Harold Manning

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Demonstration on strike in Davos: the group of millionaires themselves calls on them to tax them more heavily: “Immediately” | Abroad

Demonstration on strike in Davos: the group of millionaires themselves calls on them to tax them more heavily: “Immediately” |  Abroad

They are now 150, and they come from all over the world. The super-rich who signed the Patriotic Millionaires open letter. They call on governments to make the rich, and therefore themselves, pay for the crisis. Some of them also traveled to Davos, Switzerland this week, where the annual World Economic Forum is held. Not to debate inside with political …

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Japanese Study: Cats Can Remember Their Friends’ Names | Home & Garden

Japanese Study: Cats Can Remember Their Friends' Names |  Home & Garden

A team of Japanese researchers, whose principal researcher is affiliated with Kyoto University, already claimed in 2019 in the journal Scientific Reports that cats know their own name and certain spoken words. The same team now claims, based on a new study, that cats also know the names of their feline friends. For the study, the scientists examined the behavior …

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Afghan presenters still appeared on TV with face coverings on Sunday | NOW

Afghan presenters still appeared on TV with face coverings on Sunday |  NOW

Female presenters from major Afghan news channels appeared on television on Sunday under pressure from the Taliban, wearing face-covering clothing. In doing so, they still followed the order of jihadist leaders, after ignoring the dress code on Saturday in protest. The so-called Ministry of Promoting Virtue and Preventing Sin had called on Afghan television stations to enforce the dress code …

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Afghan presenters ignore Taliban order to cover faces on TV | Abroad

Afghan presenters ignore Taliban order to cover faces on TV |  Abroad

Female presenters from several major Afghan TV stations appeared on television on Saturday without covering their faces, despite a Taliban order to do so. Earlier this month, the supreme leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued an edict requiring women to wear a burqa in public. The so-called Ministry of Promoting Virtue and Preventing Sin had called on …

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Opposition wins Australian election, current PM resigns as party leader

Opposition wins Australian election, current PM resigns as party leader

The result is not yet final, as the votes are still being counted. But it is certain that the Labor Party of Anthony Albanese will win the election. The Albanian was also congratulated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte: Victory declared The new Prime Minister also declared victory. “Thanks Australia,” he tweeted: The result is a beating of Scott Morrison, the …

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Russians Kidnap Ukrainian Politician’s Teenage Son: ‘But I Can’t Grant Their Demands’ Abroad

Russians Kidnap Ukrainian Politician's Teenage Son: 'But I Can't Grant Their Demands' Abroad

When the Russians invaded Melitopol, Vladyslav (16) wanted to stay with his sick grandfather. But when he died and fled anyway, the Ukrainian teenager was arrested by the Russians. The boy has been imprisoned for weeks because his father is a politician. Oleh Buryak was appointed head of Zaporizhzhya district administration by President Zelensky. The father is now at his …

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JA21 wants to move the reception of safelanders: ‘Asylum seekers in Curaçao’ | Interior

JA21 wants to move the reception of safelanders: 'Asylum seekers in Curaçao' |  Interior

The party makes the proposal in agreement with Denmark and the United Kingdom, which want to move the asylum procedure with Rwanda. But where the Netherlands would encounter other legislation in that country, reception of Caribbean safelanders may be returned under Dutch law, according to party leader Joos Eerdmans. Construction workers work in Rwanda on a shelter for asylum seekers …

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