.S. airlines called off more than 1,300 flights on Sunday as surging COVID-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus grounded crews and forced tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travellers to change their plans.
Commercial airlines cancelled 1,318 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday, according to a tally on flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.
It was the third straight day of travelling pain, after a total of 997 flights were scrapped on Christmas Day and nearly 700 on Christmas Eve. Thousands more were delayed on all three days.
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Omicron, weather ground more than 1,300 U.S. flights on Sunday | CBC News
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4/21/21
European Super League: Project is dead, Agnelli admits
The European Super League project is dead, its founder Andrea Agnelli has admitted. Twelve teams had agreed to join a breakaway Super League but plans collapsed when all six English clubs withdrew. Here is the latest.
Read more at: European Super League: Project is dead, Agnelli admits | Sports| German football and major international sports news | DW | 21.04.2021
Read more at: European Super League: Project is dead, Agnelli admits | Sports| German football and major international sports news | DW | 21.04.2021
11/10/20
US Presidential elections: Reality TV presidency cancelled after 4-year run - by Demetri Sevastopulo
Domestically, he failed to achieve some of his biggest priorities — building the wall and a big infrastructure bill. But he put three conservative judges on the Supreme Court, and ushered through a huge tax cut.
At the G7 in Canada, Mr Trump threw a couple of pieces of candy across the table, saying: “Here, Angela. Don't say I never give you anything.”
Although he frequently praised his “good friend” Chinese president Xi Jinping until the coronavirus arrived in the US, he launched a trade war with China before signing a piecemeal deal that produced very little.
One former official said Mr Trump wanted to call the legislation, “The Cut, Cut, Cut Bill”, and told Paul Ryan, speaker of the House, that Republicans on Capitol Hill always gave their legislation such boring names.
In another example of the Teflon-nature of his presidency until this weekend, Mr Trump was impeached in the House over his attempts to get Ukraine to meddle in the US election by digging up dirt on Mr Biden — but was acquitted in a Senate trial.
Mr Trump was only the third president to be impeached in the House, after Bill Clinton in 1998, and Andrew Johnson 130 years before that.
Read more at: Reality TV presidency cancelled after 4-year run | Financial Times
At the G7 in Canada, Mr Trump threw a couple of pieces of candy across the table, saying: “Here, Angela. Don't say I never give you anything.”
Although he frequently praised his “good friend” Chinese president Xi Jinping until the coronavirus arrived in the US, he launched a trade war with China before signing a piecemeal deal that produced very little.
One former official said Mr Trump wanted to call the legislation, “The Cut, Cut, Cut Bill”, and told Paul Ryan, speaker of the House, that Republicans on Capitol Hill always gave their legislation such boring names.
In another example of the Teflon-nature of his presidency until this weekend, Mr Trump was impeached in the House over his attempts to get Ukraine to meddle in the US election by digging up dirt on Mr Biden — but was acquitted in a Senate trial.
Mr Trump was only the third president to be impeached in the House, after Bill Clinton in 1998, and Andrew Johnson 130 years before that.
Read more at: Reality TV presidency cancelled after 4-year run | Financial Times
9/19/20
Germany: Oktober Festival Cancelled
There will be no Oktoberfest this year because of the coronavirus.
Although Munich residents are understanding, it's a heavy financial and
emotional blow for people whose livelihood depends on the festival, like
show booth operators.
News | DW
News | DW
7/16/20
EU court overturns US data transfer agreement in Facebook privacy case |
Europe's top court on Thursday struck down a data privacy pact that
had allowed companies to transfer private user data between servers in
Europe and the United States. However, EU citizens' data can still be
sent to the US and other countries under a separate, existing
mechanism.
In a case brought against internet giant Facebook, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that the data transfer agreement "Privacy Shield" failed to adequately protect Europeans' data from US surveillance and security laws and was therefore invalid.
