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SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach has spoken out in favor of legalizing cannabis through a possible coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP (archive image)
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Federal police: 4,300 migrants on the Belarus route since August +++ RKI: Nationwide seven-day incidence has fallen to 65.4 +++ 53 right-wing extremist suspected cases in the police in North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed +++ Today’s news in star-Ticker.
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7.54 a.m.: European companies are increasingly suffering from a lack of energy in China
European companies in China are increasingly suffering from the energy shortage and the resulting shutdowns of operations in many regions of the country. The problems are likely to worsen with the upcoming heating season and last for a while, warned the chairman of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, Jörg Wuttke, to journalists in Beijing.
China covers two thirds of its energy needs with coal. But imports were also reduced by 20 percent compared to the previous year and coal mines were closed for safety reasons. In some cases, coal prices tripled, which power plants can no longer pay for.
7.49 a.m.: English Football Association investigates clashes with Hungary fans
After the clashes between Hungarian fans and the police during the World Cup qualifier between England and Hungary (1-1), the English football association wants to investigate the incident and report it to the world governing body, FIFA. The Hungarian association is threatened with another punishment.
In the early stages of the game on Tuesday evening at London’s Wembley Stadium, dozens of emergency services clashed with visiting fans in the stands. The police used batons against the spectators. Shortly after the game began, officials entered the stands to arrest a spectator for a racist incident, a police statement said. Thereupon there was unrest in which other viewers were involved.
7.24 a.m.: Protesters in Guatemala want to overthrow Columbus statue
During demonstrations against Columbus Day in Guatemala, protesters tried to overturn a statue in honor of the discoverer. Around a thousand people took part in a protest march through a rich district in the south of the capital. A statue of the former Guatemalan President José María Reyna, who ruled at the end of the 19th century, was also damaged.
6 a.m.: Federal Police: 4,300 migrants on the Belarus route since August
According to the Federal Police, more than 4,300 people have entered Germany without permission on the new escape route via Belarus and Poland since August. They came primarily from Iraq as well as from Syria, Yemen and Iran, the Federal Police told the German Press Agency. The federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are affected.
5.13 a.m.: RKI: Nationwide seven-day incidence dropped to 65.4
The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has fallen to 65.4. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced, citing data from the health authorities, 11,903 new infections with the corona virus were registered within one day.
5.01 a.m.: 53 right-wing extremist suspected cases confirmed by the police in North Rhine-Westphalia
Around a year after right-wing extremist suspected cases became known to the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, this suspicion was confirmed in 53 cases. The Ministry of the Interior in Düsseldorf announced this at the request of the German Press Agency. The cases have already been finally checked and punished.
The suspicion was not confirmed in 84 clues, according to a current balance sheet. They were also finally checked. If there are 138 remaining clues, the check is still ongoing. From 2017 to the end of September this year, the North Rhine-Westphalian police authorities had reported 275 suspected cases.
3.25 a.m.: Venezuela’s ex-defense minister dies in prison after corona infection
A Venezuelan general and former supporter of ex-President Hugo Chavez died in prison after being infected with the coronavirus. “We regret the death of Raúl Isaías Baduel,” said Attorney General Tarek Saab on Twitter. Baduel was one of the most famous political prisoners in the country and had worked as defense minister under the former head of state before falling out with Chavez.
2.47 a.m.: Cuban opposition wants to demonstrate in November despite government ban
Despite a government ban, the Cuban opposition has announced that it will hold on to the nationwide protests in mid-November. In a statement on the online service Facebook, the organizers announced that they would take to the streets on November 15 “civilly and peacefully” for their rights. The government had previously banned the protests because they clearly intended “to bring about a change in the Cuban political system”.
2 a.m .: Lauterbach for legalization of cannabis
The SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach has spoken out in favor of legalizing cannabis in a possible coalition agreement between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP. In an interview with the “Rheinische Post” he advocated allowing controlled distribution to adults in order to put a stop to the trafficking of cannabis mixed with heroin.
“For years I refused to legalize cannabis. In the meantime, as a doctor, I have come to a different conclusion,” said Lauterbach. With a legalization of cannabis, the trade in contaminated hashish could be stopped, said the SPD politician.
1:46 a.m.: US House of Representatives agrees to increase the debt limit
With the approval of the House of Representatives to an increase in the debt ceiling, an impending default by the US government is temporarily averted. The Chamber of Parliament agreed with a majority of Democrats on a corresponding proposal from the Senate last week. This is to increase the debt limit by 480 billion US dollars (just under 416 billion euros) in order to give the government financial leeway at least until the beginning of December. US President Joe Biden has yet to sign the law.