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- 21:01
Gulf, Tehran announces new wave of drones on Kuwaiti base Ahmad Al-Jaber
The Iranian military announced on Friday morning the twenty-seventh phase of Operation Saeqeh: drone attacks against US positions at the Kuwaiti air base of Ahmad Al-Jaber, following the raids claimed at dawn on Thursday. No independent confirmation of damage from Kuwaiti or US sources; the announcement of the new wave currently comes from a single source (Al-Manar), traceable to the Iranian military statement. Qatar condemned the attacks against Kuwait, calling them a violation of sovereignty and of the UN Charter, and called for the immediate halt of all military action in the area (Arabi21).
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- 21:01
Gloria Steinem has died, she was 92
Gloria Steinem, journalist and activist, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and a central figure of the second wave of American feminism, has died at 92. Her death occurred on Wednesday, at her home in New York; the announcement came on Thursday from official profiles and from the foundation bearing her name (CNN, NBC News). No cause has been given. She had continued to write and to give lectures into her nineties. Hillary Clinton remembered her on CBS Mornings: “Gloria was fundamentally an optimist” (transl. from English, CBS News). Representatives have requested donations to the foundation.
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- 12:01
Volkswagen: supervisory board approves cost-cutting plan, four German plants still undecided
On Thursday evening, Volkswagen’s supervisory board unanimously approved the savings plan presented by management, according to Tagesspiegel. Four German plants remain under discussion; the future of Emden and Hannover will be decided by the end of June 2027. A cut to research and development funds is also planned. Figures on job losses diverge: the Berlin daily speaks of up to 60,000 layoffs, the group of 50,000 worldwide out of roughly 663,000 employees. IG Metall and the works council stated they had avoided an escalation (German press review). Both accounts trace back to the company statement: no independent verification of the figures.
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- 12:01
US Open, Cobolli and Darderi through to third round; today Alcaraz faces Wu and Sabalenka in action
During the Italian night, Flavio Cobolli came from behind to beat Tristan Schoolkate, and Luciano Darderi reached the third round of the US Open; Lorenzo Musetti and Mattia Bellucci were eliminated, while Alexander Zverev came through another hard-fought match (September 4 roundup). Today in New York, Carlos Alcaraz faces China’s Yibing Wu, world number 113; in the women’s draw, Aryna Sabalenka plays against Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova (EFE agenda). Also on the schedule are the first free practice sessions of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza and the opening of the Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany, with Germany-Spain at 17:45. The exact scores have not been verified.
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- 12:01
Cuba, the 176 economic reforms begin to become law
As of today, the 176 economic and social measures announced by Havana begin to be translated into official regulations, according to the EFE agency agenda at 02:00 GMT picked up by Infobae. Among the contents: private enterprises with more than one hundred employees, direct hiring of workers, investments by Cubans living abroad, indefinite usufruct of land, greater openness in trade and tourism. The news currently comes from a single source (EFE); no independent confirmation available. Publication in the Gaceta Oficial and the entry-into-force date of the individual decrees remain to be verified.
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Fuel, the discount on diesel excise duty expires tomorrow: Salvini announces an extension
The 17-cent discount on diesel excise duty expires tomorrow, Saturday, September 5. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini stated: “Fuel discount will be extended until September 10,” reports the September 4 digest. The announcement has so far not been accompanied by a published measure. According to the latest survey by the Ministry of Enterprises, self-service petrol is at 2,039 euros per liter and diesel at 2,147 (data here). The morning edition had covered the government’s record duration, not tomorrow’s fiscal deadline.
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