce bu içeriğe sahip herhangi bir yayın yapmadığını anlatan Uygun, "Ben 'metamfetamin' maddesini bir defa kullandım. 3-4 yıl öncesinden bu yana hiçbir uyuşturucu uyarıcı madde kullanmadım. Bu maddeyi Maltepe'de bir pavyonda çalışan takma ismi 'Kumsal' olan kişiden aldım. Bu maddeyi açık adresini bilmediğim ancak polislere göstermiş olduğum Aşağıeğlence semtinde bulunan ikamette kullandım. Bu maddeyi kadınların nereden, kimden aldıklarını bilmiyorum. Uyuşturucu ve uyarıcı madde ticareti yapmıyorum. T.K'yi mahalleden tanırım. Bu şahısın madde kullandığını ya da sattığını bilmiyorum." ifadelerine yer verdi.
Sosyal medyada yayınlanan videonun yeni olmadığını 3-4 yıl öncesine ait olduğunu ileri süren Uygun, o güne ilişkin şunları anlattı:
"Arkadaşımla Kumsal isimli şahsın evine gittik. Kumsal maddeyi kullanıyordu. Bana uzattı ben de içtim. 'Bana ilk defa mı kullanıyorsun' dedi. Ben de hava atmak için daha önceden birçok uyuşturucuyu kullandığımı söyledim. Kumsal'ın bu maddeyi nereden aldığını bilmiyorum. Bu videoyu Kumsal'ın telefonundan ben çektim. Herhangi bir sosyal medyada yayınlamadım. Bu videoyu çektiğimde alkollüydüm. Kim tarafından sosyal medyada yayınlandığını bilmiyorum."
Öte yandan baba Durak Uygun'un polisteki ifadesinde oğlu Ümitcan Uygun'un herhangi bir işte çalışmadığını ve geliri olmadığını, uyuşturucu kullanıp kullanmadığını bilmediğini ifade ettiği belirtildi.
Şüpheli bir ölümle hayatını kaybeden Aleyna Çakır (Sema Esen)
ADLİ TIP RAPORUNDAKİ TESPİTLER NEYDİ?
Kamuoyunda Aleyna Çakır olarak bilinen Sema Esen, geçen 3 Haziran'da Keçiören'deki evinde boynunda iple ölü bulundu. Hazırlanan Adli Tıp raporunda, asılma dışında iç kanama, beyin doku harabiyeti, iç organ ve büyük damar yaralanması ve zehirlenme gibi bulgulara rastlanmadığı belirtilerek, "Ölümün, ası sonucu meydana gelmiş olduğu oy birliğiyle mütalaa olunur" denildi.
Raporda şu ifadeler yer aldı: "Adli dosyaya kayıtlı bilgilerde kişinin ası materyali boynunda iken yerde yatar vaziyette bulunduğu, olay yerinde şüpheli bir durum bulunmadığı, otopsisinde boyun bölgesinde yükselici yüzeyselleşici vasıfta telem (ip izi),telem altında kas dokuda ekimoz tespit edildiği, iç organlarda tespit edilen makroskopik vurgular, cesedin bulunduğu ortam, bulunuş şekli, olay yeri inceleme bulguları birlikte değerlendirildiğinde kişinin ölümünün, ası sonucu meydana gelmiş olduğu oy birliğiyle mütalaa olunur." | 2021-01-11T09:57:25Z | true |
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Corona-Krise: UV Nord fordert Ende des Improvisierens | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Corona-Krise-UV-Nord-fordert-Ende-des-Improvisierens,uvnord120.html | [] | [
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] | Die norddeutschen Unternehmen haben im Zusammenhang mit der Corona-Pandemie von den Regierungen eine klare Perspektive für die kommenden Jahre gefordert. | Die norddeutschen Unternehmen haben im Zusammenhang mit der Corona-Pandemie von den Regierungen eine klare Perspektive für die kommenden Jahre gefordert.
"Nach zehn Monaten im Pandemie-Modus muss von Improvisieren auf Strategie umgeschaltet werden", sagte der Präsident der Unternehmensverbände in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, Uli Wachholtz, am Montag beim virtuellen Neujahrsempfang. So wie bisher könne es nicht weitergehen.
"Digitalen Winterschlaf beenden"
Notwendig seien nun Antworten, was im Norden passieren soll, bis die Herdenimmunität erreicht sei, sagte Wachholtz. "Wir müssen jetzt definieren, welche Rahmenbedingungen wir für eine erfolgreiche Zukunft brauchen, was die Zukunftsthemen sind, die wir voranbringen müssen." Am dringendsten sei es, "den digitalen Winterschlaf" zu beenden. Deutschland hinke bei der Digitalisierung weiter hinterher.
Vorgaben zum Homeoffice abgelehnt
Wachholtz rechnet mit einer hohen Zahl an Insolvenzen auch im Norden. Die Pandemie habe das Kapital vieler Firmen aufgebraucht. Aus der Bundespolitik kämen derzeit aber falsche Signale, sagte er. "Wir brauchen keinen Rechtsanspruch auf Homeoffice und keine neuen Reglementierungen." Werkverträge und Zeitarbeit seien für Unternehmen unentbehrlich. Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil (SPD) hatte Unternehmen zuvor noch einmal aufgefordert, ihren Beschäftigten in der Corona-Pandemie das Arbeiten von zu Hause möglich zu machen. | 2021-01-11T13:00:30.007000Z | true |
UK police need to enforce mask wearing in stores - retail sector says | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134159/UK-police-need-enforce-mask-wearing-stores--retail-sector-says.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The British retail sector said on Monday enforcing the wearing of face masks in stores to limit the spread of COVID-19 is the responsibility of the police and that retailers needed their support.
The British government is concerned about the spread of the pandemic in supermarkets with people breaching rules by not wearing face coverings.
But industry lobby group the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said it was not supermarkets' job to enforce the rules.
"While enforcement of face coverings is the responsibility of the police, retailers continue to do what they can to encourage their use throughout stores," Andrew Opie, the BRC's Director of food & sustainability said.
"Sadly, this has led to a sharp rise in incidents of violence and abuse against shop workers, which is why it is essential police support the work being done by retailers." (Reporting by James Davey; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) | 2021-01-11T11:59:59Z | true |
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Nordkoreas Machthaber räumt bei Parteitreffen Fehler ein | Stern | https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/ziele-verfehlt-nordkoreas-machthaber-raeumt-bei-parteitreffen-fehler-ein-9554644.html?utm_campaign=tag-im-ueberblick&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_source=standard | [] | [
"Nordkorea"
] | Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un wird bei einem neuen Parteikongress mit «Hurra»-Rufen begrüßt. Doch zur Eröffnung berichtet Kim nicht nur über Erfolge. | Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un wird bei einem neuen Parteikongress mit «Hurra»-Rufen begrüßt. Doch zur Eröffnung berichtet Kim nicht nur über Erfolge.
Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un hat zum Beginn eines Kongresses der herrschenden Arbeiterpartei wirtschaftspolitische Fehler eingeräumt.
Die Ziele des 2016 aufgestellten Fünf-Jahres-Entwicklungsplans seien «in fast allen Bereichen» verfehlt worden, sagte Kim in seiner Eröffnungsrede am Dienstag vor Tausenden Teilnehmern des achten Parteikongresses in Pjöngjang. Die staatlich kontrollierten Medien berichteten darüber am Mittwoch. Kim, der auch Parteichef ist, versprach, die Partei werde einen neuen Weg finden werde, um einen «großen Sprung vorwärts» zu machen. Wie der neue Weg genau aussieht, blieb zunächst offen.
Wegen seines Atomwaffenprogramms ist Nordkorea internationalen Sanktionen unterworfen, die die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Landes seit vielen Jahren hemmen. Das Land hatte bereits im August angekündigt, beim nächsten Kongress werde die Arbeit des Zentralkomitees der Partei überprüft und ein neuer Entwicklungsplan für die nächsten fünf Jahre vorgelegt. Schon damals hatte die Partei Fehler bei der Umsetzung der bisherigen Entwicklungsstrategie eingestanden.
Die Folgen von Naturkatastrophen einschließlich Überschwemmungen sowie der Coronavirus-Pandemie hatten dem streng abgeschotteten Land im vergangenen Jahr zusätzlich stark zugesetzt. Nordkorea hatte seine Grenzen wegen des Corona-Ausbruchs schon früh dichtgemacht, was sich auch stark auf den Handel mit China, der als Lebensader des Landes gilt, auswirkte.
Als Kim am Dienstagmorgen (Ortszeit) zusammen mit den Mitgliedern des Politbüros und des Zentralkomitees das Podium beim Kongress betrat, begrüßten den Berichten zufolge alle Teilnehmer den Machthaber mit stürmischen «Hurra-Rufen». Trotz der Fehler sprach er in seiner Rede von «einem wunderbaren Sieg», den das Land errungen habe, indem es seine Macht und sein globales Prestige gestärkt habe. Sowohl äußere wie innere Herausforderungen hätten Fortschritte behindert.
Kim lobte die Partei dafür, die Pandemie von der Bevölkerung ferngehalten und die Folgen der Naturkatastrophen bewältigt zu haben. Die Partei habe trotz der «unvergleichlichen globalen Gesundheitskrise» die Schwierigkeiten überwunden. Nordkorea ist eines der wenigen Länder, die bisher keinen einzigen Infektionsfall mit Sars-CoV-2 gemeldet haben. Wie schon bei Massenveranstaltungen und verschiedenen Parteitreffen im vergangenen Jahr trugen auch die Teilnehmer des Kongresses keine Schutzmaske gegen das Virus.
Formal ist der Kongress, der ursprünglich alle fünf Jahre abgehalten werden sollte, das wichtigste Gremium der Partei. Doch war der siebte Kongress im Mai 2016, der vier Tage dauerte, der erste seit 36 Jahren gewesen. Damals ließ sich Kim auf den neu geschaffenen Posten des Parteivorsitzenden wählen, womit er seine Position an der Spitze der Organisation gefestigt hat. Kim, der nach südkoreanischen Angaben 36 Jahre alt ist, war nach dem Tod seines Vaters Kim Jong Il Ende 2011 an die Staatsspitze befördert worden. | 2021-01-06T04:00:41Z | true |
Server-Probleme behindern Homeschooling in Hamburg | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Server-Probleme-behindern-Homeschooling-in-Hamburg,homeschooling142.html | [] | [
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Der Fehlstart in die zweite Homeschooling-Woche im neuen Jahr betraf viele Schulen über die ganze Stadt verteilt. Aber nicht nur Hamburg war betroffen. Der bundesweite Schulserver IServ ging in die Knie. Offenbar hatten sich zuviele Klassen gleichzeitig angemeldet. So war es nicht möglich Videokonferenzen zu eröffnen oder ihnen beizutreten. Ein Großteil der Schülerinnen und Schüler zu Hause war also auf diesem Weg nicht erreichbar.
An den Hamburger Gymnasien sind im Schnitt immerhin rund 90 Prozent im Homeschooling. Inzwischen soll IServ aber zum Teil wieder funktionieren. Doch damit sind nicht alle Probleme behoben. Denn es gibt beim Digital-Unterricht in Hamburg gleich mehrere Baustellen: Die Schulbehörde arbeitet etwa am Ausbau der WLAN-Netze in den Schulen und daran, dass die Schul-Anschlüsse mehr Daten übertragen können. Auch viele Schulen müssen nachbessern: Sie müssen noch veraltete Server austauschen. | 2021-01-11T12:34:32.379000Z | true |
Weitere Einschränkungen: Bewegungsradius in Hotspots | Stern | https://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/corona-pandemie-weitere-einschraenkungen--bewegungsradius-in-hotspots-9554648.html?utm_campaign=tag-im-ueberblick&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_source=standard | [] | [
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] | Angesichts hoher Corona-Infektionszahlen und voller Intensivstationen schränkt die Politik das Leben für die Bürger weiter ein. Neu ist unter anderem ein Bewegungsradius für die Menschen, die in Corona-Hotspots leben - aber welche Bundesländer setzen das um? | Angesichts hoher Corona-Infektionszahlen und voller Intensivstationen schränkt die Politik das Leben für die Bürger weiter ein. Neu ist unter anderem ein Bewegungsradius für die Menschen, die in Corona-Hotspots leben - aber welche Bundesländer setzen das um?
Auf die Menschen kommen in der Corona-Pandemie schärfere Einschränkungen zu. Ziel ist es, die Zahl der Infektionen mit dem Virus zu senken.
Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) und die Regierungschefs der Länder einigten sich am Dienstag auf eine Verlängerung der ursprünglich bis zum 10. Januar vereinbarten Lockdown-Regeln bis zum Monatsende. Zudem sollen künftig Treffen nur noch mit einer Person, die nicht zum eigenen Haushalt gehört, möglich sein. Die Länder sollen für Kreise, in denen sich binnen sieben Tagen mehr als 200 Menschen pro 100.000 Einwohner neu infiziert haben, den Bewegungsradius der Bürger auf 15 Kilometer um den Wohnort begrenzen.
EINSCHRÄNKUNG DES BEWEGUNGSRADIUS IN HOTSPOTS
Kurz nach den Beschlüssen zeichnete sich aber bereits ab, dass einige Bundesländer davon wohl abweichen. So will Niedersachsen die Beschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit in Hotspots nicht ohne Weiteres umsetzen. Nötig sei eine gesonderte Begründung zur Verhältnismäßigkeit, wie sie das Oberverwaltungsgericht bereits bei anderen Einschränkungen angemahnt hat, sagte Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil (SPD). «Das ist für uns Teil des Prüfprogramms, ob und wann die Regelung zur Anwendung kommt, am liebsten gar nicht.»
In Deutschland gibt es einen eingeschränkten Bewegungsradius bereits in Sachsen, wo die Zahl der Neuinfektionen in den vergangenen drei Monaten stark angestiegen war. Hier dürfen sich die Bürger maximal 15 Kilometer von ihrem Wohnort entfernen, etwa um Sport zu treiben oder zum Einkauf. Ähnlich betroffen wie Sachsen ist auch Thüringen von der Pandemie. Doch dort gibt es zunächst keine Verpflichtung für die Bürger, ihren Bewegungsradius auf 15 Kilometer um ihren Wohnort einzuschränken, sondern nur eine entsprechende Empfehlung.
Der Deutsche Städte- und Gemeindebund zweifelt an der Umsetzbarkeit des eingeschränkten Bewegungsradius. «Klar ist, dass in Gebieten mit sehr hohen Inzidenzen zusätzliche Maßnahmen ergriffen werden müssen», sagte Hauptgeschäftsführer Gerd Landsberg der «Rheinischen Post» (Mittwoch). Ein solch eingeschränkter Bewegungsradius sei allerdings kaum kontrollierbar, und es sei fraglich, ob er letztlich durch die vielen Ausnahmen Wirkung entfalten werde, sagte Landsberg.
Der Bundesvorsitzende der Deutschen Polizeigewerkschaft, Rainer Wendt, sagte dazu der Deutschen Presse-Agentur: «Die Polizei kann nur schwerpunktmäßig kontrollieren, nicht flächendeckend.» Die Dichte der Corona-Kontrollen könne nicht mehr erhöht werden - zumal die Polizei hier bereits einen Schwerpunkt setze. «Mit der Zunahme von Regelungen nimmt die Kontrolldichte ab, weil die Polizei nicht beliebig vermehrbar ist.» Es sei illusorisch zu glauben, dass die Polizei einzelne Städte oder Landkreise auf längere Zeit abriegeln könne.
UNTERSCHIEDE IM UMGANG MIT SCHULEN
Auch im Umgang mit den Schulen zeichnet sich kein einheitliches Bild der Länder ab: Baden-Württembergs Regierungschef Winfried Kretschmann will Grundschulen und Kitas im Land vom 18. Januar an unter Umständen wieder öffnen. Für Schülerinnen und Schüler der weiterführenden Schulen gebe es entsprechend der Vereinbarung von Bund und Ländern bis Ende Januar keinen Präsenzunterricht. Die Landesregierung in Schleswig-Holstein will den Lockdown an Schulen und Kitas bis Ende Januar verlängern. «Das heißt: Präsenzunterricht wird in den Schulen auch bis Ende Januar nicht stattfinden können», sagte Regierungschef Daniel Günther (CDU). Möglichkeiten für Unterricht in den Schulen soll es im Norden vorerst nur für Abschlussklassen geben.
Thüringen und Sachsen werden wegen der Corona-Pandemie die Winterferien vorziehen - und in Sachsen werden sie auf eine Woche gekürzt. Das teilten Thüringens Ministerpräsident Bodo Ramelow (Linke) und der sächsische Kultusminister Christian Piwarz (CDU) mit.
LOB VON ÄRZTEVERTRETERN
Der Präsident der Bundesärztekammer, Klaus Reinhardt, bezeichnete die Einschränkung des Bewegungsradius an Orten mit vielen Corona-Neuinfektionen als «sinnvolle Vorsichtsmaßnahme». «Wir müssen die Infektionsdynamik verringern, um unser Gesundheitswesen vor Überlastung zu schützen», sagte Reinhardt der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Berlin. Die Versorgung in den deutschen Kliniken und Praxen müsse voll aufrechterhalten werden. Das sei nicht nur für die vielen schwer an Covid-19 erkrankten Menschen essenziell - «sondern auch für alle anderen behandlungsbedürftigen Patientinnen und Patienten in Deutschland», stellte Reinhardt klar.
Auch die Ärztegewerkschaft Marburger Bund begrüßte die verschärften Corona-Beschlüsse: «Es ist richtig, die Bremse weiter anzuziehen. Der Bund-Länder-Beschluss ist deshalb nur konsequent», sagte die Vorsitzende, Susanne Johna, der «Rheinischen Post» (Mittwoch). Das Klinikpersonal sei seit Wochen im absoluten Dauerstress.
Der Präsident der Deutschen Interdisziplinären Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (Divi), Gernot Marx, sagte dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland zu den Beschlüssen: «Ich bin sehr froh über diese Entscheidung. Die Kliniken sind wirklich voll und die Intensivstationen auch.» Aktuell seien mehr als 22.000 Intensivbetten in den Kliniken belegt, mehr als 80 Prozent der Kapazitäten.
KRITIK AN IMPFSTRATEGIE
Unterdessen will die Bundesregierung versuchen, die Produktion von Corona-Impfstoffen hochzufahren. Dazu berät Kanzlerin Merkel am Mittwoch mit den zuständigen Ministern. Nach heftiger öffentlicher Debatte über den Impfstart hatte unter anderem der Koalitionspartner SPD Gesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) angegriffen.
Der Fraktionsvize der Liberalen im Bundestag, Michael Theurer brachte einen Untersuchungsausschuss ins Spiel. «Die ausreichende Versorgung mit Impfstoffen rettet Menschenleben. Jeder Tag, an dem weiterhin so schleppend geimpft wird, gefährdet Menschenleben», sagte er. Die Fragen müssten im Bundestag beantwortet werden, «gegebenenfalls in Form eines parlamentarischen Untersuchungsausschusses».
Linken-Fraktionschef Dietmar Bartsch sagte dem Nachrichtenportal t-online, die Linke werde eine Sondersitzung des Bundestags beantragen. Er sprach von einem «Debakel» bei den Impfungen und kritisierte insbesondere, dass der Bundestag in die jüngsten Beschlüsse zur Corona-Pandemie nicht einbezogen worden sei. «Das ist ein undemokratisches Manöver der Kanzlerin.»
Nach dem Biontech-Serum steht der zweite Impfstoff in der EU vor dem Einsatz. Die Europäische Arzneimittel-Behörde EMA wird an diesem Mittwoch voraussichtlich die Zulassung des Covid-Impfstoffes des US-Herstellers Moderna empfehlen. Dann muss noch die EU-Kommission zustimmen; das gilt als Formsache.
DEBATTE ÜBER DIE ZIELMARKE
Berlins Regierender Bürgermeister Michael Müller (SPD) sagte im ZDF-«heute journal», die Marke von 50 Neuinfektionen auf 100.000 Einwohner binnen einer Woche sei das Minimum, das erreicht werden müsse. Das Gute sei, dass man dies nun auf zwei Wegen erreichen könne, mit den beschlossenen Maßnahmen und durch aktives Impfen. «Das gibt uns natürlich schon mehr Sicherheit jetzt auch für das Frühjahr.»
Der Virologe Klaus Stöhr bezeichnete das Inzidenzziel von 50 als «illusorisch». Das Ziel sei tief gesetzt, sagte Stöhr in den ARD-«Tagesthemen». Ein Blick in Nachbarländern zeige, dass man mit harten Lockdowns viel erreicht habe, aber kaum unter eine Inzidenz von 100 gekommen sei. Fakt sei, das Infektionsgeschehen in den vergangenen Wochen in Deutschland habe nicht dazu geführt, dass das Gesundheitswesen paralysiert oder vollständig überlastet worden sei - trotz großer Belastungen in einigen Krankenhäusern. | 2021-01-06T04:11:24Z | true |
Aboubakar'a kanca! | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/west-ham-dan-aboubakar-a-kanca-son-dakika-besiktas-transfer-haberi-2933527-spor | [
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Takımda sürekli sakatlık problemi yaşayan Michail Antonio'nun forvet pozisyonunda tek kaldığına dikkat çeken Teknik Direktör David Moyes, Kamerunlu golcünün alınmasını istiyor. Süper Lig'de çıktığı 13 maçta 9 gol atıp 2 asist yaparak dikkatleri üzerine çeken Aboubakar için West Ham'ın önümüzdeki günlerde siyah-beyazlı ekibin kapısını çalması bekleniyor. | 2021-01-11T12:31:09Z | true |
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Lindner: «Wir stehen vor Neugründung unseres Landes» | Stern | https://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/dreikoenigstreffen-der-fdp-lindner---wir-stehen-vor-neugruendung-unseres-landes---9554652.html?utm_campaign=tag-im-ueberblick&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_source=standard | [] | [
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] | Das diesjährige Dreikönigstreffen der FDP wird ganz anders sein als alle bisherigen. Parteichef Lindner wird in der leeren Stuttgarter Oper sprechen - seine Anhänger werden am Bildschirm zuschauen. Lindner hat schon vorab eine Botschaft für das Wahljahr 2021. | Das diesjährige Dreikönigstreffen der FDP wird ganz anders sein als alle bisherigen. Parteichef Lindner wird in der leeren Stuttgarter Oper sprechen - seine Anhänger werden am Bildschirm zuschauen. Lindner hat schon vorab eine Botschaft für das Wahljahr 2021.
Der FDP-Vorsitzende Christian Lindner sieht einen grundlegenden Erneuerungsbedarf in Deutschland in der nächsten Wahlperiode.
«Bei der Bundestagswahl geht es um die Neu-Verhandlung der Grundlagen unseres Landes in den zwanziger Jahren», sagte er der Deutschen Presse-Agentur vor dem Dreikönigstreffen der Liberalen in Stuttgart. «Wir haben sehr viele Grundsatzfragen, die sich neu stellen. Wir stehen vor einer Neugründung unseres Landes.»
Lindner verwies darauf, dass Deutschland die Quellen seines Wohlstandes erneuern und aufgrund der Alterung der Gesellschaft seine Sozialsysteme reformieren müsse. «Wir müssen uns auch neu der inneren Liberalität unserer Gesellschaft nach einer Pandemie mit einer starken Polarisierung der Gesellschaft vergewissern.»
Knapp neun Monate vor der Bundestagswahl nimmt die FDP an diesem Mittwoch beim traditionellen Dreikönigstreffen eine politische Standortbestimmung vor. Lindner will dabei auch die aus FDP-Sicht wichtigsten Themenfelder für das Wahljahr abstecken. In den kommenden Monaten werden neben dem Bundestag voraussichtlich auch sechs Landtage neu gewählt.
Bedingt durch die Corona-Pandemie werden die Anhänger der FDP an dem Treffen in diesem Jahr nur digital teilnehmen können. Normalerweise kommen am Dreikönigstag rund 1400 Liberale aus ganz Deutschland im Opernhaus in Stuttgart zusammen. Dort wird nun zwar Lindner auf der Bühne stehen und seine Rede halten - aber vor leeren Rängen.
Mit dem Ausscheiden von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) aus dem Amt nach der Bundestagswahl beginne für Deutschland «eine neue Ära», sagte Lindner der dpa. «Das ist in jeder Hinsicht eine Zäsur.» Die Politikergenerationen nach Merkel müssten «Aufbauarbeit» leisten.
«Durch die Pandemie und leider auch durch einen gewissen Reformstau, der aufgetreten ist, stehen wir wirklich vor einer solch tiefgreifenden Zäsur», betonte der FDP-Vorsitzende. «Und deshalb ist die Bundestagswahl nicht eine Schicksalswahl für die FDP, sondern es ist eine Schicksalswahl für Deutschland.»
Die FDP hatte bei der Bundestagswahl 2017 mit 10,7 Prozent abgeschnitten. Lindner strebt für die Wahl am 26. September ein zweistelliges Ergebnis und eine Rückkehr in Regierungsbeteiligung an. In den Umfragen liegen die Liberalen neuerdings bei 7 bis 8 Prozent, nachdem sie im vergangenen Jahr fast durchgehend auf 5 bis 6 Prozent gekommen waren.
Lindner sieht den Wahlausgang als völlig offen an und sagt für das Jahr «eine erhebliche Umwälzung der politischen Stimmung» voraus. So werde die Frage der Freiheitseinschränkungen immer dringlicher und die Frage der wirtschaftlichen Erholung immer aktueller. Beides sind traditionelle Themen der FDP. Außerdem geht Lindner davon aus, dass die momentan guten Umfragewerte der Union sinken werden, wenn sich die Bürger erst einmal bewusst machen, dass Merkel im Herbst nicht mehr zu Wahl stehen wird. | 2021-01-06T04:15:30Z | true |
Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134171/Wielding-machetes-calipers-sweat-soaked-scientists-count-carbon-Amazon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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ITAPUÃ DO OESTE, Brazil, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C).
Soaked in sweat, the small group of men and women sawed and tore trees limb from limb. They drilled into the soil and sprayed paint across tree trunks.
This is vandalism in the name of science.
In the trees about 90 km (55 miles) from Rondônia state capital Porto Velho, the Brazilian researchers are seeking to learn how much carbon can be stored in different parts of the world's largest rainforest, helping to remove emissions from the atmosphere that foment climate change.
"It's important because we are losing forests globally," said Carlos Roberto Sanquetta, a forestry engineering professor at the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil.
"We need to understand what is the role that forests play," both in absorbing carbon when they are left intact and releasing it when they are destroyed.
Sanquetta led the weeklong research expedition in November, overseeing a team including a botanist, agronomist, biologist and several other forestry engineers to take myriad samples of vegetation - living and dead - for analysis.
It's rigorous and elaborate work, often in humid and insect-infested conditions, involving chainsaws, spades, corkscrews and calipers.
"These are not white-coat scientists just lecturing people," Raoni Rajão, who specializes in environmental management at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and is not involved with Sanquetta's team. "These are hardworking people that get their hands dirty."
(For graphics, see https://tmsnrt.rs/3bt4H1I)
HOLISTIC APPROACH
The Brazilian team is just one contingent among hundreds of researchers seeking to measure carbon in the complex and environmentally crucial Amazon rainforest ecosystem, which sprawls across more than six million square kilometers in nine countries.
Some research seeks only to quantify carbon in trees, but Sanquetta says his team's approach is holistic, measuring carbon in underbrush, soil and decomposing plant matter as well. In addition, his team is looking beyond primary forest, examining reforested areas to shed new light on how much carbon they hold - information key to incentivizing restoration efforts.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases, which lock heat into the earth's atmosphere. Trees soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it as carbon, one of the cheapest and easiest ways to absorb greenhouse gas.
The process also works in reverse, however. When trees are chopped down or burned - often to make way for farms or cow pastures - the wood releases CO2 back into the atmosphere.
"Every time there is deforestation, it's a loss, an emission of greenhouse gas," said Sanquetta, who is a member of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's top climate science authority.
At current emission rates, global temperatures are expected to rise about 2.9 degrees Celsius by 2100, according to nonprofit consortium Climate Action Tracker, far surpassing the 1.5- to 2-degree limit needed to avert catastrophic changes to the planet. Climate change raises sea levels, intensifies natural disasters and can spur the mass migration of refugees.
Deforestation in the Amazon has accelerated during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing president of Brazil. Since he took office in 2019, at least 825 million tonnes of CO2 have been released from Brazilian Amazon deforestation.
That's more than emitted by all U.S. passenger cars in a year.
In a statement, the office of Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão, who leads the government's Amazon policy, said the rise in deforestation predated the current administration and that the government has been working around the clock to thwart destructive mining and lumber trafficking.
"We have not achieved the desired degree of success, but it could have been worse," the statement said.
METICULOUS MEASUREMENTS
Key to understanding and addressing the climate threat is bringing more precision to carbon measurements in receding forests.
"Everyone wants this information," said Alexis Bastos, project coordinator of the nonprofit Rioterra Study Center, a Brazilian organization that provides financial support and several scientists to Sanquetta's team.
Today there are scientists measuring forest carbon on nearly every continent.
Aside from Sanquetta's team, for instance, the Amazon Forest Inventory Network with its more than 200 partner scientists is trying to standardize carbon and other measurements, garnering huge amounts of data to "quantify" the forest.
The challenge is "there's differences in species across the Amazon. In Peru in the southwest versus Guyana in the northeast, there's virtually no species overlap at all, so it's completely different plants in exactly the same climate," said Oliver Phillips, the network's coordinator and a tropical ecologist at the United Kingdom's University of Leeds.
The network's partners use precise parameters to capture the major carbon reservoirs, including in dead plant matter and soil. For instance, if a tree is on the border of a plot, it should be measured only if more than 50% of its roots are in the plot.
No one team could hope to sample enough of the vast rainforest for an exact count of carbon harbored by the Amazon. It's also a moving target: The Amazon rainforest, which varies from tangled jungle to more open, riverine spaces, is constantly shifting, as more trees are chopped down while restoration efforts are accelerating.
Sanquetta's team began its current line of research in 2016, relying on support from Rioterra, which itself received funding from Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), the Brazilian state-owned oil firm. At the time, Rioterra was replanting destroyed areas of rainforest, and wanted to know how much carbon was being sequestered.
Petrobras told Reuters in a statement that it had been working for years to honor its "social responsibility" commitments, which among other things meant supplying energy while "overcoming sustainability challenges."
