Harold Manning

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‘We love everything now’: queuing for food at Poland’s biggest shelter

'We love everything now': queuing for food at Poland's biggest shelter

One bus after another passes in front. Tens of thousands of refugees are helped to cross the Ukrainian-Polish border here every day and then taken elsewhere in Europe. A man with a megaphone calls the destinations – Krakow, Warsaw, Paris, Berlin. Polish firefighters and police, with volunteers, are trying to deal with the chaos. “We can take you to Belgium”, …

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Disney under fire for its silence on Florida’s homophobic law

Disney under fire for its silence on Florida's homophobic law

And this against the painful leg of the Animation Guild, the American union of employees in the animation sector. The union believes Disney should support LGBTI employees and explicitly reject the law. homophobic In recent days, criticism has mounted against the company as Disney continues to remain silent. The company, which has 80,000 employees across Orlando’s various parks, has admitted …

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Zelensky: ready for dialogue on Crimea and Donbass | Abroad

Zelensky: ready for dialogue on Crimea and Donbass |  Abroad

But he said “he is ready to have a dialogue on the issues, to find a compromise on how these regions move forward”. He again called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to negotiate directly with Ukraine. The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia are due to meet in the Turkish resort town of Antalya on Thursday. Three rounds of …

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Investigation: Former Speaker of the UK House of Commons John ‘Orderrrr’ Bercow was a tyrant

Investigation: Former Speaker of the UK House of Commons John 'Orderrrr' Bercow was a tyrant

If Bercow had still been in office, he should have surrendered his pass immediately. He should also be banned from parliament, Commissioner Kathryn Stone said in the report. Harassment and angry outbursts The investigation follows dozens of complaints from employees of the British House of Commons. They said the former president was guilty of “threatening, harassing and abusive behavior” against …

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Relatively calm night in Ukraine, new diplomatic steps

Relatively calm night in Ukraine, new diplomatic steps

Steps have also been reported on the diplomatic front, with the most concrete development being the announcement of a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba and his Russian counterpart Lavrov next Thursday. The two are due to meet in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday, according to Koeleba for a serious “diplomat-to-diplomat” talk. “But if he repeats the absurd propaganda of recent …

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Ukrainian military calls on drone enthusiasts to join the fight

Ukrainian military calls on drone enthusiasts to join the fight

Hobbyists are volunteering themselves and their drones in droves after the Ukrainian government called on them to fight for the country last week. “Kiev needs you and your drone”, it sounds in a facebook post on the official page of the Ukrainian army. Experienced drone users are called to take part in missions with the “112 unit of the Kyiv …

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Ukraine calls humanitarian corridors ‘immoral’ as civilians can only flee to Russian territory

Ukraine calls humanitarian corridors 'immoral' as civilians can only flee to Russian territory

Residents of Kiev cross the tracks on Saturday to join a train that will evacuate them from the Ukrainian capital.AEP picture Moscow announced a pause in fighting from 8 a.m. (Dutch time) on Monday morning to allow residents of Kiev, Kharkiv, Sumy and the port city of Mariupol to escape through “humanitarian corridors”. Proposals Ukraine received from Russia showed that …

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Unintended consequence of Hindu nationalism in India: wandering cows

Unintended consequence of Hindu nationalism in India: wandering cows

That’s why there are more and more people in a cowshed near Nagar’s field. “We started with around 400 cows,” says manager Mukesh. “Now we have 2,500. Most of them stop giving milk and are therefore left behind.” Mukesh is happy with the approach taken by the butchers and slaughterhouses, but says it is not enough. “Now that we don’t …

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Marine Le Pen’s niece goes to her competitor Zemmour

Marine Le Pen's niece goes to her competitor Zemmour

Right-wing populist candidate Marine Le Pen has been hit hard in the campaign for the French presidential election. His niece, the popular Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, announced that she was not joining her aunt, but the radical right-wing candidate Éric Zemmour. The decision of Maréchal, 32, is not unexpected. She held key positions in her aunt’s party for many years, but …

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