Thursday, June 29, 2023

Five German News Stories

 1.  Focus discussed the gov't plan to protect people from summer heat.  Part of the agenda will be ensure public water 'stations' exist....for homeless people to drink water.

Free sunscreen dispensers are also being discussed.

2.  What is this Paris 'burning' business about?  French cops (two of them, a video of the incident exists) stopped a car drive by a young guy (black, 17 years old).  Basically to see his papers....but oddly, they had their gun drawn.  He assumed they were done and took off....they reacted...firing a round or two....killing the kid.

Riots started up....cars were set on fire.  

3.  On this building energy law (still in draft form)...it appears that some wording will give continued life to heating a home with oil.  Presently....around 25-percent of German homes are heated by oil.

4.  I noticed via WELT.....the number of Germans exiting the country in 2022 was 270,000.  As they point out....a number of these people have skills and talents that you can't readily replace.

5.  Nation-wide train strike for next Tuesday planned.  

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