Each weeklong expedition costs about 200,000 reais ($36,915.35). Sanquetta said his project has not received any money from Petrobras directly.
When the Petrobras funding dried up, Rioterra found support from the Amazon Fund, backed by the governments of Brazil, Norway and Germany.
Preliminary findings indicate that planting a mix of Amazon species is more effective in sequestering carbon than allowing the area to regrow naturally.
But findings also suggest there is no substitute for leaving forests untouched: A hectare of virgin Rondônia forest holds an average 176 tonnes of carbon, according to Sanquetta's analysis of Brazilian Science Ministry data. By comparison, a replanted hectare of forest after 10 years holds about 44 tonnes, and soy farms hold an average of only 2 tonnes.
HEALING THE PLANET
Out in the jungle, Sanquetta's team members swatted away swarming, stingless bees, while they dissected a 10-by-20-meter plot that's been growing back naturally for almost 10 years, abandoned by a farmer.
The team counted 19 trees with trunks measuring at least 15-centimeters in circumference, a threshold above which trees generally hold significantly more carbon. Edilson Consuello de Oliveira, a 64-year-old botanist from neighboring Acre state, wrapped a tape measure around one of them.
"Bellucia!" he called out, identifying Bellucia grossularioides, a fruit-bearing tree that is one of the fastest to regrow. He rattled off the measurements, while another scientist scribbled them down.
A biologist nailed number markers into tree trunks. Meanwhile, a few in the group were hewing into a tree with a chainsaw, having selected it for "autopsy." The shorn trunk was cut into pieces, the leaves stripped and bagged, and the stump dug up and weighed on a hanging scale strung from branches above.
"It's destructive, but we only do it for a few trees," said Sanquetta.
Another group drove a motorized, 3-foot (1 meter) metal corkscrew into the ground and pulled up dirt from four different depths. Others measured the width of decomposing plants with calipers and raked up ground debris.
The samples were taken back to the lab, where the team dried and weighed them, before incinerating them in a dry combustion chamber that allows them to measure how much carbon is contained.
The team measured 20 plots during a week's work in November. The final goal is 100 plots by later this year.
The work offers "a way to measure the health of the planet," Rajão said, but also "how quickly the planet could be healed."
($1 = 5.4178 reais)
(Jake Spring reported from Brazil. Editing by Katy Daigle and Julie Marquis) | 2021-01-11T12:04:56Z | true |
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Wirtschaft fordert mehr Corona-Hilfe | Stern | https://www.stern.de/wirtschaft/news/verlaengerter-lockdown-wirtschaft-fordert-mehr-corona-hilfe-9554640.html?utm_campaign=tag-im-ueberblick&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_source=standard | [] | [
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Wirtschaftsverbände und Gewerkschaften haben Kritik am verlängerten Lockdown geäußert und mehr Hilfe vom Staat gefordert.
Die Gewerkschaften NGG und Verdi pochen auf ein höheres Kurzarbeitergeld für Beschäftigte der Gastronomie. Der Einzelhandel fordert einen Fahrplan zur Wiedereröffnung der Geschäfte und höhere Staatshilfen. Handwerkspräsident Hans Peter Wollseifer mahnte nach den jüngsten Beschlüssen von Bund und Ländern mehr Tempo bei Corona-Impfungen an. Ökonomen glauben, dass der verlängerte Lockdown und neue Beschränkungen der Bewegungsfreiheit in Corona-Hotspots insgesamt überschaubare Folgen für die Wirtschaft haben.
Bund und Länder hatten sich unter anderem darauf verständigt, den Lockdown bis Ende Januar zu verlängern und Kontaktbeschränkungen zu verschärfen. Zudem soll die Bewegungsfreiheit in Corona-Hotspots begrenzt werden. Ab einer 7-Tage-Inzidenz von mehr als 200 Neuinfektionen pro 100.000 Einwohnern sollen die Länder lokale Maßnahmen ergreifen, um den Bewegungsradius auf 15 Kilometer um den Wohnort zu begrenzen, sofern kein triftiger Grund vorliegt.
«Die geschlossenen Handelsunternehmen brauchen jetzt klare Aussagen, unter welchen Bedingungen sie wann ihren Betrieb wieder aufnehmen können», sagte der Hauptgeschäftsführer des Branchenverbands HDE, Stefan Genth. Den Lockdown einfach nur zu verlängern und keinerlei Perspektiven oder Pläne für eine Wiedereröffnung zu präsentieren, sei zu wenig. Genth forderte Nachbesserungen bei Hilfen: «Es zeichnet sich eine Pleitewelle ab, wie wir sie noch nicht erlebt haben.»
Handwerkspräsident Wollseifer verlangte zügigere Impfungen. «Damit wir möglichst rasch wieder zu einem weniger eingeschränkten Alltag und Geschäftsbetrieb zurückkehren können, muss es endlich gelingen, das Infektionsgeschehen spürbar einzudämmen.» Dazu könne jeder seinen Beitrag leisten, indem Kontakte verringert werden. «Um so wichtiger ist, dass jetzt aber alles daran gesetzt wird, so zügig und umfangreich wie möglich zu impfen.»
Auf Fahrgäste im Regionalverkehr wie Pendler kommen Änderungen zu. Die regionalen Verkehrsunternehmen wollen das volle Bahn- und Busangebot aber zumindest in den Stoßzeiten aufrechterhalten. Dies soll vor allem für diejenigen geschehen, «die mobil sein und zwingend zur Arbeit müssen», teilte der Präsident des Verbands Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV), Ingo Wortmann, mit. Die Deutsche Bahn kündigte an, das Angebot im Fernverkehr zu reduzieren: «Ab dem 7. Januar wird die DB ihren Fahrgästen bis auf weiteres rund 85 Prozent des normalen Sitzplatzangebotes zur Verfügung stellen.» Damit werde im Fernverkehr ein Grundtakt aufrecht erhalten. Es werde aber Anpassungen im Angebot geben, so die Bahn.
Der Tourismusverband bezeichnete die Maßnahmen als schmerzlich, aber nachvollziehbar. «Es war ein Fehler, mit den Beschlüssen vom 28. Oktober 2020 den Deutschlandtourismus auf Null zu setzen, aber auf Maßnahmen in anderen Bereichen zu verzichten. Das rächt sich jetzt und verlängert den Lockdown», sagte DTV-Geschäftsführer Norbert Kunz.
Ökonomen halten die wirtschaftlichen Folgen einer Einschränkung des Bewegungsradius' für überschaubar. «Wenn die berufliche Mobilität weiter möglich bleibt, dürften sich die wirtschaftlichen Zusatzkosten in Grenzen halten», sagte Gabriel Felbermayr, Präsident des Instituts für Weltwirtschaft Kiel (IfW), der «Welt». Touristik, Gastronomie, Shoppingausflüge seien ohnehin nicht möglich. Auch aus Sicht von Michael Hüther, Direktor des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW), ist entscheidend, dass die Fahrt zum Produktionsort möglich bleibe.
Auch die Folgen des verlängerten Lockdowns schätzen Ökonomen als eher gering ein. Dies sei für betroffene Branchen, vor allem Einzelhandel und Gastronomie, schmerzlich, sagte Ifo-Präsident Clemens Fuest der «Welt». Aber man dürfe nicht übersehen, dass große Teile der Wirtschaft, vor allem Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes, geöffnet blieben. Ähnlich sieht dies IW-Direktor Hüther. Entscheidend sei, dass die Industrie nicht in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werde.
Beim Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) geht man davon aus, dass die Verlängerung des harten Lockdowns nur kurzfristig auf der wirtschaftlichen Erholung lastet. «Werden die Infektionszahlen damit effektiv gedrückt, ist eine kräftige Erholung im Frühjahr möglich», sagte DIW-Konjunkturchef Claus Michelsen der Zeitung.
Die Gewerkschaft Nahrung, Genuss, Gaststätten (NGG) fordert ein Mindestkurzarbeitergeld von 1200 Euro und eine Corona-Sofortnothilfe von einmalig 1000 Euro. «Die Löhne von Kellnern oder Köchinnen sind ohnehin niedrig - das Kurzarbeitergeld reicht da auf Dauer einfach nicht», bekräftigte NGG-Chef Guido Zeitler in den Zeitungen der «Funke Mediengruppe». Laut «Lebensmittel-Zeitung» fordert auch Verdi, das Kurzarbeitergeld auf mindestens 1200 Euro pro Monat aufzustocken.
Kritik kam auch aus der Immobilienwirtschaft. Es sei es nun besonders wichtig, dass Hilfen schnell und unbürokratisch fließen, forderte der Zentrale Immobilien-Ausschuss. «Aus den Novemberhilfen dürfen nicht erst Frühjahrshilfen werden», sagte Präsident Andreas Mattner. «Damit auf die Coronawelle keine Insolvenzwelle folgt, muss jetzt gehandelt werden, die vom Lockdown betroffenen Unternehmen stehen am Rande des Ruins, die Städte in Deutschland werden ihr Gesicht verlieren».
Neue Test-Regeln für Einreisende aus Corona-Risikogebieten stießen auf Kritik der Luftverkehrsbranche. Ihr Verband BDL verlangte ein Ende der «kaum zu kontrollierenden Quarantänebestimmungen», wenn künftig zusätzlich zu dem nach fünf Tagen fälligen Corona-Test ein weiterer unmittelbar vor der Einreise verlangt wird. Ein Festhalten an der pauschalen Quarantäne über zehn Tage sei «unverhältnismäßig». | 2021-01-06T03:52:43Z | true |
'WhatsApp konusu ulusal güvenlik sorunu' | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/whatsapp-konusu-ulusal-guvenlik-sorunu-2933489-ekonomi | [
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EN İYİSİNİ YAPMAYA ÇALIŞIYORUZ: Savunma Sanayi Başkanlığı olarak üzerimize düşeni yapmaya devam edeceğiz. Mükemmeliyeti ifade etmiyoruz ama en iyisini yapmaya çalışacağız. Gençler, savunma sanayi sizi bekliyor. Kendinizi geliştirin; kapılar size sonuna kadar açık. İddialı projelerimiz var. Yeter ki siz yerinizde saymayın. Önümüzdeki en az 10 yıl bu sektör geniş istihdam ve olanaklar sağlayacak. Yeter ki siz istekli olun ve kendinizi geliştirin... Türkiye ve dünya bu sektörü izliyor. Bugüne kadar başardıklarımız yetmez. Yapamadıklarımızın mazereti olmaz. Sorunları çöze çöze, sıkıntıları aşa aşa büyük hayallere doğru ilerleyeceğiz... Sektördeki firmalar, gelin birlikte iş yapalım; birbirimize omuz verelim; memleket yükselsin...
YERLİ VE MİLLİK ORANI: Bütün savunma sanayi ürünlerinin yüzde 100 milli ve yerli olacağı iddiasında bulunmak doğru değil. Yüzde 100 yerlilik ve millilik stratejik sistemlerde alt yazılım ve donanımlarla ilgili kullanılıyor. Kırımlarda, yurt dışından alınacak sistemler söz konusu olduğunda, TL ve döviz bazlı iki unsuru olur. Böylelikle bu sistemin dışarıdan alındığını rahatlıkla görebiliyoruz. Sektörümüz geniş ve kabiliyetimiz fazla. Kabiliyetimizin olmadığı alanlarda ar-ge ve yatırımları destekliyoruz.
UYANIK OLMAYI TERCİH EDİYORUZ: Ne kadar barış içinde olursak olalım; ürün alacağımız ülke ne kadar dost ülke olursa olsun, stratejik ürünlerde biz, korkulu rüya görmektense uyanık olmayı tercih edelim.
WHATSAPP VERİ PAYLAŞIMI KRİZİ: Kamuda kullanımının yaygınlaşmasını istediğimiz yerli sistemler var; TSK'da kullanılan ürünler de var. Bazı yabancı ürünler kullanım kolaylığı ve yaygınlık açısından tercih ediliyor. Milli sistemler ve uygulamalar için gelişmeye bağlı konular var. Kurumsal bazda kısıtlı çözümler var ama tüm toplumun güvenliği önemli. ULAK sistemini önemsiyoruz. Kablosuz bağlantı sistemleri, yazılım ve donanım çok önemli. Bunun farkındayız. Gelecekte ulusal güvenlik sorunları olabileceğini düşünüyoruz. ULAK'ın gelişmesini ve yaygın kullanımını önemsiyoruz.
İHRACAT KAPASİTESİ: Covid-19 sürecinden kaynaklı ihracatımızda rakam olarak düşme var. Buna rağmen istihdamı yüzde olarak en çok artıran sektörüz.Talepler artıyor. Ciromuzda bir artış var. Yerlileşmeyi ne kadar artırabiliriz; bunu kovalayarak yukarı doğru çıkarmayı amaçlıyoruz. Mühim olan bu yolculuğun, hızlanarak, hız kesmeden, önemli ihtiyaçlarımızı karşılamaya yönelik devam etmesi.
CAATSA YAPTIRIMLARI: Beklenen bir gelişmeydi. Biz, çok büyük bir hasar olacak gibi görmüyoruz. Çok büyük bir risk görmüyoruz. Eğer ilave bazı yaptırımlar-konular gelmezse idare edebiliriz. F-35'lere parça üretimi CAATSA'dan çok önce yapılmış bir anlaşma. Ben, çok büyük bir hasar olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Bu konuda tek taraflı, hukuksuz bir adım atıldığını gördük. Türk savunma sanayisinin katkısı ve kalitesi yüksek ki bizim üretimimizin yerine koyacak firmayı kolay bulamadılar. Mart 2020'de tedariki kesemediler. Haksız-hukuksuz adımlar atmaya devam edeceklerse kendileri bilir. Ben küstüm; oynamıyorum demenin manası yok. Bu sektördeki kabiliyet ve üretim yetenekleri, Milli Muharip Uçak projemizde kullanılacaktır. Onlar da bazı adımlar atabilmek için çalışma yapıyorlar. Ne yapabiliriz diye halı bakıyorlar...
ABD İLE TEMAS: Daha ziyade üst seviyede diyalog ve temasların oluşturacağı bir seyir çizgisi olacak. Bizim muhatabımız olan isimlerin yerlerinde değişiklik olabileceği için şu anda bir temas yok. Görevlerinin değişebileceği yaklaşımı var.
ALTAY TANKI: Bitmeyen bir soru... 2021'de net olarak seri üretimden bahsedilmemesinin sebebi, öngörülemeyen bazı unsurlar olması. Motorla ilgili ihraç izni çıkacak mı? Yerli motorla ilgili çalışmalar belli mesafeye ulaştı. Transmisyon/entegrasyon süreci de var. Bütün bunlar bir belirsizlik oluşturuyor. Üretim hattını oluşturuyorsunuz; 4 tane tank çıkıyor. Ondan sonra bekliyorsunuz. Bunun hiçbir mantığı yok. Arada bir faz farkı olacaksa, bunun hiçbir mantığı yok. Tarih olarak koymadık ama bunu 2021'de görürseniz hiç de sürpriz olmayacak.
BEYİN GÖÇÜ: Personel konusunda geçmiş 1-2 yıl içinde biraz abartılı bir algı vardı. 25 bin kişiden yılda 200 kişinin gidiyor olması, makul bir rakam. Gelen de gelmek isteyen de çok. Gidenlerin yarısı mutsuz mesela... Gidenleri de teknolojik bilgi ve deneyim açısından geri dönüşlerde avantaja dönüştürebiliriz. Bizi endişelendirecek şekildi bir beyin göçü olduğunu düşünmüyorum.
HEDEFLER: Stratejik sistemlerde bağımsızlık ve geleceğin teknolojilerini ıskalamamak. Stratejik sistemlerde bağımsızlık ve yerli üretimi sağlarken, geleceğin teknolojilerini ıskalarsak, bizim için talihsizlik olur. Önümüzdeki 10 yılda birkaç alanda en iyi ülkeler arasında olmayı hedefliyoruz.
S-400'LERİN AKTİVASYONU: İsteseydik, ikinci sistem bugün gelebilirdi. Toptan bir anlaşma, üretim ve işbirliği modelimiz var. İkinci sistemin bir an önce gelişinden çok ikinci sisteme ne kadar katkımız olabileceği, ne kadar yetenek ve derinlik kazanabileceğiz. Bunları inceliyoruz. Savunma sistemi size saldırı olmadığı sürece açık olmaz; radar sistemi açık olur. Sistem tamamen aktive edilebilir halde. Bunun ne zaman kullanılacağına ilişkin kimsenin soru sorma hakkı yok. Benim de yok. Ben de bilmiyorum. Sistem hazır ama kullanıcı (TSK) bunu ne zaman açacağına kendisi karar verir.
SAVAŞ UÇAĞI İHTİYACI: F-16 modernizasyonu ile ilgili önemli adımlar atıyoruz. Su-35 gündeme gelmişti Avrupa'dan teklifler var. Ancak bizim aktif olarak Su-35 uçağı alacağız diye bir durumumuz yok. Kendi milli menfaatlerimize en uygun olan, ihtiyacımızı en iyi şekilde karşılayacak bir çözüm hedefliyoruz. Ana hedefimiz Milli Muharip Uçak (MMU) ve Hür-Jet.
KATMANLI HAVA SAVUNMA SİSTEMİ: Türkiye için katmanlı bir hava savunma sistemi oluşturmayı amaçlıyoruz. 2025-2026'da bunu gerçekleştirmeyi amaçlıyoruz. Alçak İrtifa Hava Savunma Füze Sistemi Hisar-A+, Orta İrtifa Hava Savunma Füze Sistemi Hisar-O+'nun envantere girmesi ve Uzun Menzilli Hava ve Füze Savunma Sistemi-Siper projelerimizle birlikte S-400 teknolojisinin aktarılması söz konusu olursa katmanlı bir sistem oluşturacağız. Tespit radarı, takip radarı, aydınlatma radarı... O kadar çok unsur var ki teknolojik mükemmelliğe ulaşmak kolay olmuyor. Belirli bölgeleri ve noktaları koruyorsunuz. Bunların sayısını artırmanız gerekir. Hem koruma, hem de caydırıcılığı sağlamak gerekir. Sen beni vurursan ben de seni vururum demen lazım. | 2021-01-11T12:16:40Z | true |
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PREVIEW-Investors look to upcoming U.S. earnings for a view into 2021 | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134173/PREVIEW-Investors-look-upcoming-U-S-earnings-view-2021.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Investors will be anxious to see whether upcoming quarterly reports and outlooks from U.S. companies validate expectations for a strong 2021 rebound in earnings and the economy, which were ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic last year.
U.S. stocks are at record highs, boosted largely by optimism that the rollout of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 virus will allow for that recovery, while hopes of more fiscal stimulus under U.S. President-elect Joe Biden have also underpinned the market.
Earnings reports for the last quarter of 2020 kick off this week, with the release of results from JP Morgan, Citi and other big banks.
Earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to have dropped 9.8% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
But earnings are expected to rebound this year, with a gain of 16.4% projected for the first quarter. That forecast has improved since the fall, while S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow 23.6% in 2021, benefiting from easy comparisons with 2020.
Investors may be even more keen to find out what company executives say about 2021 than they are to see fourth-quarter results, which come as virus cases are surging across the United States and Europe.
"Managements and analysts are really going to be focused not necessarily on the rear mirror. They're really thinking about 2021," said Kenneth Leon, research director at CFRA Research.
What's also going to be key is "the pulse of each sector and how it affects investors in terms of thinking whether there's an attractive value there or whether they might need to take a breather," Leon said.
The S&P 500 is trading at 22.7 times forward earnings, well above the long-term average of about 15, based on Refinitiv's data.
"Stocks already reflect a pretty positive outlook for earnings," said Rick Meckler, partner at Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey.
Earnings for energy and industrials sectors are expected to have declined the most of all sectors in the fourth quarter.
While economically sensitive sectors such as those have been outperforming the broader market in recent months, they still lagged technology for 2020, and their valuations in general are seen by some as less pricey than other sectors.
A large portion of cyclical names fall under the "value" label, and investors have watched the Russell 1000 value index close the gap on the Russell 1000 growth index following upbeat vaccine news.
With virus cases still rising, many strategists expect the bigger recovery to take place in the second half of the year.
"Most likely, second-half outlooks will move higher as corporations gain clarity and ultimately confidence," Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist for Ally Invest, wrote in a report Friday.
Yet the uncertainty surrounding the recovery makes getting information from companies even more critical at this stage, even if it's not "formal" guidance, said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey.
"That's important for a market anxious to turn the corner," after a tough year, she said.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Alden Bentley and Cynthia Osterman) | 2021-01-11T12:04:57Z | true |
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Gözler Bakanlar Kurulu'nda | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/yasaklar-ne-zaman-kalkacak-gozler-kabine-toplantisi-nda-2933557 | [
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] | Korona virüsü tedbirleri kapsamında geçtiğimiz Kasım ayının sonunda getirilen yasaklar sürüyor. Bu kapsamda saat 21.00'den sonra ve hafta sonları sokağa çıkma yasağı uygulanıyor. Kafe, restoren ve kıraathane gibi birçok kuruluş da tedbirler kapsamında kapatılmıştı. Peki, yasaklar ne zaman kalkacak? Bugün toplanan Kabine Toplantısı'nda mevcut tedbirler ve korona aşısı ile ilgili detaylar görüşülüyor. Yasaklarla ilgili bir kaldırma kararı alınırsa bunu haberimizde paylaşacağız. Öte yandan Bilim Kurulu Üyesi Prof. Dr. Mustafa Necdet İlhan'dan son dakika açıklama geldi. İşte detaylar...
'15 ŞUBAT SONRASI KALDIRILMASI UYGUN OLACAKTIR'
Prof. Dr. İlhan, yılbaşı sürecinin de rakamlara olumsuz yansımayacağını umut ettiğini kaydederek, "Bu birkaç günlük rakamlar önemli. Bu hafta sonuna kadar yılbaşının olumsuz etkisi olup olmayacağını gözlemleyeceğiz. Aşılamaya da başlayacağız. Hepimizin olabildiğince gayret göstermesi lazım. Ne kadar az hasta ve vaka sayısı varken aşılamaya başlarsak o kadar çok vatandaşımızı koronavirüsten korumuş oluruz. Aşılama başlasın, bir doz yapılsın, biraz ilerlesin ondan sonra kısıtlamaların kalkmasının uygun olacağı kanısındayım. Hafta sonu ve akşam kısıtlamasının çok etkili olduğunu hepimiz gözlemledik. Bir süre daha böyle gitmesinin ben doğru olacağını düşünüyorum. Aşının ilk dozunun yapılacağı zamanı 15 Ocak gibi düşünsek, ikinci doz 28 gün sonra yapılacak, 15 Şubat sonrasında kısıtlamaların kaldırılmasını düşünmek daha uygun olacaktır" diye konuştu.
'BİNİN ALTINA DÜŞERSE OKULLAR AÇILABİLİR'
Okulların açılabileceği zamana ilişkin de değerlendirmede bulunan Prof. Dr. İlhan, şunları söyledi: "Eğitimin devamı hepimizin arzusu. 15 Şubat şu anda okulların açılması için bir öngörü olarak görünüyor; ama o tarih yaklaştığında tekrar değerlendirmek daha doğru olacaktır. Vaka sayısı, hasta sayısı aşağıya doğru yönelirse okullarımızı bir kademe dahilinde eylül-ekimde yaptığımız gibi açmak daha doğru olacaktır. O dönemde de istemeyen velilerimiz için uzaktan eğitim seçeneğiyle gitmek daha doğru olacaktır gibi görünüyor. Eylül-Ekim ayında velilerimiz, öğrencilerimiz kurallara uydu. Bizlerin de okullar açıldığında çocuklarımıza örnek olmamız gerekiyor. Gerek hijyen gerek maske takmak gerekse fiziksel mesafe konusunda örnek olmalıyız. Aşılamada öncelikli ikinci grupta öğretmenlerimiz de yer alıyor. Bu sürece baktığımızda buradaki hocalarımızın da aşılanmasıyla birlikte eğitim kurumlarının açılması söz konusu olabilir kanısındayım. Rakamlarda iyi bir düzeyi yakaladık, gerek vaka sayısında gerek hasta sayısında. Bu aşağı iniş trendi devam ederse hasta sayılarında binlerin altını görürsek, hasta sayımız belli illerimizde özellikle çok yoğun olmazsa okulların açılabileceğini rahatlıkla söylemek mümkün." | 2021-01-11T12:59:13Z | true |
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Tote in Friedrichsmoor: Zwei Tatverdächtige in Gewahrsam | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Tote-in-Friedrichsmoor-Zwei-Tatverdaechtige-in-Gewahrsam,friedrichsmoor100.html | [] | [
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Polizeibeamte hatten am Wochenende eine 66-jährige Frau in ihrer Wohnung in einem Mehrfamilienhaus in Friedrichsmoor bei Schwerin tot aufgefunden. Ein Nachbar der Frau hatte die Polizei zuvor über einen vermutlich lautstarken Streit informiert. Rechtsmediziner hatten die Tat nach der ersten Begutachtung des Leichnams als Tötungsdelikt eingestuft.
Obduktion soll Todesursache klären
Mit Blick auf die Festnahmen hieß es von der Schweriner Staatsanwaltschaft, in einem Fall habe sich der Verdacht nicht erhärtet. Gegen eine Heranwachsende besteht demnach kein Tatverdacht mehr. Zwei tatverdächtige junge Männer sollen noch heute vernommen werden. Am Nachmittag wird außerdem das Ergebnis der Obduktion mit der genauen Todesursache erwartet. Friedrichsmoor ist ein Ortsteil von Neustadt-Glewe und liegt in einem weitläufigen Waldgebiet südlich von Schwerin, das vor allem durch ein früher herzogliches Jagdschloss und Jagdgebiet bekannt ist. | 2021-01-11T12:21:47.557000Z | true |
Novavax bosses cash out for $46 mln with COVID-19 vaccine trials... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134175/Novavax-bosses-cash-46-mln-COVID-19-vaccine-trials-way.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Jessica DiNapoli
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Top executives at U.S. pharmaceutical company Novavax Inc aren't waiting to see how well their COVID-19 vaccine works before they reap the financial rewards.
Chief Executive Stanley Erck and three of his top lieutenants have sold roughly $46 million of company stock since the start of last year, according to a Reuters review of securities filings, capitalizing on a near 3,000% rally in Novavax shares fueled by investors betting on the success of the shot under development.
Erck cashed out $8.7 million over the course of 2020, eclipsing the $2.2 million in shares he sold in the previous five years. The stock sale amounts to more than 20% of his vested stake in Novavax, or less than 10% if stock options that are yet to vest are counted, according to the review of the filings, an analysis by compensation consultant Farient Advisors LLC and a company spokeswoman.
The lucrative liquidations, which have not previously been reported, underscore the transformation in Novavax's fortunes during the global pandemic and the opportunity for its executives to lock in big profits from market optimism.
There is no certainty that Novavax, which has yet to bring a vaccine to market, will be successful in its latest endeavor. The 34-year-old company has become a key contender in a global race to develop vaccines against COVID-19 thanks to $1.6 billion in taxpayer funding it received under the U.S. government's "Operation Warp Speed" program.
The Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company was worth only $250 million until about a year ago, when news of its experimental vaccine and its participation in Operation Warp Speed drove its valuation up to as much as $11 billion.
A Novavax spokeswoman said the executives were responsible for the stock sales.
"Our leaders remain confident in the value and potential of our vaccines and are passionately committed to contributing to ending the COVID-19 pandemic and improving public health around the world," Novavax said in a statement. "They continue to hold substantial personal and professional interest in Novavax' success as well as a financial one."
The executives did not respond to requests for comment. The Novavax spokeswoman did not make the executives available for interview.
Only peers at rival biotech company Moderna Inc have sold more stock than Novavax executives among major firms that received U.S. taxpayer funding to develop or manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, according to an analysis by consumer advocacy group Accountable.US which looked at transactions from May to November 2020. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is already being rolled out after it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 18.
To be sure, many of the other companies in the vaccine race are far larger than Moderna and Novavax, limiting the impact of news on their shares. Pfizer Inc's vaccine was the first to be approved by the United States on Dec. 11. AstraZeneca Plc won approval in Britain for its vaccine on Dec. 30, and Johnson & Johnson is scheduled to report trial data in January, lining it up for U.S. authorization in February.
Novavax, meanwhile, announced last month that it had begun a late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, after delaying it twice due to issues in scaling up its manufacturing. It expects to see the results from another late-stage trial, in the United Kingdom, sometime in the first quarter of 2021.
Early-stage data from Novavax's small clinical trial of its vaccine have shown it produced high levels of virus-fighting antibodies and the company has already inked supply deals for it with countries including Japan, Canada, Australia and the UK as well as with the United States.
Some corporate governance experts said Novavax offered a striking example of how boards use company stock to incentivize their management teams without always linking them closely to their long-term prospects.
"Board members should have insisted that the executives held onto their shares," said Sanjai Bhagat, a finance professor at the University of Colorado. "Then they would have the incentive to do everything that they could to get the vaccine out sooner."
The chairman of Novavax's board, James Young, did not respond to requests for comment.
Jesse Fried, a Harvard Law School professor and a member of the research advisory council at proxy advisor Glass, Lewis & Co., said he didn't think it was inappropriate to reward executives during the drug development process.
"It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to lock in huge gains," said Fried. "I don´t have a problem with them making a lot of money even though they don´t have a drug yet."
Investors will get to express their views on the stock sales this summer at Novavax's annual shareholder meeting, where they will be asked to approve the company's board of directors and executive compensation.
"If investors think the actions were unreasonable, they will ask what the board's role was in overseeing this disposition of stock," said Peter Kimball, head of advisory and client services at ISS Corporate Solutions, which advises companies on corporate governance.
To be sure, last year Novavax awarded more than $85 million worth of stock options to executives, including $41.1 million to Erck, that are specifically tied to the vaccine's development and cannot be exercised until they start vesting in August. However, this award was contingent on the vaccine entering a mid-stage clinical trial, not its eventual success, Reuters reported in July.
TRADING PLANS
Development milestones for drugs can trigger big share price moves so pharmaceutical executives sometimes adopt a fixed schedule for stock sales -- known as a 10b5-1 plan -- to avoid any suggestion of insider trading.
Novavax executives disclosed in regulatory filings that they sold some of their shares using such trading plans.
A Novavax spokeswoman said executives adopted the plans in the summer, but did not provide the exact dates.
