Archive du mois : décembre 2017

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72,7 Millionen Bürger sind gesetzlich versichert, so viele wie noch nie. Immer mehr Kunden wechseln von einer privaten Versicherung in eine Krankenkasse. Immer mehr Bürger sind gesetzlich versichert. © Benjamin Ulmer/dpa Die Zahl der gesetzlich Versicherten ist zum 1. Dezember 2017 auf das Rekordhoch von 72,7 Millionen gestiegen. « 2016 kamen zum fünften Mal in Folge mehr…

Over a dozen confidential government files relating to Britain’s European policy in the early 1990s have been held back from the latest tranche of historical documents released to the public. Of the 45 European files due to be released by the National Archives at Kew, 13 have been retained by the Cabinet Office. Among those…

New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service that limits taxpayers’ ability to deduct prepaid property levies on their 2017 tax returns is causing confusion nationwide as people rush to pay in advance without knowing whether they’re wasting their time and money. The IRS said Wednesday that taxpayers can deduct prepaid state and local property taxes…

Sen. Al Franken spoke to his supporters in Minneapolis Thursday evening after resigning due to sexual harassment allegations made against him. This was the 66-year-old’s first public appearance since he was accused. Franken took the opportunity to thank his supporters, saying, “I may be leaving the Senate but I’m not giving up my voice.” “Working…

It started with a letter sent by a Grade 1 class requesting a building permit for « a community of gingerbread houses. » « We will not cut down any trees and we will not need to buy any land, » the letter explained. It also outlined their materials: graham crackers, candy, icing, and chocolate. They included some design…

A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance « We’ve been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process. We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize. There’s been a lot of misunderstanding…

Vitalik Buterin/Twitter Ethereum’s founder is fed up with the immaturity of the cryptocurrency community.  He threatened on Twitter Wednesday that he would leave if folks in the space don’t get their act together.  Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, thinks crypto is heading in the wrong direction.  The 23-year-old took to Twitter on Wednesday to…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGeorge Weah’s supporters celebrate in MonroviaFormer football star George Weah has been elected as Liberia’s president. With nearly all ballots from Tuesday’s run-off vote counted, Mr Weah is well ahead of opponent Joseph Boakai with more than 60% of the vote. As news of Mr Weah’s victory…

A 23-year-old mum who died on Christmas Day – less than a month after being diagnosed with leukaemia – posted a heartbreaking final Facebook message in the days before her death. Kirsten Hawksey – who is said to have “idolised” her 15-month-old daughter Penelope – was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia on November 27. In…