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Jack T. arrest: Journalists forestalled the FBI. reporter the New York Times were there when the FBI came to arrest Jack T., believed to be the source of the leaked Secret Service documents. The investigators have to ask themselves: How can it be that the press was ahead of the security authorities? To the article (SZ Plus)
Germany ends the nuclear energy era. With Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland, the last three German nuclear power plants will cease operations this Saturday. This marks the end of a chapter in German history that deals with more than just one form of power generation: it tells of the promises of technical progress, of dealing with fears and risks, of the relationship between citizens, the state and business. And of a political zigzag course the likes of which the republic has never experienced. To the article (SZ Plus)
Baerbock warns against dependence on China. On her trip abroad to China, the Foreign Minister recalled Russia’s dearly paid energy dependency and warned against making the same mistake again. Risk minimization will therefore also be part of the German government’s new China strategy. It is about reducing one-sided dependencies. To the article (SZ Plus)
France: Constitutional Council approves Macron’s controversial pension reform According to the ruling, raising the statutory retirement age from 62 to 64 in the future is constitutional. Although fewer and fewer people have recently taken to the streets to demonstrate against the controversial law, it remains unclear whether peace will return after the ruling by the Constitutional Council. On Friday evening, protests and riots broke out again in several cities. Go to Article
Cyber attack on armaments group Rheinmetall. According to the Düsseldorf company, the disruption does not affect the military business, but the civilian one. The group is currently determining the extent of the damage and is in close contact with the responsible authorities, according to a statement. Go to Article
Döpfner’s sense of tradition. The leaked chat messages, in which the head of the Springer publishing house makes disparaging remarks about East Germans, are just the continuation of a long tradition at Springer. To touch the dignity of man belonged to Picture to the business model since the paper came onto the market in 1952. To the article (SZ Plus)
