Harold Manning

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Data breach shows: countries are pushing to continue using oil and coal

Data breach shows: countries are pushing to continue using oil and coal

According to the British broadcaster, countries are lobbying behind the scenes and this raises the question of whether they really want to commit to a better environment. Also says Joris Thijssen, PvdA deputy and former co-director of Greenpeace Netherlands. “A country with coal still lobbying for coal, countries with oil lobbying for oil. It has been happening for years and …

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US Parliament votes to sue Trump adviser Bannon

US Parliament votes to sue Trump adviser Bannon

Bannon declined to testify last week because he does not want to comment on his conversations with the then president. On the advice of Trump’s lawyers, he invokes the executive privilege Of the president. It is the right of a president to keep confidential information secret. But that privilege only extends to a sitting president, and Trump’s successor Biden has …

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Antifa fights, calls the police | Abroad

Antifa fights, calls the police |  Abroad

When Sean Lopez learned that Antifa’s mate Camillo Massagli and his girlfriend were in need of housing, he made a room in his house available to the couple. The only condition he made was that Massagli and his wife should keep things in order. The guests struggled a bit with this and it quickly led to a brawl. Massagli then …

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Facebook crooks offer cheap iPhones, walk away with bail

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The two suspects Amiet R. (29) and Rafael M., 22, were arrested by police from the Leiding 9A and Nickerie office on Friday 15 October and Tuesday 19 October respectively. The two young men are suspected of having committed fraud and embezzlement. Thanks to social networks, iPhone phones have been offered for sale under the name JAIRAM. Interested parties first …

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The EU more negative than ever about Turkey’s membership

The EU more negative than ever about Turkey's membership

Turkish President Erdogan (center) meets EU President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in April this year in Ankara.EPA Image Brussels is particularly concerned about the continued erosion of democracy and the rule of law in Turkey. Recommendations made by the Commission a year ago have been ignored by Ankara, according to the report. “The EU’s …

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