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In the future the Guidecca in Venice will no longer see the big cruise ships Finally, the Guidecca in La Serenissima Venezia is closed for the larger cruise ships - no more passing through. After a long period of confrontation between supporters and detractors of the development of cruising in Venice, a compromise was finally reached. On Tuesday (Nov. 7th, 2017), the Italian inter-ministerial committee in charge of this thorny issue announced several decisions. by Earl of Cruise Feeling welcome? Cruise passengers look on as Venetians vent at a previous protest - courtesy ALAMY The Guidecca a passway to the Stazione Marittima Il Canale della Giudecca, which borders Piazza San Marco and gives access to the cruise terminal of the Doges city, will be banned for large ships. Up to these days all cruise ships sail through the Guidecca, litterally right through the middle of Venezia. As nice it is for the cruise guests on board their resorts ... it is for the Venetians as if

Paradise Papers a legal scandal? Paradise Papers - What you need to know about About one and a half years after the Panama Papers ( German Wiki ) has revealed a new data leakage, around 13,4 million data sets, tax tricks of politicians, corporations and super rich all over the world. These Paradise Papers show how rich and companies avoid or make profits through mailbox companies or other tax havens such as Isle of Man, Malta, Bermuda, Cook Islands and other states. by Earl of Cruise The Hidden Wealth of Nations, Amazon   Paradise Papers, hiding the billions - Source: Süddeutsche.de, © Bene Rohlmann The Paradise Papers feed from 21 different sources. The Paradise Papers were leaked to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung . The newspaper shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists . Some of the details were made public on 5 November 2017. The documents originate from the offshore law firm Appleby , the corporate services pr

1848, 1918,1938,1989: November 9 is considered to be the "day of fate" in German history.  It marks the beginning of the first German republic, the pogrom against the Jewish population and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Every year on this day, celebrations and commemoration hour coincide. by Earl of Cruise November 9th often marked an epochal turning point in German history. The most recent historical event on this day was the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, 28 years ago, which divided the two German states for 28 years. On the same date 51 years ago, the violent persecution of Jews in Germany had its first peak. In the night of November 9,1938, at the behest of the National Socialist leadership, shops and apartments of Jewish fellow citizens were looted and destroyed, synagogues set on fire and Jews were murdered throughout Germany. The day went down in history as the Night of the Pogrom - Reichspogromnacht or Reichskristallnacht as the people of Berlin mocked about.