Ales Hojs: “I can call someone a pig. ‘EPA Image “I can call someone a pig,” Hojs said this morning in response to questions from journalists at the start of the Slovenian EU Presidency. “Not someone who is demonstrating in a square, but someone who is high up in the European bureaucracy. But I’ll keep this a secret for a …
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Ten Canadian churches disfigured on National Day
Police in the Canadian province of Alberta are investigating at least ten graffiti on Catholic churches. Among other things, the doors of churches are smeared with red and orange handprints and texts like “Our lives matter“-” Our lives matter “- and” Persecute the priests. “Statues of Mary and Jesus were also disfigured and windows were smashed. The cob follows a …
Read More »Chinese Communist Party celebrates 100th anniversary with tightly-run propaganda party
Chinese soldiers wait in Tiananmen Square for their parade tower.EPA Image “The 100 years since the founding of the Party have proven that without the CCP, there would be no rebirth of China,” said Xi Jinping, party chairman and head of the military. He stands on the balcony of the Heavenly Peace Gate, wearing a gray Mao shirt and speaking …
Read More »British “cat killer” (54) finally caught: wave of enigmatic attacks resolved | Abroad
For months, cats mysteriously died in Brighton, England. A tip to the police led to the 54-year-old man. CCTV footage showing a cat named Hendrix being attacked also contributed to the man’s arrest. He worked as a security guard in a shopping mall. He allegedly stabbed and left 16 cats on the street. Nine cats did not survive the attack. …
Read More »China celebrates 100 years of Communist Party, Xi warns “bullies”
China is celebrating the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today. Tens of thousands of people listened to celebratory speeches and watched air shows in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Including the cannon shots and the song of The international celebrated the development of the country since the founding of the party in 1921. After a speech by the CCP youth …
Read More »Wildfires in the United States: “All California firefighters are nervous”
As the wildfire season approaches, California is once again going through a period of exceptional drought. Conditions are now even worse than a year ago, said Ben Nichols, fire chief of the famed Napa Valley wine region. And then, in August and September 2020, California experienced the worst fires in modern history. “This spring we had about 1,000 more fires …
Read More »Trump Company Charged With Tax Crimes | Abroad
The newspaper reports on the basis of insiders that the company and Wisselberg are being sued for tax evasion on secondary employment conditions. In recent months, an investigation has been carried out to find out whether taxes have been paid, among other things, on cars and employee housing. Abuses Trump has always denied that financial abuse takes place within his …
Read More »Severe thunderstorm in part of Germany leads to chaos | Abroad
The German meteorological service expects the nuisance to decrease in the coming hours, but does not rule out that the weather in the east and north-east will cause new nuisances in the course of Wednesday. In Frankfurt alone, emergency services had to respond more than 600 times Tuesday evening after up to 45 liters of precipitation per square meter fell …
Read More »South Africa tackles corruption: former president Zuma jailed for obstruction
Jacob Zuma before the Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg at the start of his corruption case in May.AP Image The move is a boost for Zuma’s successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is trying to take action against corrupt practices within the ruling ANC party. Zuma’s reign from 2009 to 2018 was plagued by patronage and fraud scandals. After his resignation, he refused …
Read More »Party of former Aruban Prime Minister Eman demands recount after large number of invalid votes | Abroad
Aruba’s AVP party, led by former Prime Minister Mike Eman, is calling for a recount of votes cast in Friday’s parliamentary elections. The party suspects irregularities in the count. The party mentions in particular the relatively large number of invalid votes as striking. Nearly a thousand votes were declared void on Friday and, according to the AVP, the party missed …
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