Moderna and Pfizer disclosed the dates when trading plans were adopted by executives in their filings. Such disclosure is not required and is less common across U.S. companies, said Dan Taylor, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Out of the approximately $46 million of stock sold, Novavax chief commercial officer John Trizzino sold about $13 million, while Novavax's head of research and development, Greg Glenn, sold about $13.4 million, according to securities filings. The company's chief legal officer, John Herrmann, sold $10.9 million.
Executives at Emergent BioSolutions Inc, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, also recipients of federal funds, sold $24 million, $10 million and $4 million worth of stock, respectively, according to Accountable.US. Moderna executives sold $166 million worth, according to Accountable.US.
Nina DeLorenzo, a spokeswoman for Emergent BioSolutions, said in a statement that the majority of the transactions were planned in advance under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in February by the company's executive chairman Fuad El-Hibri.
"Our executive team and board of directors are held to the highest ethical standards and follow strict compliance with company policies for equity holding, as well as all laws and regulations governing financial transactions," according to the statement.
Pfizer and Moderna did not respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York Editing by Greg Roumeliotis and Carmel Crimmins) | 2021-01-11T12:04:58Z | true |
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İşte merakla beklenen yeni yılın ilk su verileri | Haberturk | https://www.haberturk.com/yilin-ilk-haftasinda-barajlara-gelen-su-miktari-belli-oldu-2933455-ekonomi | [
"Olcay Aydilek"
] | [
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" baraj doluluk oranları",
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" son dakika su haberleri",
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] | Türkiye’nin “ana havza” barajlarına, 2019 yılında 80-85 milyar metreküp aralığında su geldi. Geçen yıl etkili olan kuraklık nedeniyle su miktarı belirgin biçimde azaldı. Söz konusu barajlara 60 milyar metreküp su geldi; 20 milyar metreküp üzerinde bir kayıpla yıl kapatıldı.
Bu nedenle 2021 yılı merakla bekleniyordu. 2021 yılı ilk haftasının su verileri ortaya çıktı. Uzmanlar, bu verileri, geleceğe yönelik (özellikle şubat ve mart ayları için) tahmin ve beklentiler açısından “öncü” olarak değerlendiriyor.
Başta Keban olmak üzere “ana havza” olarak barajlara, 2020 yılının ilk haftasında yaklaşık 944 milyon metreküp su gelmişti. Bu yıl, aynı süre içinde gelen su miktarı yüzde 46 düzeyinde azaldı ve 437 milyon metreküpte kaldı.
Peki, uzmanlar bu konuda görüşü ne? Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü, izleyen aylarda önceki yıllara yakın bir su gelebileceğini düşünüyor.
Sektörün önde gelen uzmanları da bunun yüksek bir olasılık olduğuna işaret ederek, “Ancak her durumda 2020 yılının altında bir su söz konusu gibi görünüyor” görüşünü dile getirdi. | 2021-01-11T11:50:18Z | true |
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200er-Inzidenz: Welcher Landkreis setzt auf die 15-km-Regel? | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/200er-Inzidenz-Welcher-Landkreis-setzt-auf-die-15-km-Regel,corona6264.html | [] | [
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Am Morgen lag die Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz im Landkreis Gifhorn laut Landesgesundheitsamt bei 259,5 am Sonntag bei 258,3 - ab 200 können Kommunen die Bewegungsfreiheit der Menschen auf einen Radius von 15 Kilometern beschränken. Maßgeblich sind dabei nach Angaben der Landkreise in der Regel die Zahlen, die das Niedersächsische Landesgesundheitsamt (NLGA) täglich am Vormittag ermittelt. Die geänderte Verordnung des Landes Niedersachsen ist am Sonntag in Kraft getreten. Wie die Verantwortlichen verfahren werden, ist noch nicht bekannt: Heute wollen Landkreis, Stadt Gifhorn und Polizei über die Pandemie-Lage und daraus resultierende Maßnahmen informieren. NDR.de zeigt die Pressekonferenz ab 15 Uhr im Video-Livestream.
Weitere Landkreise könnten 200er-Marke überschreiten
Neben dem Landkreis Gifhorn könnten auch die Landkreise Cloppenburg mit einer Inzidenz von aktuell 193,3, Helmstedt (178,5), Wittmund (170,4) und der Landkreis Osnabrück (168,4) die 200er-Marke schon sehr bald überschreiten. Der Landkreis Osnabrück hatte bereits am Sonnabend mitgeteilt, dass die Behörden in den nächsten Tagen die Beschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit prüfen werden, wenn die Schwelle von 200 Neuinfektionen innerhalb von sieben Tagen pro 100.000 Einwohner überschritten werde. Entscheidend sei dabei die Frage, ob das Infektionsgeschehen gut eingrenzbar oder aber eher diffus sei, sagte ein Sprecher am Montagmorgen gegenüber NDR.de. Dies werde aber erst bewertet, sobald die 200er-Marke gerissen wird. Ganz ähnlich will auch der Landkreis Helmstedt verfahren. "Sollte der Grenzwert überschritten werden und ein allgemeines Infektionsgeschehen vorliegen, dann ist der Bewegungsradius auf jeden Fall eine Option", so ein Sprecher des Landkreises.
Cloppenburg und Wittmund gegen Bewegungsradius
Einen anderen Weg schlagen dagegen offenbar die Landkreise Cloppenburg und Wittmund ein. Aus Cloppenburg heißt es, dass auch bei Überschreiten des 200er-Wertes kein Bewegungsradius eingeführt werden soll. "Wir sehen das nicht als zielführend an", sagte ein Sprecher gegenüber NDR.de. Auch in Wittmund überwiegt die Skepsis. Ein Großteil des Infektionsgeschehens sei lokal eingrenzbar, sagte ein Sprecher des Landkreis. Außerdem gebe es erhebliche Zweifel an der praktischen Umsetzbarkeit der Regelung.
Niedersachsen weicht bei Regelung von Bund-Länder-Beschluss ab
Das Land Niedersachsen hatte angekündigt, die von Bund und Ländern vereinbarte Beschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit zu übernehmen - allerdings mit einer Abweichung: Der Radius von 15 Kilometern soll ab der konkreten Adresse gelten und nicht um den Wohnort. Stadt- und Landbevölkerung würden so gleich behandelt - anders als bei einem auf den Wohnort bezogenem Radius. Die Einschränkung der Bewegungsfreiheit ist zudem nicht verpflichtend. Die zuständigen Behörden entscheiden selbst - in diesem Fall der Landkreis Gifhorn.
Mit Überschreitung gerechnet
Auf seiner Homepage nennt der Landkreis Gifhorn verschiedene Gründe für die hohen Zahlen. Demnach führe das Gesundheitsamt Gifhorn überdurchschnittlich viele Tests durch. In der ersten Januarwoche habe das Amt 227 Privatpersonen und 868 Bewohner und Mitarbeiter in Alten- und Pflegeheimen testen lassen. Die sei mehr als die Richtlinien des Robert-Koch-Instituts vorsehen. Nach eigenen Angaben hat der Kreis bereits mit der Überschreitung des kritischen Wertes gerechnet.
Private Feiern und Pflegeheime als Pandemie-Treiber
Besonders viele Neuinfektionen gebe es durch Ansteckungen im privaten Bereich sowie in Alten- und Pflegeheimen. Die Verwaltung geht davon aus, dass sich die Lage auch durch Treffen über die Feiertage verschärft hat und weiterhin verschärfen wird. Mehr als die Hälfte aller Neuinfektionen sei allerdings auf Senioreneinrichtungen zurückzuführen. Während der Feiertage habe es Kontrollbesuche in den Einrichtungen gegeben und auch künftig solle die Einhaltung der Vorschriften streng kontrolliert werden. "Wenn durch die Nichteinhaltung bekannter Hygienevorschriften Menschen zu Schaden kommen, werden wir als Landkreis alle notwendigen Maßnahmen ergreifen. Im schlimmsten Fall gehört dazu auch die Einleitung strafrechtlicher Ermittlungen", so Landrat Andreas Ebel (CDU). | 2021-01-11T11:45:38.334000Z | true |
Stocks slip on virus fears, dollar hits highest in 2-1/2 weeks | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134177/Stocks-slip-virus-fears-dollar-hits-highest-2-1-2-weeks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Ritvik Carvalho
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - World shares came off record highs on Monday as caution over rising coronavirus cases saw some profit-taking from investors, while elevated Treasury yields helped the dollar hit its highest levels in over two and a half weeks.
Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally.
European shares dipped in early trading, with rising coronavirus cases across the continent and China dragging down commodity stocks. Germany's DAX lost 0.55%, Britain's FTSE 100, Italy's FTSE MIB, and France's CAC 40 fell about half a percent each, and Spain's IBEX fell 0.2%.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3%.
With Asian stock markets also lower, MSCI's All Country World index, which tracks stocks across 49 countries, was down 0.2%, just off Friday's record high.
Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.6% from record highs, after gaining 1.8% last week.
"There was an awful lot of optimism about prospects for stimulus with the Biden administration winning those two Georgia Senate seats," said Michael Hewson, chief markets analyst at CMC Markets in London, noting Friday's record highs that followed the Democrats winning control of the U.S. Senate.
"Friday's (U.S.) payrolls report was disappointing, underscoring the need for more significant fiscal response. But as we head into week two (of the new year), I think some of that optimism has been tempered a little bit with profit-taking."
In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2%, having surged 5% last week to record highs. Japan's Nikkei was closed for a holiday after ending at a 30-year high on Friday.
South Korea reversed an early jump to fall 0.1%, and Chinese blue chips fell 1%.
Last week, Wall Street bankers warned of toppy stock markets and a looming retreat after exuberance from unprecedented economic stimulus had led to "frothy" asset prices.
"I think there's a perception perhaps markets are getting slightly ahead of themselves," Hewson said.
Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, said in a note to clients that he didn't see valuations as a barrier for the equity rally to continue, "especially against the backdrop of continued policy stimulus and the rollout of vaccines."
Longer-term Treasury yields were at their highest since March after Friday's weak jobs report fanned speculation of more U.S. fiscal stimulus now that the Democrats have control of the government.
President-elect Joe Biden is due to announce plans for "trillions" in new relief bills this week, much of which will be paid for by increased borrowing.
At the same time, the Federal Reserve is sounding content to put the onus on fiscal policy. Vice Chair Richard Clarida said there would be no change soon to the $120 billion of debt the Fed is buying each month.
With the Fed reluctant to purchase more longer-dated bonds, 10-year Treasury yields jumped almost 20 basis points last week to 1.12%, the biggest weekly rise since June.
Mark Cabana at BofA warned stimulus could further pressure the dollar and cause Fed tapering to begin later this year.
"An early Fed taper creates upside risks to our year-end 1.5% 10-year Treasury target and supports our longer-term expectations for neutral rates moving towards 3%," he said in a note to clients.
The poor payrolls report will heighten interest in U.S. data on inflation, retail sales and consumer sentiment.
Earnings will also be in focus as JP Morgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are among the first companies to release fourth-quarter results on Jan. 15.
The climb in yields in turn offered some support to the dollar, which rose to its highest in over two weeks at 90.520 against a basket of currencies from last week's low of 89.206.
The euro fell to its lowest since Dec. 23 at $1.2155, from a recent higher of $1.2349, breaking support around $1.2190. The dollar also gained to 104.18 yen from a trough of 102.57 hit last week.
Gold, which pays no interest, rose 0.1% to $1,850 an ounce after skidding as low as $1,816.
Brent crude oil prices fell, hit by renewed concerns about global fuel demand amid tough coronavirus lockdowns across the globe, as well as the stronger dollar.
Brent crude futures fell 1.3% to $55.25. U.S. crude futures lost 0.7% to $51.84 a barrel.
(Reporting by Ritvik Carvalho; additional reporting by Wayne Cole in Sydney; editing by Larry King and Mark Potter) | 2021-01-11T12:05:00Z | true |
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Weserfähre in Polle weiterhin außer Betrieb | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/Weserfaehre-in-Polle-weiterhin-ausser-Betrieb,aktuellbraunschweig6040.html | [] | [
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] | Die Fähre über die Weser bei Polle im Landkreis Holzminden fällt weiter aus. Das berichtet NDR 1 Niedersachsen. Noch etwa zehn Tage wird der Betrieb ruhen, teilte der Landkreis mit. Grund dafür sind Reparaturarbeiten, die an der Fähre vorgenommen werden müssen. An zwei Winden müssen Teile ausgetauscht werden, die nicht mehr als Original-Ersatzteil zu bekommen sind. Mit einer regionalen Sondermaschinenbaufirma werden nun die defekten Teile nachgebaut, um den sicheren Betrieb der Fähre wieder zu gewährleisten. | 2021-01-11T12:46:32.809000Z | true |
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Palestine approves Russian COVID-19 vaccine - Russian wealth fund | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134179/Palestine-approves-Russian-COVID-19-vaccine--Russian-wealth-fund.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Palestine's health ministry has registered the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for domestic use, Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
The first shipment of the shot is expected to arrive next month, with all deliveries expected in the first quarter of this year, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, said. It did not disclose how many doses will be shipped to Palestine. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Hugh Lawson) | 2021-01-11T12:05:01Z | true |
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Lotteriespieler aus der Region Hannover gewinnt Sofortrente | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/Lotteriespieler-aus-der-Region-Hannover-gewinnt-Sofortrente,aktuellhannover7548.html | [] | [
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] | Ein Lotteriespieler aus dem Raum Hannover bekommt 20 Jahre lang eine monatliche Gewinnrente von 10.000 Euro. Wie die bayerische Lottozentrale am Montag mitteilte, hat der Spieler am Sonnabend mit seinem Los diesen Höchstgewinn erzielt. Der Glückspilz hatte sich für fünf Euro ein Los gekauft. Da er eine Kundenkarte hat, sind seine Daten der niedersächsischen Lottozentrale bekannt. Wenn der Spieler auf die monatlichen Überweisungen verzichtet, kann er sich auch auf einen Schlag 2,1 Millionen Euro auszahlen lassen. | 2021-01-11T12:36:08.175000Z | true |
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Former Berlin maestro Simon Rattle will quit UK to return to Germany | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134193/Former-Berlin-maestro-Simon-Rattle-quit-UK-return-Germany.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | BERLIN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Simon Rattle, the British former conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, will return to Germany to take up the baton guiding Munich's Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2023.
The move, just three years after he returned to Britain to direct the London Symphony Orchestra, comes as musicians complain that Brexit has limited their professional horizons, with new visa requirements making it harder to perform to Europe's music-hungry public.
Rattle, who turns 66 this month and is known for his shock of white curly hair, shot to prominence in the 1980s when he guided Britain's City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from provincial obscurity to international renown.
An appointment to run the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's leading orchestras, followed in 2002. Rattle announced in 2015 that he would return to London, a year before Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
"My reasons for accepting the role of Principal Conductor in Munich are entirely personal, enabling me to better manage the balance of my work and be close enough to home to be present for my children in a meaningful way," said Rattle.
He still lives with his wife, Czech soprano Magdalena Kozena, and their children in Berlin.
Rattle, in a statement issued by the LSO, added that he still planned to carry out major projects before leaving London.
In his last appearance as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in summer 2018, on an outdoor stage in a forest, he expressed sorrow at the outcome of the Brexit referendum.
"Hopefully, Brexit won't last 'Brexeternally'," he told the audience at the time, before leading the orchestra in a bittersweet medley of British patriotic favourites including Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 - Land of Hope and Glory - and the theme to 1970s sketch show Monty Python.
"He stands like no other for finding new ways of getting people enthused about music," said Ulrich Wilhelm, head of the Bavarian Public Broadcaster. (Reporting by Thomas Escritt Editing by Gareth Jones) | 2021-01-11T12:09:56Z | true |
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Rechtsstreit um "Reformationsfenster" geht in nächste Runde | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/Rechtsstreit-um-Reformationsfenster-geht-in-naechste-Runde,reformationsfenster110.html | [] | [
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] | Der Streit um das von Altkanzler Schröder gespendete "Reformationsfenster" für die Marktkirche in Hannover ist noch nicht beendet. Der Erbe des Architekten hat Berufung gegen die Einbau-Erlaubnis eingelegt. | Der Streit um das von Altkanzler Schröder gespendete "Reformationsfenster" für die Marktkirche in Hannover ist noch nicht beendet. Der Erbe des Architekten hat Berufung gegen die Einbau-Erlaubnis eingelegt.
Im Dezember hatte das Landgericht Hannover entschieden, dass das 13 Meter hohe Buntglasfenster des Künstlers Markus Lüpertz in der Kirche eingesetzt werden darf. Die Marktkirche sei als "Gebrauchskunstwerk" einzustufen, das nicht unveränderlich bleiben müsse wie ein Denkmal, urteilten die Richter. Dagegen wehrt sich der Erbe des Marktkirchen-Architekten nun vor dem Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Celle. Das bestätigte ein Sprecher des Gerichts.
Kirchengemeinde ist überrascht
Zuvor hatte die "Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung" (HAZ) berichtet, der Anwalt des Architekten-Erben Georg Bissen habe erklärt, er sehe gute Gründe dafür, die Entscheidung durch das OLG überprüfen zu lassen. Die Kirchengemeinde reagierte demnach überrascht. Es sei bedauerlich, dass es nun zu einer weiteren Verzögerung kommt, sagte Kirchenvorstand Reinhard Scheibe der HAZ.
Erbe sieht Urheberrecht verletzt
Eigentlich sollte das neue Fenster die Marktkirche bereits ab 2018 schmücken. Bissen jedoch klagte dagegen, weil er das Urheberrecht seines 1994 gestorbenen Stiefvaters Dieter Oesterlen verletzt sieht. Seiner Ansicht nach passt das moderne Fenster nicht in die auf ihre gotischen Ursprünge reduzierte Kirche. Oesterlen hatte die im spätgotischen Stil erbaute Kirche nach den schweren Zerstörungen des Zweiten Weltkrieges wieder aufgebaut und neu gestaltet.
Umstrittene schwarze Fliegen
Das rund 150.000 Euro teure Fenster zeigt unter anderem den Reformator Martin Luther. Zu sehen sind auch mehrere schwarze Fliegen, die für das Böse und die Vergänglichkeit stehen sollen. Vor allem über jene Fliegen wurde in der Öffentlichkeit teils heftig diskutiert. Das Lüpertz-Fenster soll als mittleres der drei großen Fenster an der Südseite eingebaut werden. | 2021-01-11T12:51:26.894000Z | true |
Scotland's lower leagues suspended for three weeks due to COVID-19 | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134195/Scotlands-lower-leagues-suspended-three-weeks-COVID-19.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | Jan 11 (Reuters) - All Scottish football below the second tier Championship has been suspended for three weeks until Jan. 31 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Scottish football association said on Monday.
Although the Scottish government has allowed professional sport to continue, the Scottish FA said it had taken the decision to suspend matches after consulting with the Minister for Public Health Sport and Wellbeing.
"Both parties have agreed to impose a temporary suspension of all football beneath the Scottish Professional Football League Championship, encompassing all predominantly part-time tiers of the Scottish professional pyramid, from midnight tonight," it said in a statement.
"The impacted leagues are: SPFL League One, SPFL League Two, Scottish Women's Football Premier Leagues 1 & 2, Highland League, Lowland League, East, West & South of Scotland Leagues, Scottish Junior FA Leagues and the North Caledonian League."
The FA added that the top tier Premiership and Championship will be allowed to continue as long as stringent testing protocols are followed and the second tier begins testing on a weekly basis.
The Scottish Cup has also been suspended with fixtures before Feb. 1 set to be rescheduled. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) | 2021-01-11T12:09:58Z | true |
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Wichernkranz in Lüneburg: Verein freut sich über Spenden | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/lueneburg_heide_unterelbe/Wichernkranz-in-Lueneburg-Verein-freut-sich-ueber-Spenden,aktuelllueneburg5004.html | [] | [
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] | Rund 7.250 Euro an Spenden haben die Kerzen des großen Wichernkranzes auf dem Wasserturm in Lüneburg in diesem Jahr eingebracht, wie NDR 1 Niedersachsen berichtet. Das sei deutlich mehr als im vergangenen Jahr, sagt Projektleiter Michael Elsner vom Verein Lebensraum Diakonie. Elsner hatte zwar auf viele Spenden gehofft, war aber auf Grund der aktuellen Lage nicht davon ausgegangen, dass so viel Geld zusammenkommt. Die Wichernkranz-Spenden gehen an die Hilfsaktion "der gute Nachbar". | 2021-01-11T11:57:43.754000Z | true |
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Michael Klein-backed SPACs to raise $700 million through IPOs | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134197/Michael-Klein-backed-SPACs-raise-700-million-IPOs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | Jan 11 (Reuters) - Two blank-check firms, backed by veteran Wall Street dealmaker Michael Klein, are looking to raise a total of $700 million through initial public offerings, regulatory filings showed on Monday.
The shell companies, known as Churchill Capital Corp VI and VII, are looking to raise $400 million and $300 million, respectively, by selling units, shares and warrants on the New York Stock Exchange.
Blank-check firms, also known as special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), typically raise money in an IPO to pursue an acquisition without telling their investors in advance which specific company they will buy.
Klein's fifth SPAC, Churchill Capital Corp V, had upsized its IPO to $400 million in October.
Some of Klein's blank-check firms have already struck deals. Last year, healthcare services provider MultiPlan signed an $11 billion deal to go public by merging with another entity of Churchill Capital.
Apart from Klein, a former Citigroup banker, other high-profile investors such as Chamath Palihapitiya and Bill Ackman, have raised billions of dollars through their SPACs, with Ackman's SPAC raising a record $4 billion in July. (https://reut.rs/3bFE61J)
J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and BofA securities are acting as the lead underwriters for both IPOs. (Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur) | 2021-01-11T12:09:58Z | true |
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Betrunkene Frau randaliert - mehrere Strafverfahren drohen | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/osnabrueck_emsland/Betrunkene-Frau-randaliert-mehrere-Strafverfahren-drohen-,aktuellosnabrueck5094.html | [] | [
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] | Eine betrunkene und aggressive Frau hat am Sonntag die Polizei am Osnabrücker Hauptbahnhof beschäftigt, wie NDR 1 Niedersachsen berichtet. Die 57-Jährige hatte zunächst Reisende angepöbelt. Dann griff sie herbeigerufene Polizisten an und beleidigte sie. Weil die Frau über Schmerzen klagte wurde schließlich ein Rettungswagen gerufen. Dann ging die Frau auch auf die Helfer los. Sie muss jetzt mit mehreren Strafverfahren rechnen. | 2021-01-11T12:16:07.877000Z | true |
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Palestinian health ministry approves Russian COVID-19 vaccine -... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134209/Palestinian-health-ministry-approves-Russian-COVID-19-vaccine--Russian-wealth-fund.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | Jan 11 (Reuters) - The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority has registered the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for domestic use, Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
The first shipment of the shot is expected to arrive next month, with all deliveries expected in the first quarter of this year, said the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad. It did not disclose how many doses will be shipped to Palestine. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Jon Boyle) | 2021-01-11T12:14:56Z | true |
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Dänische Corona-Regeln: Hunderte Grenzpendler müssen anstehen | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Daenische-Corona-Regeln-Hunderte-Grenzpendler-muessen-anstehen,grenzpendler114.html | [] | [
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] | Stundenlanges Anstehen im kalten Nieselwetter: Wieder warten Hunderte Grenzpendler vor der Diako in Flensburg darauf, den jetzt nötigen Corona-Schnelltest zu bekommen. | Stundenlanges Anstehen im kalten Nieselwetter: Wieder warten Hunderte Grenzpendler vor der Diako in Flensburg darauf, den jetzt nötigen Corona-Schnelltest zu bekommen.
Einige der Grenzpendler zeigten sich im Gespräch mit NDR Schleswig-Holstein stinksauer, sie hatten schon am Sonntag lange - und schließlich vergeblich - gewartet und versuchen ihr Glück nun erneut. Erst am Freitagnachmittag kam die Ankündigung der dänischen Regierung über schärfere Regeln für die Einreise - aus Sorge um das mutierte Corona-Virus: Wer in Dänemark arbeitet und aus Deutschland kommt, muss sich ab dieser Woche einmal wöchentlich auf das Corona-Virus testen lassen - der Test darf maximal 24 Stunden alt sein. Die Polizei von Süd- und Süderjütland schreib am Montag auf Twitter: "Vermeiden Sie, an der Grenze zurückgewiesen zu werden, weil Sie kein Covid-19-Zertifikat vorlegen können." Betroffen von der Regelung sind rund 16.000 Pendler und Pendlerinnen, für die das Arbeitsleben seit diesem Montag komplizierter sei - sagt der Leiter des Informationscenters Regionskontor in Padborg, Peter Hansen.
Fünf Stunden Wartezeit in Flensburg
Am vergangenen Wochenende hatten dort wegen der kurzfristigen Ankündigung der dänischen Regierung die Telefone nicht mehr stillgestanden. Die Menschen hätten vor allem nach Teststationen gefragt und danach, wer die Kosten für die regelmäßigen Corona-Tests übernehme, erzählt Hansen. Nach Informationen von NDR Schleswig-Holstein mussten bereits am Sonntag etliche Menschen mehr als fünf Stunden vor der privaten Corona-Teststation an der Flensburger Diako warten, am Montagvormittag standen rund 150 Menschen Schlange. Die Teststation ist die einzige im Flensburger Raum, an der Schnelltests ohne Termin möglich sind. Im Scandinavian Park in Handewitt (Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg) gibt es Tests auf Termin. Die Station hat durchgehend bis Dienstag geöffnet, danach wieder tagsüber. 40 Euro kostet dort ein Schnelltest. An den kommenden Wochenenden ist in Handewitt auch Nachtbetrieb eingeplant.
Regionskontor-Chef fordert Kostenübernahme
Regionskontor-Chef Hansen will sich jetzt in der Politik dafür einsetzen, dass sich die Betroffenen kostenlos testen lassen können. Denn er glaubt nicht, dass die dänische Regierung die Beschränkungen am kommenden Sonntag wieder aufheben wird - bis dahin gelten die verschärften Regeln zunächst. Das sei zu kurz, als dass Maßnahmen wirken könnten, meint Hansen. Dänische Staatsbürger oder Menschen mit Wohnsitz in Dänemark müssen Hansen zufolge keinen Corona-Test vorlegen, wenn sie von Deutschland wieder nach Hause fahren.
Polizei für Kontrollen zuständig
Wie streng nun in Dänemark kontrolliert wird, überlässt die dänische Regierung der Polizei. An der Grenze sind am Montag nach NDR-Informationen etliche Pendler durchgewunken worden, ohne ihren Corona-Test vorzeigen zu müssen. | 2021-01-11T12:37:50.448000Z | true |
Copper prices slide, demand worry dominates mood | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134227/Copper-prices-slide-demand-worry-dominates-mood.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Pratima Desai
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Copper prices fell on Monday as demand worries fuelled by surging coronavirus cases in top consumer China were reinforced by a higher dollar and rising China-U.S. tensions.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 1.9% at $7,975 a tonne at 1207 GMT. Prices of the metal used widely in the power and construction industries touched $8,238 on Friday, the highest since February 2013.
"There has been a fair amount of profit-taking on long positions," a copper trader said. "The dollar and China's coronavirus cases triggered the sell-off, but copper has come a long way since (early) last year."
Copper prices fell to four-year lows of $4,371 in March last year as coronavirus lockdowns hit manufacturing activity.
VIRUS: Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in over five months as new infections in Hebei province jumped and a county in northeastern Heilongjiang province moved into lockdown.
"Aside from Hebei's battle with the new COVID-19 strain, cold weather is threatening to slow China's industrial production if only short term," analysts at Marex Spectron said in a note.
"Then we also have Chinese new year holidays ahead of which Chinese risk appetite and physical demand should lessen."
China's Lunar new year holiday runs between Feb. 11 and 17, but factory activity starts to slow ahead of the break and takes time to ramp up afterwards.
DOLLAR: A higher U.S. currency makes dollar-denominated metals more expensive for holders of other currencies, which potentially would subdue demand
TAIWAN: China condemned the United States for scrapping curbs on interactions with Taiwan officials, saying nobody could prevent the country's "re-unification".
ALUMINIUM: The discount for the cash over the three-month aluminium contract <CMAL0-3> flipped briefly into a premium on concern about supplies on the LME market.
Supply worries have been fuelled by falling stocks of aluminium in LME registered warehouses <MALSTX-TOTAL> and large holdings of <0#LME-WHL> warrants.
Three-month aluminium was down 0.6% at $2,009.
OTHER METALS: Zinc slipped 0.9% to $2,787 a tonne, lead ceded 0.5% to $1,992, tin was down 0.9% at $20,800 and nickel shed 1.8% to $17,340. (Reporting by Pratima Desai. Editing by Mark Potter) | 2021-01-11T12:24:57Z | true |
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Internet statt Wälzer: Wikipedia löst klassische Lexika ab | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/ndrkultur/Internet-statt-Waelzer-Wikipedia-loest-klassische-Lexika-ab,wikipedia504.html | [
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] | Vor 20 Jahren ging Wikipedia auch in Deutschland an den Start. Das Online-Nachschlagewerk gehört zu den am häufigsten genutzten Internetseiten - und hat Lexika wie Brockhaus oder Meyers den Rang abgelaufen. | Vor 20 Jahren ging Wikipedia auch in Deutschland an den Start. Das Online-Nachschlagewerk gehört zu den am häufigsten genutzten Internetseiten - und hat Lexika wie Brockhaus oder Meyers den Rang abgelaufen.
Tausende Autorinnen und Autoren erstellen und bearbeiten die Lexikon-Einträge - und Millionen greifen auf diese Informationen zu. Die frei verfügbare und kostenlose Online-Enzyklopädie hat längst die klassischen Lexika in Buchform abgelöst. Die schweren Bände im Buchregal - Brockhaus, Meyers Konversationslexikon oder die alt-ehrwürdige Encyclopedia Britannica etwa - haben heute allenfalls noch historischen Wert. Wikipedia hat die Art und Weise des Umgangs mit Lexika grundlegend geändert.
Wikipedia macht den Gang zum Regal überflüssig
"Es ist doch sehr viel einfacher, wenn Sie zum Beispiel etwas schreiben, einfach in ihrem Computer ein anderes Fenster aufzumachen und sich Daten oder Informationen, die sie brauchen da zu holen, als ans Regal zu gehen," sagt eine pensionierte Gymnasiallehrerin, die in einer norddeutschen Großstadt lebt. Immer auf dem aktuellsten Stand, unkompliziert verfügbar und viel detaillierter als das klassische Lexikon. Das sind einige der Gründe warum diese Dame Wikipedia nutzt, um Informationen nachzuschlagen.
