"I want to live" Thousands of Russians are said to have already contacted the Ukrainian surrender hotline A man with a white flag near Irpin, Ukraine (icon image) © Aris Messinis / AFP In September, Ukraine set up a hotline for Russian soldiers who want to surrender. Since then, thousands of Russians have allegedly come forward. "Do I have to get on my knees when the Ukrainian military comes? How do I surrender?" asks a trembling man on the phone....
He was only 29 years old. And like a number of African-Americans already, Tire Nichols died after being brutally arrested by the police in early January. A drama that revives fears of racial tensions in the United States.The five police officers involved were charged and jailed on Thursday for murder, authorities said. These police officers from Memphis, a large city in Tennessee, all African-Americans, are the subject of several charges, including murder, assault and kidnapping, prosecutor Steve Mulroy announced at...
The trade unions DJV and Verdi have called for a warning strike at rbb on Friday. The background to this is the ongoing collective bargaining, in which no agreement has yet been reached. In the collective bargaining dispute at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb), the DJV and Verdi unions have called for a warning strike on Friday. All permanent and freelance workers should stop work between 4:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. According to the unions, the reason is that rbb did not...
Hulk Hogan WWE star makes emergency toilet paper call This is what Hulk Hogan's reaction to the toilet paper emergency should have looked like. © HollywoodNewsWire/ImageCollect.com In the wrestling ring, Hulk Hogan didn't need any assistance – apparently it's different in the toilet. Within a fraction of a second, the quiet place can apparently become the epicenter of anger and despair - just looking at the non-existent toilet paper roll is enough. For a viral hit, all you need is...
from Jannis Bruehl and Max MuthIn October there was banging behind the closed doors of the British Markets Inspectorate in London. On that day, three video game consoles faced the cartel guards: an Xbox from Microsoft, a Playstation from Sony, a Switch from Nintendo. Phil Spencer, Microsoft's gaming boss, brought it with him, it reports the New York Times. He demonstrated to the skeptical supervisors that individual games run on different consoles. He wanted to demonstrate: The market works, let's...
Status: 01/26/2023 3:19 p.m The Verdi union is calling for hundreds of employees in the handling area at Düsseldorf Airport to go on warning strikes on Friday. Significant cancellations and delays are expected. Verdi is calling on all employees of the baggage and aircraft handler "Aviapartner" to go on an all-day warning strike. The strike is scheduled to begin at 3:30 a.m. on Friday 27 January 2023 and last until 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. According to Verdi estimates, at least...
Most of Bavaria's municipalities have not used the federal funds available for the expansion of all-day care for primary school children. According to the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, just 18.64 percent of the almost 117 million euros were applied for and paid out from the Free State in 2021 and 2022 - a total of around 21.7 million euros. The money could be used, for example, to buy or refurbish buildings, furniture, play and sports equipment, insofar as this...
Between the reform of unemployment insurance and that of pensions, anger is brewing in French ski resorts. The two main ski lift employee unions, Force Ouvrière (FO) and CGT, have filed strike notices for January 31. Although “unlimited”, the strike notice filed Monday by FO does not mean that the employees of the ski lifts will not return to work at the end of this second national day of mobilization against the pension reform, clarified to AFP Eric Becker, FO...
Thirty political prisoners in Iran, including the Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah or the daughter of former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, signed a platform made public on Sunday demanding that the executions of demonstrators cease. "We, political and ideological prisoners of the women's ward of Evin prison (Tehran), demand an end to the executions of demonstrators and an end to the unjust sentences inflicted on prisoners in Iran", can we read in this text.“Whatever our religious and political beliefs and our origins”,...
protests Peru: Demonstrators call for President's resignation Riot police fire tear gas at government opponents. photo © Guadalupe Pardo/AP/dpa After the former head of state was arrested, Dina Boluarte wanted to ensure peace. That went wrong. The left-wing ex-president's supporters sense betrayal and take their frustration to the streets. The political crisis in Peru is getting more and more out of control: demonstrators and police officers have once again engaged in serious clashes in protests against the government across the...
