Archive du mois : mai 2018

Von 100 Euro, die EU-Bürger verdienen, geht etwa ein Euro an die EU, also eine Tasse Kaffee. So sagt es der Haushaltskommissar der EU, Günther Oettinger. Und der hätte gern mehr als nur eine Tasse Kaffee pro Bürger. Aktuell zahlt jeder Mitgliedsstaat ein Prozent der eigenen Wirtschaftsleistung. Oettinger will, dass es ab 2021 1,11 Prozent…

Labour’s hopes of a local election surge fuelled by seizing Tory citadels faded today as it fell short as the results came in. Wandsworth and Westminster both re-elected Tory councils in defiance of Labour’s predictions it could make history by claiming both town halls. Labour’s final hope for a landmark result in the capital is…

Enlarge / Martin Winterkorn looks on during the FC Bayern Muenchen Annual General Assembly at Audi-Dome on November 24, 2017 in Munich. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a secret March indictment charging Martin Winterkorn, former Volkswagen CEO, with conspiracy to defraud the US government and customers, wire fraud, and conspiracy to…

Mark Wilson | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs from the White House on July 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to look into reducing the presence of American troops in South Korea, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing « several people briefed on…

Either way, you’ll be surrounded by corgis.

Calling all Stranger Things fans. McFarlane Toys is releasing two toys in October 2018 featuring Stranger Things favorites Barb and Dart. One of the series’ most beloved characters, Barbara “Barb” Holland has left the Upside Down and can now be found in the form of an action figure. Sporting a classic ’80s blouse and a pair…

Civil servants are preparing to carry out “manual workarounds” because they fear their IT systems will not be ready for Brexit, risking logjams at Britain’s ports. An investigation by MPs raises the alarm over “disruption to the agri-food and chemical industries”, because of the lack of preparedness at the department for the environment, food and…

Updated May 04, 2018 09:30:30 Photo: It’s hard to see PM Malcolm Turnbull saying no to his ambitious Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton over the ASD issue. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore) No-one should be surprised that the Home Affairs department, with its ambitious Minister Peter Dutton and his activist secretary, Mike Pezzullo, is feeling its…