EU court overturns US data transfer agreement in Facebook privacy case | News | DW | 16.07.2020
In a case brought against internet giant Facebook, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that the data transfer agreement "Privacy Shield" failed to adequately protect Europeans' data from US surveillance and security laws and was therefore invalid.
EU court overturns US data transfer agreement in Facebook privacy case | News | DW | 16.07.2020
5/6/20
EU: Poland postpones presidential election amid pressure over coronavirus
Just days before it was due to take place, Poland has called off its presidential election. The ruling PiS party faced mounting opposition over its plans to press forward with the vote despite the ongoing pandemic.
Note EU-Digest: This is a poor excuse to cancel an election. There are a large number of alternatives available to vote from your home.
Read more at:
https://www.dw.com/en/poland-postpones-presidential-election-amid-pressure-over-coronavirus/a-53355947
Note EU-Digest: This is a poor excuse to cancel an election. There are a large number of alternatives available to vote from your home.
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https://www.dw.com/en/poland-postpones-presidential-election-amid-pressure-over-coronavirus/a-53355947
1/21/20
Weather -Spain: Storm Gloria kills 4, disrupts travel
8A storm raging through much of eastern Spain has claimed at least four lives and cut off power to hundreds of thousands. Alicante Airport was also temporarily shut, disrupting over 200 flights.
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https://www.dw.com/en/spain-storm-gloria-kills-4-disrupts-travel/a-52081614
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https://www.dw.com/en/spain-storm-gloria-kills-4-disrupts-travel/a-52081614
11/20/19
N.Korea-US relations: North Korea says no interest in Trump summit until 'hostile policy' removed
A senior North Korean official said on Wednesday that the United States
must drop its “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang in order to restart
stalled denuclearisation talks, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency
reported.
Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told reporters after meeting Russian officials in Moscow it would be “impossible” to hold another summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if he maintains his current stance towards the North.
“To negotiate with the United States going forward, we would be able to discuss nuclear issues again when it withdraws all of its hostile policy against us,” Choe said, according to Yonhap.
Note EU-Digest: Looks like the "Great Dealmaker" failed again !
Read more: North Korea says no interest in Trump summit until 'hostile policy' removed - Reuters
Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told reporters after meeting Russian officials in Moscow it would be “impossible” to hold another summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if he maintains his current stance towards the North.
“To negotiate with the United States going forward, we would be able to discuss nuclear issues again when it withdraws all of its hostile policy against us,” Choe said, according to Yonhap.
Note EU-Digest: Looks like the "Great Dealmaker" failed again !
Read more: North Korea says no interest in Trump summit until 'hostile policy' removed - Reuters
4/26/19
USA - weapons industry: Long live the US weapons industry as Donald Trump withdraws from the UN Arms Treaty
Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight
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1/16/19
USA: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF SECURITY CONCERNS
State of the Union cancelled because of government shutdown and security concerns.
5/24/18
NORTH-KOREA - US summit cancelled by Trump
Trump cancels Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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11/16/17
Turkey: Ankara bans Turkish German-language LGBTI film festival
The four-feature German LGBTI Film Days festival, which was
coordinated by the German Embassy, was scheduled to start on Thursday
and run through Friday in the central district of Kizilay in the Turkish
capital, Ankara.
The governor's office said there was a "clear and imminent danger" that certain groups "with certain social sensitivities" would react negatively to the festival. Its content "could incite hatred and enmity towards another section of society," according to the mayor's office.
Pink Life QueerFest, which organized the festival, criticized the move, saying it "deprives us of our constitutional rights," in a statement.
Read more: Ankara bans Turkish German-language LGBTI film festival | News | DW | 16.11.2017
The governor's office said there was a "clear and imminent danger" that certain groups "with certain social sensitivities" would react negatively to the festival. Its content "could incite hatred and enmity towards another section of society," according to the mayor's office.
Pink Life QueerFest, which organized the festival, criticized the move, saying it "deprives us of our constitutional rights," in a statement.
Read more: Ankara bans Turkish German-language LGBTI film festival | News | DW | 16.11.2017
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