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efficient_duck t1_ja6szri wrote

Reply to comment by WhichWitchIsWhitch in A series of so-called warning strikes in the public sector in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday is set to cause major disruption in the region's two biggest international airports, as well as affecting local public transport, day care facilities and other services. by DoremusJessup

Nope, that's nothing out of the ordinary here in Germany, these labor strikes are pretty common and happen up to a few times a year. Especially when there are negotiation rounds to increase the workers' salaries but the unions are not happy with the proposed increases.

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Dacadey t1_ja6skui wrote

Reply to Belarus to Mobilize 1.5 Million Potential Soldiers Outside the Armed Forces in Case of War, Senior Belarusian Official Claims by Leshracc

What a BS lying and misleading headline. Let’s read the actual article:

“Belarus, a small Russian ally bordering Ukraine, has as many as 1.5 million potential military personnel outside its armed forces, a senior official was quoted as saying on Saturday.”

"The structures of the organisations, not the Armed Forces, will amount to somewhere up to 1.5 million people in the event of a declaration of martial law and the switch of the economy to a war mode”

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