“If you try to overthrow the government and the offices of the president and prime minister, that’s not democracy, but it’s illegal,” threatened the new president after being sworn in. “We will take firm action in accordance with the law. We will not allow a minority of protesters to overwhelm the wishes of the silent majority to change the political …
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Lady forgets to declare a sandwich at customs and is fined: “The most expensive sandwich ever” | Abroad
The story has not gone unnoticed. It caught the attention of media around the world. Eventually, Subway got wind of her story as well. The company gave him gift cards and sent stuff. Her family now calls her the “metro girl,” Lee told The Washington Post. She calls her sandwich “the most expensive sandwich ever.” The story began with a …
Read More »Drama on a US Army base after a lightning strike: one soldier dies, nine injured | Abroad
A soldier was killed by lightning at a military base in the US state of Georgia. Nine other soldiers were injured and taken to hospital. The fatal incident happened yesterday afternoon during a training session at the Fort Gordon military base near the town of Augusta. At that time, violent storms swept through the region. Firefighters and an ambulance rushed …
Read More »“Italian Prime Minister Draghi resigns” | Abroad
Last week, Draghi had already tendered his resignation due to trust issues. This was later refused by President Sergio Mattarella. Draghi was ordered to try to save his government of national unity. Last week, it was a coalition partner who refused to express his confidence. On Wednesday, three ruling parties boycotted the vote. With the departure of Draghi, who took …
Read More »Italian PM Draghi resigns again over coalition crisis | NOW
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will resign for the second time in a week on Thursday morning due to a crisis within his coalition. The Italian news agency reports that ANSA Wednesday evening. Three coalition parties did not show up in a vote of confidence. Last week, the 74-year-old prime minister announced his resignation. The reason for this was the …
Read More »‘Every day, four hours of charging with four children in the back seat’ | Family
HOLIDAYS WITH TODDLERThe time has finally come: summer vacation! Going out with the kids, enjoying each other and the freedom. But then everything turns against you and you come home exhausted instead of rested. This week: Judith van Wijk went on a road trip in Italy with four children, but got an electric rental car with very little range. ,,In …
Read More »Hottest day on record in UK, smoke over Bordeaux due to fires
Bathers look out over a huge plume of smoke from a forest fire in La Teste, Gironde (southwestern France).ImageAFP As the heat wave moved north, temperatures in Spain and Portugal fell to normal summer temperatures on Tuesday. In northern Spain, it was still 43 degrees on Monday. Firefighters in both countries, as well as in France and Greece, tried with …
Read More »Highest temperature ever recorded in the UK: 39.1 degrees in the south of England | NOW
Tuesday is the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK. The mercury in the south west region of Surrey had reached 39.1 degrees by midday. The previous heat record was in July 2019. When it was 38.7 degrees in Cambridge. The new heat record has yet to be officially confirmed by the Met Office, the British counterpart to the KNMI. …
Read More »Diversity is the first winner in the battle for the post of British Prime Minister: only the white man eliminated
Ahead of last Friday’s televised debate, the leadership contestants pose with host Julie Etchingham (third from right). From left to right: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Julie Etchingham (presenter), Tom Tugendhat and Penny Mordaunt.Image ITV via Getty Images “Don’t vote for me because I’m a woman. Don’t vote for me because I’m brunette. Those words were spoken at the …
Read More »Many EU countries barely froze Russian assets | Financial
“There are six member states doing the job,” he said. “We have a situation where some Member States give us a lot of information, others give us information on very low amounts” and “it gets complicated when some countries don’t communicate”. According to Reynders, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg account for 12.7 billion euros of the 13.9 billion …
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