Plain language news from November 7 2023 at 725 pm

Plain language news from November 7, 2023 at 7:25 pm TVthek

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An average of 33 trucks carrying humanitarian aid from the Red Crescent rescue organization arrive in the Gaza Strip every day. The Gaza Strip is between Israel and Egypt. A total of 569 aid deliveries have reached the Gaza Strip since the Rafah border crossing was opened on 21 October. According to the UN, the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip need 100 aid deliveries every day.

The “Traffic Safety Board” performs 23 million speed measurements on car drivers every year. The “Traffic Safety Board” is committed to traffic safety. 72 percent of car drivers in 30km/h speed zones were too fast. The association calls for a speed limit for locations from the current 50 km/h to 30 km/h.

Today, King Charles III of Great Britain made his first government declaration as king in Parliament. Government leader Rishi Sunak is planning to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes. It is expected to increase by one year per year from the current 18 years. At the beginning of his speech, Charles remembered his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.