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Things continue to go downhill for the Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven. We have already reported in the past on the traditional company, which has been threatened with closure for over a year now. The work of more than 300 colleagues is at stake.

On 12 January 2022, the federal cabinet voted in favour of extending the so-called anti-IS mission of the German armed forces in Iraq. This decision follows a joint letter from Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) to the parliamentary group leaders in the Bundestag, which was submitted earlier this week. Thus, the mission is to be extended until the end of October this year. The Greens also voted in favour of the mission, although they were against it when the Iraq mission was extended last year. Now in government, they united behind the extension of the mission, which was proposed by Foreign Minister and Green Party leader Baerbock.

 

Norway

Comrades from Tjen Folket Media report, that actions were made marking the 128th year of the birth of Chairman Mao, with the slogan “Long live Maoism!” seen on wall paintings and bannersin Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Trondheim, as well as actions on the Communist Party of the Philipines. In addition to the actions, the international declaration “UNITE UNDER MAOISM!” has been translated and shared on the website.

We publish an updated with signatures version of the declaration for the anniversary of the birth of Chairman Mao:

In Istanbul's district of Arnavutköy, the housing administration increased the consumption fees for the new year by 69 percent to 245 lira, which promptly triggered protests from the residents of a large housing complex.