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REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File PhotoWASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The West on Monday stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests as the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran. 'BRUTAL REPRESSION'The European Union imposed sanctions on more than 30 Iranian officials and organizations, including units of the Revolutionary Guards, blaming them for a "brutal" crackdown on protesters and other human rights abuses. Those sanctions targeted units and senior officials of the IRGC across Iran, including in Sunni-populated areas where the state crackdown has been intense, a list published in the EU's Official Journal showed. Britain also imposed sanctions on more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people. Britain has now imposed 50 new sanctions against Iran since Amini's death, the foreign office said.

Judith Schaus, 32, left Berlin with her husband and son for a farmhouse in the countryside. She said the move's changed their lives and that farm DIY has given her a sense of self-confidence. Judith SchausWe got the idea of moving to the countryside during the COVID-19 pandemic after we toured Brandenburg in a van. Judith Schaus. Judith SchausWe also have raspberries, currants, and loads of fruit trees on the property.

☆ Tesla under fire in Germany over union concerns on working hours, contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Workers were also increasingly fearful about discussing their working conditions openly because of non-disclosure agreements they were told to sign along with their work contracts, IG Metall said. Over time we are observing that this enthusiasm is withering," Irene Schulz of IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen said in a statement. "Tesla is not doing enough to improve working conditions and is leaving too little time for leisure, family and recovery." Tesla China has also asked some staff to sign non-disclosure agreements, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Reuters found several people on LinkedIn with the title of "Security Intelligence Investigator" working for Tesla in Austin, San Francisco and Shanghai.

☆ A major union in Germany says workers at Tesla's Berlin factory face unreasonable working hours and fear speaking out
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A major German union has criticized the working conditions at Tesla's giant Berlin plant. IG Metall said long hours mean workers have too little time for "leisure, family, and relaxation." At the conference, IG Metall, a German union representing workers at Tesla's Gigafactory has criticized the electric carmaker for poor working conditions, Reuters reported. Tesla did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal US working hours. Tesla struggled to hire at the Berlin-based factory because of low wages, IG Metall told Bloomberg in June.

☆ Tesla reports 1.31 million deliveries in 2022, growth of 40% over last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla just published its fourth-quarter vehicle production and delivery report for 2022. Total deliveries Q4 2022: 405,278Total production Q4 2022: 439,701Total annual deliveries 2022: 1.31 millionTotal annual production 2022: 1.37 millionDeliveries are the closest approximation of sales disclosed by Tesla. These numbers represented a new record for the Elon Musk-led automaker and growth of 40% in deliveries year-over-year. In its third-quarter shareholder presentation, Tesla wrote: "Over a multi-year horizon we expect to achieve 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries. Shares of Tesla started to rise again in the final days of December 2022, in anticipation of record fourth-quarter and full-year deliveries.

☆ Photos show how Germany has changed in 75 years since the era of the Nazis in World War II
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

NOW: The Brandenburg Gate in 2022, now an iconic landmark and a symbol of a reunited Berlin after the Cold War. A Christmas tree (L) with its top chopped off is seen next to a Chanukkah menorah in front of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate on December 21, 2022 TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty ImagesSource: Visit Berlin

☆ Elon Musk tries to explain why Tesla shares are tanking
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Long-time Tesla bull Ross Gerber wrote in a tweet , "Tesla stock price now reflects the value of having no CEO. But Tesla's stock has dropped more than other larger automakers since Musk announced his plans to buy Twitter in Apr. Since that date, Tesla shares are down 59%, versus 26% for Ford and 12% for GM . Musk sold billions of dollars of his Tesla holdings to finance the Twitter deal, including a $3.6 billion sale earlier this month. Those, among other challenges, led Mizuho Securities and Evercore ISI to reduce their Tesla price targets on Tuesday.