Wikipedianer schreiben meist unter einem Pseudonym
Sie liest aber nicht nur leidenschaftlich Wikipedia-Artikel, sondern erstellt und verändert sie auch. Wie die meisten Wikipedianer - so nennen sich die ehrenamtlichen Autorinnen und Autoren selbst - schreibt sie unter einem Pseudonym. In der Online-Enzyklopädie beschäftigt sie sich als "Felistoria" unter anderem mit historischen Handschriften und Tieren. Unsere Art sich zu informieren, habe sich sehr verändert, sagt sie. Sich überhaupt kundig zu machen - über Begriffe, Personen, Dinge aus der Natur. Sie glaubt, jetzt stehe einfach mehr zur Verfügung. Früher habe es zur Hochzeit ein Konversationslexikon gegeben. Und das sei einem dann ein Leben lang geblieben.
Der klassische Brockhaus spielt keine Rolle mehr
Die Konversationslexika haben längst ausgedient. Mit der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung verloren sie rapide an Bedeutung. Bereits 2005 erschien etwa die letzte Ausgabe des Brockhaus - jenes gewichtige, mehrbändige Lexikonwerk mit langer Tradition. Der herausgebende Verlag wechselte mehrfach den Besitzer, verschwand schließlich ganz vom Markt. Heute besitzt ein schwedisches Unternehmen die Namensrechte und gibt eine kostenpflichtige Online-Enzyklopädie heraus.
Digitalisierung: Internet löst Papierform ab
Ist Wikipedia etwa Schuld am Niedergang des traditionellen Lexikons? Das wäre eine sehr verkürzte Sicht, meint Stephanie Warnke-De Nobili, Redaktionsleiterin des heutigen Internet-Brockhaus aus München. Sie sehe es in einem sehr viel größeren Kontext: Dass das Internet und die Digitalisierung allgemein vor allem das Nachschlagen und das Aufsuchen von Informationen auf gedrucktem Papier zu Grabe getragen habe. Und das sei natürlich im Falle von Wikipedia als einem sehr erfolgreichen und sehr schnell gewachsenen Online-Archiv sehr zugespitzt zu sehen.
Eine Sicht, die auch Annekatrin Bock teilt. Sie ist Kommunikationswissenschaftlerin am Georg-Eckert-Institut für internationale Schulbuchforschung in Braunschweig. Man müsse das Verschwinden der traditionellen Lexika in einem größeren Zusammenhang sehen: "Ich glaube das würde ich jetzt nicht einem Kanal oder Online-Medium zuschreiben." Das sei ein Prozess, der sich im Zuge von Digitalisierung und medialer Transformation abzeichnet, in allen Branchen - auch der Musik- und Schulbuchverlagbranche. Und den könne man nicht Wikipedia als einem Online-Angebot zuschreiben.
Lexikonverlagslandschaft erlebt Umwälzungsprozess
Was aber ist aus dem Heer der Lexikonautorinnen und -autoren geworden? Die früheren Beschäftigten sind allenfalls noch als freie Autorinnen und Autoren mit im Boot, erklärt Brockhaus-Redakteurin Warnke-De Nobili: Natürlich sei das ein Umwälzungsprozess gewesen. Die Branche sei in gewissem Sinne kleiner geworden. Und auch dort hätte sich ein bisschen die Zusammensetzung geändert. Es sei nicht mehr so leicht, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter von Universitäten für eine allgemeinbildende Enzyklopädie zu gewinnen.
Wikipedia lebt vom Erfahrungsschatz einer Community
Im Falle der Online-Enzyklopädie Wikipedia sind es häufig Laien und eben keine Experten des Fachs, die die Einträge erstellen. Auch Wikipedia-Nutzerin "Felistoria" aus Norddeutschland weiß davon zu berichten: "Da sind viele dabei, die sich kundig gemacht haben." Sie kenne zum Beispiel jemanden, der eigentlich Mathematiker sei, der aber hervorragend über Literatur schreibe. Das seien aber Dinge, die keiner merken würde. Es könne auch jemand vom Fach sein.
Dass es kein Manko sein muss, wenn nicht nur ausgewiesene Experten am Werke sind, davon ist Lukas Mezger überzeugt. Der Hamburger Anwalt - selbst seit den Anfangstagen Autor bei Wikipedia - ist Vorsitzender von Wikimedia Deutschland. Der Verein unterstützt die Online-Community. Bei Wikipedia falle es aufgrund der Vielzahl an Nutzern sofort auf, wenn etwas nicht richtig sei, sagt Mezger. Und es werde entsprechend korrigiert. Ein Artikel in einem klassischen Lexikon werde von viel weniger Menschen geschrieben und sei vielleicht viel eher anfällig für einseitige Darstellungen oder auch Fehler. Und da habe ein kollaborativ erstelltes Online-Lexikon wie Wikipedia einen Vorteil: "Der Schwarm, der versucht die aktuellsten und objektivsten Informationen wiederzugeben. Und auch dabei zu nennen, woher denn die Informationen stammen", so Mezger weiter. | 2021-01-11T11:54:05.089000Z | true |
Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use, Russian... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134231/Palestinians-approve-Russian-COVID-19-vaccine-use-Russian-wealth-fund-says.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Palestinian health ministry has approved the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian self-ruled territory, Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
The first shipment of the shot is expected to arrive next month, with all deliveries expected in the first quarter of this year, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad.
Outside Russia, where authorities say over a million people have now been inoculated with Sputnik V, the vaccine has also been approved for emergency use by local regulators in Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia and Serbia, RDIF has said.
RDIF did not disclose how many doses would be shipped to the Palestinian Authority - which exercises limited self-rule in the West Bank under interim peace deals with Israel - but said the supplies would be facilitated by manufacturing partners in India, China, South Korea and elsewhere.
Russian authorities have said that any Sputnik V export deals would involve only doses produced by such manufacturing partners abroad, with Russian-made vaccines primarily used to meet domestic needs.
Hence Russia's first major international shipment of vaccine doses - 300,000 that left Moscow for Argentina last month - caused an outcry at home, as critics questioned why exports were being prioritised over domestic requirements.
The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expected to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses from British drugmaker AstraZeneca in March, and accused Israel of shirking a duty to ensure vaccines are available in occupied territory.
While Israel has become the world leader in vaccinations per capita, Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip - where Hamas Islamists rule - have yet to obtain their first supplies. (Reporting by Polina Ivanova and Vladimir Soldatkin Writing by Polina Ivanova Editing by Hugh Lawson) | 2021-01-11T12:24:58Z | true |
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Handball-WM: Szilagyi versteht die Wolff-Kritik nicht | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/sport/handball/Handball-WM-Szilagyi-versteht-die-Wolff-Kritik-nicht,handballwm152.html | [] | [
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] | Viktor Szylagyi hat kurz vor der Handball-WM Inhalt und Form der Kollegenschelte von Torhüter Andreas Wolff kritisiert. Der Geschäftsführer des THW Kiel hofft, dass in Ägypten "alles gut geht". | Viktor Szylagyi hat kurz vor der Handball-WM Inhalt und Form der Kollegenschelte von Torhüter Andreas Wolff kritisiert. Der Geschäftsführer des THW Kiel hofft, dass in Ägypten "alles gut geht".
Am Mittwoch beginnt die Handball-Weltmeisterschaft in Ägypten - mit sechs Spielern vom THW Kiel, aber auch ohne fünf Akteure des Champions-League-Siegers. Weil Patrick Wiencek, Hendrik Pekeler und Steffen Weinhold ihre Absagen mit familiären Verpflichtungen in der Corona-Pandemie begründet haben, fühlte sich Torwart Andreas Wolff als Chefkritiker auf den Plan gerufen. THW-Geschäftsführer Viktor Szilagyi wies Wolffs Breitseite gegen seine ehemaligen Teamkollegen erneut zurück: "Ich kann es inhaltlich nicht nachvollziehen, was er gesagt hat. Noch dazu ist der Zeitpunkt völlig unpassend", sagte Szilagyi im NDR. "Ich war mit allen unseren Nationalspielern seit Wochen darüber im Austausch."
Als Geschäftsführer des Clubs habe er versucht, "wertfrei" über das Turnier zu sprechen und die Spieler fortlaufend über "unglaublich viele Fragen" zum Hygienekonzept zu informieren. "Ich habe den Spielern auch geraten, sehr früh schon mit ihren Verbänden Kontakt aufzunehmen und sich mit der kompletten Situation zu beschäftigen." Bei einem Familienvater sei die persönliche Situation nun mal anders als bei einem Single, sagte Szilagyi: "Deshalb stört mich das auch an der Kritik von Andi Wolff, dass er das einfach so pauschal sagt." Es handele sich um drei Spieler, mit denen er jahrelang zusammengespielt habe (Wolff war von 2016 bis 2019 für den THW aktiv). "Da wäre der einfachere und der bessere Weg gewesen, den direkten Austausch zu suchen und sich dann erst seine Meinung zu bilden."
Von Gislason zurückgepfiffen?
Wolff, Nationaltorwart und Keeper des polnischen Spitzenclubs Vive Kielce, bemühte sich, wohl auch weil Bundestrainer Alfred Gislason einigermaßen verschnupft auf seine Aussagen reagiert hatte, nach der WM-Generalprobe gegen Österreich (34:20) am Sonntag um Schadensbegrenzung. "Absagen sind kein Thema bei der Weltmeisterschaft, wir müssen nach vorne schauen. Es war kein Thema und wird auch keines sein", sagte der 29-Jährige.
Wolff: "Familienväter aus anderen Ländern nehmen auch teil"
Jedoch hatte er das Thema selber aufgemacht. Zunächst wurde er in einem Podcast der Rhein-Neckar Löwen zitiert. Einen Tag nach dem Länderspiel gegen Österreich erschien ein "Kicker"-Interview, das schon vor einigen Tagen geführt worden war, das sich nun aber wie ein Nachkarten von Wolff liest: "Der Deutsche Handballbund hat immer gesagt, dass man die Entscheidungen akzeptiert, und so handhabe ich es auch. Ich habe mir nie Gedanken über eine Absage gemacht", sagte er. "Aber wenn man sieht, dass andere Nationen mit voller Kapelle anreisen und keine derartigen Absagen haben, könnte man etwas sarkastisch schon behaupten, dass andere Spieler wohl besser in der Lage sind, ihre kurzzeitige Abwesenheit zu organisieren."
Wolff räumte zwar ein, dass er kein Familienvater sei und sich in diese Rolle auch nicht hineinversetzen könne: "Aber Familienväter aus anderen Ländern nehmen auch teil." Wiencek, Pekeler und Weinhold hatten in der vergangenen Woche mitteilen lassen, dass sie sich zu dem Thema nicht mehr äußern wollen.
Szilagyi: "Hoffen, dass alles gut geht"
Um das Turnier vom 13. bis 31. Januar in Ägypten gibt es viele Diskussionen wegen des Hygienekonzepts, das nach Intervention einiger Nationalverbände überarbeitet werden musste. Zuletzt hatten 14 Kapitäne europäischer Nationalteams insistiert, weil die Veranstalter Zuschauer in die Hallen lassen wollten. Am Sonntagabend revidierten die Ägypter diese Entscheidung. Szilagyi bezeichnete den Brief an den Weltverband als "Super-Aktion" der Spieler. "Jetzt ist der Zeitpunkt, wo man hoffen muss und hoffen soll, dass alles gut geht." Das DHB-Team startet am Freitag gegen Uruguay in die WM. Die weiteren Vorrundengegner sind Kap Verde (17. Januar) und Ungarn (19. Januar). | 2021-01-11T12:32:05.015000Z | true |
Britain sees greenest year for electricity in 2020 - National Grid | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134233/Britain-sees-greenest-year-electricity-2020--National-Grid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain´s electricity system saw the greenest year on record in 2020, National Grid said on Monday, with record renewable power and its longest spell without coal since the industrial revolution.
Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 which will require a huge increase in the amount of renewable power.
"Significant periods of coal-free electricity generation and record-breaking levels of power from zero carbon sources were key factors... while record low electricity demand during the nation´s lockdown also contributed," National Grid´s ESO (Electricity System Operator) said.
Measures on homes and business to contain the novel coronavirus curbed electricity demand last year
The country was powered coal-free for over 5,147 hours in 2020, compared with 3,666 hours in 2019, National Grid ESO said.
In total coal provided 1.6% of Britain´s electricity in 2020, compared with around 25% five years ago.
Britain plans to close coal plants by 2024 as part of efforts to reach its net zero emissions goal by 2050.
The record for the highest level of wind power generation was broken several times in 2020, with wind contributing a record 60% of Britain´s electricity on August 26.
Solar power also saw a new record, proving a third of the country's electricity on several days during May, National Grid ESO said. (Reporting By Susanna Twidale Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) | 2021-01-11T12:24:58Z | true |
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Lina Bande | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | https://www.ndr.de/wellenord/wir_ueber_uns/Lina-Bande,bande108.html | [] | [
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"NDR",
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"Norddeutschland",
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] | Ob als Reporterin oder Moderatorin - Lina Bande freut sich über jeden Schnack. Gerne auch auf Platt. | Ob als Reporterin oder Moderatorin - Lina Bande freut sich über jeden Schnack. Gerne auch auf Platt.
Eigentlich kann es für mich gar keinen besseren Beruf als Reporterin und Moderatorin bei NDR1 Welle Nord geben: Wasser, Strand, Sand und Wind fand ich schon immer toll, da bin ich geprägt von den vielen Dänemark-Familienurlauben in meiner Kindheit. Durch die Dünen butschern, Muscheln sammeln, in die kalten Wellen der Nordsee hüpfen - herrlich!
Hier zu arbeiten ist fast Luxus
Und jetzt darf ich gleich zwischen zwei Meeren leben, hab's nie weit bis zum nächsten Strand. Auch beruflich hier unterwegs zu sein, ist da schon fast Luxus. Ich hatte schon so viele tolle Begegnungen als Reporterin in Schleswig-Holstein und freue mich auf alle, die noch kommen - mit offenen, freundlichen Menschen, die sich über jeden Schnack freuen. Und mit schnacken und sabbeln sind Sie bei mir sowieso an der richtigen Adresse. :)
Vom Blog zur rasenden Reporterin
Wie gerne ich Geschichten erzähle, habe ich im Auslandsjahr in Irland nach dem Abitur gemerkt. Vom Blog im Internet war's dann nicht weit bis zum Praktikum bei der Lokalzeitung. Mein Journalistikstudium in Bremen habe ich mir mit unzähligen Artikeln über Schützenfeste, Feuerwehrversammlungen und Dorfaktionen finanziert, immer unterwegs als rasende Reporterin in meinem Heimatort Ganderkesee in Niedersachsen.
Die schönste Station im Norden
Schon meine erste Station im NDR-Volontariat führte mich dann ins Funkhaus nach Kiel in die Redaktion Heimat, Kultur und Wissenschaft. Und da bin ich dann irgendwie auch hängen geblieben. Über Land und Leute zu berichten und jeden Tag in diesem tollen Bundesland unterwegs zu sein, macht richtig viel Spaß - und hier ist es jetzt auch endlich mal von Vorteil, dass ich so gerne rede. ;) Zu hören bin ich abends in der Sendung "Von Binnenland und Waterkant", entweder als Reporterin oder als Moderatorin. Und dann auch gern und oft op Platt! | 2021-01-11T12:23:50.956000Z | true |
Dollar recovery pushes sterling below $1.35; UK negative rates risk... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134247/Dollar-recovery-pushes-sterling-1-35-UK-negative-rates-risk-focus.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Elizabeth Howcroft
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The pound was among the risk assets hurt by the recovering dollar on Monday, falling below $1.35 for the first time in 2021, while investors weighed up the risk of the Bank of England introducing negative rates.
The pound has fallen against the dollar and euro so far this month, after the last-minute Brexit deal signed in December was quickly overshadowed by tighter lockdown measures to combat the spread of a new variant of COVID-19.
Widening U.S. Treasury yields and the expectation of more fiscal stimulus lifted the dollar against its rivals on Monday, pushing cable below $1.35 for the first time since Dec. 30.
The next few weeks of the pandemic will be the worst so far in terms of people hospitalised, the government's chief medical advisor, Chris Whitty, said.
Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro will give a speech about negative rates at 1400 GMT.
Market participants are pricing in negative interest rates for the UK for as early as May 2021, compared with an August estimate just after the Brexit trade deal was struck last month.
At 1148 GMT, the pound was down 0.5% on the day versus the dollar, at $1.3493. Versus the euro it was flat at 90.17 pence.
"The prospect of ever-tighter restrictions in the UK because of the new virus variant means that the economy is going to contract more in the first quarter of this year and that obviously puts more pressure on the Bank of England to consider easing policy at the next meeting in February," said Lee Hardman, currency analyst at MUFG.
"We now think negative rates will be put in place as early as next month," Hardman said. This could see the pound fall to around $1.32-$1.33 and 92-93 pence per euro, he added.
Weekly CFTC futures data for the week to Jan. 5 showed that speculators kept a small net bullish position on the pound for the fifth week running.
"Although increased fiscal support has weakened the case for a quick rate cut, the UK has still been one of the countries worst affected by the pandemic," wrote RBC strategists in a note to clients.
"Combined with the negative effects of Brexit, it means we continue to expect that the Bank will ultimately be forced to take rates negative," they added.
(Editing by Larry King and Peter Graff) | 2021-01-11T12:29:57Z | true |
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"Kommodigen Awend tosamen!" So fange ich meistens op platt an, wenn ich abends "Von Binnenland und Waterkant" moderiere. Ich freue mich sehr, diesen einzigartigen Themenmix der Sendung zu präsentieren, den so kein anderer Sender in Schleswig-Holstein zu bieten hat: von hart bis zart, von Kultur bis Wissenschaft, von Partyspaß bis Politskandal. Das Moderieren macht mir unglaublich viel Spaß. Daneben schreibe ich regelmäßig und mit diebischer Freude plattdeutsche Kolumnen für "Hör mal 'n beten to" und die "Week op Platt".
Bei Opa als Kind gelernt
Das Plattdeutsche hat mir mein Opa beigebracht, als Kind, damals auf unserem Bauernhof in Mecklenburg. Ein bisschen "holsteinisiert" versteht man mich aber auch sehr gut in unserem Land zwischen den Meeren, wo ich auch viel unterwegs bin. Mit meinem Labrador Viktor spaziere ich am liebsten quer durch Wald und Feld.
Schreiben Sie mir eine Mail! Ich freue mich auf Post von Ihnen. | 2021-01-11T12:26:42.010000Z | true |
REUTERS NEXT-African free trade tariff rules should be completed by... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134249/REUTERS-NEXT-African-free-trade-tariff-rules-completed-July-official.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | JOHANNESBURG, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Members of Africa's new free trade area should complete their tariff reduction schedules and finalise essential rules of origin by July, a senior official with the bloc's secretariat said on Monday.
African countries began officially trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Jan. 1, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Experts, however, say full implementation of the deal will likely take years.
Under the agreement establishing the AfCFTA, members must phase out 90% of tariff lines over the next five to 10 years. Another 7% considered sensitive will get more time, while 3% will be allowed to be placed on an exclusion list.
Forty-one of the zone's 54 member states have submitted tariff reduction schedules.
Meanwhile, the rules of origin - an essential step for determining which products can be subject to tariffs and duties - must also be completed.
During a panel discussion at the Reuters Next conference on Monday, Silver Ojakol, chief of staff at the AfCFTA Secretariat, said nearly 90% of the rules of origin had now been agreed.
"So the remaining 10% must be completed by July this year," he said. "By the end of June, we should have completed both the tariff scheduling and the rules of origin."
The AfCFTA aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc that will be the largest free trade area since the establishment of the World Trade Organization.
The World Bank estimates it could lift tens of millions out of poverty by 2035.
But Ojakol said that the remaining obstacles were not simply related to tariff harmonisation.
"The biggest challenge perhaps is infrastructure interconnectivity to ease trading," he said.
Africa's poor road and rail links and excessive border bureaucracy will not disappear overnight.
"I do think there are a lot of green shoots, a lot of bright spots on the horizon in terms of investor appetite for infrastructure in Africa," Fola Fagbule, senior vice-president at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), said during the discussion.
The AFC recently secured $250 million in financing from the U.S. Development Finance Corporation to help fund infrastructure projects on the continent.
For more coverage from the Reuters Next conference please click here or www.reuters.com/business/reuters-next To watch Reuters Next live, visit https://www.reutersevents.com/events/next/register.php (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Editing by Alex Richardson) | 2021-01-11T12:29:58Z | true |
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FOREX-Euro falls to three-week lows as U.S. yields climb | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134251/FOREX-Euro-falls-three-week-lows-U-S-yields-climb.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The dollar gained on Monday as widening U.S. Treasury yields and expectations of more fiscal stimulus lifted it for a third consecutive day, with the euro falling to a three-week low.
President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on Jan. 20 with Democrats able to control both houses of Congress, has promised "trillions" in extra pandemic-relief spending.
Ordinarily, the extra spending plans would force investors to worry about rising inflation and its detrimental effect on the U.S. dollar in a weak economy, but the currency has been supported in recent weeks thanks to rising U.S. yields.
At 103 basis points, the spread between the three-month and 10-year U.S. debt is at its steepest since late March and is approaching the 2020 highs of 123 bps. The 10-year yield of 1.10% is the highest since March 19, while the 10-year TIPS inflation break-even inflation rate of 2.07% is the highest since November 2018.
As a result, the euro fell 0.5% to $1.2155, its lowest since Dec. 21, down nearly 2% from a high of $1.2349 last week.
"It is hardly surprising that the recent acceleration in real U.S. yields has reminded the FX markets to end its focus on inflation and to assume a more comprehensive approach in its dollar valuation," Commerzbank strategists said.
"That means: things are not looking so bad for the dollar at present that EUR-USD levels of 1.2350 and above would currently be justified."
The nominal yield on benchmark 10-year U.S. debt is up more than 20 basis points to 1.1187% this year, helping the dollar to rise to a one-month high of 104.20 against the Japanese yen.
Morgan Stanley recommended a neutral view on the dollar and closed a dollar-bearish trade versus the euro and the Canadian dollar, according to a note published last week.
The dollar index has lost roughly 12% since a three-year peak in March. It is now more than 1.3% above the almost- three-year low it hit last week. It rose 0.1% to 90.418 on Monday.
"Everyone's asking whether this changes the weaker dollar narrative - that's why I think we're getting a bit of a continuation of what we're seeing on Thursday and Friday," said National Australia Bank's head of FX strategy, Ray Attrill.
That has also prompted some investors to trim their bearish bets versus the dollar with net short bets on the dollar versus the euro declining to $21 billion, compared with $24 billion two weeks earlier, according to latest positioning data.
Elsewhere, the hitherto soaring Australian dollar fell nearly 1% to $0.7693, unmoved by another solid month of local retail sales. The dollar also rose 0.2% to 6.4864 yuan after weak factory gate prices in China.
(Reporting by Saikat Chatterjee; editing by Kirsten Donovan, Larry King) | 2021-01-11T12:29:58Z | true |
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Brazil rate outlook rises, even as inflation expectations hold -... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134253/Brazil-rate-outlook-rises-inflation-expectations-hold--central-bank-survey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | BRASILIA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The outlook for Brazilian interest rates over the next two years rose to their highest in several months, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, even as exchange rate and inflation expectations held steady.
The average forecast of the benchmark Selic rate at the end of this year rose to 3.25% from 3.00%, and the end-2022 forecast rose to 4.75% from 4.50%, according to the latest weekly 'FOCUS' survey of around 100 economists.
The 2021 outlook is the highest since last June, and the 2022 forecast is the highest since last August.
The Selic rate has been anchored at a record low of 2.00% since August. But against a backdrop of bubbling inflation pressures and fiscal concerns, the central bank indicated late last year that it may begin tightening policy sooner than most economists had predicted.
The FOCUS survey on Monday showed that 2021 inflation expectations held steady at 3.3%, below the central bank's target of 3.75%, and next year's average forecast was unchanged at 3.50%, right on the central bank's goal for the year.
Economists expect the real's exchange rate to end this year at 5.00 per dollar, unchanged from the week before, and ending next year at 4.90 per dollar. It is currently trading at 5.50 per dollar.
(Reporting by Jamie McGeever; Editing by Bernadette Baum) | 2021-01-11T12:29:59Z | true |
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WA set to bank $1.5 billion more in iron ore royalties than predicted to almost double forecast budget surplus | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/business/iron-ore/wa-set-to-bank-15-billion-more-in-iron-ore-royalties-than-predicted-to-almost-double-forecast-budget-surplus-ng-b881766205z | [
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The steel-making commodity has so far defied predictions to continue to soar in price, today reaching $US169 per tonne.
That in turn is pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into government coffers and helping propel the State towards its biggest ever budget surplus.
Shortly before Christmas, the McGowan Government upgraded its forecast average iron ore price for 2020-21 from $US96.60 to $US103.70 as part of the mid-year Budget review.
At the same time, WA’s predicted surplus for the current financial year was upgraded by $1b to $2.2b.
But as of today — with more than half the current financial year in the books — iron ore is averaging $US123.74.
And in the immediate short term that average will continue to climb, with daily spot prices for the commodity touching $US170 as Chinese steel mills increase production as part of Beijing’s ambitious stimulus program.
For every dollar above the forecast average price, Treasury collects about $77 million in additional royalties.
While the commodity is highly volatile, if iron ore holds at its current $US20 above estimates, that would mean an additional $1.543b being added to the Budget bottom line — pushing the surplus to $3.7b.
That would smash the current record $2.3b surplus handed down by then-treasurer Eric Ripper as part of the Carpenter government in 2007.
Treasurer Ben Wyatt cautioned that the iron ore price was likely to moderate in coming months as demand from China eased and Brazilian miner Vale continued to bring its natural disaster and COVID-interrupted operations back online.
“Treasury doesn’t anticipate the currently elevated iron ore price will last due to temporary policy stimulus in China being unwound and supply returning from Brazil,” he said, adding the strength of the Australian dollar had partly offset the surge in iron ore, which is traded in US currency.
“The mid-year review forecasts incorporated the higher iron ore prices for the first two months of the December quarter, up until the November 30 cut-off for forecasts.”
Since November, the spot price has climbed steadily from about $US130 to $US169 today.
Trading Economics last week forecast the iron ore price would fall to about $US150 by the end of March and US$132 by the end of the year — both figures still well above WA Government forecasts.
Other analysts’ predictions for iron ore in the 2021 calendar year range from $US85 to $US110, although some — including Commonwealth Bank — highlighted “upside risk” in their modelling if Chinese demand remains elevated.
The McGowan Government has already pledged to set aside $1.8b of the 2020-21 surplus to replace King Edward Memorial Hospital with a new women and babies’ facility at the QEII Medical Centre.
Mr Wyatt indicated any royalties bonanza would be reinvested in infrastructure rather than used to pay down State debt, which is currently expected to peak at $42b in 2023.
“Higher than anticipated revenues have been used to fund the Government’s record $28.8b infrastructure program, as well as the $1.8b set aside for the new Women and Babies Hospital,” he said.
“Infrastructure investment will not only stimulate our economy but also deliver benefits to Western Australians for generations to come.” | 2021-01-11T13:00:00Z | false |
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Juventus' Ronaldo sets record with 15th Serie A goal | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134271/Juventus-Ronaldo-sets-record-15th-Serie-A-goal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo set another scoring record on Sunday as he became the first player to net at least 15 goals in each of the last 15 seasons in Europe's top five leagues.
The 35-year-old Portuguese fired a low diagonal shot into the bottom corner to seal a 3-1 win for his side against Sassuolo in stoppage time.
It took his tally to 15 goals in 13 Serie A appearances this season, a goal landmark he has reached every year since the 2006-07 campaign, during spells with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juve.
The record applies to the top five leagues in the UEFA country coefficient: Spain's La Liga, England's Premier League, Italy's Serie A, Germany's Bundesliga and France's Ligue 1.
Ronaldo joined Juventus in the summer of 2018 and has won back-to-back league titles in Turin, scoring a total of 84 goals in 104 appearances for the club.
The Portugal captain has now netted a remarkable 759 goals for club and country and holds a plethora of individual records.
They include being the all-time top scorer for Real Madrid (450 goals) and the Portugal national team (102), as well as the top scorer in Champions League history (134). (Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie Editing by Christian Radnedge) | 2021-01-11T12:34:57Z | true |
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Expert reveals swimming close to shore might not prevent shark attacks as poll shows swimmers’ fears | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/sharks/expert-reveals-swimming-close-to-shore-might-not-prevent-shark-attacks-as-poll-shows-swimmers-fears-ng-b881763976z | [
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WA boasts many of the world’s best beaches, but an exclusive People’s Voice Poll by Painted Dog Research found 74 per cent of the State’s beach swimmers were staying in the shallows because of the shark risk with 79 per cent not game to venture out further than 10m.
Since records began, 31 people have been killed by sharks in WA with 18 of the attacks taking place in the past 20 years, including three last year.
Diver Gary Johnson, 57, and surfer Andrew Sharpe, 40, were both taken by great whites off Esperance last year while Charles Cernobori, 59, was killed by a bull shark at Broome’s iconic Cable Beach.
Adding to public fears, on December 11 a monster great white shark was spotted circling a few hundred metres off Cottesloe Beach.
Terrifying pictures show the 5.3m predator being caught on a drum line, tagged and released.
It is the State’s third largest tagged shark and has since been detected several times further north off Mullaloo Beach.But shark expert Hugh Edwards told The West Australian the logic in staying closer to shore might not stack up.
Like a scene from Jaws, Mr Edwards said sharks can attack people just metres from the beach and in the thick of crowds.
“We actually really don’t know who they’re going to go for. We just can’t predict it. There’s not enough evidence,” Mr Edwards said.
“In Cottesloe, there’s a reef that comes offshore, people swim up and along and around it, but the people who got eaten were the ones who were by the beach on either side, not the ones swimming around.
“All you can do is when you go swimming make sure you’re close to others and remain close to smaller people than yourself because a shark would go for the smaller person.”
Women and the elderly made up the majority of those who responded that they swim closer to shore because of sharks.
According to the survey of 1071 West Australian beach swimmers undertaken last week, 88 per cent of women said they stayed within 10m of the beach compared to 65 per cent of men.
