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Minimum wage controls remain lax. Since the weekend, companies have had to pay twelve euros or more for every hour worked – that would be a hefty salary increase for six and a half million people in Germany. However, experts complain that many employees do not benefit from this because the implementation in the companies is not checked sufficiently. To the article (SZ Plus)
Hurricane Ian could be one of the costliest insurance claims in history. At least 58 people died in the United States as a result of the hurricane, and the electricity for all 11.3 million inhabitants of Cuba was temporarily lost. ian apparently caused similar devastating damage as the hurricane Katrina, which flooded New Orleans in 2005. Estimates by disaster modelers range from 12 to 80 billion US dollars. Go to Article
Dispute over Lützerath comes to a head. In the Garzweiler lignite mining area in North Rhine-Westphalia, the last citizen has left the village. The RWE Group insists on its right to mine coal. In the protest camp, the climate protection movement is preparing for the showdown: whether the police clear it out now also depends on the Greens’ Minister for Economic Affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia. Go to Article
British government withdraws tax plans. Prime Minister Truss and Finance Minister Kwarteng wanted to abolish the top tax rate of 45 percent. After harsh protests, the conservative government announced that it would not implement the step after all. Go to Article
North Korea fires missile. It is Kim Jong Un’s fifth missile test in ten days. Japan’s government is asking the population to get to safety. Go to Article
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Söder is calling for a gas price brake in October. The federal states want the federal government to make a greater financial commitment to the relief packages and are increasing the pressure to quickly introduce the gas price brake that has been announced. There should be no delay now, says the Bavarian Prime Minister. This Tuesday, the heads of government of the federal states will meet with Chancellor Scholz to discuss how to proceed. Go to Article
EU Commission prepares Europe for winter blackouts. According to Crisis Protection Commissioner Lenarcic, the EU works with two scenarios for emergencies. The federal government fears more private bankruptcies due to rising energy prices. To the energy crisis live blog
After recaptures, Zelenskiy courts trust in occupied territories. In his daily video address, the Ukrainian President contradicts the Russian claim that the majority of people in the four occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia aspire to Russia. To the Ukraine live blog
Ukrainian energy manager: “The explosives were installed when the pipeline was built”. The former head of the Ukrainian gas company “Naftogaz”, Andriy Kobolev, sees the Russian government at work behind the mysterious explosions of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. In this way, it can stop gas deliveries to Europe, which it uses as a means of exerting political pressure, without the state-owned company Gazprom having to pay fines. To the interview (SZ Plus)
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Silent raccoons are cunning. Life in the city is like a struggle. But anyone who believes in elbow society is wrong: shy people get on in life, at least when it comes to raccoons. Go to Article