☆ Tesla hits 3,000 cars a week in Berlin, Austin later than planned
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Tesla's (TSLA.O) German plant produced 3,000 cars last week for the first time, the carmaker tweeted late on Sunday - but the milestone was reached over two months later than planned in both Berlin and Austin, Texas, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The memo, which Reuters reported on in September, projected 3,000 units in weekly output from the Gruenheide plant near Berlin in the first week of October and from Tesla's plant in Austin, Texas, in the first week of November. Yet it took until last week for Tesla to post celebratory pictures on Twitter stating it had reached that target in both locations - last Thursday for Austin, and Sunday for Berlin. Tesla did not respond to requests for comment on the memo or the delay in hitting the 3,000-car output target in Berlin and Austin. Musk and Tesla often set ambitious targets, and the company is often late meeting them.

☆ World's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium bursts in Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Emergency services work on a street outside a hotel after a leak of the AquaDom aquarium in central Berlin near Alexanderplatz, with water poured out onto the street, in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Michele TantussiBERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - An aquarium in Berlin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early on Friday, prompting around 100 emergency responders to rush to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex, emergency services said. "In addition to the unbelievable maritime damage... two people were injured by glass splinters," Berlin police said on Twitter. It was the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium at 14 metres (46 ft) in height, according to the website of the DomAquaree complex, which houses a Radisson hotel, a museum, shops and restaurants. Writing by Rachel More and Maria Sheahan, editing by Kirsti Knolle and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tesla to search for water in quest to expand German gigafactory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Victoria Waldersee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) plans to drill for new water sources to supply an expansion of its electric vehicle plant near Berlin, according to local authorities and water associations, the latest move by the carmaker to jump-start German bureaucracy. A local environmental ministry spokesperson said Tesla was in touch with local authorities but an application had not yet been filed. If the carmaker finds new water sources, it must still apply for the licence to use them, a spokesperson for the local environmental ministry said. It does what it wants, and it'll do the same with the water it finds," said Michael Ganschow, head of local environmental organisation Gruene Liga. "That could take a very long time," said Joachim Schroeder, representative of Spreenhagen, one of the areas Tesla wants to explore – "unless Tesla takes over, of course, and does it at Tesla-speed."

☆ German inflation in key states eases in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - German inflation dipped in five states in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting cost pressures eased in Europe's largest economy - a welcome development for the European Central Bank but unlikely to weaken its resolve to tame prices. In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, annual inflation slowed this month to 10.4% from 11.0% in October. Inflation also eased slightly in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg and Hesse. Her comments, along with remarks by Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot earlier, were likely to dampen speculation that the European Central Bank was about to take a gentler path with future rate increases. A Reuters poll of economists pointed to national inflation, harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, easing to 11.3% in November from 11.6% in October.

☆ Berlin airport reopens runways after climate protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A climate activist glues herself to a runway at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) during a protest, in Berlin, Germany November 24, 2022, in this still image obtained from a handout video. The activists from the Last Generation environmental group called on the public to stop travelling by air and on the government to stop subsidising it. The protest, the latest by climate activists in Germany, also urged the government to expand cheap train travel offers. A spokesperson for the airport said the activists had entered the airport from two points in the north and south, and police had detained them. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed some aircraft that were originally heading to the airport changed their route.

☆ Iran issues first known death sentence linked to recent protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A demonstration of solidarity with Iranian protesters at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany. As Iran enters its eighth week of public unrest following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the country's Revolutionary Court issued its first known death sentence on Sunday over participation in the anti-regime protests. Jail terms ranging from five to 10 years have been handed down to five other individuals, the ruling stated, on charges of national security and public order violations. The rulings are subject to appeal, and further details of the case will not be published until the final verdict. At least 326 people have been killed in one of the largest sustained challenges to Iran's regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to Norway-based nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights.

Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attends a reception for G7 presidents at the Brandenburg State Parliament. The website, which was registered under "david depape" and to a ZIP code in the Bay Area, according to registration records, did not mention Nancy Pelosi. Both DePape and Paul Pelosi held a hammer moments before a violent confrontation, Scott said. Paul Pelosi underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands, Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said in a Friday afternoon statement. U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, D.C., with her protective detail at the time of the break-in.

