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Debate: Neue Eskalation am Golf

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:00
Wenige Tage vor dem Personalwechsel in der Downing Street prüft die Regierung in London Sanktionen gegen den Iran. Dieser hatte am Freitag den britischen Tanker Stena Impero in der Straße von Hormus gestoppt. Offenbar geschah dies als Vergeltung für die Beschlagnahme eines iranischen Tankers, der gegen EU-Sanktionen gegen Syrien verstoßen haben soll. Wie sollte London jetzt reagieren?
Categories: European Union

Debate: Selenskyj gewinnt Parlamentswahlen

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:00
Die Partei von Präsident Wolodimir Selenskyj hat bei der ukrainischen Parlamentswahl ersten Auszählungen zufolge einen klaren Sieg errungen. Sie kommt auf voraussichtlich rund 42 Prozent der Stimmen. Seit seinem Amtsantritt im Mai konnte Selenskyj bislang wenig bewirken, da seine Partei noch nicht in der Rada vertreten war. Deshalb hatte er Neuwahlen ausgerufen. Was ist nun möglich?
Categories: European Union

Debate: Data protection: FaceApp under critical fire

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:00
Politicians and data protection experts have warned against using the highly popular smartphone app FaceApp. Users risk their data being used for advertising or other purposes. The Russian FaceApp uses AI to make users' faces look much younger or older. Should we really fear FaceApp?
Categories: European Union

Debate: Biologist killed in Crete: a murder in the waiting?

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:00
A 27-year old man in Crete has admitted to the murder of a biologist from Dresden. He was 'aroused' when when he saw the woman jogging, he said, approached her, raped her three times and hid her body in a cave. Susanne Eaton was a US citizen, and in Crete for a conference. For commentators the case has a tragic relevance.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Is criminality a risk to Sweden's welfare state?

Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:00
Rising crime rates in Sweden are also a growing burden on the country's healthcare system. The personal report of a Göteborgs-Posten columnist who had to wait for hours with her child for treatment at an A&E department because doctors had been called away to deal with the victims of three shoot-outs has triggered a debate in the opinion sections about how serious the situation really is.
Categories: European Union

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