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American correspondent Marieke de Vries: Biden had already announced this summit for democracy last March during his first press conference as president. He remained a spearhead of its foreign policy throughout the year. Biden sees the struggle between democracies and autocracies as the challenge of our time. He literally said, “I predict that our children and grandchildren will later graduate …

Mark Meadows waves to supporters of his boss, President Donald Trump, at a rally in 2020.Image REUTERS With the indictment, Meadows wants, among other things, to prevent the committee from requesting its phone data from provider Verizon, reports CNN. Meadows was due to appear before the committee on Wednesday, but said through his lawyer he would not be appearing. The …

The Kremlin contradicts it, but America suspect that Russia plans to invade Ukraine early next year. Experts doubt if it really is that, but at the same time warning that an invasion is certainly not an unrealistic scenario. Either way, if it is an invasion, it will likely be a fierce battle. Ukraine has long ceased to be the nation …

Forest fires caused around 1,760 megatonnes of CO2 emissions last year. This is a record for emissions from forest fires, calculated the European Union’s Earth observation program, Copernicus. Due to climate change, there will be more and more forest fires, scientists from the program believe. High temperatures, severe thunderstorms, high winds and other extreme weather conditions will become more common. …

Despite his enthusiasm and great ambitions, he did not immediately get into politics. He first studied law and practiced as a lawyer in labor law for several years. At this time, shortly after the fall of the wall, state-owned enterprises were privatized on a large scale in East Germany. Scholz advises the works councils of these companies on the arrangements …

For the third time, an American judge has blocked the obligation of vaccination for a certain profession. This time around, a Georgia federal judge temporarily suspended the vaccination requirement for employees of companies doing business with the government. The ruling applies to all of America, Judge Stan Baker said, because otherwise it could be confusing. It was the third consecutive …

“We sometimes hear people say that at such a moment they see their whole life pass by,” says Amélie Osborn-Smith. “I didn’t have that. I didn’t think so. I just wanted to let go.” From her hospital bed in Zambia, she recounts the attack: Amelie was visiting her grandmother in Zambia as part of a gap year, her father Brent …

The Hazaras, a Shiite minority in Afghanistan, fear for their future under the Taliban. Mass killings of Hazara civilians took place under the previous Taliban regime in the 1990s. Also in 2001, in Bamyan, the majority Hazara province considered to be their cultural capital, two world-famous Buddha statues were destroyed. A video circulated on social media in November showing Taliban …

The Hazaras, a Shiite minority in Afghanistan, fear for their future under the Taliban. Mass killings of Hazara civilians took place under the previous Taliban regime in the 1990s. Also in 2001, in Bamyan, the majority Hazara province considered to be their cultural capital, two world-famous Buddha statues were destroyed. A video circulated on social media in November showing Taliban …

The Ministry of Public Works (OT) once again honored retirees and jubilees by honoring them. This happy event took place on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 December in the main temple of the Arya Dewaker association in Johan Adolf Pengelstraat. OW Minister Riad Nurmohamed, political advisers and board members thanked the country’s officials for their many years of dedication. Since …