☆ Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Riham Alkousaa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach presented a cornerstone paper on planned legislation to regulate the controlled distribution and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes among adults. Acquiring and possessing up to 20 to 30 grams of recreational cannabis for personal consumption would also be made legal. Many European countries, including Germany, have already legalised cannabis for limited medicinal purposes. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been legal in Germany since 2017. Germany's pharmacists association warned of the health risks of legalising cannabis and said it would put pharmacies in medical conflict.

☆ German protesters arrested after throwing mashed potatoes at Monet painting that sold for $110 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Police arrested a pair of German protesters who, in a bid to bring attention to the perils of climate change, threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting that once sold for more than $110 million. That painting was also behind protective glass and unharmed in the incident, according to the museum. And all you are afraid of is tomato soup or mashed potatoes on a painting," one of the protesters says, according to an English subtitled version of the video. "This painting is not going to be worth anything if we have to fight over food," the protester adds. Born in 1840, Monet was the leading French Impressionist landscape painter, according to the National Gallery.

☆ Eliud Kipchoge breaks own world record in Berlin Marathon victory
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record, lowering the mark to 2:01:09, as he powered to victory at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Shaving 30 seconds off the record he set at the same event four years ago, Kipchoge set a pace that no one could match over the entire 26.2 miles and secured his 15th career marathon win out of just 17 starts. For this official record, Kipchoge started fast, setting a 10km time split of just 28min 23sec and reaching the halfway mark in under an hour. After 25km, Kipchoge began to pull away from Belihu too, and though his blistering pace slowed slightly, he remained comfortably ahead of the world record all the way to the line. Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya finished second with a time of 2:18:00, while Ethiopia’s Tigist Abayechew finished three seconds later in third place.

☆ Kenya's Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Athletics - Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany - September 25, 2022 Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09 to shave half a minute off his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. "I am happy with my preparation and I think I was so fast because of the teamwork," Kipchoge said. Belihu finally dropped back around the 27 kilometre-mark as Kipchoge pushed on for the record. Passing through the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate just as the sun started to emerge, a beaming Kipchoge crossed the finish line to set another record. Asked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge said: "Let us plan for another day.

☆ ‘The World Without Us’: The abandoned sites overrun by nature
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-23 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

However, French photographer Romain Veillon is making it his mission to capture in pictures the potential result of a planet without people. The 38-year-old has spent years photographing abandoned places around the world that have been overtaken by nature, with eerily beautiful results. ‘Post-apocalyptic vision’An image of abandoned Namibian ghost town Kolmanskop by photographer Romain Veillon. The first showcases deserted places that remain relatively well preserved and the second focuses on dilapidated sites in a far worse state. Nature reclaimingThe photographer managed to visit abandoned theme park Nara Dreamland in Japan before it was demolished.

Persons: Romain Veillon, ”, Romain Veillon Veillon, ” Veillon, “, Romain Veillon “, Veillon, Georgia that’s Organizations: CNN, Google, Bulgarian Communist Party, Romanian Ministry of Culture Locations: Namibia, Brussels, Ukraine, ‘, Brandenburg, Germany, Paris, Veillon, Soviet, Bulgaria, Constanța, Japan, Peru, Abkhazia, Georgia

☆ Un farmacist adept al teoriilor conspiraţiei, condamnat la trei ani de închisoare, pentru că a deteriorat vaccinuri anti-COVID
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un farmacist american sceptic cu privire la vaccinare a fost condamnat la trei ani de închisoare după ce a pledat vinovat de faptul că a deteriorat cu bună ştiinţă sute de doze de vaccin împotriva covid-19, anunţă Departamentul american al Justiţiei, relatează AFP. Steven Brandenburg, în vârstă de 46 de ani, ”a scos în mod deliberat” fiole de vaccin anticovid Moderna din frigider, la spitalul în care muncea, în Wisconsin (nord), precizează într-un comunicat Departamentul Justiţiei. El a fost condamnat la plata unor compensaţii în valoare de 83.800 de dolari spitalului. Farmacistul a scos o cutie cu vaccinuri, în timpul a două servicii de noapte, în decembrie, şi le-a lăsat timp de mai multe ore afară din frigider, după care le-a pus din nou în frigider, pentru a fi administrate în ziua următoare. În total, 57 de persoane au fost vaccinate cu dozele de vaccin deteriorate, precizează Departamentul Justiţiei.

