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File photo: the men of the Regional Support Team (RBT) Hellen, 84, bravely fought back on Friday against a thief who tried to steal her necklace on Tillystraat in Suriname. According to Marcel, the victim’s companion, they were talking to their daughter shortly before the robbery when someone knocked on the door. “My wife came forward and saw a young …

Animal welfare organization Stichting AAP removed two severely emaciated tigers and a lioness from Portuguese circuses this week. The foundation found the animals in a terrible state. The tigers lived with amputated claws in a far too small circus wagon. A real lifeline, the AAP Foundation came this week at the right time to offer a new future to the …

The last time the clock was moved was in 2019. Then the hand moved 20 seconds closer to midnight. The world was safest in 1991, when the clock was 17 minutes to midnight. Just like in 2020 and 2021, the doomsday clock is at 23 hours 58 minutes and 20 seconds. At this hour, the clock is even closer than …

The CIA does not assume that Russia and other foreign powers are responsible for the so-called Havana syndrome in diplomats and their families. The US security service has examined a thousand cases, in only 24 cases foreign interference is not yet ruled out. Cases of Havana syndrome have occurred in China, Vietnam, Austria in Colombia. It’s a mysterious condition first …

With the phasing out of all restrictive measures, Britons are preparing for the end of the Covid pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it’s time to treat coronavirus like the flu. The latest restrictive measures can be lifted from March 23, but if the House of Commons wishes they can also be lifted earlier, the Prime Minister said in …

One of the earliest stories of survivors of the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga comes from a man who says he swam for more than 24 hours between islands in the Pacific archipelago for eight miles. Lisala Folau from Atata Island shares her story on local radio station Broadcom FM. An editor of this program posted the transcript of …

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine. He expects President Vladimir Putin to take this step, despite the major economic consequences of such an invasion for Russia. This is what the American president said in a speech where he considers the future after his first year as president. Biden suggested that a “minor incursion” would …

The swollen tongue was not completely absent. When Emmanuel Macron addresses the European Parliament on Wednesday morning, it is about “the return of tragedy to history”, “a shared emotion among our European treasures” and the “elusive proof of peace”. But compared to the great speeches on Europe he gave earlier, the French president in Strasbourg this time was remarkably discreet …

New York prosecutors accuse former President Donald Trump’s real estate company and his family of “fraudulent and deceptive” practices. According to Attorney General Letitia James, the Trump Organization has repeatedly engaged in the manipulation of property valuations for tax and insurance purposes. The New York Times reports this based on court documents. Prosecutors say the company made misleading statements to …

Former President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has been subpoenaed in the investigation into the storming of the Capitol in January of last year. The committee responsible for investigating the events on behalf of the House of Representatives wants to hear it on February 8. Two other Trump attorneys, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, and a political adviser were also summoned. …