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DSA application: The paper tiger sharpens its claws

The implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) is approaching its next significant step: Starting today, almost all DSA obligations come into effect for particularly large platforms and search engines. Members of the European Parliament are warning against underestimating the effort required. The EU Commission is now revealing the number of employees it plans for DSA enforcement.

By Falk Steiner

Plane crash: Wagner leader Prigozhin presumed dead

Exactly two months after the attempted coup against the Russian army leadership by the Wagner mercenary group, the leader of the coup, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is reported to have died in a plane crash. This could be the temporary end of a power struggle at the top of the Russian army.

By Viktor Funk

SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG - AUGUST 23, 2023: Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Xi Jinping of China, Cyril

BRICS agree on admission of new members

The BRICS have agreed on a mechanism for future expansion, but are keeping it secret. Meanwhile, China's president had trouble with bouncers. Also bizarre: the propaganda machine claimed he had given a speech, which he was supposedly represented for.

By Redaktion Table

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Gas storage facilities: Ukraine signals concession

Gas stored in Ukraine is supposed to keep Europe's energy prices in check during the winter. However, an international organization accused the government in Kyiv of unjustified interference in the market. Now there are apparently the first signatures on a memorandum of understanding to minimize the risks for European companies.

By Manuel Berkel