The Philippines proudly introduced a new campaign this week to attract tourists, but the accompanying publicity is mostly criticized. The company behind the video used images from other countries. This is the Love the Philippines campaign that the Department of Tourism launched this week. In the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a video was shown with all the highlights …
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The latest Beluga XL comes out of the paint shop with a wink | Pictures
The sixth Airbus Beluga XL left the paint shop on Thursday. The color scheme of the device differs from the other five copies. The aircraft, which is based on the Airbus A330, is the latest of a total of six Beluga XL aircraft. What distinguishes the sixth machine from the others is that one of the Beluga’s eyes is closed, …
Read More »Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv • Belarus to ban ‘unfriendly’ foreign media
Ukraine’s military has made progress on the Russian-occupied eastern bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, British intelligence said on Saturday. Ukraine reportedly captured a so-called “bridgehead”. With this, the service refers to a territory near the river which, if successfully taken, can guarantee a fortress for a further advance. Ukrainian troops have been heading for the river bank …
Read More »Sweden regrets Morocco’s decision
July 1, 2023 – 5:00 pm – World © Sweden expressed Friday its desire to maintain its “good diplomatic relations” with Morocco. The statement follows Rabat’s recall of Morocco’s ambassador to Sweden in response to the incident in Stockholm last Wednesday in which the Koran was burned during a protest outside a mosque. Read also: Diplomatic troubles: Morocco recalls its …
Read More »CIA Director Denies US Involvement in Wagner Uprising in Kremlin Phone Call, New York Times Says
CIA Director William J. Burns got an insight into Ukraine’s military strategy during a secret visit to kyiv in June. In the ambitious plan, the Ukrainians want to force Russia into new peace talks by retaking large areas of territory. It should happen before the fall, the US intelligence chief said. What does the American newspaper write The Washington Post. …
Read More »Bolsonaro ineligible for eight years after his conviction for abuse of power | Abroad
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will no longer be allowed to hold public office for the next eight years, and therefore will not be allowed to contest the elections. That’s the result of a trial in which Bolsonaro was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday. Bolsonaro, 68, questioned the reliability of voting machines as president last year. He …
Read More »National Archives opens databases with information on enslaved people in Aruba and Sint Eustasius
Delft is also strongly linked to the history of slavery, concludes a study commissioned by the municipality. The research has been presented Tuesday evening. Individual Delft residents, city businesses and institutions, and the city itself benefited from the slave trade. Wealthy citizens had large houses built in and around the city with the money they earned. The municipality is not …
Read More »Hungary and Poland suppress EU migration summit | Abroad
UPDATEEU leaders have yet to agree on the migration of asylum seekers after hours of consultation. Well after midnight, it was decided to “completely freeze the talks and sleep on it”, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said after the first day of the EU summit in Brussels. Hungary and Poland oppose it. For the moment, the two countries are blocking the …
Read More »Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action at US universities
Protesters for and against the abolition of positive discrimination in admissions to American universities, Thursday in Washington.ImageReuter The decision ends decades of affirmative action policies at American universities. In the 1960s, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson asked all institutions receiving government assistance to “affirmative action‘, affirmative action, to increase diversity. Subsequently, several universities introduced ethnic quotas, after which the representation of …
Read More »Satellite images give the impression that construction is underway in Belarus for Wagnerian militias
Satellite images show a newly deployed army in southeast Minsk, Belarus.Image via Reuters For the first time, there are indications that preparations are underway in Belarus to house soldiers from the Wagnerian army. Satellite images of a military base near Osipovichi in Belarus show construction has been underway since the start of this week. Local officials in the area confirm …
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