Persons: AFP, Steven Brandenburg, Brian Boynton Organizations: Moderna Locations: Wisconsin

☆ Un farmacist care a încercat să distrugă sute de doze de vaccin anti-COVID, condamnat la 3 ani de închisoare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un farmacist din statul american Wisconsin, care a pledat vinovat pentru că a încercat să distrugă sute de doze de vaccin anti-COVID produs de Moderna, a fost condamnat la trei ani de închisoare, a anunţat marţi Departamentul de Justiţie al SUA, relatează Reuters, citat de agerpres.ro. Steven R. Brandenburg, 46 de ani, a fost de asemenea condamnat la plata a 83.800 dolari despăgubiri către spitalul în care lucra, conform unei declaraţii publicate marţi de biroul procurorului din Wisconsin. Bărbatul a fost de acord să pledeze vinovat la două capete de acuzare pentru tentativa de a altera produse de consum, neluând în considerare riscul ca o altă persoană să se afle în pericol de moarte sau de vătămare corporală. Documentele instanţei au arătat că bărbatul a scos în mod intenţionat o cutie de doze de vaccin anti-COVID dintr-o unitate frigorifică a spitalului în timpul unor schimbări de ture, în cursul nopţii, în decembrie anul trecut, se arată în declaraţia Departamentului de Justiţie. Brandenburg era sceptic cu privire la eficacitatea vaccinurilor în general, mai ales faţă de vaccinul Moderna, şi le-a comunicat acest lucru colegilor săi de muncă în ultimii doi ani.

Persons: Steven R . Organizations: Moderna Locations: american Wisconsin, SUA, Steven R . Brandenburg, Wisconsin, Justiţie, Brandenburg

Steven R. Brandenburg, 46 de ani, a fost de asemenea condamnat la plata a 83.800 dolari despăgubiri către spitalul în care lucra, conform unei declaraţii publicate marţi de biroul procurorului din Wisconsin. Bărbatul a fost de acord să pledeze vinovat la două capete de acuzare pentru tentativa de a altera produse de consum, neluând în considerare riscul ca o altă persoană să se afle în pericol de moarte sau de vătămare corporală. Documentele instanţei au arătat că bărbatul a scos în mod intenţionat o cutie de doze de vaccin anti-Covid-19 dintr-o unitate frigorifică a spitalului în timpul unor schimbări de ture, în cursul nopţii, în decembrie anul trecut, se arată în declaraţia Departamentului de Justiţie. Brandenburg era sceptic cu privire la eficacitatea vaccinurilor în general - mai ales faţă de vaccinul Moderna - şi le-a comunicat acest lucru colegilor săi de muncă în ultimii doi ani.

Persons: Steven, . Locations: . Brandenburg, Wisconsin, Justiţie, Brandenburg

☆ Un farmacist, condamnat la 3 ani de închisoare; A încercat să distrugă sute de doze de vaccin anti-COVID
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesUn farmacist, condamnat la 3 ani de închisoare; A încercat să distrugă sute de doze de vaccin anti-COVIDUn farmacist din statul american Wisconsin, care a pledat vinovat pentru că a încercat să distrugă sute de doze de vaccin anti-COVID produs de Moderna, a fost condamnat la trei ani de închisoare. Steven R. Brandenburg a fost condamnat la plata a 83.800 de dolari despăgubiri către spitalul în care lucra, informează Digi24. Documentele instanţei au arătat că bărbatul a scos în mod intenţionat o cutie de doze de vaccin anti-COVID-19 dintr-o unitate frigorifică a spitalului în timpul unor schimbări de ture, în cursul nopţii, în decembrie anul trecut, se arată în declaraţia Departamentului de Justiţie. Brandenburg era sceptic cu privire la eficacitatea vaccinurilor în general - mai ales faţă de vaccinul Moderna - şi le-a comunicat acest lucru colegilor săi de muncă în ultimii doi ani.

