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30.01.26 - 14:06
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′My kids buy me food′: civil service pensioners offered emergency loans as nearly 90,000 face delays (The Guardian)
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Government to lend up to £10,000 to worst-affected new retirees as minister admits there is 'unacceptable' backlogNewly retired civil servants say they are struggling to pay bills and buy food because delays at their pension scheme have left them without an income for months.Pensioners have reported being forced to borrow money from family to pay for food and heating, with some saying they feared losing their homes because they could not afford their rent or mortgage. Continue reading......
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30.01.26 - 12:18
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British American Tobacco accused of helping North Korea fund terrorism in lawsuit (The Guardian)
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Victims of terrorist attacks say BAT's operations in North Korea helped fund weapons used in the Middle EastHundreds of US military service members, civilians and their families have filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages against British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world's largest tobacco companies, and a subsidiary, claiming the company spent years illicitly helping North Korea fund terrorism weapons that were used against Americans.BAT formed a joint venture in 2001 with a North Korean company to manufacture cigarettes in the country. The venture quietly continued, a 2005 Guardian investigation revealed, even as the US government publicly warned North Korea was funding terrorism and imposed sanctions on the country. Amid mounting international pressure in 2007, the company claimed it was ending business in North Korea, but secretly continued its operation through a subsidiary, the US justice department said in 2023. BAT's venture in North Korea provided around $418m in banking transactions, ?...
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30.01.26 - 08:12
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Zigaretten sollen deutlich teurer werden (Die Welt)
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Rauchen kostet das Gesundheitssystem Milliarden – nun wollen Politiker von Union und SPD gegensteuern. Eine höhere Tabaksteuer soll Krankenkassen entlasten und zugleich den Konsum senken. Bis zu zwei Euro pro Packung stehen im Raum....
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30.01.26 - 01:01
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Tabaksteuer: Koalitionspolitiker fordern Erhöhung (RND)
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Höhere Tabaksteuern seien ein wirksames Instrument für Gesundheitsschutz, argumentiert der Bundesdrogenbeauftragte. Manche wollen damit auch die schwierige Finanzlage der Krankenkassen stabilisieren....
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