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JCI Paramaribo Donates Renewed City Map to Community

JCI Paramaribo schenkt gemeenschap vernieuwde stadskaart

On Saturday, October 23, 2021, JCI Paramaribo unveiled a new city map in a small context, in connection with its 60th anniversary. The city plan is outside the DNA building (opposite Flag Square) and was first completed in 2004 as a project led by then local president Harold Amalinsi. On February 28, JCI Paramaribo commemorated its 60th anniversary. To celebrate …

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Seven dead after coup in Sudan, government dissolved and state of emergency declared | Abroad

Seven dead after coup in Sudan, government dissolved and state of emergency declared |  Abroad

updateThe head of the transitional government in Sudan, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has seized power in the African country with his armed forces. He dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency. The general promised in a speech to respect international agreements and spoke of free elections in 2023. He said the transitional government had become entangled in …

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German police prevent armed militias from chasing immigrants across Polish border

German police prevent armed militias from chasing immigrants across Polish border

Protesters hold up a banner that reads “against old and new Nazis” during a vigil against the far-right organization Der Dritte Weg, which wanted to drive immigrants from Germany to Poland.Image REUTERS German agents arrested the men after a search of the area around the scene Guben to Neisse dam, a strip of about fifty kilometers along the Polish border. …

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The Netherlands recedes in the riot with Erdogan | Interior

The Netherlands recedes in the riot with Erdogan |  Interior

The ten countries had called on Turkey to comply with a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights and release Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, and the ambassadors were summoned to the Turkish ministry on Tuesday for this. . In addition to the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, New Zealand, the United States, France and Germany have …

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Russians must now travel to Poland to obtain US visa | Abroad

Russians must now travel to Poland to obtain US visa |  Abroad

The United States no longer issues immigration visas to Russia. Russians who want a visa for the United States must now travel to Warsaw, Poland. According to the Americans, there was no other solution, as the Russian authorities made it impossible to provide consular services. “We will not make any new appointment in Moscow for immigration visas for the Russians,” …

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Erdogan’s threats low in relations with NATO allies

Erdogan's threats low in relations with NATO allies

Pigeons walk past a large poster of President Erdogan in Bursa, Turkey.Image Goran Tomasevic / Reuters The whole weekend has been stuck in the air: is Turkey really going to expel ten Western ambassadors, including those from the Netherlands and the United States? After all, that’s what President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday in a speech to an enthusiastic …

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Hurt Erdogan hits back surprisingly loud

Hurt Erdogan hits back surprisingly loud

Turkish President Erdogan refined his relations with ten Western countries, including the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, in unusual ways over the weekend. He did so by declaring the ambassadors of the ten states as unwanted foreigners during a speech. His anger was awakened by a declaration of the envoys last Monday, in which they called for a “fair …

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Powerful Earthquake Shocks 6.5 Magnitude Taiwan | Abroad

Powerful Earthquake Shocks 6.5 Magnitude Taiwan |  Abroad

The epicenter was located 22.7 kilometers south of the Eastern District of Yilan, at a depth of 66.8 kilometers. The earthquake was felt across the island. The earthquake was recorded at 1:11 p.m. local time (7:11 a.m.). A 5.4 magnitude aftershock quickly followed. According to the US Geological Survey, the first earthquake had a magnitude of 6. In the capital …

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Richard Gere must testify against the ex-Italian minister | Abroad

Richard Gere must testify against the ex-Italian minister |  Abroad

Richard Gere will testify in Palermo against the former Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini. Salvini is on trial for refusing a refugee ship in an Italian port. The NGO Open Arms succeeded in having the American actor Richard Gere testify against the former Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini. The prosecution did not feel like show business in …

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Turkey to expel Dutch ambassador and nine colleagues after riot over jailed dissident

Turkey to expel Dutch ambassador and nine colleagues after riot over jailed dissident

Turkish President Erdogan ordered the Foreign Minister to expel ten ambassadors from the country. Dutch representative Marjanne de Kwaasteniet is also affected by the heavy diplomatic sanction. “I have instructed our foreign minister to treat the declaration of these ten ambassadors as persona non grata as soon as possible,” Erdogan said today. “They will get to know and understand Turkey. …

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