Overall, 38 per cent of those surveyed admitted to swimming within 5m of the beach.
Since the huge great white was spotted off Cottesloe, there have been more than 250 shark sightings or receiver notifications along the WA coastline.
While most species were listed as unknown, about 50 were identified as white sharks, 28 as tiger sharks and 26 as bronze whalers.
Mr Edwards said while it was hard to determine why there are certain attack hotspots, influences could include available food and the number of people entering the water.
And he said despite the increase in shark activity along WA’s coast over the past decade, the reality was attacks were infrequent.
“The movements of the sharks directly ties up to the movements of fish, of course,” he said. “(But) the reality is you’re more likely to die driving to the beach than you are getting eaten by a shark.
“If you drive along the beach fronts from, say Trigg down to Leighton, on any summer evening you’ll see rows and rows of little nippers on their surfboards and that time of the day is traditionally the worst time of the days for sharks and none of them seem to get attacked.”
Mt Hawthorn mum Sarah Phillips said she tried to get her children, Lucy, 7, Jessica, 6, and Molly, 10, to the beach as much as possible but that sharks were always in the back of their minds in Perth.
“My kids always ask to go swimming in the shark net,” she said.
“Especially with the recent news stories, like we were actually down at the beach — not in the shark net — on the day that Cott closed and we didn’t know about it until after we’d been swimming. So, the girls were a little bit freaked out.”
The metropolitan area has recorded seven fatal attacks since records began, of which only four were swimming less than 350m offshore. Of those attacks, one was in the Rockingham suburb of Port Kennedy and three were at Cottesloe.
The International Shark Attack File recommends several tips to reduce the risk for swimmers, with staying close to shore one of them — but it’s solely so you’re nearer assistance not because a shark won’t come in close to the beach. | 2021-01-11T12:30:00Z | false |
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Oman issues new laws on succession, parliament | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134273/Oman-issues-new-laws-succession-parliament.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan on Monday issued a new basic law for the country to organize power succession and the naming of a crown prince, and a new law for the parliament, state media said.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said took power a year ago after the death of his predecessor, who did not have a crown prince. The new basic law guarantees more rights and freedoms for citizens, state news agency ONA said.
(Reporting by Ghaida Ghantous, Lisa Barrington, editing by Louise Heavens) | 2021-01-11T12:34:58Z | true |
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WSL suffered last week due to negative publicity - Fishlock | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134293/WSL-suffered-week-negative-publicity--Fishlock.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | Jan 11 (Reuters) - Reading midfielder Jessica Fishlock said on Monday it was a shameful weekend for the Women's Super League following the postponement of several games over COVID-19 cases after some players travelled abroad amid the pandemic.
Five games in the WSL were cancelled due to COVID-19 infections and injuries, with Chelsea's 5-0 win over Reading on Sunday being the sole result of the weekend.
Arsenal's trip to Aston Villa and Manchester City's home game with West Ham United were both postponed following COVID-19 cases at Arsenal and City after some of their players visited Dubai on a "business trip" during the Christmas break.
"So much has gone on within the women's game in the last week that I personally think it has done a bit of damage," Fishlock told the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55603018.
"Not only to women's football as a whole but to the league. It's the players, the clubs, the FA - for me personally they have got the decisions wrong.
"It's a sad week for us involved in women's football and I'm not putting that solely on the players. It's a shame. Everyone involved is just disappointed in how it has gone.
"Sometimes people make wrong decisions. It was human error and that's okay, but what wasn't okay was the lack of accountability."
West Ham's Gilly Flaherty said https://twitter.com/Gilly_flaherty/status/1347210365122322432 the players who took the trip to Dubai must "come out and apologise", while Manchester United coach Casey Stoney said she was "sincerely sorry" for allowing some of her players to travel during the winter break.
"... the buck stops and starts with me and I'm responsible for that," Casey said last week. "I've made an error and I'll look into it deeply and the impact it's had on people." (Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) | 2021-01-11T12:44:57Z | true |
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Opinion: Your ATAR will soon become irrelevant, its what you do after school that counts | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/opinion/opinion-your-atar-will-soon-become-irrelevant-its-what-you-do-after-school-that-counts-ng-b881766895z | [
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Schools were judged on how well their students performed, rather than any other measuring stick and while this is a system as old as time itself in our education system, if we know anything by now, we can say with certainty it is by no means conclusive.
The high school class of 2020 have received their ATAR results and schools have now been publicly ranked on how their students have performed.
To many, they will feel that this number determines options, intelligence and, in some cases, their entire life. Nothing could be further from the truth, especially in the year 2021.
This experience is not unique. Previous generations have shared this anxious wait for their ATAR or leaving scores, the emotions are the same.
But just as it was in the days before the internet, before social media and before the exponential pressure on today’s graduating students, the ATAR score is no more than a marker in time.
A piece of data that points to a single outcome. In fact, I can say with confidence that the irrelevance of your ATAR will also quickly become apparent.
Running a leadership program focused on entrepreneurship and economics for West Australian university undergraduates, I too often see the long shadow of ATAR. It is a number that points to a season in time, no more.
What is equally noticeable is that other characteristics are far better predictors of success than one’s ATAR.
These are characteristics that can’t be gleaned from a text book or a lecture, and some may consider them old fashioned but they are without question far greater determinants of future success than an aggregate exam score.
Grit, determination, and discipline are three such characteristics. These traits are easy to explain but hard to acquire.
At Mannkal’s Leadership Development Program we now focus as much on said traits as we do economics.
Fundamentally, it is about looking at the world through the filter of future opportunities rather than missed chances. Students entering our program consistently highlight their ATAR, however by the time they leave the program their focus shifts from past achievement to future plans.
ATAR becomes irrelevant and quickly disappears from their language. Their mindset changes to how they can best impact their State, nation, or world.
For a graduating high school student, now is the time when crucial habits emerge and possibilities arise.
How you use this window of opportunity will have a far greater bearing on your success than your ATAR will.
With leavers now completed, in the words of Jordan Peterson, it is time to “make your bed and clean your room”.
Consider a gap year of work or travel, a volunteer program, or applying for Mannkal’s LDP. If any of these options are out of your comfort zone, this is a good thing.
Losing the predictable structure school provides will itself be difficult.
Becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable is essential.
An attitude which seeks out challenging opportunities will provide the grit and determination which you can carry throughout life.
This shift in mindset will not occur overnight. Positive traits and habits are acquired through hard practice.
Eventually, like all those before you, you will discover life does not revolve around your ATAR. The sooner you make this realisation the better.
You are entering the best years of your life. Independence, adventure, and success await you.
Direct your attention to these opportunities — not your ATAR result.
As many wise people have said, “what feels like the end is often the beginning”.
Your real exams start now. | 2021-01-11T12:29:00Z | false |
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Joe Biden chooses veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director | The Washington Times | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/11/joe-biden-chooses-veteran-diplomat-william-burns-c/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS | [
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] | [] | WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director.
A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents. He rose through the ranks of the diplomatic corps to become deputy secretary of state before retiring in 2014 to run the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace.
Amid tumult in the State Department after Donald Trump took office in 2017, Burns held his tongue until last year when he began writing highly critical pieces of the Trump administration’s policies in Foreign Affairs and other publications.
“Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure,” Biden said. “He shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical and that the dedicated intelligence professionals serving our nation deserve our gratitude and respect. Ambassador Burns will bring the knowledge, judgment, and perspective we need to prevent and confront threats before they can reach our shores. The American people will sleep soundly with him as our next CIA Director.”
Burns was said to have been a candidate to be Biden’s secretary of state. Biden chose Anthony Blinken instead.
Burns has received three Presidential Distinguished Service Awards and the highest civilian honors from the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community.
He has doctoral degrees in international relations from Oxford University, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar. | 2021-01-11T11:44:18Z | true |
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U.S. House to consider impeachment article on Wednesday -lawmaker | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134295/U-S-House-consider-impeachment-article-Wednesday-lawmaker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Rules Committee said he expected the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump to get to the House floor for a vote on Wednesday and predicted it will pass.
"It is important that we act, and it is important that we act in a very serious and deliberative manner," Representative Jim McGovern told CNN in an interview on Monday. "We expect this up on the floor on Wednesday. And I expect that it will pass." (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey) | 2021-01-11T12:44:59Z | true |
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REUTERS NEXT-IAEA chief says matter of weeks left to revive Iran... | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134319/REUTERS-NEXT-IAEA-chief-says-matter-weeks-left-revive-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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VIENNA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Reviving Iran's nuclear deal must happen within the coming weeks, U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday after Tehran resumed 20% uranium enrichment and its parliament threatened to curb access for U.N. inspectors in February.
"It is clear that we don´t have many months ahead of us. We have weeks," Grossi said in an interview for the Reuters Next conference.
Iran resumed enriching uranium to 20% fissile strength at the underground Fordow nuclear plant earlier this month in a further breach of the nuclear pact with major powers since the United States withdrew from it in 2018, possibly complicating efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.
Its parliament passed a law in November that obliges the government to halt inspections of its nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency and step up uranium enrichment if U.S. sanctions are not eased.
An Iranian lawmaker said on Jan. 9 said it would give the incoming Biden administration, which takes office on Jan. 20, until Feb. 21 to reverse sanctions.
"I must take it seriously because it's the law," Grossi said, adding that he believed the Islamic Republic's government intended to implement it.
Grossi said Iran was progressing "quite rapidly" in 20% enrichment and that based on estimations it would be able to reach about 10 kilograms a month at its facility in Fordow.
Uranium refined to 20% fissile purity is well above the 5% generally regarded as suitable for producing civilian nuclear energy and shortens Iran's potential path to 90% purity required for a nuclear bomb. Iran denies any intent to weaponise enrichment.
"There will have to be a clear understanding on how the initial terms and provisions of the JCPOA (nuclear deal) are going to be recomplied with," Grossi said.
Tehran started violating the 2015 accord in 2019 in a step-by-step response to President Donald Trump's withdrawal from it in 2018 and to the reimposition of U.S. sanctions that had been rescinded under the deal.
For more coverage from the Reuters Next conference please click here or www.reuters.com/business/reuters-next To watch Reuters Next live, visit https://www.reutersevents.com/events/next/register.php (Reporting by Francois Murphy Writing by John Irish Editing by Mark Heinrich) | 2021-01-11T12:54:57Z | true |
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Schools shut, supplies affected as Madrid clears record snow | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9134321/Schools-shut-supplies-affected-Madrid-clears-record-snow.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Reuters"
] | [] | By Cristina Sanchez and Belén Carreño
MADRID, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Schools in Madrid were shut and some supermarkets ran out of fresh produce or were shuttered on Monday but most trains and flights had resumed operations after a huge snow storm hit the Spanish capital and several other regions over the weekend.
While many people enjoyed the rare snowfall, skiing in the very centre of Madrid and holding mass snowball fights, a further cold spell was set to turn the snow into ice this week and authorities rushed to clear more streets, though they said the efforts could take one or two weeks.
Residents of Madrid, which has seen its heaviest snowfall in at least 50 years, helped police open paths through deep banks of snow using plywood boards or trays, and poured salt on the underlying ice. With rooftops enveloped in snow, authorities cordoned off some pavements due to the risk of accidents.
The storm, which dumped up to 50 cm (20 inches) on Madrid, has hampered Spain's efforts to increase the pace of its coronavirus vaccination programme amid rising infections.
A new batch of vaccines meant to land in Madrid was diverted on Monday to Vitoria in the north, but city authorities said vaccinations in care homes and hospitals continued as planned.
Renfe train operator said all fast train lines were operating except for Madrid-Barcelona connections, which are likely to resume early in the afternoon. Most Madrid suburban lines were working on Monday, but with fewer trains than usual.
"COMPLICATED SITUATION"
Two runways at the Barajas international airport re-opened. The airport operator said that of around 400 flights scheduled to fly in and out on Monday, 117 had been cancelled.
A Reuters reporter saw a number of empty shelves at several central Madrid supermarkets.
The Spanish supermarket association urged customers to behave responsibly in the wake of a "complicated situation" in many storm-affected areas. But it said supplies had resumed in the early hours on Monday and were gradually increasing.
After staying closed in the morning, Mercamadrid, the city's main wholesale food market, said convoys of trucks which had been stranded in the snow since Friday had started arriving and that it was preparing to resume activity from Monday night.
About 85% of Madrid's bars and restaurants are still closed, with a return to normal expected on Thursday, the Hosteleria de España association said, estimating lost revenues over the period at 70 million euros ($85 million)
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said the situation on the roads was improving but was still "extraordinary" and many remained closed.
The cold wave, with temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius in central Spain, will last until Thursday, the Aemet meteorological agency said.
($1 = 0.8223 euros) (Reporting by Guillermo Martinez, Elena Rodriguez, Ingrid Melander, Cristina Sanchez, Belen Carreno, Inti Landauro, Clara-Laeila Laudette, Emma Pinedo, Andrei Khalip Writing by Ingrid Melander and Andrei Khalip Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky and Gareth Jones) | 2021-01-11T12:54:58Z | true |
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China will back down from its trade war with Australia, expert claims | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9109971/Why-China-trade-war-Australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Charlie Moore"
] | [
"Coronavirus",
"Donald Trump",
"Scott Morrison",
"Joe Biden"
] | China will 'quietly' back down from its economic coercion of Australia in the face of increased pressure from the US and other allies this year, a leading expert has predicted.
Dr Jeffrey Wilson, research director at the Perth USAsia Centre, said 2021 'will not look like' last year where Beijing progressively blocked most of Australia's top exports including coal, seafood, wine, barley, timber and meat after Scott Morrison called for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus.
The change of administration in the US shifts the dynamic of the dispute in Australia's favour because Joe Biden is more likely than Donald Trump to pressure China to back down, Dr Wilson told Daily Mail Australia.
'The incoming Biden administration actually cares about containing China in a rules-based system. So when we get punched that's a problem for him. It didn't even occur to Trump that this was something the US should care about,' he said.
Biden has vowed to end Trump's America First approach to foreign policy by restoring American global leadership, calling out human rights abuses and strengthening traditional alliances.
On 3 December, Biden's new national security advisor Jake Sullivan, who has argued for a competitive approach to China, tweeted 'America will stand shoulder to shoulder with our ally Australia.'
The tweet did not mention China but was clearly a reference to the tensions between Canberra and Beijing.
'This shows how seriously the US takes the issue,' Dr Wilson said.
'It's OK for China to bash Australia when Trump doesn't care. But when the US says "if you're going to pick on my little brother then you're picking on me", that completely changes the story for China.
'Once the US gets involved that's a big escalation that they don't want. There's an argument to be made that this will be the thing that actually stops this.'
In January 2019, President Trump signed a 'phase one' trade deal with China to end an 18-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
Dr Wilson said China wants to avoid more economic tension with the US and would feel threatened by the possibility of sanctions or tariffs implemented by Biden.
'China can't beat America in a trade war and they don't want to fight with a peer,' he said.
'They've just come out of a trade war with Trump which was terrible for their economy and cost them billions, the last thing they want is one with the Biden administration as well.
'If they are thinking clearly then this will really make them back off and my suspicion is this is what they will do over the next year.
'2021 is not going to look like 2020 where every two to three weeks another trade sanction is whacked on,' he added.
'I would be very surprised if they continue doing that once the Biden administration has got its hand back behind the wheel.'
Officials in Canberra are also hopeful that a Biden White House will be better for Australia than a second term of Trump.
'I think that line of argument is correct,' a national security source told Daily Mail Australia.
But it's not only pressure from the US that may force China to back down.
In December Australia referred China to the World Trade Organisation over its 80 per cent tariff on barley imposed in May.
Beijing claims the tariffs are needed because Australia has been selling barley below the cost of production in a practice known as dumping, which Canberra denies.
Taking China to the WTO effectively brings 164 member nations into the dispute. Even though a ruling could take years, the move calls Australia's allies into action.
'The significance of the WTO case is not that we will get tariffs removed on barley - which we will when we win - but it's about making this is a global issue and not just about Australia any more,' Dr Wilson said.
'It takes the dispute out of that bilateral situation where China is about 13 times larger than Australia in economic terms and moves it into a multilateral forum.
'It moves from being an Australia-China political issue, in which China doesn't mind how much Australia hates them at the moment, to a multi-lateral one where the US, the EU, Japan, the rest of the world are involved.'
Dr Wilson said dealing with China in a global forum 'greatly raises the political cost' to Beijing of using economic coercion.
'That changes the political calculus for China dramatically. They'd be very happy to get in a trade dispute with Australia but probably not the US or Japan,' he said.
A third factor that may force China to back down is fear of backlash from its 1.4billion citizens who suffer from trade restrictions.
Apart from being denied Australian wine and lobster, millions have endured power blackouts due to a ban on Australian coal.
Cities in the Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces turned off street lights and rationed electricity as power stations which had been specifically adapted to handle efficient Australian coal failed to generate enough energy.
'The trade war is also impacting Chinese people as cities where they haven't rationed power for 25 years are facing blackouts,' Dr Wilson said.
'If the government really stopped and thought about this before they had done it, they might have checked what would happen if they banned Australian coal.
'Someone's gone and done it at a very high level and not really bothered to check the consequences.'
Dr Wilson said the blackouts are a 'serious problem' for the Chinese Communist Party which draws its legitimacy and popular support from providing economic development.
'If they can't keep the lights on over winter, it's a pretty damning indictment on their capability as a regime,' he said.
'For all the horrors of the Trump administration during Covid, the US never suffered rolling blackouts.
'China is a world super-power that can't keep its major cities with electricity.'
So if Australia-China relations are destined to cool this year, the question is how?
In the past when China has used trade sanctions to coerce other countries, relations have been normalised by appeasing Beijing.
This happened with Norway in 2016 when a six-year dispute was ended with a one-sided joint statement that said Norway 'fully respects China's sovereignty and territorial integrity'.
In November the Chinese embassy in Canberra issued a list of 14 grievances including Australia's free press and politicians being critical of Beijing - but Scott Morrison has insisted none of the points is negotiable.
Furthermore, Dr Wilson said China knows its 14 demands are unrealistic and that it 'doesn't really' want Australia to do anything different.
He believes Beijing is just 'making an example out of us' to warn to other countries in the region such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia not to speak out against China, whether over human rights abuses in Xinjiang province or illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea.
'They don't have any demands they just want us to get bashed so somebody else can watch,' he said. 'It's a mafia hit for the sake of scaring off the others.'
A more likely scenario than Australia giving ground, therefore, might be that China simply decides to remove the bans it has placed on Australian exports.
'I think they'll probably find a way to make it quietly go away, they might start bashing another country or there'll be some misdirection with a huge propaganda effort,' Dr Wilson said.
'Chinese officials are probably going "oh s***, how can we get out of this one? The Americans are coming back in, the Australians have stood firm, we're going to lose our trousers at the WTO when it gets there, we've massively over-reached here, how do we get out of this without looking weak?'
But Dr Wilson said there may still be some twists and turns to come in the Canberra-Beijing relationship, not least because it's almost impossible to predict what the Chinese government will do next.
He noted that Politburo members are communist party members for life who 'have been indoctrinated in nationalism and are working in what is increasingly becoming a totalitarian system'.
'Common sense and rationality aren't necessarily principles on which their decisions are being made,' he warned. | 2021-01-06T04:29:11Z | true |
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Man accused of exposing genitals to woman after she stopped to pat dog | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9116965/Man-21-accused-exposing-genitals-woman-stopped-pat-dog-charged.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Charlie Coë"
] | [
"Melbourne"
] | A man has been charged after allegedly exposing his genitals to a woman after she stopped to pat his dog.
The dog walker, 21, allegedly flashed the 39-year-old woman after entering a garage on Ferndown Drive in Cranbourne in Melbourne's far south-east on November 2.
Police allege the man had a short conversation with the woman before then exposing himself to her when she patted the dog.
The man is then accused of fleeing after the woman screamed.
He then allegedly returned to the same address with his pet on November 4 before leaving.
The dog walker - who is from the same suburb - was on Wednesday arrested after walking into a police station.
He was charged with stalking, sexual activity directed at another person and sexual exposure.
He was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on October 18. | 2021-01-06T04:25:06Z | true |
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Coronavirus-News: Reisen ab Pfingsten wahrscheinlich | Süddeutsche Zeitung | https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/corona-deutschland-reisen-1.5170365 | [
"Süddeutsche Zeitung"
] | [
"Coronavirus",
"Gesundheitspolitik",
"Robert Koch-Institut",
"SZ Instagram",
"Öffentliche Gesundheit",
"Politik",
"Süddeutsche Zeitung"
] | Der Tourismusbeauftragte der Bundesregierung hofft auf Reisen in den Pfingstferien.
Am Montag kommen die ersten Moderna-Impfdosen in Deutschland an.
Deutschlandweit gelten nun verschärfte Corona-Regeln.
Das Robert-Koch-Institut zählt 12 497 neue Corona-Fälle in Deutschland, womit die Gesamtzahl auf 1,921 Millionen steigt.
CDU-Politiker Kretschmer debattiert am Gartenzaun mit 30 Protestierenden.
Bayerns Ministerpräsident Söder erwartet, dass die gegenwärtigen Maßnahmen vertieft werden müssen.
Die aktuellen Meldungen zum Coronavirus weltweit.
Der Tourismusbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Thomas Bareiß (CDU), ist skeptisch, ob angesichts der Corona-Einschränkungen Urlaub in den Osterferien wieder möglich sein wird. "Ich glaube, dass Reisen etwas ist, dass die nächsten zwei, drei Monate noch sehr schwer vorstellbar ist", sagt Bareiß der Sendergruppe RTL/ntv. Mit Besserung rechne er erst für das zweite Vierteljahr. "Ab den Pfingstferien wird es wieder besser. Und ich hoffe, dass dann der Sommer ein ganz großer Reisezeitraum wird."
Moderna-Impfstoff erstmals nach Deutschland geliefert
Der Corona-Impfstoff des US-Herstellers Moderna soll laut Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn noch an diesem Montag an einen zentralen Punkt in Deutschland geliefert werden und am Dienstag schließlich an die Bundesländer gehen. "Und die können dann beginnen, auch mit diesem Impfstoff zu impfen." Eine Wahlmöglichkeit zwischen dem Vakzin von Moderna und Biontech werde es nicht geben. Dafür sei die Menge zu gering. Bis Ende dieses Quartals rechne er mit knapp zwei Millionen Dosen von Moderna, im Laufe des Jahres mit 50 Millionen, sagte Spahn.
Der Vorsitzende der Ständigen Impfkommission, Thomas Mertens, sagt zur Kritik am schleppenden Beginn der Impfkampagne in Deutschland, er wäre "natürlich noch zufriedener", wenn es schneller gehen würde. "Aber letztendlich ist es eigentlich etwas, was ich ungefähr so erwartet habe. Es schien mir unmöglich, eine derartig große Impfkampagne wirklich sehr viel schneller anlaufen zu lassen", sagt Mertens im ZDF.
Es gelten nun schärfere Corona-Regeln
Angesichts der weiter hoher Corona-Infektionszahlen gelten von diesem Montag an in allen Bundesländern schärfere Regelungen. Als letzte Bundesländer setzen Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Bremen, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Schleswig-Holstein die am vergangenen Dienstag in einer Bund-Länder-Schalte beschlossenen Regeln um.
Obwohl die Maßnahmen von der Bundesregierung und den Ländern beschlossen wurden, sind sie nicht in allen Ländern gleich. Eine Übersicht:
Kontaktbeschränkungen: Der eigene Haushalt darf sich noch mit einer weiteren Person treffen. Auch Kinder gelten meist nicht als Ausnahme. Abweichend von dieser Regel sollen in Brandenburg, Sachsen, Bremen und Baden-Württemberg Kinder von der maximalen Personenzahl ausgenommen werden, in Berlin Kinder von Alleinerziehenden und in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern und Rheinland-Pfalz kleinere Kinder. Bayern und Baden-Württemberg erlauben Betreuungsgemeinschaften mit einer anderen Familie. Schleswig-Holstein macht für die Betreuung von Kindern und pflegebedürftigen Angehörigen eine Ausnahme, Niedersachsen bei Menschen mit Behinderung und Kindern von getrennt lebenden Eltern.
Schulen und Kitas: Schulen und Kitas bleiben geschlossen. Für die Kinderbetreuung wird den Eltern jedoch im genannten Zeitraum bezahlter Urlaub ermöglicht. In Schulen gelten eine Notfallbetreuung und Angebote zum Distanzlernen. Abweichungen gibt es in Rheinland-Pfalz und Hessen. Hier bleiben die Schulen offen, die Präsenzpflicht für die Klassen 1 bis 6 entfällt.
Auch Hamburger Schüler, die zu Hause nicht lernen können, dürfen weiter zur Schule gehen. Baden-Württemberg will abhängig vom Infektionsgeschehen Grundschulen und Kitas ab 18. Januar wieder öffnen, sowie Präsenzunterricht für Abschlussklassen erlauben. In Berlin soll ab Montag Unterricht in Kleingruppen für die Abschlussklassen 10, 12 und 13 möglich sein.
Bremen setzt die Schulpflicht aus und lässt die Eltern entscheiden, ob sie ihre Kinder zur Schule schicken. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sollen Kitas und Schulen bis zur 6. Klasse grundsätzlich geöffnet bleiben, sofern Eltern ihre Kinder nicht zu Hause betreuen können. Die Abschlussklassen sollen von Montag an wieder zur Schule gehen können.
Hotspots: In Landkreisen mit mehr als 200 Neuinfektionen pro 100 000 Einwohner innerhalb einer Woche sollen sich Menschen ohne triftigen Grund nicht mehr als 15 Kilometer vom Wohnort entfernen. Baden-Württemberg plant derzeit keine entsprechende Regel. In anderen Bundesländern wie etwa Nordrhein-Westfalen und Niedersachsen sollen Kommunen darüber entscheiden, in Rheinland-Pfalz in Absprache mit den Kommunen. Thüringen empfiehlt die 15-Kilometer-Grenze - strikt gilt sie nur im besonders betroffenen Landkreis Hildburghausen.
Sachsen hat den Lockdown als einziges Bundesland bereits jetzt bis zum 7. Februar verlängert.
RKI: Mehr als 12 000 Neuinfektionen
Die deutschen Gesundheitsämter haben dem Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) 12 497 Corona-Neuinfektionen binnen eines Tages gemeldet. Außerdem wurden 343 neue Todesfälle innerhalb von 24 Stunden verzeichnet, wie das RKI am Montagmorgen bekanntgab.
An Montagen sind die erfassten Fallzahlen meist niedriger, unter anderem weil am Wochenende weniger getestet wird. Grundsätzlich ist die Interpretation der Daten momentan schwierig, weil um Weihnachten und den Jahreswechsel herum Corona-Fälle laut RKI verzögert entdeckt, erfasst und übermittelt wurden.
Der Höchststand von 1188 neuen Todesfällen war am Freitag erreicht worden. Bei den binnen 24 Stunden registrierten Neuinfektionen war mit 33 777 am 18. Dezember der höchste Wert gemeldet worden - darin waren jedoch 3500 Nachmeldungen enthalten.
Die Zahl der binnen sieben Tagen an die Gesundheitsämter gemeldeten Neuinfektionen pro 100 000 Einwohner (Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz) lag am Montagmorgen bei 166,6. Ihr bisheriger Höchststand war am 22. Dezember mit 197,6 erreicht worden. Die Unterschiede zwischen den Bundesländern sind jedoch enorm: Die höchsten Inzidenzen hatten Sachsen mit 359,8 und Thüringen mit 316,2. Den niedrigsten Wert hatte Bremen mit 90,9. Wegen der Feiertage um den Jahreswechsel sind die Wochenwerte aber ebenfalls mit Vorsicht zu bewerten.
Das RKI zählte seit Beginn der Pandemie 1 921 024 nachgewiesene Infektionen mit Sars-CoV-2 in Deutschland. Die Gesamtzahl der Todesopfer ist auf 40 686 gestiegen. Die Zahl der Genesenen gab das RKI mit etwa 1 545 500 an.
Corona-Leugner protestieren vor Kretschmers Privatgrundstück
Eine Gruppe von etwa 30 Menschen hat am Sonntagmorgen vor dem Privatgrundstück des sächsischen Ministerpräsidenten Michael Kretschmer (CDU) in Großschönau gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen protestiert. Nach Polizeiangaben sprach der CDU-Politiker mit den etwa 30 Menschen am Gartenzaun. Nach etwa 15 Minuten endete die Debatte und alle Personen verließen den Ort.
"Es war für mich keine bedrohliche Situation. Es ist mir wichtig mit den Menschen zu reden, in der Hoffnung, sie zu überzeugen", sagte Kretschmer der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Als jedoch eine Frau demonstrativ ein Halstuch in den Farben der Reichskriegsflagge über ihren Mund zog, sei für ihn eine Grenze erreicht gewesen. "Dann habe ich das Gespräch abgebrochen. Das ging zu weit", sagte der 45-Jährige. Betroffen habe ihn bei dem Gespräch gemacht, dass die protestierenden Menschen vor seinem Haus, einen "derartigen Unwillen zeigen, Realitäten zur Kenntnis zu nehmen".
Eine Vielzahl der versammelten Menschen trug laut Polizei keinen Mund-Nasen-Schutz und hielt nur teilweise die erforderlichen Abstände ein. Die Beamten stellten die Identitäten der noch Anwesenden fest. Zudem wurde eine Anzeige wegen des Verdachts des Verstoßes gegen das Versammlungsgesetz gestellt.
Ramelow: Die Hütte brennt
Thüringens Ministerpräsident Bodo Ramelow hat sich mit drastischen Worten gegen Forderungen nach Lockerungen in der Corona-Pandemie ausgesprochen. "Wir müssen einfach der Tatsache ins Auge sehen, dass das Virus jetzt erst anfängt, richtig Fahrt aufzunehmen", sagte der Linke-Politiker am Sonntagabend im ZDF-"heute journal". "Ich merke, dass bei mir in Thüringen gerade die Hütte brennt."
Dieser Sonntag sei für ihn ein schlimmer Tag. Denn in ganz Thüringen sei die 300er-Inzidenz überschritten worden, und alle Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte seien über 200 gegangen. "Es ist kein Platz mehr für Lockerungen und die Debatte von der Lockerung zur Lockerung", sagte Ramelow. Sein Appell an die Thüringer Wirtschaft sei, möglichst alles zu unterlassen, was im Moment nicht notwendig ist.