Persons: Steven R . Organizations: Moderna Locations: american Wisconsin, Steven R . Brandenburg, Justiţie, Brandenburg

☆ Un avion Ryanair a fost obligat să aterizeze la Berlin în urma unei alerte cu bombă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un avion al companiei Ryanair care zbura de la Dublin la Cracovia a fost obligat să aterizeze la Berlin în timpul nopţii de duminică spre luni, în urma unei alerte cu bombă, înainte să îşi poată continua zborul, relatează luni France Presse. "Măsurile de securitate ale poliţiei s-au încheiat fără a fi detectat niciun pericol", a declarat o purtătoare de cuvânt a poliţiei berlineze. "Pasagerii au putut să-şi reia zborul către Polonia la bordul unui aparat de rezervă", a adăugat ea, fără a oferi mai multe detalii cu privire la motivele alertei.Avionul care transporta 160 de persoane a aterizat la ora locală 20:08 (18:08 GMT) pe o pistă a aeroportului Berlin-Brandenburg din sudul capitalei germane.Potrivit presei germane, bagajele pasagerilor au fost puse pe pistă pentru a fi percheziţionate de echipe cu câini, în timp ce avionul a fost înconjurat de numeroase vehicule de poliţie şi de pompieri. "Aparatul companiei Ryanair a solicitat o aterizare de urgenţă şi a obţinut imediat autorizaţia", a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al aeroportului Jan-Peter Hack pentru cotidianul Bild, precizând că pasagerii au fost conduşi la terminal pentru a lua acolo masa.În iulie 2020, un avion Ryanair care efectua aceeaşi legătură Dublin-Cracovia a trebuit să aterizeze de urgenţă la Londra în urma unei ameninţări cu bomba, care s-a dovedit a fi de asemenea falsă.

Persons: Peter Hack Organizations: Ryanair Locations: Dublin, Cracovia, Berlin, Polonia, Berlin - Brandenburg, Londra

☆ Monumentele și clădirile emblematice din lume și-au stins luminile pentru a marca Ora Pământului
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-28 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

A venit apoi rândul monumentelor din America să intre în întuneric, de la Obeliscul din centrul Buenos Aires la Museu do Amanha (Muzeul de Mâine) din Rio de Janeiro sau zgârie-norul BBVA din Mexico City. Această mobilizare anuală pentru Ora Pământului, iniţiativă demarată de World Wide Fund (WWF), are drept obiectiv mobilizarea în vederea demarării unor iniţiative în domeniul schimbărilor climatice şi al protecţiei mediului. Anul acesta, organizatorii au dorit să scoată în evidenţă legătura dintre distrugerea naturii şi incidenţa în creştere a cazurilor de COVID-19. „Fie că este vorba despre declinul polenizatorilor, scăderea numărului de peşti din oceane şi râuri, dispariţia pădurilor sau pierderi generale din domeniul biodiversităţii, indiciile potrivit cărora natura este în pericol se înmulţesc”, a spus Marco Lambertini, directorul general WWF, organizaţie care a demarat Earth Hour în anul 2007. „Protejarea naturii este responsabilitatea noastră morală, iar prejudiciile ne cresc totodată vulnerabilitatea în faţa pandemiei, accelerează schimbările climatice şi ne pun în pericol siguranţa alimentară„, a mai spus el.

Persons: Antoni Gaudi, Marco Organizations: Evenimentul, World Wide Fund, WWF Locations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Roma, Piaţa, Moscova, Poarta Brandenburg, Berlin, Palatul Westminster, Londra, Paris, Barcelona, Spaniei, Vienna, America, Buenos Aires, do, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City

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