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President Santokhi at an award ceremony. As part of the 125th anniversary of the Suriname Psychiatric Center (PCS), a group of former employees and staff of this establishment were decorated by President Santokhi. Eleven people received the “Silver Medal of Honor associated with the Order of Honor of the Palme” and 8 the Gold Medal of Honor associated with the …

Russia faces “major consequences” if it invades Ukraine. It is in a joint statement of the G7. Foreign ministers from UK, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, US and an EU representative met in Liverpool over the weekend to discuss, among other things, tensions over Russia and Ukraine. The ministers did not specify in the statement what the consequences of a …

The first two victims found were a man and a woman. The identity of the third and fourth victims has not yet been established. An elderly woman was rescued from one of the damaged buildings. She suffered minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital. Hours later, a second woman was pulled alive from the rubble. They can be …

On Thursday, barely sworn in as German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock went to Paris to see her French colleague Jean-Yves Le Drian. Le Drian, born in 1947, could have been his grandfather. He’s an old man in the business. He became a parliamentarian in 1978. Was Minister of Defense for five years. Has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2017. …

„I love it!This is how Mark Meadows, the former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, responded to a congressman’s offer to ignore the election results. The plan was simply to replace the electoral votes chosen in the presidential election, who would then vote for Joe Biden in the multilevel American system, with people who would vote for Trump. “Very …

Since the inception of the Reconstruction Fund in 2002, donor countries have provided more than $ 12 billion in aid to Afghanistan. In the past, the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund has worked closely with the Afghan government to spend the money. But since the takeover by the radical Islamist Taliban this summer, the money has been frozen. And this while …

Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and re-established those with China. This is a setback for the United States as China expands its influence in Latin America and further isolates the United States’ ally, Taiwan. Nicaragua sent its finance minister and two of President Ortega’s sons to the northern Chinese city of Tianjin to ratify the deal. The Chinese Foreign …

It is called again: the Elfstedentocht. On social networks, meteorologists announce a rare and cold month of January. “Perhaps the coldest since 1823”, writes Marc E. Putto, who presents himself as a weather strategist. As the Earth continues to warm, the urge for ice skates also seems to increase. And then everything catches the eye. It has been unusually cold …

Former US President Donald Trump is not allowed to hide documents about his supporters taking the Capitol from the commission of inquiry into the January 6 uprising. This was decided by a Washington appeals court, reports AP. The court rejected Trump’s argument that the documents, requested by the House of Representatives committee of inquiry, would fall under presidential secrecy. According …

“Based on the data former President Trump made available to us, we see no reason to reject President Biden’s decision,” the three judges wrote in their verdict. According to the judges, the documents are “relevant and necessary for the investigation of the attack on the legislative branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of the presidency”. Previously, a …