Harold Manning

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Belarusian opposition leader in exile gets 15 years in prison | Abroad

Belarusian opposition leader in exile gets 15 years in prison |  Abroad

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. She was found guilty of high treason surrounding the major protests of 2020 and founding and leading an extremist organization. Tikhanovskaya has not lived in Belarus for several years and was not present during the court decision. She ran against Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election. …

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Ex-Republican Governor Hogan won’t run for president after all | Abroad

Ex-Republican Governor Hogan won’t run for president after all |  Abroad

05 mrt 2023 om 23:31Update: een uur geleden Larry Hogan does not plan to run for the US presidency on behalf of Republicans. The former governor of the state of Maryland is a fierce opponent of Donald Trump. In his own words, he doesn’t want to unwittingly help the ex-president profit from the 2024 nomination. A long list of Republican …

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Dozens of German agents injured during a demonstration against the right-wing AfD party | Abroad

Dozens of German agents injured during a demonstration against the right-wing AfD party |  Abroad

05 mrt 2023 om 15:59Update: een uur geleden During a demonstration against the congress of the populist right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland, 53 officers were injured on Saturday, German media report. Among other things, they were doused with a fire extinguisher, which irritated their airways. In addition, some police officers present at the demonstration in the state of Baden-Württemberg suffered …

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Biden’s first opponent for the US presidency launches his campaign | Abroad

Biden’s first opponent for the US presidency launches his campaign |  Abroad

The first Democratic candidate to run for office against current President Joe Biden in 2024 kicked off her campaign in Washington DC on Saturday. This is the second time Marianne Williamson, 70, a popular author of self-help books, has run for president. In 2020, Williamson quickly had to throw in the towel, as she failed to convince too few voters …

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Iran agrees to step up nuclear inspections, more observers allowed to land | Abroad

Iran agrees to step up nuclear inspections, more observers allowed to land |  Abroad

Following discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran agreed to significantly increase monitoring of its nuclear activities. The agreement represents a moment of thaw in a period of chilled relations between Tehran and the West. More observers are allowed to return to the country and they will have access to the nuclear infrastructure and to the people concerned. …

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The former prison director (71) from Belgium is now imprisoned after the discovery of a cannabis plantation at his home | Abroad

The former prison director (71) from Belgium is now imprisoned after the discovery of a cannabis plantation at his home |  Abroad

A retired Belgian prison director has been detained in Hasselt prison since Thursday. He is a suspect in a large-scale investigation into cannabis plantations. Earlier this week, a plantation of nearly a thousand cannabis plants was found with the man. who reports The newspaper SATURDAY. Roger M., 71, was for many years warden of the now closed prison in Verviers, …

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Ridership due to the return of winter sports traffic | ANWB

Ridership due to the return of winter sports traffic |  ANWB

March 03, 2023 The ANWB Traffic Information expects additional traffic on the roads in the Alpine region this weekend (March 4 and 5) due to the return of winter sports traffic. Forecast Germany This weekend there will be a lot of people on the road in southern Germany due to (mainly return) winter sports traffic. Busy roads include: A3 Frankfurt …

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