Söder: Lockdown muss verschärft werden
Bayerns Ministerpräsident Markus Söder (CSU) geht davon aus, dass die Beschränkungen des bis 31. Januar befristeten Corona-Lockdown stellenweise noch weiter gefasst werden müssen. "Wir müssen den Lockdown, den wir jetzt haben, verlängern und an einigen Stellen auch noch vertiefen", sagte Söder am Samstag beim digitalen Neujahrsempfang der nordrhein-westfälischen CDU. Mit Verlängerung bezog sich der Ministerpräsident nach Angaben eines Sprechers auf die in Bayern ab Montag geltenden neuen Corona-Regeln. (Anmerkung der Redaktion: Söders Formulierung war von der Nachrichtenagentur dpa und in einer früheren Version dieses Artikels sowohl im Text als auch in dessen Überschrift so interpretiert worden, dass Söder sich für eine Verlängerung des Lockdowns über den 31. Januar hinaus ausgesprochen habe. Am Abend erst meldete sich ein Söder-Sprecher bei der dpa, um dies zu korrigieren.)
Söder sagte, zu viele Menschen suchten noch Schlupflöcher bei den vereinbarten Corona-Beschränkungen oder diskutierten über Einzelmaßnahmen. Viele stellten sich auch als Opfer der Pandemie dar. Die wahren Opfer seien aber die fast 40 000 Toten in Zusammenhang mit dem Virus. "Es ist jedes Mal ein kleiner Stich ins Herz." Um jedes Leben werde gekämpft, versprach Söder. "Jeder Tag ist eine neue Bewährungsprobe."
Er habe Verständnis für den Ärger vieler Menschen über die Maßnahmen, vor allem aus der Wirtschaft, sagte Söder. Die versprochenen Wirtschaftshilfen müssten auch endlich kommen. "Es dauert schon sehr lange, und manches wirkt sehr bürokratisch." Erst ab kommender Woche sollten endgültig die Auszahlungen der Novemberhilfen kommen. "Aber wir sind im Januar."
500 000 Menschen geimpft in Deutschland
In Deutschland sind nach Angaben von Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) bislang mehr als 500 000 Menschen gegen das Coronavirus geimpft worden. "Es klappt Zug um Zug immer besser", sagt Spahn in einer Diskussionsrunde im Bundesgesundheitsministerium. Der Chef des Robert-Koch-Instituts Lothar Wieler ergänzte, trotzdem müssten die Kontaktbeschränkungen weiter konsequent befolgt werden.
Merkel: Es kommen die schwierigsten Wochen
Bundeskanzlerin Angelas Merkel (CDU) warb in ihrem am Samstag veröffentlichten Podcast erneut für die von Bund und Ländern verlängerten und zum Teil verschärften Corona-Schutzmaßnahmen. Die Maßnahmen seien "hart, aber auch zwingend erforderlich", so die Kanzlerin. Merkel machte die Dauer der Corona-Maßnahmen von deren Umsetzung abhängig: "Je konsequenter wir heute sind, desto schneller werden wir den Zustand der Kontrolle wiederherstellen können, desto kürzer wird die Zeit sein, in der wir mit solchen Einschränkungen leben müssen."
Sie sieht die kommenden Winterwochen als die wohl schwierigsten der Pandemie. "Ärzte und Pflegepersonal arbeiten in vielen Krankenhäusern am Rande der Überforderung", sagte sie. "Auch was wir über Mutationen des Virus hören, macht die Sorgen nicht geringer - im Gegenteil", so Merkel. Doch Besonnenheit und Rücksicht würden sich auszahlen.
Hoffnung auf ein baldiges Ende der Einschränkungen mache ihr der Start der Impfungen. Ziel sei es, die Zahl der Neuinfektionen sehr deutlich zu senken, damit die Gesundheitsämter die Neuinfektionen wieder nachvollziehen können. Die Kanzlerin zeigte sich zuversichtlich, dass das Tempo beim Impfen zunehmen werde. Es werde genug Impfstoff geben, um jedem in Deutschland ein Impfangebot machen zu können. Weiter sagte Merkel, es sei richtig gewesen, den Impfstoff auf europäischer Ebene zu beschaffen. "Kein Land, auch Deutschland nicht, wäre sicher vor dem Virus, wenn seine Freunde und Nachbarn es nicht wären", betont die Kanzlerin.
In Deutschland steigt die Zahl der bestätigten Infektionen mit dem Coronavirus binnen Tagesfrist um 24 694 auf 1 891 581, wie aus Daten auf der Internetseite des Robert-Koch-Instituts (RKI) hervorgeht. Die Zahl der Todesfälle nimmt demnach um 1083 auf 39 878 zu. Am Freitagmorgen hatte die Zahl der gemeldeten Todesfälle in Zusammenhang mit dem Coronavirus einen neuen Höchstwert erreicht: Innerhalb eines Tages übermittelten die deutschen Gesundheitsämter dem RKI 1188 neue Todesfälle. | 2021-01-11T05:58:54Z | true |
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Open organisers reassure players, public | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117033/Open-organisers-reassure-players-public.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has reached out to players to reassure them of a February 8 tournament start date despite a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne as well as accommodation and transport issues.
International players are due to start arriving from January 15 but Open organisers are still locking in charter flights.
They are planning to transport players to Melbourne on up to 20 flights which will be limited to 20 per cent capacity, leaving from Dubai, Singapore and Los Angeles.
"There have been some unavoidable delays finalising flight details for players and I'd like to take this opportunity to provide an update," Tiley posted on Twitter.
"There are a lot of pieces to this logistical puzzle and the last few are being finalised right now.
"We appreciate your patience and are conscious that time timelines are very tight.
"We are doing our utmost to get the flight details to the entire playing group as soon as possible."
A replacement hotel needed to be found this week after the contract with The Westin in Melbourne was cancelled when several penthouse owners raised concerns about the quarantine plans and threatened legal action.
With a case linked to the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Wednesday, Tiley moved to reassure the community that the tournament wouldn't put public health at risk.
On the advice of biosecurity exports, they plan to split crowds into three zones to minimise movement around Melbourne Park, and every seat is an assigned seat to assist with contact tracing.
Currently at 35 per cent capacity, Tiley said tennis officials were open to having no crowds but considered it a worst-case scenario.
He said there was no chance the event would be cancelled.
"Clearly, if there is significant community spread at the time, the government will make decisions on reducing those crowd numbers, or not," Tiley told 3AW.
"Those are the things we've got to be ready to change at any point.
"We are not going to put an event on that is going to be unsafe for the community."
The players will be tested before they get on the plane and then tested every day during their 14 days in quarantine, although after a negative test on day two here will be are allowed out to practice for five hours until the tournament begins.
"When they come of their 14 days there's no way they are going to be in a position where they are going to be spreading the virus," Tiley said.
He said there would be ball-kids at the Open, with "emphatic evidence" that the virus couldn't be transferred via the ball. | 2021-01-06T03:18:59Z | true |
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Hope for Dante Exum despite latest injury | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117041/Hope-Dante-Exum-despite-latest-injury.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | Dante Exum could still feature for Cleveland this NBA season and at the Olympics for the medal-hunting Boomers with reports that he'll miss between one and two months with a calf injury.
The Australian former No.5 draft pick's horror injury run continued on Tuesday (AEDT) when he fell and clutched at his lower right leg in the first minute against the Orlando Magic.
Initial fears were that Exum had suffered an Achilles tear that would have ruled him out of the NBA season and July's Olympics in Toyko, where Australia fancy their chances of claiming a maiden international medal.
Instead on Wednesday The Athletic's Shams Charania confirmed the Cavaliers' initial diagnosis of a less-severe calf strain, reporting that Exum is "expected to miss one-to-two months".
The 25-year-old Exum was tradd by the Utah Jazz late in 2019 after five injury-hit years and quickly established himself as a starter or first-choice bench option for Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
The athletic guard had also been used as a small forward by Bickerstaff this season, with Exum's talents as a defensive specialist on show when he locked down All-Star Trae Young in a win days before his latest injury.
Exum missed the Boomers' World Cup campaign last year through injury, where Patty Mills led Australia to fourth place.
Intent on winning the Boomers' first international medal, Mills and Toronto Raptors big man Aron Baynes have both indicated they will prioritise this year's Olympics campaign despite it falling directly after this season's NBA Finals. | 2021-01-06T03:29:04Z | true |
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Concerns raised over Perth paramedic | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117057/Concerns-raised-Perth-paramedic.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | A paramedic has gone into hotel isolation after transporting a COVID-19 patient from the UK to hospital in Perth while checks are made into whether proper health protocols were followed.
The patient, a woman in her 80s, arrived from the United Kingdom on January 2 and was symptomatic on arrival and subsequently tested positive.
Genomic testing is underway but it is not yet known if she has the more virulent strain of the virus.
The woman was initially placed in hotel quarantine, but her condition required her to be transferred to the Royal Perth Hospital on Tuesday where she is now considered stable.
Premier Mark McGowan said investigations were underway to determine if one of the paramedics involved in the woman's transfer was wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment at the time.
"We're investigating that as we speak. There have been concerns raised," the premier told reporters on Wednesday.
He said more details could become available after a meeting of the state's emergency committee later on Wdnesday. | 2021-01-06T03:34:07Z | true |
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Vic making a dent in NSW border backlog | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117059/Vic-making-dent-NSW-border-backlog.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | A Melbourne family who inadvertently crossed into NSW have returned home as Victorian authorities begin to make progress on thousands of applications to cross the border.
There have been 295 exemptions granted in recent days for Victorians wanting to return home from NSW, up from 57 on Tuesday.
The Victorian border was closed at short notice on Friday night as cases, seeded by NSW's northern beaches cluster, emerged out of a Thai restaurant in bayside Melbourne.
Thousands of Victorians in regional NSW rushed back to cross the border, but many did not make it before the deadline.
Testing commander Jeroen Weimar says almost 3500 applications are yet to be assessed, with some 30 to 40 health officials tasked assigned to the painstaking task.
An online portal went live on the Department of Health and Human Services website at midnight on Wednesday to make the process easier.
But authorities remain unsure when the backlog of cases seeking re-entry will be cleared.
"This is work we'll be continuing to do over the coming days," Mr Weimar told reporters.
"We have applications in that 3452 pile of people who are far less urgent, with them flagging to us that they want to back in the state by 31 January.
"We'll deal with those down the line."
He urged applicants to remain patient, with those with a genuine need to return to Victoria on compassionate or medical grounds first in the queue.
It has emerged an extended family of 13 are among the growing number of Victorians granted permission to return home after a day trip to Echuca went awry.
The group travelled to the Murray River border town on Saturday in three cars before unwittingly crossing over the Echuca-Moama bridge for lunch, the Herald Sun reports.
Officers turned the Melbourne family away when they tried to return, forcing them to stay at a local motel.
Mr Weimar confirmed they have since safely returned to Melbourne after their misadventure.
"I'm sure they're very grateful and enjoyed their lunch," he said.
The testing boss was also defending his advice to Victorians driving from Queensland and the ACT to only take short breaks and avoid stopping overnight on their way through NSW.
Mr Weimar copped flak on Wednesday for suggesting it wasn't impossible for those issued a transit pass to drive from Queensland to Victoria in a day, citing his own Cannonball Run-style dash from Cameron Corner to Mildura.
"For the avoidance of doubt, we want people to be safe, but we do want people to minimise that contact," he said.
"If they cannot achieve that ... they'll have to find another way to get back into Victoria."
DHHS advice says permitted travellers can stop for toilet breaks, food and drinks or petrol.
"However, you should not stop to go to the shops, or visit others on the way home," it says.
"Please only stop when necessary. Keep a record of your stops." | 2021-01-06T03:34:08Z | true |
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Hessy Levinsons Taft: Wie die Nazis eine kleine Jüdin als Vorzeigebaby präsentierten - DER SPIEGEL - Geschichte | Spiegel Online | https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/hessy-levinsons-taft-wie-die-nazis-eine-kleine-juedin-als-vorzeigebaby-praesentierten-a-d3ff0204-c334-4348-a3ee-6c0b80bbb49b | [
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] | [
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"Holocaust",
"Augenblick mal!",
"Nationalsozialismus",
"Zweiter Weltkrieg",
"Judentum",
"Weltkriege",
"Juden in Deutschland",
"1930er Jahre",
"Flucht und Vertreibung"
] | Eine NS-Zeitschrift kürte 1935 die acht Monate alte Hessy Levinsons zum »schönsten arischen Kind«. Der Fotograf hatte heimlich das Bild des jüdischen Babys eingereicht – für ihn ein Scherz, für die Familie hochgefährlich. | Eine NS-Zeitschrift kürte 1935 die acht Monate alte Hessy Levinsons zum »schönsten arischen Kind«. Der Fotograf hatte heimlich das Bild des jüdischen Babys eingereicht – für ihn ein Scherz, für die Familie hochgefährlich.
Mit großen runden Augen und offenem Mund schaut die Kleine neugierig in die Kamera. Ihr rundes Gesicht wird von einer weißen Babymütze mit Rüschen eingerahmt, die seitlich unter dem Kinn zusammengebunden ist. Ein paar feine Haare und eine kleine Locke lugen unter den Rüschen hervor.
Ein gelungenes Foto von einem sehr süßen Baby – und doch starrten die Eltern 1935 entsetzt auf das Bild ihrer Tochter. Jacob und Pauline Levinsons hielten eine Ausgabe der NS-Propagandazeitschrift »Sonne ins Haus« in den Händen. Auf dem Titel das Foto ihrer acht Monate alten Tochter Hessy: laut Heft das schönste arische Baby. Doch die Levinsons waren jüdisch.
»Für mich ist das Bild ein Symbol für die Dummheit der Philosophie einer arischen Rasse«, sagt Hessy Levinsons Taft im Telefoninterview. Die 86-Jährige ist bei ihrer Tochter in San Francisco, bis die Pandemie das Reisen wieder sicherer macht. Dann will sie zurück nach New York, wo sie seit 1948 lebt und wo auch eines ihrer kostbarsten Familienerbstücke steht: das Klavier, das ihr Vater der Mutter bei Hessys Geburt schenkte.
Ihre Eltern, Jacob und Pauline Levinsons, hatten 1928 in Lettland geheiratet und waren zum Studium an der Hochschule für Musik nach Berlin gekommen. Anfang der Dreißigerjahre bekam Jacob Levinsons die Zusage für einen Vertrag als Bariton – bis man über seinen jüdischen Nachnamen stolperte. Er sattelte um, wurde Unternehmer und baute ein erfolgreiches Import-Export-Geschäft auf. Am 17. Mai 1934 bekam seine Frau die erste gemeinsame Tochter Hessy.
Der Fotograf: »Ich wollte mir den Spaß erlauben«
Die stolzen Eltern wollten ein Babyfoto und suchten mit ihrer acht Monate alten Tochter 1935 das Fotoatelier von Hans Ballin auf. Dort entstand die Aufnahme der kleinen Hessy, die sie bald berühmt machen sollte. Denn das NS-Propagandaministerium hatte unter deutschen Fotografen einen Wettbewerb für das schönste deutsche Baby ausgerufen. Ballin schickte mehrere Vorschläge, darunter das Foto der kleinen Hessy. Es wurde das Gewinnerfoto.
Als die Haushaltshilfe den Levinsons einige Wochen später erzählte, sie habe Hessy in der Zeitung gesehen, reagierte das Paar ungläubig. Sie besorgten sich eine Ausgabe von »Sonne ins Haus« – und waren geschockt.
»Meine Mutter marschierte zum Studio des Fotografen und stellte ihn zur Rede: ›Sie wussten doch, dass sie ein jüdisches Baby fotografiert haben.‹ Sie erinnerte sich ein Leben lang an seine Antwort: ›Ja, aber ich wollte mir den Spaß erlauben.‹ Meine Mutter fand das überhaupt nicht komisch«, erzählt Levinsons Taft.
Denn dieses Foto brachte die Familie in Gefahr. Jüdische Mitbürger wurden seit 1933 Schritt für Schritt entrechtet, die Nazis entzogen ihnen die wirtschaftliche Grundlage. Die Rassenideologie nahm immer offenere Formen an. Nur acht Monate nach der Veröffentlichung von Hessys Babyfoto wurden die Nürnberger Rassegesetze erlassen, ein Grundstein für die systematische Ermordung der jüdischen Bevölkerung.
Postkarten sogar in Litauen
Den Levinsons war klar: Wenn herauskam, dass das »perfekte arische Kind« in Wahrheit ein jüdisches Baby war, würde das Propagandaministerium die Blamage nicht auf sich sitzen lassen. »Ich kam quasi in Quarantäne«, erzählt Hessy Levinsons Taft. Die Eltern hatten Angst, mit ihrem Kind in Berlin auf der Straße erkannt zu werden. Hessy wurde nur im verhangenen Kinderwagen ausgefahren.
Unterdessen wurde das Foto bis in jeden Winkel des Deutschen Reichs verbreitet. »Meine Tante in Litauen wollte eine Geburtstagskarte für mich kaufen und fand mein Foto auf einer Postkarte«, die sie in einem Umschlag nach Berlin schickte.
Besorgt beobachteten die Levinsons die wachsende Gefahr in Nazideutschland. 1937 wurde Jacob Levinsons verhaftet und nur freigelassen, weil sein Buchhalter für ihn bürgte. »Da wussten wir, dass es in Deutschland nicht mehr sicher war«, sagt Levinsons Taft.
Nur wenige Monate zuvor, im Dezember 1936, war Hessys jüngere Schwester Noemi geboren worden. Die vierköpfige Familie zog zunächst zu Verwandten in Lettland, 1938 dann nach Paris. Doch auch dort waren sie nicht sicher. Zu Besuch bei Freunden bekamen sie eines Tages einen Anruf vom Concierge ihres Wohnhauses: Die Polizei hatte nach der Familie gefragt. Während Pauline Levinsons mit ihren Töchtern nach Bordeaux floh, rettete Jacob Levinsons hastig die Familienerbstücke aus der Wohnung, darunter das geliebte Klavier. Den Hausstand schickte er nach Bordeaux.
Die rettenden Visa waren wertlos
Von dort floh die Familie 1941 nach Nizza. Fluchthelfer führten sie nachts durch den Wald. »Ich werde nie vergessen, wie einer der Männer ein großes Messer herausholte und zu uns Kindern sagte: ›Wenn einer seinen Mund aufmacht, schneide ich ihm die Zunge raus!‹«, erzählt Levinsons Taft. Die Siebenjährige biss sich auf die Lippen und sagte keinen Ton. Ihre fünfjährige Schwester fütterten die Eltern mit Schokolade.
In Nizza erwartete die Familie ein Umschlag mit vier Visa, die Jacob Levinsons beauftragt hatte. Dann der Schock: Die Einreise musste binnen 90 Tagen erfolgen. Als die Levinsons in Nizza eintrafen, waren bereits 45 Tage verstrichen. Die Weiterreise nach Portugal und die Atlantiküberfahrt mit dem Schiff hätten zu lange gedauert, um die Frist einzuhalten. Jacob Levinsons musste von vorn anfangen, klapperte alle südamerikanischen Botschaften ab und wurde überall abgewiesen. In seiner Verzweiflung bestach er schließlich Beamte in der kubanischen Botschaft.
Drei Wochen dauerte 1942 die Überfahrt von Lissabon nach Havanna, es war eng: »Überall lagen Matratzen, das Schiff war vollgepackt mit Flüchtlingen«, sagt Levinsons Taft. In Havanna gelang es ihrem Vater nach zahlreichen Versuchen, einen Kredit zu bekommen und ein neues Geschäft aufzubauen. Hessy und ihre Schwester Noemi besuchten eine britische Schule in Havanna. »Wir lebten ein sehr gutes Leben dort, und ich liebte die Kubaner«, erzählt Levinsons Taft.
Sechs Jahre später bekam die Familie doch noch Visa für die USA und landete 1948 in New York. »Mein Vater wurde überzeugter Amerikaner. Ich mochte es anfangs gar nicht in den USA und wollte zurück nach Kuba. Die Kultur der amerikanischen Jugendlichen war so anders als die kubanische Schule und meine europäischen Wurzeln.«
Sie studierte Chemie und traf ihren Mann Earl Taft. Die beiden bekamen zwei Kinder, Levinsons Taft arbeitete als Chemikerin und unterrichtete, engagierte sich in Umweltfragen und Wasseranalysen in Israel, wurde schließlich Chemieprofessorin an der St. John's University in New York City. Noch heute ist sie aktiv in der American Chemical Society.
»Ich habe wieder Angst«
Obwohl die traumatische Erfahrung der Flucht und die Geschichte um ihr Babyfoto Zeit ihres Lebens präsent waren, schwieg sie lange über die Geschehnisse. 1978 wurde sie von einer Freundin überzeugt, ein Kapitel für ein Buch über Holocaustüberlebende aus Lettland zu schreiben. »Wir haben in der Familie nicht sehr viel darüber gesprochen. Mein Vater wollte die Geschichte um das Foto und alles, was folgte, lieber vergessen. Meine Mutter war diejenige, die eher bereit war, über das Trauma der Flucht zu sprechen«, sagt Levinsons Taft. Die Mutter ermunterte sie auch zum Buchkapitel.
Drei Ausgaben von »Sonne ins Haus« hatte ihre Mutter 1938 bei der Flucht aus Deutschland mitgenommen. In den Neunzigerjahren spendete Hessy Levinsons Taft eine der Ausgaben dem US Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. 2014 übergab sie eine weitere an die Gedenkstätte Yad Vashem und sprach erstmals öffentlich über ihr Erlebnis. »Ich fand, dass die Titelseite und die Geschichte dort hingehören«, sagt die 86-Jährige.
Nach dem Holocaust und der Flucht ihrer Familie ist Levinsons Taft überzeugte Zionistin: »Wir brauchen ein eigenes Land, in dem wir sicher sind.« Sie ist Amerika und Deutschland dankbar dafür, dass sie Israel unterstützen. Aufmerksam hat sie nach dem Krieg beobachtet, wie sich Deutschland mit seiner Vergangenheit auseinandergesetzt hat. »Deutschland ist sehr gut damit umgegangen und hat sich seiner Verantwortung gestellt, besser als andere Länder.«
Doch jetzt verfolgt sie die Nachrichten mit Sorge. Am Morgen hat sie einen Artikel der »New York Times« über rechtsradikales Denken unter deutschen Polizisten gelesen. »Ich habe wieder Angst«, sagt Hessy Levinsons Taft. »Ich hoffe, dass Deutschland es schafft, diese Gruppen und ihre Ideen wieder zu zerschlagen.« | 2021-01-11T13:04:46Z | true |
Bounce barrage set to continue in SCG Test | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117069/Bounce-barrage-set-continue-SCG-Test.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | The bouncer barrage directed at India's tailenders will continue during the third Test at the SCG, where Australia expect to cop plenty of short stuff in reply.
Bouncers, and cricket's rarely enforced rule regarding dangerous intimidatory fast bowling, have proven hot topics during India's current tour.
Paceman Mohammed Shami broke his arm while batting at Adelaide Oval, having been struck by a brutal delivery from Pat Cummins.
The way India targeted NSW quick Harry Conway, who was struck on the helmet while batting and later diagnosed with concussion in a tour game, also made headlines.
Former captain Ian Chappell has called on umpires to do more to protect "hopeless" tailenders who are targeted by bumpers.
"Playing the short ball at that pace is uncomfortable. If you're someone who is perceived to have a weakness in that area, or even if you're not, it's part of the game," Australia captain Tim Paine said.
"It's how teams test your mettle, test what you're made of.
"It's a tactic we use pretty consistently, particularly to the lower order ... we expect to get plenty back as well."
Paine added the unspoken pact between fast bowlers to not bounce each other was well and truly over.
"They love peppering each other these days," the wicketkeeper said.
"Lower-order batsmen are getting better and better as well.
"It's a tactic that's already in the minds of batsmen when they come to Australia ... they know it's coming. We know it's coming."
Paine noted there was nothing surprising about the way Starc targeted Ravindra Jadeja in his first game since suffering a concussion.
Will Pucovski can expect similar treatment after recovering from his latest head knock.
"Will has been hit in the head a few times but he plays the short ball really well," Paine said.
"As long as he's comfortable, we're comfortable.
"So far he's indicated that he's good to go and it's not a concern." | 2021-01-06T03:39:09Z | true |
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Superior tech left aside for NSW QR Code | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117111/Superior-tech-left-aside-NSW-QR-Code.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | Superior technology used to trace COVID-19 in NSW has become redundant overnight in some businesses after the state government enforced its own QR code.
The new requirement proved a waste of money for Fay Thompson from Lake Macquarie Tavern who earlier invested in one service which provided facial recognition technology among other advanced settings.
She said the NSW QR code did not satisfy her business requirements.
"It's not real good for our customers, we do have an aging population and our hotel is in amongst a housing commission area so most people don't have smartphones and they can't save their details," Ms Thompson told AAP.
"I don't believe the NSW government considered all businesses, it's OK if you're located within a good WIFi area but we are in a pocket where there is not good reception and some people's phones can't log in."
Ms Thompson had previously invested thousands in a Coolgard system developed by Australian company Pulse, which also took customers' temperatures.
But from January 1 all similar venues must use the Service NSW QR code or be slugged with a $5000 fine.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the move in a bid to assist contact tracers who were "working 24/7" after some inaccuracies were reported in the data.
Melanie Williamson who thought up the Coolgard idea while in lockdown says the NSW government should urgently rethink its decision after failing to consult with tech businesses already in the market.
"NSW could easily access the data we collect, it takes just four hours for us to pack up the data port and give it all to them," Ms Williamson told AAP.
She said the government could effortlessly incorporate Coolgard's data and other companies by issuing them all a unique tracing code.
Ms Williamson agreed the government needed to wipe out some contact tracing methods which proved useless.
"A whole lot of people made bad apps overnight and went around selling them to restaurants with no back-end support, and a lot of these have failed."
Ben Richardson, who created COVID Comply which is used across 5000 Australian venues, said for 90 per cent of businesses the state-based tracing method made sense.
But for larger venues with multiple entry points and numerous levels, the simple solution was not adequate.
COVID Comply can trace people's movements within a building.
"I'm worried about places like hospitals and critical facilities that have much more stringent COVID-19 safety requirements, for them to be forced onto these very simplistic systems is a massive oversight."
While aged-care facilities are exempt from using the Service NSW QR code, Maroba Aged Care chief executive Viv Allanson is worried they may be swept up into the system.
Before using the Coolgard system Ms Allanson and her staff had to print out the updated COVID-19 hotspots every day.
Now she can simply input the targetted suburbs into one system which streamlines visitors into the facility.
"For us it's a superior product for aged care and we hope that it won't be interfered with so we can keep using it," Ms Allanson told AAP.
The government has not ruled out venues using both its own QR code and a private solution, but Ms Allanson could not envisage that working.
"If you are using both systems you get more irritated families who are busting their chops to get in and are already confident with the system we use now." | 2021-01-06T03:59:09Z | true |
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Kamala Harris auf dem »Vogue«-Cover: Ist das Titelbild »respektlos«? - DER SPIEGEL - Kultur | Spiegel Online | https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kamala-harris-auf-dem-vogue-cover-ist-das-titelbild-respektlos-a-d5523ace-75fe-4d70-9df1-64f48f723b1c | [
"DER SPIEGEL"
] | [
"Kultur",
"Kamala Harris",
"Mode",
"Medien"
] | Pünktlich zur Amtseinführung bringt das US-Modemagazin »Vogue« die künftige Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris auf den Titel. Doch das Covermotiv sorgt für Ärger: zu lässig, zu weiß, finden Kritiker. | Pünktlich zur Amtseinführung bringt das US-Modemagazin »Vogue« die künftige Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris auf den Titel. Doch das Covermotiv sorgt für Ärger: zu lässig, zu weiß, finden Kritiker.
Die zukünftige Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris ist auf der Titelseite der amerikanischen »Vogue« zu sehen – eine Ehre, die aus dem politischen Feld bisher nur First Ladies zukam: Michelle Obama war gleich dreimal auf dem Cover, Hillary Clinton grüßte von der Weihnachtsausgabe 1998, und auch Melania Trump konnte man schon auf der »Vogue« sehen, auch wenn damals im Februar 2005 ihr Einzug ins Weiße Haus noch nicht abzusehen war.
Doch das Team der ersten Frau, die von der US-Bevölkerung ins Amt der Vizepräsidentin gewählt wurde, ist offenbar nicht glücklich mit der Titelseite der Februarausgabe von »Vogue«: Dem Vernehmen nach soll das ausgewählte Motiv nicht dasjenige sein, auf das man sich geeinigt habe.
Auf dem Bild, das auf der gedruckten Ausgabe an den Kiosken liegen und den Abonnentinnen und Abonnenten zugeschickt werden wird, ist Harris eher informell gekleidet und trägt Converse-Turnschuhe, in denen sie auch während des Wahlkampfs von Zeit zu Zeit zu sehen war. Der Hintergrund in Pink und Grün ist eine Anspielung auf die Farben ihrer Studierendenverbindung.
Sowohl die Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press als auch der Journalist Yashar Ali zitieren Quellen, die an den Gesprächen um das »Vogue«-Cover beteiligt waren. Demnach sei eigentlich ein anderes Motiv, auf dem Harris einen blauen Blazer trägt und deutlich staatstragender wirkt, abgesprochen worden. Das Büro der zukünftigen Vizepräsidentin lehnte jeden offiziellen Kommentar ab.
Die »Vogue«-Redaktion erklärte in einer Mitteilung, man habe sich für das informellere Motiv von Harris für die Titelseite entschieden, weil das Foto ihre »authentische, zugängliche Art« eingefangen habe, die man für ein Markenzeichen der Biden-Harris-Regierung halte.
»Nichts an dem Cover sagt ›Wow!‹«
Doch erste Reaktionen fielen negativ aus. Die Aktivistin Charlotte Clymer betonte, es gehe nicht darum, dass das Foto an sich misslungen sei. Aber es sei weit unter dem gewohnten »Vogue«-Standard. Man habe nicht genug darüber nachgedacht. Das sei »respektlos« gegenüber der zukünftigen Vizepräsidentin.
