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EU and US Data Security A Prime Concern

EU and US Data Security A Prime Concern

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

In times of megacrises, this atmosphere was really good: optimism and harmony characterized the 7th German-American Data Protection Day, which took place in the Munich House of Bavarian Business in the spring. The Bavarian Business Association (vbw) hosted the event in cooperation with the US Consulate General and the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision. A major topic was on the agenda: the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). The cumbersome term stands for a new...

Will Blinken's visit bring positivity to e Sino-US relations?

Will Blinken's visit bring positivity to e Sino-US relations?

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Last month, when US President Joe Biden predicted that a "thaw" in the Sino-US relationship would begin "very shortly," many analysts dismissed it as just a 'slip of tongue' rather than a serious rhetoric. However,the confirmation by the Chinese foreign ministry about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China this weekend has sparked a renewed sense of optimism, indicating the potential for a resumption of positivity between the two sides. Despite the prevailing atmosphere of...

US state of Idaho wants executions by firing squad

US state of Idaho wants executions by firing squad

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

People sentenced to death could soon be executed by firing squad in the US state of Idaho. The Senate of the state in the north of the U.S. passed a corresponding bill on Monday (local time), as reported by U.S. media. Previously, the Idaho House of Representatives had approved. It provides for the possibility of execution by firing squad, should the chemicals for the lethal injection not be available. The bill is now with the governor for his signature. Since 1976, there have been three...

Erdogan wants to agree to Finland joining NATO

Erdogan wants to agree to Finland joining NATO

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to approve Finland's planned entry into NATO. The ratification process will be initiated in parliament, Erdogan said in Ankara on Friday. Erdogan has thus at least partially abandoned his blockade against NATO's northern enlargement. For unlike Finland, Sweden must continue to wait for approval from Ankara. Sweden will still have to be considered, Erdogan said after a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. The latter said Finland's membership...

Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations

Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Iran and Saudi Arabia want to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. That was the result of talks in the Chinese capital Beijing, the Iranian and Saudi state press reported in unison. A statement Friday said part of the agreement was an affirmation of respect for each other's sovereignty and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. The two regional leaders have long sought to ease tensions. Riyadh broke off relations in 2016 after the Saudi...

Berlin's energy supply remains secure

Berlin's energy supply remains secure

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Berlin's energy supply is secure - "currently in all sectors", according to the current "Situation Report on Energy Security in the State of Berlin". Since the summer, the Senate Energy Administration under Senator Stephan Schwarz (non-party, for the SPD) has been sending a corresponding report to the members of the House of Representatives about every two weeks. Anyone reading the situation assessments in recent weeks and months could come to two conclusions. First: Berlin's energy supply has...

EU states agree to freeze funds for Hungary

EU states agree to freeze funds for Hungary

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

A large majority of EU member states have agreed in principle to freeze billions in payments from the European Community budget earmarked for Hungary. However, the sum is not to be as high as proposed by the EU Commission, several diplomats confirmed to German Press Agency late Monday evening after a meeting of the permanent representatives of the member states in Brussels. The background to the unprecedented action against Hungary is concern that EU funds are not being used properly in the...

British government raises taxes and cuts spending in fight against inflation

British government raises taxes and cuts spending in fight against inflation

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

The British government wants to fill the huge hole in the budget coffers with tax increases and spending cuts amounting to tens of billions of pounds. Among other things, Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced in Parliament on Thursday that he would freeze the level of the tax allowance for two more years until 2028. That means millions of people will slide into higher tax brackets because of rising inflation and higher wages. In addition, the threshold for the top tax rate, which is 45 percent,...

ITALY : 250 migrants allowed to go ashore from rescue ships

ITALY : 250 migrants allowed to go ashore from rescue ships

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

After days of uncertainty, the approximately 250 remaining refugees on board the two rescue ships "Geo Barents" and "Humanity 1" were able to go ashore in Sicily on Tuesday. This was announced by the aid organizations Doctors Without Borders and SOS Humanity. A third ship, the "Ocean Viking" with more than 230 people on board, on the other hand, was turned away and subsequently requested France for a safe port. More than 200 people left the "Geo Barents" docked in the port of Catania on Tuesday,...

Significantly less cargo in Russian ports

Significantly less cargo in Russian ports

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

According to figures from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), goods handling in Russian ports has slumped, in some cases significantly. The port of St. Petersburg, formerly Russia's largest container port and an important transshipment point for trade with Europe, achieved less than ten percent of the previous year's volume in October, the IfW reported on Monday. The Black Sea port of Novorossiysk also recorded a decline of about 50 percent, according to the report. The port of...

Lauterbach considers cannabis legislation

Lauterbach considers cannabis legislation

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

The federal cabinet has agreed on key points for the planned legalization of cannabis. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) presented the details in Berlin on Wednesday. Accordingly, the purchase and possession of cannabis is to be permitted within limits in the future. According to the minister, however, a concrete bill will only be drafted when it becomes clear that there are no legal objections to cannabis release from the EU - which is by no means certain. Lauterbach commented, "I think we...

US President Biden to ease marijuana rules

US President Biden to ease marijuana rules

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a pardon for all those convicted at the federal level of simple marijuana possession as part of a relaxation of drug policy. "No one should be in prison simply for using or possessing marijuana," Biden said Thursday. "Sending people to prison for possession of marijuana has turned too many lives upside down and put people in prison for behavior that many states no longer prohibit." A criminal record for marijuana possession makes it more difficult for many...

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