August 11, 2022 This weekend (August 13-14), European roads will once again be very busy due to holiday outbound and inbound traffic. Directly to: Traffic forecasts by countryForecast FranceForecast GermanyForecast AustriaForecast SwitzerlandForecast ItalyEuropean traffic information via TwitterMore informations Forecast France This weekend (August 13-14), there will still be a lot of people on French roads. Saturday will be the busiest …
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Man wins lawsuit against Indian Railways over 24 cent change after 22 years | NOW
22 years after an Indian paid 24 euro cents too much for two train tickets, the judge ruled in his favor: Indian Railways must reimburse him the sum, with interest. Who reports the BBC. In 1999, Tungnath Chaturvedi (66) took a train from the Indian city of Mathura to Moradabad. He bought two tickets, which normally cost 35 rupees each. …
Read More »A “monstrous” forest fire in France spreads: 10,000 evacuations
Yesterday, the fire spread further, including in the neighboring department of Landes. About 10,000 people had to leave their homes as a precaution. “Monster with a Brain” At a press conference last night, local authorities spoke of a “relentless fight” against the fire, which firefighters “know how to surprise again and again”. “It’s like we’re dealing with a monster that …
Read More »The first grain ship allowed to leave Ukraine docks again in Turkey | NOW
The first grain-carrying ship to leave Ukraine since the Russian invasion has docked in Turkey with a full load. Previously, a buyer refused the shipment because the shipment was delivered too late. This is apparent from the location data of the vessel which sails under the flag of Sierra Leone. A new buyer has been found for the cargo of …
Read More »No prison for former lawyer Khashoggi in the United Arab Emirates
ONS News•today, 13:56 American human rights activist Asim Ghafoor will not have to spend years in prison in the United Arab Emirates for tax evasion and money laundering. A court has lifted the sentence, his lawyer told Reuters news agency. Ghafoor must pay a fine of 475,000 euros. Nearly 4.8 million euros are also seized from his account. This matches …
Read More »Thousands of people evacuated to large fires in the south of France | Abroad
Due to the severe drought and the fact that the fire is partly raging on a rocky outcrop that is difficult to access, firefighters estimate that it will take another three days to extinguish the fire. Two of them were slightly injured. In Gironde, a southwestern region around Bordeaux, a fire broke out on Tuesday in Landiras, where a huge …
Read More »Man wrongly declared dead: “I’m afraid of losing my property” | Interior
Choon wanted to transfer ownership of the cemetery square to a family member, as for financial reasons he wanted to choose to be cremated with his wife. Only he lost the deed and was forced to go to the police. However, the police had him on file as “deceased”, so it was not possible to submit a report. The new …
Read More »Well-known Republicans react furiously to Donald Trump’s raid | NOW
Several prominent Republicans and conservatives in the United States reacted with outrage to the… house hunting with former US President Donald Trump. The FBI raided it because of documents Trump may have taken with him after leaving the White House. Florida House of Representatives politician Anthony Sabatini wants ‘the law changed’, he wrote on Tuesday Twitter. His reaction is the …
Read More »Oil storage fire spreads further, Cuba’s energy supply at risk
AFP ONS News•today, 04:16 Cuban firefighters still have no control over a major fire at an oil storage facility. In the city of Matanzas, the fire spread to a third large oil tank last day. The fire threatens to have major consequences for the whole island. The fire broke out on Friday evening following a lightning strike. Although firefighters attempted …
Read More »Zaporizhzhya board wants referendum on joining Russia
Reuters ONS News•today, 16:13 The pro-Russian administration of the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhya wants to hold a referendum on joining Russia in a few weeks. According to the Russian news agency Ria Novosti, the administration today signed a decree that should make such a plebiscite possible. The southern part of the Zaporizhzhya region, including the city of Melitopol and Zaporizhzhya …
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