Die »Washington Post« kommentierte, das Covermotiv sei die Entsprechung dazu, jemanden beim Vornamen zu nennen, ohne dazu eingeladen worden zu sein. Dadurch, dass »Vogue«-Chefin Anna Wintour das informellere Motiv gewählt habe, »hat sie ihr die Rosen geraubt«, die der ersten Vizepräsidentin des Landes zugestanden hätten: »Nichts an dem Cover sagt ›Wow!‹. Und manchmal ist es das, was sich schwarze Frauen wünschen: ein bewunderndes und feierndes ›Wow!‹ für das, was sie erreicht haben.«
Kamala Harris, deren Eltern aus Jamaika und Indien stammen, sei »so hellhäutig wie eine woman of color sein kann«, schrieb eine Nutzerin, »und trotzdem hat ›Vogue‹ ihre Beleuchtung verkackt. Was ist das bloß für ein verwaschenes Debakel von einem Titelbild?« Gegenüber der »New York Post« wies die »Vogue«-Redaktion Verdächtigungen zurück, man habe Harris' Haut aufgehellt.
In der digitalen Ausgabe werde man beide Cover veröffentlichen, heißt es in dem »Vogue«-Statement weiter, »als Antwort auf den Ernst des historischen Moments und die Rolle, die sie auf dem Weg in die Zukunft unseres Landes zu spielen hat.« Das nun rein digital veröffentlichte Cover zeigt Harris vor goldenem Hintergrund und mit US-Flaggenanstecker am Kragen.
Beide Kamala-Harris-Covermotive wurden fotografiert von Tyler Mitchell, der mit seiner Aufnahme von Beyoncé 2018 als erster schwarzer Titelfotograf in die lange Geschichte der »Vogue« einging (Lesen Sie hier ein Porträt). Mitchell selbst bezeichnete das staatstragendere Motiv als »sein« Titelbild in einer Twitter-Botschaft.
Anna Wintour, die langjährige Chefredakteurin der US-»Vogue«, hatte sich im Sommer im Zuge der Black-Lives-Matter-Proteste für verletzende oder intolerante Bilder und Geschichten entschuldigt. Auch habe man in der Vergangenheit zu wenige afroamerikanische Redakteure, Fotografen und Designer beschäftigt. | 2021-01-11T12:37:00Z | true |
NSW inmate uses officer's gun on himself | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117137/NSW-inmate-uses-officers-gun-himself.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | A prisoner who was being transported for medical reasons on the NSW south coast has allegedly shot himself with an officer's gun and died.
The 37-year-old man was being medically transferred in Wollongong when the "unfortunate incident occurred," a NSW Corrective Services spokeswoman said.
The inmate allegedly took the firearm from a nearby officer and used it on himself.
Reports that officers had fired first were not correct, she said.
The incident is under investigation and an official statement will soon be released by Corrective Services NSW.
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Donald Trumps Ex-Stabschef Mick Mulvaney: »Das Personal im Weißen Haus versucht, jeden einzelnen Tag zu überstehen« - DER SPIEGEL - Politik | Spiegel Online | https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/donald-trumps-ex-stabschef-mick-mulvaney-nach-dem-sturm-auf-das-kapitol-in-washington-a-12ce3f83-bbb8-472a-be6c-1e06e7b306dd | [
"Alexander Sarovic"
] | [
"Politik",
"Ausland",
"Donald Trump",
"Sturm auf das US-Kapitol",
"Republikaner (USA)",
"US-Präsidentschaftswahl 2020"
] | Mick Mulvaney war Donald Trumps engster Mitarbeiter. Nach dem Angriff auf das Kapitol verließ er die Regierung. Wie blickt er auf die Attacke – und wie gefährlich kann Trump noch werden? | Mick Mulvaney war Donald Trumps engster Mitarbeiter. Nach dem Angriff auf das Kapitol verließ er die Regierung. Wie blickt er auf die Attacke – und wie gefährlich kann Trump noch werden?
SPIEGEL: Herr Mulvaney, warum sind Sie zurückgetreten?
Mulvaney: Ich wollte deutlich machen: In unserer Partei, in der Regierung und im Umfeld des Präsidenten gibt es Leute, die finden, dass das, was am Mittwoch geschehen ist, eine Schande und eine Farce ist. Wir wollen damit nicht in Verbindung gebracht werden.
SPIEGEL: Nun hat Donald Trump kein Geheimnis aus seinen Vorstellungen gemacht. Schon Monate vor der Wahl bezweifelte er ihre Legitimität. Seit November versucht er, das Ergebnis zu untergraben und eine friedliche Machtübergabe zu verhindern. Konnten Sie da wirklich noch überrascht sein?
Mulvaney: Sicher. Ich glaube, dass ein Teil Ihrer Prämisse richtig ist: Trump hat die Grundlage für eine Anfechtung des Wahlergebnisses gelegt. Das war nicht überraschend. Aber von dort kann man nicht gleich zu einer bewaffneten Invasion des Kapitols springen, die den verfassungsmäßigen Prozess stoppen sollte. Das sah niemand kommen, nicht einmal manche der glühendsten Gegner des Präsidenten.
SPIEGEL: Im Vorfeld gab es sehr Planspiele unter Trump-Anhängern im Internet. | 2021-01-11T12:35:54Z | false |
Wanderers coach ready to face Jets' heat | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117139/Wanderers-coach-ready-face-Jets-heat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | How Newcastle fans welcome him is up to them but Western Sydney coach Carl Robinson is just eager to draw a line under his time at the A-League club.
Robinson will face the Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday for the first time following his shock switch to the Wanderers in October, in a match that has taken on an extra edge.
As well as their former coach, the Jets will also be desperate to get one over Bernie Ibini after the ex-Socceroo followed Robinson out the exit door in controversial fashion last month.
However he is received, Robinson is adamant he is comfortable with his decision to leave the Jets after just 10 games in to a three-and-a-half year deal with the cash-strapped club.
"Hopefully after this game I can actually draw a line under it," the Welshman said.
"It's a good story because I left but there's reasons why I left and that's part and parcel of it.
"They're entitled to their opinions and entitled to do what they want to do.
"Sometimes it takes a big man to walk away and not say anything.
"People who know me, know the situation, well, I don't think they'll boo."
Robinson also won't be delivering any kind of special message to Ibini, whose exit prompted Jets chief executive Lawrie McKinna to say his club only need players "who want to be here and play for the jersey".
The 28-year-old made his Wanderers' debut in the club's season-opening 1-0 loss to Macarthur FC on December 30 and Robinson is confident he'll handle a hostile reception from Jets' fans.
"I haven't spoken to him about him going back. I don't need to do that," Robinson said.
"He's a seasoned pro. He's got his own mind.
"He'll control it how he wants to control it. I know that he'll have a big impact in the game because he's a really good player."
While there is likely to be no love lost between the two clubs on Friday, Robinson did welcome a consortium of clubs - including the Wanderers - taking over the running of the Jets after absentee owner Martin Lee's licence was terminated.
"It's important that the clubs have helped out Newcastle," he said.
"Even though I might get booed on the weekend ... there's some passionate people up there so it was important that they got help and they did." | 2021-01-06T04:09:05Z | true |
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Virus plan needed for boarding schools | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117163/Virus-plan-needed-boarding-schools.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | Governments must start planning for students returning to school across state borders to avoid the chaos of 2020, a Nationals senator has warned.
NSW Nationals senator Perin Davey was inundated with concerns last year from families seeking exemptions for students to cross borders to attend school.
She said the uncertainty caused unnecessary stress on students and their families.
"We also had the ridiculous scenario where some small regional schools had their operations thrown into turmoil because they had teachers living on the wrong side of a border, yet less than 50km away," Senator Davey said on Wednesday.
She was concerned confusion already reigns on the NSW-Victorian border because the closure was put in place before some local government area exemptions and agricultural workers permits were devised.
"I heard of a group of grape pickers packing up and leaving their jobs in NSW when just four days later the Victorian government announced an agricultural worker permit," she said.
"We cannot leave the planning for school communities to the last minute. Families need to know what they need to do to ensure their children can go to school," she said.
She has called for a consistent and clear approach across states. | 2021-01-06T04:24:03Z | true |
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Northern NSW braces for further flooding | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-9117179/Northern-NSW-braces-flooding.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Australian Associated"
] | [] | Another deluge is forecast for the northeast corner of NSW with waterlogged soil, swollen rivers and intense rainfall likely to result in flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology on Wednesday afternoon warned severe thunderstorms are likely to hit Grafton, Tenterfield, Inverell, Moree Wagga Wagga, and West Wyalong.
"Heavy rainfall is expected to fall in those areas and dealing with very saturated soils to heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding," meteorologist Melody Sturm told reporters.
Riverine flooding is also possible, she warned, with flood watches issued for the Wilsons, Richmond, Orara, Bellinger and Kalang rivers.
Flooding could reach moderate levels along the Orara, Bellinger and Kalang rivers.
Lismore and Murwillumbah, which were flooded only weeks ago, are in the firing line as well as Grafton, Byron Bay, Ballina, Casino, Kyogle, Yamba and Maclean.
Thunderstorms that have been plaguing Sydney are set to ease over the week, Ms Sturm says.
"For Sydney (the weather) will generally be on the easing trend - some showers possibly, cloudy conditions, but mainly not any thunderstorms." | 2021-01-06T04:29:03Z | true |
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Estrella charged for more Carr Boyd nickel hits in 2021 | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/business/public-companies/estrella-charged-for-more-carr-boyd-nickel-hits-in-2021-c-1903274 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
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] | ASX-listed nickel hopeful, Estrella Resources enjoyed a stellar ride on the bourse in the wake of arguably one of the most exciting base metals discoveries last year at its Carr Boyd nickel project about 80 kilometres north-north-east of Kalgoorlie.
Results from the Perth-based company’s diamond drill program lit a fire under its share price placing the stock amongst the best performing small caps of 2020. Estrella shares posted gains of more than 2,000 per cent during last year and an open letter to shareholders by its Chairman Les Pereira suggests the company has more good news flow to look forward to in 2021.
Just before Christmas, Estrella caused pulses to quicken with an impressive nickel sulphide diamond drill hit of 20.1 metres averaging a grade of 1.02 per cent nickel and 0.65 per cent copper from 368.5m down-hole from one of the follow-up holes.
Within that wide intercept was a higher-grade core of 2.45m going 1.64 per cent nickel and 1.97 per cent copper, 5.88m at 1.38 per cent nickel and 0.64 per cent copper, 0.78m at 5.45 per cent copper and 1.17 per cent nickel, and 2.45m at 1.64 per cent nickel and 1.97 per cent copper.
Two other diamond core holes intersected a zone of 24.68m of nickel and copper sulphide mineralisation about 100m down-dip from the discovery diamond hole at T5 and a zone of 16.5m of sulphide mineralisation about 30m south of and 90m below it.
Estrella’s shareholders are now waiting with bated breath for the nickel and copper assays from those handful of diamond drill holes. The latest program is following up on the deep T5 massive nickel sulphide discovery diamond hole three months ago that sent Estrella’s share price skyrocketing from just above $0.01 to around $0.08 in one day.
The slew of diamond drill hits underpinned a remarkable ride for Estrella shareholders, from sub-1¢ to a high of 25¢ within the space of a year. While some profit-taking tempered what was a turbocharged upswing, a growing body of evidence suggests there may be more solid news flow to come from this 2020 market darling.
Taking a look back at the first significant diamond drill hole discovery posted by Estrella, the T5 prospect returned a compelling intersection of 13.9m grading 1.07 per cent nickel and 0.39 per cent copper from 431.6m down-hole. It contained higher-grade, massive sulphide sections assaying 2.5m at 3.66 per cent nickel and 0.46 per cent copper, and 3.7m at 2.85 per cent nickel and 0.65 per cent copper.
Understandably, Estrella has made quick plans to kick off a further diamond drilling campaign which is expected to commence next week.
With $3.2 million in cash as at December 31 and an assortment of lucky or smart investors converting in-the-money company options, Estrella is well set for an intensive exploration push at Carr Boyd that potentially may culminate in a resource target this year.
Is your ASX listed company doing something interesting? Contact: matt.birney@wanews.com.au | 2021-01-06T04:22:30Z | true |
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Michael Goodwin: Biden on Trump impeachment – here's what president-elect can do to pass first major test | Fox News | https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-trump-impeachment-democrats-test-michael-goodwin | [
"Michael Goodwin"
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"chuck-schumer",
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] | One of President Trump’s biggest flaws is not knowing when to stop, as his speech before the Capitol invasion demonstrated. But while he thankfully saved his worst mistake for last, Democrats are exhibiting the same flaw at the very start of their term.
Political winds rarely get more favorable for a party than they are now, with Dems winning control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. Joe Biden will get the Cabinet and judges he wants and the path is open to tax and regulatory overhauls. Media handmaidens will cheer his every move.
Equally important, the post-Trump Republican Party is in shambles after an absolutely disastrous week. White House and agency officials are jumping ship to distance themselves from the president they served and GOP members of Congress as well as donors and supporters are blasting Trump for the loss of the two Senate seats in Georgia as well as the fatal storming of the Capitol.
In short, Dems have it all – except the good sense to be gracious in victory. Celebrating their golden moment with anger and revenge, they are the definition of sore winners.
With less than two weeks remaining in Trump’s term, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer vow to impeach him if VP Mike Pence doesn’t organize a 25th Amendment posse to force him from office. By Friday, Pelosi’s team had drawn up articles accusing the president of "inciting an insurrection" and plan to introduce them to the full House Monday.
Pelosi even asked Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to reject orders from the commander in chief, saying she wants Milley to stop "an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike."
Keyboard warriors on the left also flew into action, demanding that Facebook and other Big Tech overlords shame, silence and banish Trump and his "complicit" supporters. Instantly, the cancel-culture goons delivered as numerous platforms suspended or ended Trump accounts, including Twitter, putting the president’s 88.5 million followers in the dark.
Meanwhile, Iran’s mad mullah and other global gangsters continue to be exempt from the same rules.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, the first Republican senator to say he would object to the Electoral College results, had his book canceled by publisher Simon & Schuster just five months before publication. The title is "The Tyranny of Big Tech," so Hawley might want to add a chapter on the tyranny of "woke" publishers.
Ah, yes, a dangerous threat. Hawley didn’t smash windows or break furniture in the Capitol or loot and burn private businesses over the summer. But he did exercise his First Amendment rights and constitutional duty as he saw it as a United States senator, so he is too toxic to publish.
Punishment for speech doesn’t get any more obvious, a sign that a top publishing house’s reverence for the First Amendment is no greater than that of your average college snowflake.
Biden says he wants to unite the country but it seems more likely the vindictive left is determined to make Trump a martyr and further divide America into angry red and blue strongholds. Under pressure from Biden supporters and the media (I know, redundant), many Trump backers in the business world are washing their hands of him.
"It’s always been this Faustian bargain with Trump," Dan Eberhart, CEO of a Denver drilling-services company, told the Financial Times. He liked Trump’s tax cut and pro-growth policies and gave $100,000 to groups supporting the president and helped raise another $600,000. But after Wednesday’s violence at the Capitol, he told the FT: "I’m done. I don’t want my mom to think I’m involved with this."
Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz told CNBC he was "sorry" he voted for Trump and the FT reported that the National Association of Manufacturers, after giving 70 percent of its contributions to GOP candidates, urged Pence to "seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment."
These public renunciations are the American version of "struggle sessions" held in autocracies where opponents of the victors must recant their past and pledge allegiance to their new masters or else.
In this case, the else is public ruin and ostracism. Maybe your house gets vandalized, your business gets boycotted and your family gets harassed. It’s safer to confess and get on the "right" side.
Trump, of course, will be the biggest target. Beyond the impeachment bid, prosecutors in Washington are probing whether his Wednesday speech can be construed as criminal, which smacks of a political move rather than a legal one.
Similarly, partisan New York prosecutors are scrutinizing his taxes and businesses going back years, with leaks to approving media at every step.
The hunt for blood is so thick that the president’s decision not to attend Biden’s inauguration comes as a relief. Under the circumstances, his clear concession is enough to satisfy the requirement for a transition of power.
Along with that power, Biden also inherits the responsibility to restore peace and tranquility. In that context, his statement that impeachment is a matter for Congress to decide is a missed opportunity to prove he really does want national unity.
He can’t possibly believe that any semblance of comity will result if Trump is forced out two months after getting 74.2 million votes – and days before his term ends. More likely, vindictiveness will fuel America’s discontent and set the stage for yet another round of political violence. If Biden won’t lower the temperature, who will?
A new president will be tested in many ways, so he will need all the goodwill he can muster from Americans of all stripes. Allowing Trump’s tenure to reach its natural conclusion should be one of Biden’s easiest decisions. | 2021-01-11T13:00:05Z | true |
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Richmond Tiger Sydney Stack finding prison ‘very challenging’ as teammates return to training track | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/richmond-tiger-sydney-stack-finding-prison-very-challenging-as-teammates-return-to-training-track-ng-b881762467z | [
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] | [
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] | Richmond’s dream of leaving a troubled, albeit successful, 2020 behind have been put on ice, with one of their stars still behind bars and reportedly finding his time in prison “very challenging”.
While his teammates return to the training track, Richmond talent Sydney Stack will remain behind bars until at least January 23.
The WA-raised footballer, who has already spent Christmas and New Years inside Hakea Prison, made a brief appearance in Perth Magistrate’s Court today, accused of breaching WA’s COVID-19 quarantine requirements.
The second-year footballer, 20, received special permission to enter WA from Victoria — via South Australia — to attend his grandfather’s funeral for “cultural healing” in December.
But he was later allegedly found to have breached the State’s strict quarantine measures when police say they issued him with a move-on notice for disorderly conduct following a late-night brawl he was allegedly involved in.
Police say the incident quickly drew attention to Stack’s alleged relocation from the Northam address he’d nominated to quarantine at for 14 days, to Belmont.
He was subsequently charged with failing to comply with a direction and later refused bail.
Stack remained straight-faced throughout his brief video appearance today, where his case was adjourned until January 23, uttering only one word.
“Yep,” he said when asked by the magistrate if he understood what was being said in court.
The AFL bad boy’s agent reportedly told media before this morning’s hearing that he was finding his time in prison “very challenging”.
Ahead of Stack’s alleged WA quarantine breach last month, Stack received a 10-match suspension for leaving Richmond’s Queensland hub in early September to attend a strip club, before being involved in a fight outside a kebab store.
Stack said at that first court hearing in Perth last month that his AFL career was “on the line”.
Stack’s court appearance comes amid a relationship scandal at Tigerland involving his coach Damien Hardwick.
Richmond has said the relationship between Hardwick and Alexandra Crow, a member of the club’s commercial sales team, is a private matter that does not breach its human resources policies.
But senior figures at the club are believed to have raised concerns about similarities to relationships that led to the resignations of former AFL executives Simon Lethlean and Richard Simkiss in 2017.
Other senior Richmond figures have defended Hardwick, saying he was not in direct authority over his partner.
Richmond drew plenty of attention last year, a season which delivered a third premiership in recent times, over trouble with COVID-19 protocols, accusations of playing for free kicks and a groping scandal. | 2021-01-06T03:54:00Z | false |
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Mehrheit im Senat: Bei Stichwahlen in Georgia deutet sich Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen an | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/mehrheit-im-senat-bei-stichwahlen-in-georgia-deutet-sich-kopf-an-kopf-rennen-an-17132563.html | [] | [
"Joe Biden",
"Jon Ossoff",
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"David Perdue",
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] | Drei Viertel der Stimmen im Rennen um zwei Senatssitze sind schon ausgezählt. Auf dem Spiel steht der Spielraum, den der künftige Präsident Joe Biden haben wird. | Drei Viertel der Stimmen im Rennen um zwei Senatssitze sind schon ausgezählt. Auf dem Spiel steht der Spielraum, den der künftige Präsident Joe Biden haben wird.
Bei den wichtigen Stichwahlen im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Georgia um zwei Senatssitze deutet sich ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen an. Nach Auszählung von mehr als drei Viertel der Stimmen lagen die Kontrahenten laut Medien am Dienstagabend (Ortszeit) in beiden Rennen jeweils nahezu gleichauf. Die Demokraten Jon Ossoff und Raphael Warnock fordern die bisherigen republikanischen Amtsinhaber David Perdue und Kelly Loeffler heraus.
Die Stichwahlen in dem südlichen Bundesstaat entscheiden über die künftigen Mehrheitsverhältnisse im Senat – und darüber, auf wie viel Spielraum der künftige Präsident Joe Biden in den ersten zwei Jahren seiner Amtszeit hoffen kann. Denn vom Wahlausgang in Georgia hängt ab, ob Bidens Demokraten doch noch die Kontrolle über den Senat erringen können. Den Republikanern vom scheidenden Präsidenten Donald Trump reicht auch nur ein weiterer Sitz, um die Mehrheit in der Parlamentskammer knapp zu behalten. Der Senat bestätigt unter anderem Kandidaten des Präsidenten für Regierungsposten und kann Gesetzesvorhaben blockieren.
Rolle von Kamala Harris
Am 3. November hatte parallel zur Präsidentschaftswahl auch etwa ein Drittel der Senatssitze zur Abstimmung gestanden. In Georgia erreichte im ersten Durchgang jedoch keiner der Senats-Kandidaten die nötige absolute Mehrheit. Das machte die Stichwahlen nötig.
Die demokratischen Kandidaten müssten sich beide durchsetzen, damit es eine Pattsituation mit 50 zu 50 Stimmen in der Kammer gibt. Ein Patt könnte dann von Amts wegen von der künftigen Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris zu Gunsten der Demokraten aufgelöst werden. Zunächst war unklar, wann es belastbare Ergebnisse aus Georgia geben wird. | 2021-01-06T04:02:52Z | true |
Neues Sicherheitsgesetz: Rund 50 prodemokratische Aktivisten in Hongkong festgenommen | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/neues-sicherheitsgesetz-rund-50-prodemokratische-aktivisten-in-hongkong-festgenommen-17132546.html | [] | [
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] | Seit das neue Sicherheitsgesetz in Hongkong in Kraft ist, müssen Aktivisten und Oppositionelle um ihre Rechte fürchten. Nun sind 50 von ihnen festgenommen worden. | Seit das neue Sicherheitsgesetz in Hongkong in Kraft ist, müssen Aktivisten und Oppositionelle um ihre Rechte fürchten. Nun sind 50 von ihnen festgenommen worden.
Rund 50 prodemokratische Aktivisten und frühere Abgeordnete sind in Hongkong wegen angeblicher Verstöße gegen das neue Sicherheitsgesetz festgenommen worden. Wie Hongkonger Medien am Mittwoch berichteten, stehen die Festnahmen im Zusammenhang mit den Vorwahlen, die die Oppositionskräfte im vergangenen Jahr vor der später wegen der Pandemie abgesagten Wahl zum Legislativrat der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungsregion abgehalten hatten. Die Auswahl der Kandidaten der Opposition war damals auf scharfe Kritik der Regierung gestoßen, die in der Aktion einen Versuch gesehen hatte, den Wahlprozess zu beeinflussen. | 2021-01-06T02:55:23Z | true |
Christmas Island’s North West Point detainee reveals what sparked riot | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/christmas-island-north-west-point-detainee-reveals-what-sparked-riot-ng-b881762747z | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"News",
"Crime",
"Immigration",
"Politics",
"Federal Politics",
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] | Border force officers are still working to restore order to Christmas Island’s detention centre after a riot broke out overnight, with several buildings set alight.
Fires were lit at two of the detention centre’s four compounds, Refugee Action Coalition’s Ian Rintoul told AAP on Wednesday. He also said detainees had made their way to the compound’s roofs.
“A small number of detainees caused some damage to the facility overnight and continue to be non-compliant,” the Australian Border Force said in a statement.
“The centre remains secure and the majority of detainees are not involved. There are no reports of any injuries to staff or detainees.”
A detainee on Christmas Island, a New Zealand national who withheld his name for fear his comments would jeopardise his legal case, said the riot started after ABF denied detainees’ request to hold a peaceful protest.
“We were turned away with no negotiations and from that all the pent-up frustrations over the treatment of detainees here boiled over,” he told AAP.
He said detainees were held in their compounds for 22 hours a day, only able to access a shared area with activities and exercise facilities for two hours per day.
“There’s literally nothing to do in the compound,” he said. “A dog and a guinea pig has more freedom.”
The detainee said fire continued to burn on Wednesday afternoon, the fences separating the compounds had been breached, and that officers had abandoned the centre.
The detainees are also upset at the poor internet connection and mobile phone accessibility on Christmas Island.
The wi-fi was not fast enough to allow video calls, the detainee said, and does not work in the men’s rooms.
There is also concern about a lack of medical personnel and equipment on the remote island.
“We are very upset about our actions but we have no choice,” the detainee said. “We’re like caged animals; you back a caged animal up to a corner, it’s gonna attack.”
The government began to send detainees to Christmas Island’s North West Point detention centre again last August.
Some 225 people were detained in the centre at the end of November, government figures show.
The population at the detention centre is largely people whose temporary visas have been cancelled after criminal convictions.
Gold Coast woman Taylor Sloane told AAP she had just said goodnight to her partner, who is detained on Christmas Island, on Tuesday evening when he called her back.
“He was like, ’aaaah, the place is on fire’ ... someone just came and knocked on his door and said to pack your things, there’s a fire happening,” she said.
Ms Sloane’s partner is a New Zealand national who was transferred to Christmas Island from Perth’s detention centre after his release from jail.
“It’s terrifying,” she said.
“Honestly, I did not really sleep much last night because I was like, you just don’t know what’s going to happen ... if the whole place goes on fire, especially them being on Christmas Island, where are they going to go?“
Ms Sloane said everything had been more difficult since her partner was transferred from a mainland detention centre to Christmas Island, which she said was “horrible”.
“We went from being able to talk and communicate to all his lawyers and getting those things organised, to then when he first got moved they didn’t have internet for the first while that they were there, it felt like going back like 10 years,” she said.
She has not been able to visit her partner in the eight months he has been in immigration detention. | 2021-01-06T04:03:00Z | true |
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NSW inmate uses officer's gun on himself | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/nsw-inmate-uses-officers-gun-on-himself-ng-s-2044369 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
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] | A prisoner who was being transported for medical reasons on the NSW south coast has allegedly shot himself with an officer's gun and died.
The 37-year-old man was being medically transferred in Wollongong when the "unfortunate incident occurred," a NSW Corrective Services spokeswoman said.
The inmate allegedly took the firearm from a nearby officer and used it on himself.
Reports that officers had fired first were not correct, she said.
The incident is under investigation and an official statement will soon be released by Corrective Services NSW.
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Superior tech left aside for NSW QR Code | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/health/superior-tech-left-aside-for-nsw-qr-code-ng-s-2044367 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
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] | Superior technology used to trace COVID-19 in NSW has become redundant overnight in some businesses after the state government enforced its own QR code.
The new requirement proved a waste of money for Fay Thompson from Lake Macquarie Tavern who earlier invested in one service which provided facial recognition technology among other advanced settings.
She said the NSW QR code did not satisfy her business requirements.
"It's not real good for our customers, we do have an aging population and our hotel is in amongst a housing commission area so most people don't have smartphones and they can't save their details," Ms Thompson told AAP.
"I don't believe the NSW government considered all businesses, it's OK if you're located within a good WIFi area but we are in a pocket where there is not good reception and some people's phones can't log in."
Ms Thompson had previously invested thousands in a Coolgard system developed by Australian company Pulse, which also took customers' temperatures.
But from January 1 all similar venues must use the Service NSW QR code or be slugged with a $5000 fine.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the move in a bid to assist contact tracers who were "working 24/7" after some inaccuracies were reported in the data.
Melanie Williamson who thought up the Coolgard idea while in lockdown says the NSW government should urgently rethink its decision after failing to consult with tech businesses already in the market.
"NSW could easily access the data we collect, it takes just four hours for us to pack up the data port and give it all to them," Ms Williamson told AAP.
She said the government could effortlessly incorporate Coolgard's data and other companies by issuing them all a unique tracing code.
Ms Williamson agreed the government needed to wipe out some contact tracing methods which proved useless.
"A whole lot of people made bad apps overnight and went around selling them to restaurants with no back-end support, and a lot of these have failed."
Ben Richardson, who created COVID Comply which is used across 5000 Australian venues, said for 90 per cent of businesses the state-based tracing method made sense.
But for larger venues with multiple entry points and numerous levels, the simple solution was not adequate.
COVID Comply can trace people's movements within a building.
"I'm worried about places like hospitals and critical facilities that have much more stringent COVID-19 safety requirements, for them to be forced onto these very simplistic systems is a massive oversight."
While aged-care facilities are exempt from using the Service NSW QR code, Maroba Aged Care chief executive Viv Allanson is worried they may be swept up into the system.
Before using the Coolgard system Ms Allanson and her staff had to print out the updated COVID-19 hotspots every day.
Now she can simply input the targetted suburbs into one system which streamlines visitors into the facility.
"For us it's a superior product for aged care and we hope that it won't be interfered with so we can keep using it," Ms Allanson told AAP.
The government has not ruled out venues using both its own QR code and a private solution, but Ms Allanson could not envisage that working.
"If you are using both systems you get more irritated families who are busting their chops to get in and are already confident with the system we use now." | 2021-01-06T03:58:17Z | true |
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Northern NSW braces for further flooding | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/news/weather/northern-nsw-braces-for-further-flooding-ng-s-2044373 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"News",
"Weather"
] | Another deluge is forecast for the northeast corner of NSW with waterlogged soil, swollen rivers and intense rainfall likely to result in flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology on Wednesday afternoon warned severe thunderstorms are likely to hit Grafton, Tenterfield, Inverell, Moree Wagga Wagga, and West Wyalong.
"Heavy rainfall is expected to fall in those areas and dealing with very saturated soils to heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding," meteorologist Melody Sturm told reporters.
Riverine flooding is also possible, she warned, with flood watches issued for the Wilsons, Richmond, Orara, Bellinger and Kalang rivers.
Flooding could reach moderate levels along the Orara, Bellinger and Kalang rivers.
Lismore and Murwillumbah, which were flooded only weeks ago, are in the firing line as well as Grafton, Byron Bay, Ballina, Casino, Kyogle, Yamba and Maclean.
Thunderstorms that have been plaguing Sydney are set to ease over the week, Ms Sturm says.
"For Sydney (the weather) will generally be on the easing trend - some showers possibly, cloudy conditions, but mainly not any thunderstorms." | 2021-01-06T04:27:16Z | true |
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Virus plan needed for boarding schools | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/politics/virus-plan-needed-for-boarding-schools-ng-s-2044371 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"Politics"
] | Governments must start planning for students returning to school across state borders to avoid the chaos of 2020, a Nationals senator has warned.
