Reuters Protesters fear that the reforms the cabinet wants to implement will harm democracy and harm public opinion ultra-right make it easier for the government to implement controversial plans. To what extent are these concerns justified? Supreme Court offside The most criticized reform concerns the rule of law. A majority of parliament should soon be able to pass laws that …
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Supporters of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro storm the parliament building | Abroad
08 jan 2023 om 19:59Update: 3 minuten geleden Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the parliament building in the capital Brasilia on Sunday afternoon (local time). It is not clear if people worked in the building at the time. The footage shows how a large group of Brazilians storm the building. According to Brazilian media, thousands of people …
Read More »Evacuations due to ‘record’ flooding in Australia’s northwest
Reuters ONS News•today, 08:53 Hundreds of people have been evacuated from areas cut off by flooding in northwestern Australia. The Kimberley, a sparsely populated region in the state of Western Australia, has been ravaged by the aftermath of Hurricane Ellie, which brought heavy rain. “People in the Kimberley experience flooding once every 100 years, the worst flood Western Australia has …
Read More »Large demonstration in Tel-Aviv against the new ultra-right government in Israel | Abroad
Several thousand people took to the streets of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening. They demonstrate against the new far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protesters gathered in the center of the Israeli coastal city and howled through the streets. They waved Israeli flags and carried banners with texts against the far-right cabinet installed at the …
Read More »Injured in protests against the Peruvian government | Abroad
Violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces erupted again as new demonstrations against the Peruvian government. Three officers were injured and were airlifted to the capital Lima for treatment. Protests around the country erupted again on Wednesday. More than 40 people have been injured since then, the health ministry said. On Friday, protesters threw stones at police. They also attempted …
Read More »Good news for winter sports enthusiasts: Lots of snow expected in the winter sports areas of the Alps | Abroad
At present, many slopes in the alpine region are still green and there are few places with fresh snow. The worries of winter sports enthusiasts fade somewhat Weatheronline concerns, however, like snow in the sun. The French Alps will be the first to face fresh snow on Sunday. Then come the southern slopes of the Swiss Alps and the Italian …
Read More »The Republican Party has entered a nightmare, then the real showdown is yet to come
Republicans who obstruct the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives today will be able to assert their power again in the future. Lower the dogJanuary 6, 202319:09 Americans who turned on the television in time for the umpteenth vote on the Speakership of the House of Representatives on Wednesday fell for the first time in the middle …
Read More »London amateur archaeologist solves Ice Age mystery
AFP ONS News•today, 5:15 p.m. Dashes, dots and Y-shaped marks on animal murals made by hunter-gatherers over 20,000 years ago: archaeologists knew they had to mean something, but what? Ben Bacon, a cabinet maker and amateur archaeologist from London, asked himself the same question and became fascinated by the images of our ancestors during the Weichselian, the last ice age. …
Read More »British veterans horrified by Prince Harry’s Afghanistan revelation
AFP ONS News•today, 13:14•Amended today, 14:12 Prince Harry angered British veterans when he revealed he killed more than 20 Taliban fighters while serving in Afghanistan. He writes about it in his autobiography which will be released next week, but already yesterday in Spanish bookshops lengthen. Harry served two terms in the British Army in Afghanistan. The last time (2012-2013) was …
Read More »South Carolina Supreme Court upholds abortion rights
Abaca press ONS News•today, 03:15 a.m. The South Carolina Supreme Court has lifted the state’s abortion ban. Abortion rights came under pressure in the United States last year after a controversial ruling by the National Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade’s ruling that granted women in every US state the right to abortion for nearly five decades has been overturned. Because …
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