Several Belgian media cite an internal e-mail from VRT director Frederik Delaplace. He specifies that the sanction, without comment, will be reinforced. This is due to numerous criticisms of the broadcaster’s “poor response”. Top athletes and politicians, among others, felt it wasn’t tough enough for Demarez. “In public broadcasting there is no room for discrimination, hatred and slander about the …
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Belgian broadcaster suspends sports journalist after offensive statements about ‘male’ basketball players Olympic Games
UpdateBelgian broadcaster VRT has suspended sports presenter Eddy Demarez. The reason is the derogatory statements by Demarez, among others, about the orientation of women in the Belgian basketball team. The players demand the resignation of Demarez. VRT had previously ruled that the sports reporter was no longer allowed to comment on sports competitions and live broadcasts and said it would …
Read More »Megabrand US: judge asks energy company for clarification | Abroad
A U.S. judge has asked California’s largest electric utility to explain the state’s mega-fire. According to US media, Pacific Gas & Electric will have a week to provide information on how it may have been involved in the “Dixie Fire” outbreak. The Dixie Fire is currently the third largest fire in California history and the largest currently raging in the …
Read More »Rescue ships with hundreds of migrants allowed to dock in Italy
After floating at sea for several days, the two ships have now received permission to dock in Italian ports. According to the rescuers of the Sea-Watch 3, this happened after the weather conditions in the Mediterranean deteriorated. The number of migrants trying to reach Europe from North African countries has increased dramatically over the past year. Last month, the United …
Read More »Drought and persistent heat are ‘perfect storm’ for fires in southern Europe
On a pure scale, the situation in Siberia is much more serious than in Europe, believe the two experts. European fires cause a lot of nuisance, but the scale of the fires in Siberia is “really exceptional”, according to Van Der Werf. He predicts that this pattern will continue over the next decades as the world warms. More CO2 emissions …
Read More »The ex-assistant files a complaint against Cuomo for groping the breast | Abroad
A former employee who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriately groping her has filed a lawsuit against him. The prosecution said so yesterday. She has not yet announced whether he will continue. The woman, whose name has not been made public, is Cuomo’s former close associate who told investigators in New York state that Cuomo had already felt …
Read More »Hundreds of new forest fires have broken out in Turkey and Greece
The Turkish coastal town of Bodrum is also ravaged by forest fires. “Please listen to us, we are in dire need of help.”AP Image The victims fell in Turkey, where since July 28 extreme forest fires have reduced much of the Mediterranean coast to ashes. It concerns more than two hundred fires, mainly in the south and west of the …
Read More »The very first website is 30 years old today (and can still be visited)
The British creator of the World Wide Web (WWW), Tim Berners-Lee, posted a link to the. August 6, 1991 first website in an online discussion group. The first website was that of the European research institute CERN in Geneva, where Berners-Lee worked. The physicist came up with the idea for WWW in 1989. “Your proposal is vague but exciting,” replied …
Read More »Bash for an African family: 3 children killed by lions in Tanzania | Abroad
The famous Ngorongoro Nature Reserve in northern Tanzania was the scene of a gruesome drama on Monday. Four young children were pulled out of nowhere into a forest by a group of lions. This happened while they were looking for cattle that had fled from their residence. Three of them did not survive the attack. The fourth victim is hospitalized …
Read More »Polish chief judge suspends work of controversial disciplinary chamber at EU request
The President of the Supreme Court of Poland suspended the work of the controversial disciplinary chamber in response to the European Commission’s request to improve the body’s independence. The disciplinary chamber of the Polish court, created in 2017, can sanction judges, but its independence and impartiality are contested. The Disciplinary Chamber is composed of judges chosen by the National Council …
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