NSW Nationals senator Perin Davey was inundated with concerns last year from families seeking exemptions for students to cross borders to attend school.
She said the uncertainty caused unnecessary stress on students and their families.
"We also had the ridiculous scenario where some small regional schools had their operations thrown into turmoil because they had teachers living on the wrong side of a border, yet less than 50km away," Senator Davey said on Wednesday.
She was concerned confusion already reigns on the NSW-Victorian border because the closure was put in place before some local government area exemptions and agricultural workers permits were devised.
"I heard of a group of grape pickers packing up and leaving their jobs in NSW when just four days later the Victorian government announced an agricultural worker permit," she said.
"We cannot leave the planning for school communities to the last minute. Families need to know what they need to do to ensure their children can go to school," she said.
She has called for a consistent and clear approach across states. | 2021-01-06T04:19:16Z | true |
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Treloar, Dunkley a welcome sight at Dogs | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/treloar-dunkley-a-welcome-sight-at-dogs-ng-s-2044372 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"Sport",
"AFL"
] | The Western Bulldogs officially welcomed Adam Treloar into the fold as Josh Dunkley returned to Whitten Oval for pre-season training after having his AFL trade request go unfulfilled.
Dunkley wanted out in November, citing a desire for more midfield time, but was denied a move to Essendon when the clubs could not reach an agreement.
Treloar's high-profile switch from Collingwood during the trade period only served to increase pressure for spots alongside Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore, Jack Macrae and Bailey Smith in a stacked Bulldogs on-ball division for 2021.
"There's certainly a lot of depth there, but competition for spots is good," Dogs defender Hayden Crozier told reporters on Wednesday, adding the players consider Dunkley's trade wish as water under the bridge.
"A lot of those guys in the midfield can play different positions, as well, and a bit of flexibility in the team is nice.
"Bevo (coach Luke Beveridge) enjoys having guys who can play multiple positions.
"I'm sure the boys aren't too fussed what positions they're going to be playing, they just want to be playing.
"It's going to be interesting to see how it goes over the next couple of months in the match sim and all that kind of stuff, but we're confident the group we put out in round one will be good."
Treloar made a brief training appearance with the Bulldogs' first to fourth-year players in December and has had an instant impact on his new teammates, with the majority back on the track on Wednesday.
"He's vocal, he's been really good," Crozier said.
"Adam's someone that the club looked at last year and thought that he'd fit the bill really well.
"He's the ultimate professional. I've caught up with him a couple of times, he's got a great footy brain, is a great fella and will add a lot to this group going forward."
Smith and Tim English were standouts for the Bulldogs on their return to training, with the third-year midfielder winning the MAS (maximal aerobic speed) running test.
Mobile ruckman English has added more muscle to his previously lanky 205cm frame.
Crozier is fit again after post-season toe surgery kept him sidelined for seven weeks and Toby McLean had his first AlterG running session since an anterior cruciate ligament rupture four months ago. | 2021-01-06T04:20:20Z | true |
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Wanderers coach ready to face Jets' heat | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/wanderers-coach-ready-to-face-jets-heat-ng-s-2044368 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"Sport",
"Soccer"
] | How Newcastle fans welcome him is up to them but Western Sydney coach Carl Robinson is just eager to draw a line under his time at the A-League club.
Robinson will face the Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday for the first time following his shock switch to the Wanderers in October, in a match that has taken on an extra edge.
As well as their former coach, the Jets will also be desperate to get one over Bernie Ibini after the ex-Socceroo followed Robinson out the exit door in controversial fashion last month.
However he is received, Robinson is adamant he is comfortable with his decision to leave the Jets after just 10 games in to a three-and-a-half year deal with the cash-strapped club.
"Hopefully after this game I can actually draw a line under it," the Welshman said.
"It's a good story because I left but there's reasons why I left and that's part and parcel of it.
"They're entitled to their opinions and entitled to do what they want to do.
"Sometimes it takes a big man to walk away and not say anything.
"People who know me, know the situation, well, I don't think they'll boo."
Robinson also won't be delivering any kind of special message to Ibini, whose exit prompted Jets chief executive Lawrie McKinna to say his club only need players "who want to be here and play for the jersey".
The 28-year-old made his Wanderers' debut in the club's season-opening 1-0 loss to Macarthur FC on December 30 and Robinson is confident he'll handle a hostile reception from Jets' fans.
"I haven't spoken to him about him going back. I don't need to do that," Robinson said.
"He's a seasoned pro. He's got his own mind.
"He'll control it how he wants to control it. I know that he'll have a big impact in the game because he's a really good player."
While there is likely to be no love lost between the two clubs on Friday, Robinson did welcome a consortium of clubs - including the Wanderers - taking over the running of the Jets after absentee owner Martin Lee's licence was terminated.
"It's important that the clubs have helped out Newcastle," he said.
"Even though I might get booed on the weekend ... there's some passionate people up there so it was important that they got help and they did." | 2021-01-06T04:06:21Z | true |
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Training notes: Luke Shuey surprise addition to rehab group, missing faces & premiership Eagles back in action | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/training-notes-luke-shuey-surprise-addition-to-rehab-group-missing-faces-premiership-eagles-back-in-action-ng-b881762782z | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"Sport",
"West Coast Eagles",
"AFL",
"premium"
] | The New Year brought a wave of optimism that the AFL season would return to ‘normal’ and players would be free of various restrictions that impacted an unprecedented 2020 season. But as the Eagles officially kicked off their pre-season on Wednesday morning at Mineral Resources Park, players were again confined to groups of 10 to align with restrictions placed on Eastern states clubs. The players were grouped by position, with defenders training on the back oval and forwards and midfielders on the main training oval. All three groups then converged on the main oval, distanced of course, and completed a series of staggered full-field ball movement drills. Players worked to move the ball from one end of the ground to the other before retreating to the sideline and jogging back to the top of the 50 metre arc as the next group moved through. There were also some comical scenes during a block of top up running towards the end of training, where it appeared two groups of players were about to cross paths only for one group to leave the boundary and cut across the oval.
While the bulk of West Coast’s squad reunited for the first time since October, there were still some noticeable absentees from the Eagles first session of the new year. John Worsfold medallist Andrew Gaff headlined a group absent players who have recently returned from Victoria and been forced into quarantine. Liam Duggan, Jackson Nelson, Bailey Williams, Alex Witherden, Xavier O’Neill, Jamaine Jones and Jarrod Brander are also impacted but the group are permitted to train together at Mineral Resources Park beyond main training. Daniel Venables has also been invited to train with the secluded group as he attempts to revive his Eagles career following a bout of severe concussion.
Days after defending his home from a raging bushfire in Gosnells, Tim Kelly hit the training track with his teammates. On Sunday, Kelly posted a video to Instagram showing the fire threatening his property. “I’ve got the sprinklers and everything going on,” Kelly, below, said as the flames burnt just beyond his boundary fence. “Not good.” The fire got uncomfortably close to the footballer’s home, but luckily his property was spared. Kelly trained strongly alongside his midfield contingent, working in tandem with first-choice ruckman Nic Naitanui, as he attempts to recapture the form that saw him finish fourth in the 2019 Brownlow Medal for Geelong.
In positive signs for West Coast, only a few players were resigned to the rehab training group. But one name caused some intrigue among onlookers. Eagles captain Luke Shuey was a new addition to the group but it was unclear why after returning to training early with first to four year players in December. Shuey suffered a double hamstring strain against Essendon last season and also missed two weeks earlier in the season after straining the same muscle against Sydney.
Elliot Yeo has been ruled out of next month’s pre-season opener against St Kilda, but looked to have stepped up his rehab program. Yeo, who has not played since being diagnosed with osteitis pubis following Round 11 last season, ran strongly in hot conditions. Zane Trew and Brendon Ah Chee were others spotted in the rehab group.
Two of West Coast’s most injury prone players last season were a welcome return to main training. 2018 premiership players Nathan Vardy and Mark Hutchings trained in the midfield group after both missing large parts of the 2020 season. Vardy and Nic Naitanui combined to tap the ball to ground from a marking contest in a ball movement drill and both big men spent a bit of time up forward in a potential sign of things to come if West Coast decided to revert to a two-pronged ruck attack in 2021.
Vardy spent the last few weeks of 2020 on the sidelines after having an operation to fix compartment syndrome in his right leg. Hutchings only managed three games in 2020 battling a series of hamstring, toe and knee injuries. He returned to the side against Richmond to open West Coast’s second stint in their Gold Coast hub before suffering a hamstring injury against the Western Bulldogs to effectively end his season. | 2021-01-06T04:30:00Z | false |
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Trump bars eight Chinese apps | The West Australian | https://thewest.com.au/technology/telecommunications/trump-bars-eight-chinese-apps-ng-s-2044370 | [
"The West Australian"
] | [
"Technology",
"Telecommunications"
] | US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay mobile payment app, the White House says.
The move escalates tensions with Beijing two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
A senior Trump administration official told Reuters the move is aimed at curbing the threat to Americans posed by Chinese software applications, which have large user bases and access to sensitive data.
The order argues that the United States must take "aggressive action" against developers of Chinese software applications to protect national security.
It tasks the Commerce Department with defining which transactions will be banned under the directive within 45 days and targets Tencent Holdings Ltd's QQ Wallet and WeChat Pay as well.
The order also names CamScanner, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate which is published by Alibaba Group subsidiary UCWeb, and Beijing Kingsoft Office Software's WPS Office.
Kingsoft said in a statement published by Chinese state media that it did not expect Trump's order to substantially impact the company's business in the short term.
"By accessing personal electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers, Chinese connected software applications can access and capture vast swaths of information from users, including sensitive personally identifiable information and private information," the executive order states.
Such data collection "would permit China to track the locations of federal employees and contractors, and build dossiers of personal information," the document adds.
The order aims to cement Trump's tough-on-China legacy before the January 20 inauguration of Biden, a Democrat, who has said little about how he plans to address specific tech threats from China.
Biden could, however, revoke the order on the first day of his presidency, though his transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.
The order will likely ratchet up tensions further between Washington and Beijing, which have been locked in a bitter dispute over the origins of the coronavirus and a Chinese crackdown on Hong Kong.
Despite the 45-day time line laid out by the order, the Commerce Department plans to act before January 20 to identify prohibited transactions, another US official told Reuters.
The directive mirrors Trump executive orders signed in August directing Commerce to block some US transactions with WeChat and the Chinese-owned video app TikTok.
Had those orders gone into effect, they would have effectively banned the Chinese apps' use in the United States and barred Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's app stores from offering them for download for new users.
The restrictions, however, were blocked by courts mainly on freedom of speech grounds.
Ant is China's dominant mobile payments company, offering loans, payments, insurance and asset management services via mobile apps. It is 33 per cent owned by Alibaba and controlled by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, but is currently unavailable for American users. | 2021-01-06T04:17:10Z | true |
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Lampertheim: Einbrecher klauen Corona-Schnelltests aus Pflegestelle | Bild | https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/frankfurt-aktuell/lampertheim-einbrecher-klauen-corona-schnelltests-aus-pflegestelle-74838002.bild.html | [
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] | [
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"Diebstahl",
"Coronavirus",
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] | Lampertheim – Niederträchtiges Verbrechen am Wochenende in Hofheim: Einbrecher klauten auf einer Pflegestation das, was sie derzeit wohl am dringendsten brauch! | Lampertheim – Niederträchtiges Verbrechen am Wochenende in Hofheim: Einbrecher klauten auf einer Pflegestation das, was sie derzeit wohl am dringendsten brauch!
Laut Polizei stiegen zwischen Freitagnachmittag (8. Januar), 16 Uhr und Sonntagmorgen, 9 Uhr Unbekannte in ein Haus in der Balthasar-Neumann-Straße ein.
Dort gibt es Räume einer Pflegestelle – der Grund, wieso mehrere Packungen Corona-Schnelltests vorrätig waren. Zehn Packungen steckten die Einbrecher ein. Schaden: mehr als 1000 Euro.
Nach ersten Ermittlungen sind die Täter über die Terrassentür ins Haus eingedrungen. Die Polizei sucht Zeugen: Tel. 06252-706-0. | 2021-01-11T12:55:31.477000Z | true |
Gewaltsam getötete Frau im Fahrradkeller gefunden: Libyer (26) in Haft | Bild | https://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/hamburg-aktuell/gewaltsam-getoetete-frau-im-fahrradkeller-gefunden-libyer-26-in-haft-74835220.bild.html | [
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] | [
"Vorsätzliche Tötung",
"Mord",
"Straftaten",
"Verbrechen",
"Verbrechensopfer",
"Täter",
"Festnahme",
"Polizei",
"Hamburg",
"Frau",
"Keller"
] | Hamburg – Neue Details zur Gewalttat im Stadtteil Neuallermöhe! | Hamburg – Neue Details zur Gewalttat im Stadtteil Neuallermöhe!
Nachdem Fund einer Frauenleiche am Sonntagnachmittag im Fahrradkeller eines Wohnhauses am Rahel-Varnhagen-Weg wurde wenig später ein 26-jährigen Libyer vorläufig festgenommen. Er steht im Verdacht mit der Gewalttat in Verbindung zu stehen. Die Mordkommission (LKA 41) hat die Ermittlungen übernommen.
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen informierte der Tatverdächtige die Rettungskräfte über eine verletzte Person und führte diese nach ihrem Eintreffen in den Keller eines Mehrfamilienhauses. Dort fanden die Rettungskräfte die leblose Frau auf. Als sie die Polizei alarmierten, ergriff der 26-Jährige die Flucht.
Kurz darauf durchkämmte die Polizei mit mehreren Streifenwagen den Stadtteil. In der Nähe des Tatorts wurde der Mann dann wenig später festgenommen, er hatte sich in einem Carport versteckt.
Der 26-Jährige wurde erkennungsdienstlich behandelt und nach Abschluss der polizeilichen Maßnahmen einem Haftrichter zugeführt.
Die Umstände und Hintergründe der Tat sind noch unklar und Gegenstand der Ermittlungen.
Unterdessen wurde der Leichnam in die Gerichtsmedizin überführt. Hier soll nun die genaue Todesursache der 20-jährigen Frau geklärt werden. | 2021-01-11T12:58:48.137000Z | true |
Georgia erlebt Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen | N-Tv | https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Georgia-erlebt-Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen-article22272266.html | [] | [
"Politik",
"Georgia",
"Wahlen"
] | Die Senats-Stichwahl im US-Bundesstaat Georgia entwickelt sich zur Zitterpartie. Nach Auszählung von mehr als 60 Prozent der Stimmen, kristallisiert sich noch immer kein Gewinner heraus. Für Republikaner und Demokraten steht viel auf dem Spiel.
Mehrere Stunden nach Schließung der Wahllokale im US-Bundesstaat Georgia ist der Ausgang der immens wichtigen Nachwahlen zum Senat noch völlig offen. Am späten Dienstagabend (Ortszeit) lagen die zwei republikanischen Senatoren Kelly Loeffler und David Perdue und ihre Herausforderer Raphael Warnock und Jon Ossoff von der Demokratischen Partei nach Auszählung von etwas mehr als 60 Prozent der Stimmen dicht beieinander. Die US-Fernsehsender wollten deshalb zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch keine Sieger ausrufen. Nach Angaben von Behördenvertretern kann es mehrere Tage dauern, bis die Sieger feststehen.
In dem südlichen Bundesstaat wird über die künftige Machtverteilung in Washington entschieden: Es geht darum, ob die Republikanische Partei des scheidenden Präsidenten Donald Trump im Senat in der Mehrheit bleibt oder dort die Demokraten des künftigen Präsidenten Joe Biden die Oberhand erlangen.
Da die Demokraten bereits im Repräsentantenhaus - der anderen Kongresskammer - die Mehrheit stellen, hätten sie bei Eroberung der beiden Senatsmandate von Georgia künftig die Kontrolle über den gesamten Kongress.
Nach bisherigem Stand haben die Republikaner im neuen Senat mindestens 50 Sitze und die Demokraten mindestens 48. Gewinnen die Demokraten in Georgia beide Sitze, entstünde zwar eine Patt-Situation. Dennoch wären die Demokraten dann im Vorteil, weil bei einem Patt die künftige Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris, die kraft ihres Amtes auch Senatspräsidentin sein wird, mit ihrer Stimme den Ausschlag geben würde.
Auf der anderen Seite müssen die Republikaner nur eines ihrer beiden Senatsmandate in Georgia verteidigen, um in der Kammer in der Mehrheit zu bleiben. Die Nachwahlen waren notwendig geworden, weil keiner der Senatskandidaten in Georgia bei den parallel zur Präsidentschaftswahl abgehaltenen Kongresswahlen vom 3. November auf mehr als 50 Prozent gekommen war. Dies macht nach den in Georgia geltenden Wahlgesetzen Stichwahlen erforderlich.
Biden und Trump hatten am Montag bei Auftritten in Georgia die immense Bedeutung der Stichwahlen für das ganze Land betont. In dem Bundesstaat werde womöglich nicht nur über die Zukunft der USA in den kommenden vier Jahren, sondern über die Zukunft der "nächsten Generation" entschieden, sagte Biden. Er bezog sich damit auf seine Reformpläne etwa in der Sozial- und Umweltpolitik. Trump sagte, die Senatsnachwahlen seien womöglich die "letzte Chance, jenes Amerika zu retten, das wir lieben".
Die Kontrolle der Demokraten über den gesamten Kongress würde Biden das Regieren erheblich erleichtern. Behalten die Republikaner hingegen die Mehrheit im Senat, können sie politische Vorhaben und Personalentscheidungen des künftigen Präsidenten blockieren. Biden soll Trump am 20. Januar im Weißen Haus ablösen. | 2021-01-06T04:24:47Z | true |
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Asian markets drift as Georgia runoffs take spotlight | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117039/Asian-markets-drift-Georgia-runoffs-spotlight.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Afp"
] | [] | Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after a strong start to the year, with the virus and vaccines taking a back seat briefly as focus turned to the US state of Georgia where two senate runoff elections could decide the fate of Joe Biden's legislative programme.
Traders have for months been juggling long-term optimism and short-term worries with hopes high that inoculations will mean life can slowly get back to normal but the immediate surge in Covid cases globally forcing several nations to reimpose lockdowns and other strict containment measures.
And having navigated the major stumbling blocks of Brexit, US stimulus and the presidential elections, eyes are now on the closely fought vote in Georgia, where two tight elections are too close to call.
Dealers are worried that a double win for the Democrats would see them wrest control of the Senate from the Republicans and give them control of Capitol Hill for at least the next two years, allowing Biden to push through measures such as tax hikes and market regulations.
And while it would likely pave the way for a new, huge stimulus, there is a fear that would lead to higher inflation and in turn higher interest rates.
"Democrats would need to win both races to control the Senate and hence both houses, allowing them far more freedom to run larger fiscal packages," said Sebastien Galy, of Nordea Investment.
"A dual win should lead to a steeper (Treasury yield) curve and a weaker dollar as the fiscal situation would be seen as unsustainable."
After a positive lead from Wall Street, where all three main indexes bounced back from their worst start to a year since 2016, Asian markets drifted.
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Manila and Wellington were all in the red but Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Jakarta were slightly higher.
Analysts said that while new restrictions, worrying infection spikes and stuttering vaccine distribution in some countries were jangling nerves on trading floors, traders were keeping their sights on the second half of the year.
"Even if the US has passed peak vaccine rollout euphoria and dreams of the efficient distribution are now replaced with the unfortunate logistical rollout reality, markets will remain focused on the end of the tunnel, regardless of its length," said Axi strategist Stephen Innes.
Oil prices extended gains after soaring nearly five percent Tuesday on news that Saudi Arabia had offered to cut output by a million barrels in both February and March. The announcement sent WTI above $50 for the first time in 11 months.
The move soothed worries about global demand with new lockdowns, which could last months in some countries, likely to stunt travel again.
- Key figures around 0230 GMT -
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.1 percent at 27,119.56 (break)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng: DOWN 0.3 percent at 27,580.84
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.2 percent at 3,534.44
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.2288 from $1.2294
Dollar/yen: UP at 102.80 yen from 102.72 yen
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3606 from $1.3622 at 2150 GMT
Euro/pound: UP at 90.31 pence from 90.23 pence
West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.3 percent at $50.09 per barrel
Brent North Sea crude: UP 0.6 percent at $53.92 per barrel
New York - Dow: UP 0.6 percent at 30,391.60 (close)
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.6 percent at 6,612.25 (close) | 2021-01-06T03:26:45Z | true |
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Naked fugitive found in croc-infested northern Australia waters | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117067/Naked-fugitive-croc-infested-northern-Australia-waters.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Afp"
] | [] | A naked fugitive hiding out in trees above crocodile-infested waters has been discovered by a pair of fishermen, after spending days surviving on snails in swampy mangroves in Australia's far north.
Kevin Joiner and Cam Faust found the naked man, covered in mud and mosquito bites calling for help, on Sunday afternoon while fishing near Darwin, according to local media.
"We didn't understand how he got there," Joiner told Nine News on Wednesday.
"We thought he just must have had a big night after New Year's ... and done himself a mischief in the bush."
The man was dehydrated and needed help, so the pair took him aboard, offered him a pair of shorts, a beer and drove him back to Darwin, Joiner said.
But once the man arrived at the hospital, police placed him under arrest for allegedly skipping bail on armed robbery offences.
His rescuers said he had told them he became lost while walking in the area and they were surprised by his alleged crimes.
"We were going to visit him in hospital, and then we found that out, and we thought, 'we might give that one a miss," Faust said.
Northern Territory Northern Watch Commander Len Turner confirmed to the media that the man had been under police guard over several offences.
"He was placed into custody and is now at Royal Darwin Hospital being treated for the harsh conditions that he subjected himself to," Turner told newspaper NT News. | 2021-01-06T03:36:45Z | true |
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Women cultivate a new voice in Indian farm protests | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117079/Women-cultivate-new-voice-Indian-farm-protests.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
"Afp"
] | [] | India's rural landscape is notoriously male-dominated, but thousands of women have become a pillar of the farmer protests blocking roads into New Delhi that have become a huge challenge to the government.
Women of all occupations and ages -- from those who tend cattle or toil in the fields, to city professionals and grandmothers in wheelchairs -- are braving the freezing winter temperatures in a bid to make the government withdraw market reforms.
"I am fighting for my children and my grandchildren," said Parminder Kaur, 40, who chants slogans at rallies during the day, then in the evening helps make chapati flatbread and curry to feed the tens of thousands of protesters.
Women have traditionally been the silent backbone of Indian agriculture -- working the land without the influence that goes with it. Repeat studies have shown how they suffer from poverty, discrimination and domestic violence.
About 85 percent of women in rural areas have some kind of agricultural activity, yet only 13 percent own land, according to anti-poverty activist group Oxfam.
But Kaur was visibly proud at the way women were "walking shoulder-to-shoulder" with men to defend rural welfare.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been forced onto the back foot over three laws which allow farmers to sell their produce on the free market, after decades of channelling their wheat and rice through state-run markets with a guaranteed minimum price.
Modi insists the reforms will attract badly needed investment to a sector which employs about two-thirds of India's 1.3 billion population, but only contributes about 15 percent to its economy.
However, farmer leaders say the changes will lead to a takeover of the agriculture business by Indian conglomerates.
Kaur's family has two acres (about 8,000 square metres) of land where they grow wheat.
"This land is everything for us, it is like our mother," she said.
"They want to snatch our mother away from us, how can we allow this?"
- 'Tension and violence' fears -
Ranjana Kumari, who heads the Centre for Social Research, a Delhi-based non-profit group, said that while women do not own the land, they fear a cut in revenue will badly hit their households.
"When the family income falls, it affects women's health and wellbeing the most. Less income also means more tension and violence at the hands of men.
"That is why they are angry and vocal about these laws."
The women's active participation in the protests has been appreciated by the leaders.
Rana Bhatti, who is from a farming family in Haryana state, said the protests were a way for women to show their strength.
"I feel the time has come for us to take to the frontlines and steer the challenge against this arrogant government," said Bhatti as she led a group of women holding flags and placards. One read: "No farmers, no food, no future."
Kumari said that women are more politically aware than ever before, a trend that Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has seized upon and credited with helping it to two landslide election wins.
"Looking at the way the women are joining these protests, it makes a statement about their aspirations and the need to be heard. They are saying we won't take things lying down."
The farmers' cause has drawn an urban contingent of female supporters too.
Dressed casually in jeans and a shawl, Jassi Sangha, 33, is an artist and filmmaker who has been at the protest since it started.
She helps bring out a bi-weekly newspaper for the farmers and organises education for children in the camp.
Sangha said she was drawn by the protest as soon as she heard about it: "I left my work and came, we have to fight or we are done."
The farmers' rudimentary camps have been blocking key highways since November 26, and the government has appealed to the protesters to send women, children and the elderly back home, as India endures one of the coldest winters in three decades.
But Kaur, who has two children, said she is staying "for the long haul".
"At least we can proudly tell future generations that we raised our voice." | 2021-01-06T03:41:45Z | true |
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Trump targets Chinese apps as his days in office dwindle | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117089/Trump-targets-Chinese-apps-days-office-dwindle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | With the end of his presidency looming, Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a crusade against Chinese apps, branding them a threat to US national security.
Trump ordered a ban on transactions involving Alipay, WeChat Pay and other apps linked to Chinese companies, saying they could route user information to the government in Beijing.
The executive order is to take effect in 45 days, just weeks after Trump is replaced in the White House by President-elect Joe Biden on January 20.
A senior administration official said the order and its implementation have not been discussed with the "potential incoming Biden administration."
The move by Trump comes after previous executive orders aimed at banning TikTok, which is owned by China-based ByteDance, were derailed by court rulings indicating Trump overstepped his legal authority.
The apps targeted by the new ban were chosen because of the extremely high number of downloads, which meant tens of millions of users could be at risk of having their data harvested, according to the administration official.
"We are trying to articulate to the world and take steps to stop the encroachment of China's big data strategy -- photos, text messages, phone calls to parents -- from being fed into this mass tool for global oppression," the official said.
Trump's order calls for the secretary of commerce to review and assess what further apps should be included in the ban.
It specifically named Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay and WPS Office.
Alipay and Tencent did not respond to queries.
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The executive order leaves it to the secretary of commerce to recommend which kinds or transactions with apps to prevent and how.
"Not earlier than 45 days after the date of this order, the Secretary shall identify the transactions and persons that develop or control the Chinese connected software application," the order stated.
The Trump administration last week appealed a federal court ruling which allows TikTok to keep operating in the United States despite a move to block the popular social media application on national security grounds.
The Justice Department filed the appeal seeking to enforce a ban on TikTok ordered by Trump, who has argued that the app's Chinese parent company may use TikTok for espionage and to spread disinformation.
The ban had been rejected by US District Judge Carl Nichols and in a parallel case filed in Pennsylvania.
Nichols said TikTok's lawyers had demonstrated that the Commerce Department likely overstepped its authority by seeking to ban the popular social media app and "acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner by failing to consider obvious alternatives."
TikTok has repeatedly defended itself against allegations of data transfers to the Chinese government, saying it stores user information on servers in the United States and Singapore.
TikTok has a further fight on its hands over an August 14 executive order from Trump to force ByteDance to sell its US operations to an American buyer.
Washington is in a tense trade battle with Beijing, and Trump's administration has stepped up warnings about China's growing economic and military power. | 2021-01-06T03:46:44Z | true |
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China moves to stamp out virus outbreak in city of 11 million | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117133/China-moves-stamp-virus-outbreak-city-11-million.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | Travel has been restricted to a northern Chinese city of 11 million people and schools closed as authorities Wednesday moved to snuff out a cluster of Covid-19 after dozens were infected.
Ten major highways leading into the city of Shijiazhuang, around 300 kilometres (200 miles) south of Beijing, have been closed and a bus terminus was closed in an attempt to prevent the virus spreading beyond the city in Hebei province.
There have been 117 cases in the city -- including at least 63 more reported Wednesday -- 78 of which were asymptomatic, prompting mass testing across the affected area.
Unlike much of the world, China has largely brought the virus under control through strict lockdowns and travel restrictions.
But there have been a series of local outbreaks in recent weeks, prompting mass testing and targeted lockdowns.
The village of Xiaoguozhuang within the city boundary has been classified as a "high risk" district and sealed off.
Health authorities said all 40,000 residents in that district have been tested for the virus.
State TV showed villagers being tested by staff in full hazmat suits and protective wear, with roadblocks staffed by police and medical workers.
All schools in Shijiazhuang have been closed.
State broadcaster CCTV showed teams of health workers spraying disinfectant across streets and said an emergency team of medical workers had been sent to the city.
More than 400,000 residents of another nearby city, Nangong, have also been tested, authorities said.
Beijing is also racing to vaccinate millions ahead of the country's Lunar New Year travel rush next month. | 2021-01-06T04:06:45Z | true |
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Rap mogul Dr. Dre hospitalized with possible brain aneurysm: US media | Daily Mail | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-9117155/Rap-mogul-Dr-Dre-hospitalized-possible-brain-aneurysm-US-media.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | [
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] | [] | Rapper and legendary producer Dr. Dre was in the hospital Tuesday receiving treatment for a possible brain aneurysm, the Los Angeles Times reported citing sources familiar with his condition.
The music mogul was stable, the paper said, reporting echoed by entertainment outlet TMZ, which broke the news.
Dre's representatives did not immediately respond to an AFP query.
The 55-year-old rapper born Andre Young is considered among hip hop's most influential figures, having risen to commercial fame with the groundbreaking gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A. before crafting the quintessentially West Coast G-Funk sound.
The master behind the careers of greats including Snoop Dogg and Eminem became a self-proclaimed billionaire after co-founding Beats Electronics, an audio products company purchased by Apple in 2014.
News of Dre's hospitalization triggered an outpouring of well wishes on social media including from fellow rappers, with N.W.A. co-founder Ice Cube, tweeting: "Send your love and prayers to the homie Dr. Dre."
"GET WELL DR DRE WE NEED U CUZ," wrote Snoop Dogg on Instagram.
The paper said Dre at one point was in intensive care.
His trip to the hospital comes amid a mushrooming Covid-19 crisis in the Los Angeles area as well as Dre's high-profile divorce proceedings with his longtime partner Nicole Young.
LL Cool J, a rapper who came up in the same era as Dre, tweeted that the music magnate was "recovering nicely." | 2021-01-06T04:21:45Z | true |
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