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22 years in prison for the leader of the “Proud Boys”: Former US radical right-wing militia leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the storming of the US Capitol in January 2021. It is the highest punishment to date in connection with the invasion of the Capitol. More about this
Council of Ministers returns from summer vacation: The Council of Ministers ends its summer vacation on Wednesday and will meet again after a month. One aspect: the ÖVP and the Greens have been unable to reach an agreement for months on filling open top positions in the republic, and nothing will change at the beginning of autumn today in the Council of Ministers. More about this
Telekom Austria replaces Strabag at ATX: The Telekom group is moving to the leading Austrian index ATX instead of the construction group. The impetus for this is a higher turnover in the stock market and a higher capitalization of the free float. The change is effective from September 18th. More about this
Djokovic continues towards his 24th Grand Slam title: Favorite Novak Djokovic confidently reached the semifinals of the US Tennis Open. The second-placed Serbian had only minor problems against American Taylor Fritz in the third set, but won easily after 2h35 with 6:1,6:4,6:4.
Tyrant Kim Jong-un’s successful poker game: Pyongyang, in particular, benefits from the new partnership with Russia: it will now be even more difficult for the US and its allies to stop North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, writes Susanna Bastaroli in her Morning glow. More about this
100 years ago today wrote the “Neue Freie Presse” about the shirt sleeve problem. More about this