Etiket: widows
The widow of widows
I try on a size forty-two shirt, it’s small, the button that falls in the middle of the breasts pulls, it seems like it’s going to burst; Half-naked, I barely…
Widows, saints and hats: Berlin’s street style trends for SS24
Berlin is known for its wild techno parties and free development. Gender norms and neat looks do not play first fiddle in the German (fashion) capital and yet the visitors…
The drama of the war widows in Ukraine
Biweekly, Olena Zhuravlova visit the Luchakiv cemetery in Lviv. There her husband Oleksii is buried. She was among the first to enlist when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine.…
From cake and fur coats to free pilgrimage to Mecca: this is what widows of fallen Russian fighters get in compensation
Cakes, towels, fur coats, but also medals and even a free pilgrimage to Mecca: the compensations that widows and mothers of fallen Russian fighters receive vary widely. The usually well-informed…
Six widows and fifteen children were left behind after the Texel flood disaster
The victims of the flood disaster on February 1 were commemorated on Wednesday at the monument on the dike of De Eendrachtspolder. It was exactly 70 years ago that six…
Widows can work more without losing survivor’s pension | Interior
The federal government is raising the limits on what widows and widowers can earn without losing survivor’s pension. This has been decided by the Council of Ministers today. Widows and…
Nigerian widows drop case against Shell
The four Nigerian widows who accused oil company Shell of joint responsibility for human rights violations in the Niger Delta have dropped their case. According to their lawyer, the women…
Income threshold for widows and widowers with children will be raised | Inland
From now on, widows and widowers with dependent children may earn more on top of their survivor’s pension. This has been decided by the federal council of ministers, reports Minister…
Widow’s pension – when you are entitled to it and how to apply for a survivor’s pension
This is how your own income is counted When calculating the widow’s pension, it is important to note that the pension insurance also counts your own income, i.e. your pension,…
Court rejects Nigerian widows’ demands against Shell
The Nigerian widows who hold Shell partly responsible for the deaths of their husbands in 1995 have not provided conclusive evidence for their accusations, according to the judge. The court…